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• Iowa Law Requiring Parental Notification as to Accommodations "Intended to Affirm [Public School] Student's Gender Identity" Upheld
  April 06, 2026

  From Iowa Safe Schools v. Reynolds, decided today by Eighth Circuit Judge Ralph Erickson, joined by Judges Lavenski S...

• Court Rejects Facial Challenge to Iowa Law Barring Public School K-6 Programming Related to "Gender Identity to Sexual Orientation"
  April 06, 2026

  The law provides, "A school district shall not provide any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotio...

• Iowa Law Barring Books with "Descriptions or Visual Depictions of a Sex Act" from School Libraries Upheld
  April 06, 2026

  When may public libraries, and especially public school libraries, remove books based on their content? In Pico v. Bd...

• Mesa County Clerk Sentence Violated First Amendment by Relying on "Her Protected Speech Regarding Allegations of Election Fraud"
  April 06, 2026

  But the underlying conviction, for false statements related to getting someone access to Dominion Voting Systems elec...

• $55K Sanctions Related in Part to AI-Hallucination-Filled Court Filings
  April 06, 2026

  "Though referred to the Alabama State Bar for any disposition it deems appropriate, the undersigned regrettably recom...

• In One Day (Mar. 31), 17 U.S. Court Decisions Noting Suspected AI Hallucinations in Court Filings
  April 06, 2026

  So reports Damien Charlotin's AI Hallucination Cases Database. And recall that likely (1) many hallucinations aren't ...

• Posts Such As "Every Ice Gestapo Needs Too Be Shot" May Be Constitutionally Unprotected True Threats
  April 06, 2026

  From last week's decision in U.S. v. Murfin by Judge Gregory Frizzell (N.D. Okla.): At various times from July to… Th...

• Today in Supreme Court History: April 6, 1938
  April 06, 2026

  4/6/1938: United States v. Carolene Products argued.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 6, 1938 appeare...

• Open Thread
  April 06, 2026

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• Today in Supreme Court History: April 5, 1982
  April 05, 2026

  4/5/1982: Justice Abe Fortas dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 5, 1982 appeared first on Reason.com.

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  April 05, 2026

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• Birth-Right Citizenship as a Second-Best Policy
  April 04, 2026

  I oppose Trump's efforts to deny birthright citizenship chiildren of undocumented immigrants. But birthright citizens...

• Today in Supreme Court History: April 4, 1861
  April 04, 2026

  4/4/1861: Justice John McLean dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 4, 1861 appeared first on Reason.com.

• Open Thread
  April 04, 2026

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• Accusing Someone Who Called Police of "Blatant Racial Profiling" May Be Defamation
  April 03, 2026

  A short excerpt from an opinion by Judge Rebecca Pennell (E.D. Wash.) Wednesday n Riera v. Central Wash. Univ.: Mr.… ...

• Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
  April 03, 2026

  Brotherly crooks, dueling bourbons, and a law from 1785.

• Today in Supreme Court History: April 3, 1962
  April 03, 2026

  4/3/1962: Engel v. Vitale argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 3, 1962 appeared first on Reason.com.

• Open Thread
  April 03, 2026

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• The President Told The AG She Would Be Fired During The Car Ride To SCOTUS
  April 03, 2026

  And then Trump sat next to Bond for an hour of oral argument.

• My Amicus Brief in the Geofence Warrant Case, United States v. Chatrie
  April 02, 2026

  The case will be argued April 27th.