A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

"THE ACT OF BEING NUDE, IN AND OF ITSELF, IS NOT ENTITLED TO FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTION:" As part of a lovely trip this morning to the glorious boondoogle that is the Alfonse D'Amato U.S. Courthouse in Central Islip I got to listen to argument in a case involving a challenge to a Long Island town's zoning ordinance for "adult businesses." Among the issues discussed were whether the terms "strippers" and "exotic dancers" were acceptably clear, given that they had not been defined. Sadly, no expert testimony was offered on the subject. This was made more amusing by the fact that the court reporter required things to be spoken slowly and repeated multiple times.