The Volokh Conspiracy

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• Voter Ignorance and the Problem of Confusion Caused by Candidates With Similar Names
  August 18, 2026

  Voter confusion caused by candidates with similar names - as in the current Alaska Senate race - is part of the much ...

• The Greater the Illegal Migrant Population, the Stronger the Case Against Mass Deportation
  August 18, 2026

  Cato Instiute immigration expert David Bier explains why.

• No Pseudonymity for U Michigan Student Challenging Discipline for Using "Assertedly 'Fake' … Medical Note" "to Obtain an Accommodation"
  August 18, 2026

  From yesterday's decision by Judge Laurie J. Michelson (E.D. Mich.) in Doe v. Regents of Univ. of Mich.: Plaintiff, a...

• Upcoming Speaking Engagements
  August 18, 2026

  Ilya Somin's upcoming speaking engagements for the Fall 2026 semester. Most are free and open to the public.

• Suicides and Public Humiliation: Recalling Some Past Incidents
  August 18, 2026

  The tragic apparent suicide of Cambridge Prof. Jason Arday, following what appeared to be at least credible public al...

• ABC's First Amendment Lawsuit Against FCC
  August 18, 2026

  From today's Complaint in ABC, Inc. v. FCC (D.D.C.): Government censorship is deeply un-American. That fundamental pr...

• No Preliminary Injunction Against Alleged Defamation of Counselor by Estranged Wife/Ex-Client
  August 18, 2026

  From Patterson v. Patterson, decided by Chief Judge Brian Morris (D. Mont.) today: James Patterson ("Plaintiff") file...

• "As If These Blunders Were Not Enough," U.S. Attorney Office Management …
  August 18, 2026

  "decided to double book the same [prosecutor] for two trials on the same day," writes federal judge in blocking felon...

• Ninth Circuit Rejects Trump Administration Acting U.S. Attorney Appointment
  August 18, 2026

  A persuasive opinion by Judge Eric Miller curtails the Trump Administration's attempt to color outside the lines.

• Vanishing of Stories Mentioning Congressional Candidate Michael Carbonara, Due to "Bogus Copyright Complaints"
  August 18, 2026

  WLRN (Daniel Rivero) reports: A string of bogus copyright infringement claims have been filed to Google over the cour...

• New in SCOTUSBlog: "The chief justice should share much of his power"
  August 18, 2026

  "All of the justices should take an equal role in guiding the court’s future."

• Fifth Circuit Rejects Energy Department Direct-to-Final Rule on Home Appliances
  August 18, 2026

  While the decision rejects a Biden Administration rule, it could cause trouble for the Trump Administration's efforts...

• The East Wing and Justice Breyer's Concurrence in Van Orden v. Perry
  August 18, 2026

  A court-ordered demolition of a White House national security facility, broadcast to the entire world, would be a Rub...

• New in Civitas: Curtail the Cult of Judicial Celebrity
  August 18, 2026

  Another reform without changing the composition or jurisdiction of the Court.

• Make Congress Legislate Again
  August 18, 2026

  There are better ways to encourage more regular lawmaking than abolishing the filibuster.

• "Comma Mischief from the Florida District Court of Appeal"
  August 18, 2026

  Blog readers know that I'm interested in legal language, and that includes punctuation (see, e.g., "Punctuation Matte...

• Today in Supreme Court History: August 18, 1920
  August 18, 2026

  8/18/1920: The Nineteenth Amendment is ratified. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 18, 1920 appeared fi...

• Open Thread
  August 18, 2026

  What’s on your mind?

• Did The ACLU Make A Mistake By Seeking Certiorari in the Texas Ten Commandments Case?
  August 18, 2026

  There may have been some wisdom in letting the red states post the document on the wall, but leaving old precedents i...

• Second Circuit Joins Courts That Recognize First Amendment "Right to Record Law Enforcement Activity in Public"
  August 17, 2026

  From today's decision in Massimino v. Benoit, written by Judge Myrna Pérez and joined by Sarah Merriam: We begin by… ...