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Saturday Night Fever OpenThread

It's a night fever night fever . . .

Not liking 1970s Travolta? An alternative on the flip.

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Saturday Morning Open Thread

Enjoy the weekend. This is an Open Thread.

Here is the President's weekly address:

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Cool Friday Evening Open Thread

The eagle flies on a Friday - or so BB King sang, but I'm feeling Kind of Blue:

But So what? It's your turn. This is an Open Thread.

Post Script - I would write something about the National Review cover of Sotomayor as . . . well I really do not know what the hell it is supposed to be representing, but it is so stupidly incoherent that I do not know what to say other than what everybody already knows - Rich Lowry is an idiot.

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Friday Afternoon Open Thread

As regular readers know, I am a strong advocate of Jack Balkin's theories of constitutional interpretation. Here he writes on the related idea of judicial activism. Well worth the read. See also Heather Gerken's response. I think Gerken's piece gets to it a bit better frankly. Both worth reading.

Here's a video:

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Off to Aspen, OpenThread

I'm off to Aspen for the 2009 NORML Legal Seminar (that's me giving my talk in 2006.) Sad to say, not too much has changed since then, but at least some changes to our country's draconian drug laws are in the works. My topic this year: "High Hopes and Modest Expectations: Drug Law Reform under President Obama and a Democratic Congress." [More...]

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Thursday Afternoon Open Thread

NBA Finals start tonight. Here's a video:

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Wednesday Afternoon Open Thread

BTD is in court today and I've got to make my powerpoint presentation for this weekend's NORML Aspen Legal Seminar. My topic: "High Hopes and Modest Expectations: Drug Law Reform under President Obama and a Democratic Congress." The rest of the agenda is here.

For lighter fare, here's Joe Biden at the beach. Yes, Obama looks better shirtless.

Update: Thanks to TChris, there will be some updates today, so do check back.

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

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Tuesday Afternoon Open Thread

As you can see, our blogging output has been enormous . . .

I have a court hearing tomorrow. Nothing more from me until sometime tomorrow night. There must be some sort of must see TV event to discuss no?

Anyway, here is a video:

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Tuesday Morning Open Thread

Your turn.

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Monday Afternoon Open Thread

BTD and I are both busy at work. The ACLU an update on the release of the Iraq detainee photos. There's also goings-on at the Gitmo trials.

Here's an open thread, all topics welcome.

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Late Night: Susan Boyle Admitted to Health Clinic

Susan Boyle

Susan Boyle

What a difference a day makes. Susan Boyle was transported by ambulance today from her London hotel to a private health clinic, reportedly suffering exhaustion and some mental distress. [More...]

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Sunday Afternoon Open Thread

Your turn.

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