The Volokh Conspiracy

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• Defamation Claim Against University-Owned Public Radio Station Dismissed on State Sovereign Immunity Grounds
  May 26, 2026

  "Eby alleged an anonymous group of KWMU's staffers published an article on Medium.com [in 2020] accusing him of uphol...

• American Can't Sue Iraq and Lebanon for Allegedly Anti-Gay Policies
  May 26, 2026

  "Plaintiff claims that these policies and laws 'have been exported to the United States through their nationals' and ...

• First Amendment Likely Precludes Trump Administration's Canceling DEI-Promoting Contracts, Ninth Circuit Rules
  May 26, 2026

  There's a lot happening in today's decision in Thakur v. Trump, by Ninth Circuit Judges Richard Paez, Morgan Christen...

• The Importance of Free Speech in American Public Junior High and High Schools
  May 26, 2026

  When I was in college, liberals, not conservatives, were more zealous in defending free speech, when it came to issue...

• Prof. Ronald Den Otter Guest-Blogging on "Education in Democracy: The Importance of Free Speech in American Public Schools"
  May 26, 2026

  I'm delighted to report that Prof. Ronald Den Otter (Cal Poly) will be guest-blogging this week about this new book.…...

• AI Prompts Used by Expert Are Subject to Compelled Discovery
  May 26, 2026

  From Judge Thomas O. Farrish (D. Conn.) last Monday in Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. v. Shell Oil Co.: The defend...

• The First Amendment and Off-Duty Police Officer's Counterprotest of Anti-ICE Student Protest
  May 26, 2026

  Some excerpts from the long opinion in Mullen v. Giordano, decided Thursday by Judge Susan Brnovich (D. Ariz.): The N...

• Today in Supreme Court History: May 26, 1868
  May 26, 2026

  5/26/1868: Senate acquitted President Andrew Johnson and adjourned as court of impeachment. Chief Justice Chase presi...

• Open Thread
  May 26, 2026

  What’s on your mind?

• Today in Supreme Court History: May 25, 1861
  May 25, 2026

  5/25/1861: John Merryman arrested. Chief Justice Taney ruled that his detention was unconstitutional in Ex Parte Merr...

• Open Thread
  May 25, 2026

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• Second Amendment Roundup: Virginia Bans "Assault Firearms"
  May 25, 2026

  The General Assembly tests the courts to see what it can get away with.

• Video of Cato Institute Online Event on the Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Case
  May 24, 2026

  I participated, along with prominent legal scholars Gabriel Chin and Paul Finkelman.

• Today in Supreme Court History: May 24, 1870
  May 24, 2026

  5/24/1870: Justice Benjamin Cardozo's birthday. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 24, 1870 appeared first ...

• Open Thread
  May 24, 2026

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• Judge Dismisses Author Michael Wolff's Lawsuit Over Melania Trump's Defamation Litigation Threat:
  May 23, 2026

  A short excerpt from yesterday's 15K-word opinion by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil (S.D.N.Y.) Friday in Wolff v. Trump: In ...

• Texas Juries Decide Child Custody Cases
  May 23, 2026

  In most states, child custody matters are decided by judges; but in Texas, they are in large part decided by… The pos...

• The Art of the Deal
  May 23, 2026

  The Trump/DOJ Settlement Agreement: -- "Utterly stupid, morally wrong"

• Today in Supreme Court History: May 23, 1991
  May 23, 2026

  5/23/1991: Rust v. Sullivan is decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 23, 1991 appeared first on Reaso...

• Open Thread
  May 23, 2026

  What’s on your mind?