The Volokh Conspiracy
https://reason.com/volokhMostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent | Est. 2002
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U.S. v. Baxter, decided today by the Eighth Circuit, upheld a conviction for "possessing a firearm as an unlawful dru...
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We've already received several submissions, but you can submit until August 16.
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Important progress has been made on repaying illegally collected tariffs. But serious problems remain, including some...
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From Judge Donald Middlebrooks (S.D. Fla.) in Ahmed v. Dist. Bd. of Trs. for Indian River State Coll., decided June… ...
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Among other things, "Don't do things that shift work from lawyer to judge."
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A nice line from Daniel Webster, quoted by Judge Joshua Wolson (E.D. Pa.) July 8 in Estate of Funkhouser v. Delaware…...
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The October 2025 Term of FantasySCOTUS finally came to a close. On the whole, this term was a one of… The post Congra...
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From Rowley v. Finstad, decided Friday by Judge Eric Tostrud (D. Minn.); I think this is correct—if people disapprove...
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At least that is so in California, a California appellate court holds
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7/13/1787: The Articles of Confederation Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance. The post Today in Supreme Court His...
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What’s on your mind?
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The obvious answer is no. Title IX's application to college soccer is essentially irrelevant to the talent pipeline f...
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7/12/1909: 16th Amendment is submitted to the states. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 12, 1909 appeared...
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What’s on your mind?
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"There's no shame in admitting error. There's only shame in not admitting error."
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From Chief Judge James Boasberg (D.D.C.) yesterday in World Prof. Ass'n for Transgender Health v. FTC: When parties s...
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From Judge Kenneth Karas (S.D.N.Y.) Friday in Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc. v. Legislative Correspondents'...
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News of the death of Randolph Mantooth, who played paramedic Johnny Gage on Emergency! reminded me of my UCLA colleag...
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"It is rare to see the kind of blatant and repeated misconduct that Sabatini [acting as plaintifs' lawyer] has commit...
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7/11/1921: Chief Justice William Howard Taft takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 11, 1921 appea...