Prof. Michael McConnell: ‘A flawed restraining of a flawed order’; The Letter and the Spirit: The Judicial Duty of Good-Faith Constitutional Construction; Statutory damages in copyright law: “On forgetting how to read a statute”; The 9th Circuit and the ‘evidence gap’; Thoughts on the appellate court ruling against Trump’s immigration order;     Prof. Michael McConnell: ‘A flawed restraining of a flawed order’ A thoughtful and interesting analysis, from one of the nation's top conservative constitutional scholars. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   The Letter and the Spirit: The Judicial Duty of Good-Faith Constitutional Construction What should an originalist judge do when original meaning isn't enough to decide the case? By Randy Barnett  •  Read more » Statutory damages in copyright law: “On forgetting how to read a statute” My colleague Sam Bray highly recommends Tomas Gomez-Arostegui's "What History Teaches Us About U.S. Copyright Law and Statutory Damages" By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » The 9th Circuit and the ‘evidence gap’ The court insisted -- quite properly -- that the government provide some justification for the specific actions it took in the executive order. By David Post  •  Read more »   Thoughts on the appellate court ruling against Trump’s immigration order It is only a preliminary ruling. But significant nonetheless. By Ilya Somin  •  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