The Volokh Conspiracy

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• Today in Supreme Court History: August 2, 1923
  August 02, 2026

  8/2/1923: President Calvin Coolidge's Inauguration. He would appoint Justice Harlan Fiske Stone to the Supreme Court....

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  August 02, 2026

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• Federal Court Rules Against Rhode Island Town's Use of Eminent Domain for NIMBY Purposes
  August 01, 2026

  The local government sought to use eminent domain to block a housing project local NIMBYs objected to.

• David Cole's Qualified Defense of the Supreme Court
  August 01, 2026

  The prominent liberal legal scholar and former ACLU leader outlines how the Court has often checked Trump, but also c...

• N.Y. Judge Rejects School's Request for "Red Flag" Order Against 13-Year-Old, Including No-Knock Search Warrant
  August 01, 2026

  Some excerpts from N.Y. Saratoga County trial court judge Jonathan Schopf's long decision in Anonymous School Dist. v...

• Fifth Circuit Judges' Cert. Petition in Deray Mckesson Black Lives Matter Protest Liability Case
  August 01, 2026

  From Fifth Circuit Judge Don Willett, joined by Judges Carl Stewart, James Graves, Stephen Higginson, Dana Douglas, a...

• Today in Supreme Court History: August 1, 1942
  August 01, 2026

  8/1/1942: Military commissions conclude for eight nazi saboteurs. The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of t...

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  August 01, 2026

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• First Amendment Might Protect FTP&ATF License Plate
  July 31, 2026

  The Fourth Circuit considers "a question that has divided ... courts ...: whether the character combinations on perso...

• Error 888: Complaint Too Long
  July 31, 2026

  From today's decision by Judge Trevor McFadden (D.D.C.) in Soffer v. George Washington Univ.: Two former George Washi...

• Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
  July 31, 2026

  Prosecutor professional misconduct, detention without bond, and wanton statch interpretation.

• Law Firm Sues Ex-Client for Libel, Judge Lays Out Firm Owner's Disciplinary Record
  July 31, 2026

  From Lento Law Group PC v. Estrada, decided last week by Judge Mia Roberts Perez (E.D. Pa.): This case involves… The ...

• "We Do Not Know Why Attorney Cole Feels Compelled to Rush out Obviously Flawed Filings, but This Must Stop" + $15K Sanction
  July 31, 2026

  A key paragraph from Tuesday's opinion in Scott v. Ill. Hum. Rts. Comm'n, decided by Justice Rena Van Tine, joined… T...

• Retaliation Lawsuit Against Google by Ex-Employee Who Engaged in Anti-Israel Protests Can Go Forward in Part, Dismissed in Part
  July 31, 2026

  Some excerpts from Judge Jesse Furman (S.D.N.Y.) Wednesday in Skaf v. Google LLC: Skaf, an Arab woman, was employed b...

• A Response To National Review's Editorial on Justice Barrett
  July 31, 2026

  "On the Supreme Court’s interim and certiorari dockets, Justice Barrett consistently stands apart from Justices Thoma...

• Cooking Up A Blue Plate Special
  July 31, 2026

  A few miscellaneous points about one of the most unusual opinions of the term.

• Today in Supreme Court History: July 31, 2018
  July 31, 2026

  7/31/2018: Justice Anthony Kennedy retired.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 31, 2018 appeared first o...

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  July 31, 2026

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• New NYU Brennan Center Article on "Using State Constitutions to Combat Exclusionary Zoning"
  July 30, 2026

  It explains how to better use both existing state constitutional provisions, and constitutional amendments. Based on ...

• Some More Or Less Tentative Thoughts on Substack
  July 30, 2026

  I appreciate the emails from readers about my Substack post. I do not read the comments, so if you left… The post Som...