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The antisemitism emergency
There are a lot of issues in the news these days that I want to write about. I want to write about the undermining of traditional American foreign policy and economic policy. I want to write about the attacks on the separation of powers and the need for Congress to find its backbone. I want……
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Case of the day: Devas v. Antrix
The case of the day is Devas Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. (S. Ct. 2025), my “case to watch” from March 7, 2025. Antrix was an Indian state-owned enterprise that promoted and marketed the Indian space program. It signed a satellite leasing contract with Devas, an Indian company, und which Antrix would build……
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Case of the Day: Chanel v. Individuals on Schedule A
The case of the day is Chanel, Inc. v. Individuals, Business Entities and Unincorporated Associations Listed on Schedule A (S.D. Fla. 2025). This is a typical internet luxury good knockoff case. There are a lot of these cases nowadays. It’s usual for the plaintiff to sue a long list of seemingly dodgy foreign people and……
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Murders at an AJC event
I’m shocked by the news that two young staffers at the Israeli embassy, Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, were murdered last night at an American Jewish Committee event in Washington last night. I serve on the New England regional board of the AJC, an organization devoted to confronting antisemitism, upholding democratic values, and advocating for……
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More on Schrödinger Service
I’m enjoying having a back-and-forth with friend of Letters Blogatory Bill Dodge on “Schrödinger Service.” The name comes from the famous thought experiment in quantum physics, where the setup allows a tiny, random quantum event to lead to consequence that we can observe in the macroscopic world. If a radioactive atom decays, then a vial……