‘Patents constricting the essential channels of online communication run afoul of the First Amendment’; Why don’t we restore the Constitution so every election is not “make or break”?; Why you shouldn’t talk to the police; Did a federal judge accuse his colleagues of letting their ‘racist attitude’ control the outcome of a case?;     ‘Patents constricting the essential channels of online communication run afoul of the First Amendment’ So writes Judge Mayer of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, concurring in today's panel majority opinion in Intellectual Ventures, Inc. v. Symantec Corp.. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Why law prof Glenn Reynolds is leaving Twitter How Twitter's political bias is ruining a good thing. And once gone, it won't be back. By Randy Barnett  •  Read more » Why don’t we restore the Constitution so every election is not “make or break”? Simulation shows how a Convention of the States would actually work By Randy Barnett  •  Read more » Why you shouldn’t talk to the police Watch the video of James Duane and my talks at the Cato Institute about his new book. By Randy Barnett  •  Read more » Did a federal judge accuse his colleagues of letting their ‘racist attitude’ control the outcome of a case? Commenting on a recent decision, a federal judge says he crafted his dissent so as to "dramatize the racist attitude of the majority." By Jonathan H. Adler  •  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. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071