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Grace is cleared: The homeschool-to-prison pipeline is closed…for now.
Mexico's terrible copyright is in trouble: Hasta la victoria siempre.
Failed State: Chris Brown's outstanding new ecopocalyptic cyberpunk legal thriller.
Marvel's $0.10 mini-comics: Gashapon funnies from 1966.
Sorting machines snatched from post offices: Administrative incompetence vs textualism?
Payday lenders are CFPB's pandemic aid: When the watchdogs switch sides.
Trump's Solicitor General says bribery is legal: Rule 48a applies even if the judge sees the prosecutor accept a bribe in the courtroom.
RSS WTF: An explainer for the newly awakened.
This day in history: 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Grace is going home: Appeals court orders release of Black, learning-disabled teen jailed for failing to do homework during the lockdown.

A deep dive into Mexico's new copyright law: Revealing the hidden tripwires that undermine Mexicans' human rights.

The Tree Who Set Healthy Boundaries: In which fair use rescues us from Shel Silverstein's terrible brilliance.

Populism is good for your health: Blame America's mass deaths on its health-care system, not (just) Trump.

Congrats to the 2020 Hugo winners: Martine, El-Mohtar, Gladstone, Caroline, Huang et al.

This day in history: 2005, 2015, 2019

Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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