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Frothy fonts, unprofessional death threats, and books about butts and farts.

Private prisons, Pyrrhic victories, and a single-family hotel.

Firearm privacy, trial transcripts, and a Good Samaritan.

In February, I wrote about a Fourth Circuit decision in Doe v. Sidar, which discusses one-sided pseudonymity. Today, I see that Google received yet one more request that it remove that post from its indexes, and thus vanish it from search results. That's the fourth attempt so far aimed at…

River rides, purple robes, and aesthetic injuries.

In February, I wrote about a Fourth Circuit decision in Doe v. Sidar, which discusses one-sided pseudonymity. On Wednesday, Google received a request that it remove that post from its indexes—and thus vanish it from search results—on the theory that the post violated the copyright in a blog post, https://europeannewschannels.blogspot.com/2024/01/fourth-circuit-on-one-sided.html:…

Bird poop, non-testimonial thumbs, and the heckler's veto.

Last month, I wrote about a Fourth Circuit decision in Doe v. Sidar, which discusses one-sided pseudonymity. Last week, Google received two requests that it remove that post from its indexes—and thus vanish it from search results—on the theory that the post violated the copyright in a Tumblr post, https://www.tumblr.com/case49news/745091056157196289/fourth-circuit-on-one-sided-pseudonymity-in-sexual:…

Nuclear waste, river cruises, and an exploding toilet.

Citizens should be able to choose the same high-quality defensive arms that peace officers choose

From Tuesday's Fourth Circuit decision in Duvall v. Novant Health, Inc., written by Judge Agee and joined by Judges Quattlebaum and Floyd (upholding a damages award of "about $4 million"): After a week-long trial, a North Carolina jury found that Novant Health, Inc. terminated David Duvall because of his race,…