The Volokh Conspiracy

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• Large Libel Models Decision in China
  July 26, 2026

  I just learned about this Large Libel Models case from China (to add to the nine U.S. cases I've seen,… The post Larg...

• How Trump's Tariffs Undermine US Trustworthiness and Credibility - and What can be Done to Stop it
  July 26, 2026

  Economist David Hebert highlights an underappreciated danger of Trump's tariff mania. It's a serious problem, but one...

• Today in Supreme Court History: July 26, 1892
  July 26, 2026

  7/26/1892: Justice George Shiras Jr. takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 26, 1892 appeared firs...

• Open Thread
  July 26, 2026

  What’s on your mind?

• Court Notes Apparent AI-Generated Errors in Court Reporter's Transcript
  July 25, 2026

  "[W]e remind the Court Reporter that this court relies on transcripts being true and accurate representations of the ...

• Brian Fitzpatrick Makes the Case for Callais
  July 25, 2026

  An argument in support of the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act jurisprudence one is unlikely to hear in academia.

• Is There Actually an Error in the Supreme Court's Analysis in Loper Bright?
  July 25, 2026

  Did the Administrative Procedure Act apply in Chevron v. NRDC?

• Today in Supreme Court History: July 25, 1965
  July 25, 2026

  7/25/1965: Justice Arthur J. Goldberg resigns. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 25, 1965 appeared first ...

• Open Thread
  July 25, 2026

  What’s on your mind?

• Second Lawsuit Challenging Trump's New Section 301 Tariffs Filed
  July 25, 2026

  It was filed by several businesses, including Learning Resources, Inc., which was also involved in the IEEPA tariff l...

• Conservative Commentator Robby Starbuck's Lawsuit Alleging Google AI Had Defamed Him Can Go Forward
  July 24, 2026

  A Delaware trial court has denied Google's motion to dismiss, and concluded that, if the facts as alleged by Starbuck...

• Liberty Justice Center Files First Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Massive New Section 301 Tariffs
  July 24, 2026

  The complaint explains why the tariffs violate the requirements of Section 301, and also run afoul of the major quest...

• Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
  July 24, 2026

  An iPod, a walrus, and the Almighty Vice Lord Nation.

• Court Considering Whether Litigant Should Be Barred from Further Self-Represented Filings, Because of Fabricated Citations
  July 24, 2026

  The court orders the litigant to explain why she shouldn't be so barred, and notes that hallucinated citations are "a...

• "Plaintiff Argues That, If She Does Not Use Her Chosen Name, She Will Suffer Serious and Lasting Effects to Her Mental Health"
  July 24, 2026

  Not a basis for allowing what is in effect a form of pseudonymity, says a district court.

• Jewish Teacher Sued Portland Public Schools + Union for Discrimination Over Colleagues' Anti-Israel Speech
  July 24, 2026

  (among other things). A federal Magistrate Judge has recommended that the lawsuit be dismissed.

• Today in Supreme Court History: July 24, 1997
  July 24, 2026

  7/24/1997: Justice William Brennan dies.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 24, 1997 appeared first on R...

• Open Thread
  July 24, 2026

  What’s on your mind?

• Trump Imposes Massively Harmful and Illegal Section 301 Tariffs
  July 24, 2026

  The new policy is based on sham investigations, and runs afoul of the major questions and nondelegation doctrine.

• Justice Kagan Rejects Charge that Supreme Court Is "Rubber Stamp" for Trump Administration
  July 24, 2026

  In recent remarks before the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Justice Kagan rejects the conventional liberal narrat...