{"id":1421,"date":"2018-07-03T07:49:28","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T11:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groundbasedspacematters.com\/?p=1421"},"modified":"2018-07-03T07:49:28","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T11:49:28","slug":"law-in-science-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/groundbasedspacematters.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/03\/law-in-science-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Law in Science Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1422\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/groundbasedspacematters.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/03\/law-in-science-fiction\/480px-apollo_15_flag_rover_lm_irwin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/groundbasedspacematters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/480px-Apollo_15_flag_rover_LM_Irwin.jpg?fit=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"480px-Apollo_15_flag,_rover,_LM,_Irwin\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/groundbasedspacematters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/480px-Apollo_15_flag_rover_LM_Irwin.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/groundbasedspacematters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/480px-Apollo_15_flag_rover_LM_Irwin.jpg?fit=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1422 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/groundbasedspacematters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/480px-Apollo_15_flag_rover_LM_Irwin.jpg?resize=258%2C258&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/groundbasedspacematters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/480px-Apollo_15_flag_rover_LM_Irwin.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/groundbasedspacematters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/480px-Apollo_15_flag_rover_LM_Irwin.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/groundbasedspacematters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/480px-Apollo_15_flag_rover_LM_Irwin.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/groundbasedspacematters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/480px-Apollo_15_flag_rover_LM_Irwin.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/>Happy Independence Day!<\/p>\n<p>Since it&#8217;s a holiday week, I&#8217;ll share a curated summer reading list for those of you who like your science fiction combined with law.\u00a0 Stephen Kreuger compiled a list, <a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2101736\"><strong>Bibliography:\u00a0 Law in Science Fiction<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 It&#8217;s an awesome compilation and includes such gems as Isaac Asimov&#8217;s &#8220;Loint of Paw,&#8221; about a time traveling fraudster.\u00a0 When I saw the synopsis, the punchline came rushing back to me with equal parts of shock and awe.\u00a0 Check it out.\u00a0 Mr. Kreuger promises no spoilers in his synopses of the titles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Independence Day! 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