Lochnerism
n.— «Even if the Court extends this mode of scrutiny to review social and enactments generally, it does not seem necessary to wave the bloody shirt of Lochnerism.» —“The Supreme Court, 1977 Term” by John Hart Ely Harvard Law Review Nov., 1978. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Book recommendations and the art of apology. Martha and Grant share some good reads, including an opinionated romp through English grammar, a Spanish-language adventure novel, an account of 19th-century dictionary wars, and a gorgeously illustrated...
Jennifer, a tutor in Tallahassee, Florida, wonders what to call a segment of an orange. Among botanists, it’s a carpel. Informally, it’s a segment, slice, wedge, peg, or pig. It may be that these segments are called pigs, because all...