talbotlucas.org: a word to the wise is sufficient

Thanks to Mr. Doody for sending me the link to this in the wake of the Court's recent Kelo decision. What I found most amusing was the response from the town's zoning code enforcement officer, sort of a let-the-chips-fall-where-they-may attitude. You'd hope, of course, that a member of the Court wouldn't vote differently if their own interests were at stake, but losing one's home is a pretty big deal.

If this is of any interest...the Kelo slip opinion is on the Court's site, as is Justice Stevens' peculiar (IMHO) dissent in the Swedenburg/Heald cases (Stevens' dissent begins on the 36th page of the .pdf version to which I've linked). For a flavor of the commentary/head-scratching about Stevens' Heald dissent, this post from The Volokh Conspiracy reflects the general "huh?" response that followed the decision.

Back to bar exam prep: Community Property is tomorrow's hot topic...and in anticipation I'm downloading Beethoven's Eighth Symphony from the BBC's site. Not that the Eighth Symphony has some sort of relationship with the subject of Community Property although...stranger connections have been made, I'm sure.