Reposted by Changhao Wei
On the eve of its second birthday in DC, after being forced to end a 20-year run in Shanghai in 2018, I write about Jifeng Books. It's about decades of change in and between China and the US, cultural production under capitalism and authoritarian politics, and ringing the bells that still can ring.
chinafile.com
A World out of Words
The opening of a bookstore rarely makes international headlines. But when JF Books, known in Chinese as “Jifeng” (seasonal winds), opened its doors in Washington, D.C. on September 1, 2024, the news w...
![Olympus Spa, et al. v. Armstrong, et al., No. 23-4031
McKEOWN, Senior Circuit Judge, joined by MURGUIA, Chief Judge,
HAWKINS, S.R. THOMAS, GRABER, FLETCHER, PAEZ, BERZON,
CLIFTON, BYBEE, and HURWITZ, Senior Circuit Judges, WARDLAW,
GOULD, RAWLINSON, M. SMITH, CHRISTEN, NGUYEN, FRIEDLAND,
MILLER, KOH, SUNG, SANCHEZ, H.A. THOMAS, MENDOZA, DESAI,
JOHNSTONE, and DE ALBA, Circuit Judges, respecting the denial of rehearing
en banc:
The American legal system has long been regarded as a place to resolve
disputes in a dignified and civil manner or, as Justice O’Connor put it, to “disagree
without being disagreeable.”1 It is not a place for vulgar barroom talk. Nor is it a
place to suggest that fellow judges have “collectively lost their minds,” or that they
are “woke judges[]” “complicit” in a scheme to harm ordinary Americans. That
language makes us sound like juveniles, not judges, and it undermines public trust
in the courts. The lead dissent’s use of such coarse language and invective may
make for publicity or entertainment value, but it has no place in a judicial opinion.
The lead dissent ignores ordinary principles of dignity and civility and demeans
this court. Neither the parties nor the panel dissent found it necessary to invoke
such crude and vitriolic language. Decorum and collegiality demand more.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xfuubhrks6x4tzuhcqohqmzs/bafkreia4hybe7cowebbbf4ybk3d6op7bha2h7vmjghgww6jvsivwqclpwe)
![The entry's text: Assented to MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment by 12,041 Harvard Alumni. (Attachments: # 1 [Proposed] Brief of Amici Curiae 12,041 Harvard Alumni, # 2 Affidavit Names, Degrees, and Years of Graduation of 12,041 Harvard Alumni)(Milgroom, Lauren) (Entered: 06/09/2025)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:guehcpzih5gpbot5lro2xwy3/bafkreibzmmiboxfl6b6ntbyts5mo6t6s4b65myfumcabnmae3d4ihsm5iq)
