Letters Blogatory remembers Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman appointed to the US Supreme Court. She will be remembered for her opinions in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Grutter v. Bollinger, and other important constitutional decisions. Some of these, including the two decisions I mentioned, have not stood the test of time, at least as things……

Those of you who are long-time readers have been very patient with me as I have spent most of my blogging time writing about the war and what has followed from it. I’ve never lived through a bigger political earthquake. I have found I don’t have much mental energy for other extracurricular projects these days.……

The October 7 terrorist attacks have led to a resurgence of antisemitism in America. Some of it is “good old-fashioned” antisemitism, the kind we have known about for a long time. A great example is Elon Musk’s endorsement of the antisemitic “great replacement” conspiracy theory, the theory that the Jews are trying to replace “real”……

The United Kingdom has announced that it will the Judgments Convention in the near future. Note the word “sign,” not “ratify.” Several states, including the United States, have signed the Convention but not ratified it. The UK’s announcement does not set out a time for ratification, but it notes that ratification will not occur until……

I was futzing around with DALL-E and generated a new logo for Letters Blogatory. According to DALL-E, “This design elegantly features the globe with the paper airplane and the balanced scales of justice, symbolizing efficient cross-border communication and legal processes.” What do you think? I also played around with my headshot from the “about” page.……