by hilzoy
Those interfering liberals, not satisfied with zoning regulations, the Endangered Species Act, pollution regulations, and other assaults on private property, are now mounting a new onslaught on our property rights. Here (via Crooked Timber) is the (very funny) account of what led administrators at NYU Law School to say that "spots in law school classes are not property of enrolled students and may not be sold or bought", students to ask such questions as "Sexual favors: obvious cash substitute or not?", and one professor to protest that "it cuts me out of the profit. If any student wants favorable treatment from me, the student must deal directly with me in a cash transaction."
All I have to say is: none of this would be happening if Lochner hadn't been overturned. Which is just one more reason to oppose the nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to the federal bench.
Hilarious stuff.
Particularly the reactions of Oren Bar-Gill, an NYU law and economics professor, who suddenly finds all sorts of reasons why Coasian principles don't apply in this very special case.
Posted by: Bernard Yomtov | March 06, 2005 at 10:23 PM
hilzoy, given the lack of traffic, maybe in your next post you can explain why Judge William Pryor is opposed.
Posted by: Timmy the Wonder Dog | March 07, 2005 at 06:27 AM
Just because a post doesn't get a lot of comments doesn't mean there was a problem with it. I thought the last student email was perfection, but I wasn't going to say anything so as to avoiding risking the wrath of the lawyers on the list.
Timmy, why don't you get a blog?
Posted by: liberal japonicus | March 07, 2005 at 06:51 AM
See hilzoy, the traffic has picked up already, no need to thank me, expect more to come.
Posted by: Timmy the Wonder Dog | March 07, 2005 at 06:55 AM
Timmy, why don't you get a blog?
Eddie and Von come by occassionally.
Posted by: Timmy the Wonder Dog | March 07, 2005 at 07:14 AM