Judge Neil Gorsuch criticizes President Trump’s condemnations of the judiciary; Testing the new Twitter / Facebook setup; Can you hold copyright in federal law?; Poll shows over one third of Americans don’t know “Obamacare” and the “Affordable Care Act” are the same thing; Trump incorrectly says ‘the murder rate in our country is the highest it’s been in 47 years’;     Judge Neil Gorsuch criticizes President Trump’s condemnations of the judiciary The Post reports on the Supreme Court nominee's comments on Wednesday. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Testing the new Twitter / Facebook setup Sorry to trouble you folks — just testing the new Twitter / Facebook setup. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » Can you hold copyright in federal law? Can private parties assert copyright in provisions of federal law? The DC district court says "Yes." By David Post  •  Read more »   Poll shows over one third of Americans don’t know “Obamacare” and the “Affordable Care Act” are the same thing The result is consistent with extensive evidence of widespread public ignorance about Obamacare and other important issues. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more »   Trump incorrectly says ‘the murder rate in our country is the highest it’s been in 47 years’ "I used to use that -- I'd say that in a speech and everybody was surprised, because the press doesn't tell it like it is." [UPDATE: It looks like Trump's statement may have been based on the 2014 to 2015 murder rate increase, 10.8%, being the highest since 1967-68 -- but that's very different from the murder rate being the highest, given that it's about half the actual peaks.] By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Fact Checker Count the pinocchios. A weekly review of what's true, false or in-between. Sign Up »         Share The Volokh Conspiracy:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for updates from The Volokh Conspiracy blog. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071