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Interesting Issue of the Day: Recognition of Remote Civil Marriages In Israel
The Forward and friend of Letters Blogatory Eugene Volokh have both written about an interesting case before the Israeli Supreme Court. In Israel, which kept the old Ottoman laws on personal status after independence, all marriages must be contracted in a religious ceremony; there is no civil marriage. This law makes it impossible for some……
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Letters Blogatory Tote Bags!
Readers, I have just finished sending out the canvas tote bags that I bought as gifts for those friends of the blog who participated in the Letters Blogatory tenth anniversary celebration. I have leftovers! If you are a friend of Letters Blogatory and would like some very attractive swag, now is your chance. It’s way……
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Let the Sunshine In
Today’s I am unshakably upbeat and optimistic. I do not mind being corny today. America pulled off what seemed for a time like an impossible task—it sent its own tinpot demagogue packing in a free and fair democratic election, and when the demagogue and his toadies tried to overturn the will of the people, Democrats……
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I Am Uninterested in Pearl-clutching
Anyone who thinks Twitter, Facebook, Amazon, etc. wanted to ban Donald Trump and other accounts promoting violent sedition from their platforms because these companies, among the largest in the world, are left-wing political partisans aimed at attacking conservatism is not seeing things straight. They have had years to ban him, and besides, having Mr. Trump……
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No Free Pass
We cannot give a free pass to any of Trump’s enablers, even once the new administration takes office. I have already written that the insurrectionary mob that stormed the Capitol should be prosecuted. Here is a rough taxonomy of Republicans in Congress, with some thoughts on each. First, the Senate: