The Volokh Conspiracy

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• The Ancient and Honorable Art of AI Hallucination
  October 22, 2026

  I'm delighted to be able to pass along this item from University of Chicago law professor Albert Alschuler: Gemini Ex...

• No Liability for Scientific Publisher (Elsevier) in Defamation Lawsuit by Air Purifier Company
  October 22, 2026

  From Judge Kenneth Bell (W.D.N.C.) today in Global Plasma Solutions, Inc. v. Elsevier Ltd Inc.: In this action, now s...

• What Happens to Representative Ilhan Omar's Congressional Seat if the United States Files Suit to Denaturalize Her?
  October 22, 2026

  [This post was co-authored with Professor Seth Barrett Tillman.] There have been many news reports suggesting that th...

• NYT Interviews Me About "A Double Standard For 'Conservative' and 'Liberal' Labels?
  October 22, 2026

  "Josh, I think there’s real truth to your critique and it’s something we need to do a better job on."

• Switchblade Ban Violates Second Amendment, Fifth Circuit Holds
  October 22, 2026

  From Knife Rights, Inc. v. Blanche, decided yesterday by Fifth Circuit Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod, joined by Judges ...

• Anti-Transgenderism/Anti-Homosexuality Activist Ordered to Stop Talking About Local Therapist/Pride Activist
  October 22, 2026

  The Minnesota Court of Appeals just upheld the order.

• Today in Supreme Court History: October 22, 1915
  October 22, 2026

  10/22/1915: Hadacheck v. Sebastian argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 22, 1915 appeared first o...

• Open Thread
  October 22, 2026

  What’s on your mind?

• COVID Vaccine Skeptic Alex Berenson's Lawsuit over Termination of His Twitter Account Thrown Out
  October 21, 2026

  From Berenson v. Gottlieb, decided yesterday by Judges Pierre Leval, Richard Wesley, and Joseph Bianco: Plaintiff-App...

• Prosecution for Threatening to Cut President's Face Off and Feed It to Stray Dogs Can Go to Jury
  October 21, 2026

  U.S. v. Santiago, decided Monday by Judge Chad Meredith (E.D. Ky.), involves this Instagram post: Santiago is being p...

• "The Three Words That Explain American Government: 'Right to Sue,'" by Stanford Law Prof. Diego Zambrano
  October 21, 2026

  I read and much enjoyed—and highly recommend—my Stanford colleague Diego Zambrano's book, How Americans Enforce the L...

• Skrmetti, Mahmoud, and B.P.J, v. Bostock and Kingdom
  October 21, 2026

  The Court seems concerned enough about transitioning children but not adult (prisoners).

• Body Armor Ban Struck Down by N.Y. Federal Court
  October 21, 2026

  From today's decision by Judge John Sinatra (W.D.N.Y.) in Heeter v. James: New York enacted a first-of-its-kind law p...

• Rezoning Request for Catholic Shrine May Have Been Denied Because of Shrine's "Pro-Life Message"
  October 21, 2026

  From Judge Stephanos Bibas, joined by Judge Tamika Montgomery-Reeves, in Monday's Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Chu...

• Today in Supreme Court History: October 21, 1919
  October 21, 2026

  10/21/1919: Abrams v. United States argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 21, 1919 appeared first ...

• Open Thread
  October 21, 2026

  What’s on your mind?

• Update on Canada's Two Secession Movements
  October 21, 2026

  Alberta secessionists lost a referendum by a large margin. Quebec secessionists are in better shape, but still facing...

• Liberty Justice Center Files First Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 338 Tariffs Against Canadian Imports
  October 20, 2026

  The tariffs are illegal for multiple different reasons.

• New in SCOTUSBlog: "The separation and expansion of powers between Congress and the president"
  October 20, 2026

  Our final installment to track the changes in constitutional law.

• Children May Proceed Pseudonymously; May Their Parents?
  October 20, 2026

  From L.R. v. Bd. of Ed. of Jennings School Dist., decided Wednesday by Judge Joshua Divine (E.D. Mo.): L.R. and… The ...