I've been in plenty of courtrooms and that has not been my experience for spectators in the gallery. Not even the Supreme Court!

Clevercat (economical) or Modcat (stylish): some sort of top entry box will help prevent litter from leaving the box.

This is why I recorded the live, daytime coverage. I not only got the benefit if seeing all of the skaters (instead of the 7 or so NBC chooses to cover in the evening), I also get to hear commentary from Tara & Johnny, which I've found to be incredibly informative and detailed. They actually manage to provide the…

If you've got nothing to hide in your car, just do yourself the favor and let them search it because they're going to anyway.

Those are interesting points! I wrote a paper way back in law school about how I thought strict scrutiny should apply to gender. Would that I could go back in time and consider your arguments in that paper.

Yes, I think so. Strict scrutiny would basically require a much stronger showing that a gender classification is actually justified on some non-discriminatory basis to survive constitutional scrutiny under the equal protection clause.

Gender is still a protected class under the equal protection clause. Laws that rely on classifications based on gender are subject to "heightened scrutiny" under the constitution, but not the "strict scrutiny" applied to classifications based on things like race and religion. The ERA would have subjected gender…

"Yesterday, the Supreme Court rejected Oklahoma's draconian abortion-ultrasound law that would force women who are seeking to terminate a pregnancy to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound and examine the ultrasound photo with her doctor before having the procedure. Thankfully, the Supreme Court found the law…

Well, that's my cat's name (after Little Edie Beale), but I haven't any babies or toddlers with that name yet!

Oooh, I saw her last week and the show is straight up amazing theater. You're going to love it!

I was (still am?) on that train.

I just purchased with my boyfriend and we are tenants in common with a life estate. We wanted to divide ownership in a way that joint tenancy wouldn't allow. So instead of having equal shares, we have slightly different sized shares of ownership. We decided to do this because he was contributing the down payment…

Yes, this absolutely.

Mine started to chip right away, but then I added a clear top coat and they've been holding pretty steady ever since (about a week later).

Never tried the foils, but I tried the Sally Hanson nail strips for the first time this weekend and they came out pretty well!

The Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause is not limited to classifications based on race. It reads that no state may "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." This has been interpreted to mean that a state may differentiate between classes of people without an…

I was thinking it actually looked pretty tame, and then I saw this in the sidebar on the Yandy website: http://www.yandy.com/Exclusive-Yellow-Dress-and-Stockings.php

Well, the $800 version of the Aeron probably has a lot of bells and whistles you don't necessarily need need. So if you stuck with the $600 version and waited until November to buy, Herman Miller will have a 15% off sale, which will bring you closer to the $500 range. That's how I bought my Mirra.

Amen.

Yes. The most recent number I heard (from Kim's own mouth at an alumni event) was 70% of eligible students at Dartmouth, which means sophomores through seniors. You can't rush as a freshman. I think it was 50% when I was there 10 years ago. I chose not to rush, although I seriously considered it, in part because I…