The Volokh Conspiracy

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• No Pseudonymity for Autistic Ex-Judge-Candidate, Alleging Failure to Accommodate Disability in Bar Investigation
  August 10, 2026

  From a decision last Tuesday in Doe v. Florida Bar by Magistrate Judge Robert Norway (M.D. Fla.): Plaintiff argues th...

• "A Tale of Two Chiefs"
  August 10, 2026

  "This tale of two chiefs depends entirely on whether Roberts determines the decision will lead to the best of times o...

• Design Defect Claim That Sig Sauer Fired Without Trigger Pull Not Necessarily Blocked by Second Amendment
  August 10, 2026

  From Judge Thomas Thrash (N.D. Ga.) Friday in Harvard v. Sig Sauer, Inc.; note that Harvard is just plaintiff's last…...

• Federal Court Refuses to Dismiss Case Against Southern Poverty Law Center
  August 10, 2026

  The court rejects the argument that the prosecution should be dismissed on the grounds that it's "vindictive."

• No Qualified Immunity When Government Official Allegedly Deleted Comments Based on Viewpoint
  August 10, 2026

  From Thursday's Schulte v. Leners, decided by Judge Frank Easterbrook, joined by Judges Doris Pryor and Joshua Kolar:...

• Today in Supreme Court History: August 10, 1993
  August 10, 2026

  8/10/1993: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 10, 1993 appeared ...

• Open Thread
  August 10, 2026

  What’s on your mind?

• Second Amendment Roundup: $0 Tax Left NFA with No Constitutional Basis
  August 10, 2026

  Northern District of Texas decides that registration requirements for non-taxed NFA firearms are no longer grounded i...

• Some Tentatively Final Thoughts on Substack
  August 09, 2026

  I appreciate the emails I received from my two posts on starting a Substack. I am also grateful to David… The post So...

• Today in Supreme Court History: August 9, 1974
  August 09, 2026

  8/9/1974: President Richard Nixon resigns from office, President Gerald Ford takes oath of office. The post Today in ...

• Open Thread
  August 09, 2026

  What’s on your mind?

• New Survey Data on Public Perceptions of the Supreme Court
  August 08, 2026

  A detailed Marquette Law School poll finds public views of the Court are modestly negative, but most major recent dec...

• Race Discrimination in Admissions Suit Against U Washington Can Go Forward
  August 08, 2026

  From Zhong v. Univ. of Wash. Bd. of Regents, decided yesterday by Judge James Robart (W.D. Wash.): This civil rights ...

• Today in Supreme Court History: August 8, 2009
  August 08, 2026

  8/8/2009: Justice Sonia Sotomayor takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 8, 2009 appeared first ...

• Open Thread
  August 08, 2026

  What’s on your mind?

• Parents' Free Exercise Claim Against School for Referring to Student by "Preferred Name[] and Gender Pronoun[]" Can Go Forward
  August 07, 2026

  From Judge Paul Maloney (W.D. Mich.) in Mead v. Rockford Public School Dist.: Dan and Jennifer Mead have a child,… Th...

• Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
  August 07, 2026

  Dog toys, DoorDash, and unregistered foreign agents.

• Libel Suit by D.C. Saloon Employee Who Said She Wouldn't Serve Some Government Officials Can Go Forward
  August 07, 2026

  From Van Rooy v. ANB 623 LLC, decided today by Judge Amy Berman Jackson (D.D.C.): According to the complaint, …… The ...

• What Will The "Apolitical Proceduralist" Do With The East Wing Case?
  August 07, 2026

  Will Justice Barrett really find standing based on an "aesthetic" injury?

• Divided D.C. Circuit Panel Upholds Injunction Against White House Ballroom Construction; Next Stop, One First Street
  August 07, 2026

  Justice Rao writes a powerful dissent that is likely to find a receptive audience at One First Street.