User:Waldo

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I'm a software engineer by trade. I currently work at Mozilla on the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine, but I try to dabble in lots of other areas as well to be "dangerous". :-) I have a hobbyist interest in economics, politics, and law.  I've been to (as of March 2018) fourteen SCOTUS oral arguments across five days, notably including:


 * National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning: a case interpreting the Appointments Clause for the first time;
 * McCullen v. Coakley: a case concerning so-called "buffer zones" around the entrances to abortion clinics, in which assembly, speech, etc. are restricted;
 * Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans: a case concerning whether the designs on custom state license plates constitute government speech, so that a state that generally sells custom designs may refuse to sell a particular design;
 * Matal v. Tam: a case concerning whether a trademark registration can be denied on the basis of the mark being "disparaging"; and
 * Ziglar v. Abbasi: a case concerning whether, in the aftermath of September 11, various detainees in New York prisons are permitted to sue various government officials for allegations of mistreatment.

I am a broadly libertarian (generally small-L) Christian.

If you want to discuss changes I've made, feel free to visit my discussion page. Usually I prioritize other activities, so I contribute infrequently.

Articles I've created/substantially written

 * Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States
 * Holt v. Hobbs
 * Heien v. North Carolina

Articles I'm working on

 * Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Gottshall (as yet barely started)

Articles I plan to write eventually

 * Great Northern Ry. Co. v. United States (unstarted)
 * Leo Sheep Co. v. United States (unstarted)
 * Messerschmidt v. Millender (unstarted)

Articles I might write at some time, if time and fancy strike

 * Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. v. Novo Nordisk A/S (a stretch)
 * Executive Benefits Ins. Agency v. Arkison (maybe even more of a stretch)