The Volokh Conspiracy

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• Lawsuit Challenging Military Aid to Israel Thrown Out
  July 13, 2026

  From Rowley v. Finstad, decided Friday by Judge Eric Tostrud (D. Minn.); I think this is correct—if people disapprove...

• AI-Generated Briefing Must Be Cite-Checked by Lawyer, Not Just a Paralegal
  July 13, 2026

  At least that is so in California, a California appellate court holds

• Today in Supreme Court History: July 13, 1787
  July 13, 2026

  7/13/1787: The Articles of Confederation Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance. The post Today in Supreme Court His...

• Open Thread
  July 13, 2026

  What’s on your mind?

• Is Title IX Holding Back U.S. Men's International Soccer?
  July 12, 2026

  The obvious answer is no. Title IX's application to college soccer is essentially irrelevant to the talent pipeline f...

• Today in Supreme Court History: July 12, 1909
  July 12, 2026

  7/12/1909: 16th Amendment is submitted to the states. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 12, 1909 appeared...

• Open Thread
  July 12, 2026

  What’s on your mind?

• "A Black Robe Is No Guarantee of Gray Matter"
  July 11, 2026

  "There's no shame in admitting error. There's only shame in not admitting error."

• World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Can't Go to D.C. Federal Court to Block FTC Enforcement in Texas Federal Court
  July 11, 2026

  From Chief Judge James Boasberg (D.D.C.) yesterday in World Prof. Ass'n for Transgender Health v. FTC: When parties s...

• Lawsuit Against Media for Keeping People "Clueless" Thrown Out
  July 11, 2026

  From Judge Kenneth Karas (S.D.N.Y.) Friday in Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc. v. Legislative Correspondents'...

• Emergency! and the Legalization of Paramedic Services
  July 11, 2026

  News of the death of Randolph Mantooth, who played paramedic Johnny Gage on Emergency! reminded me of my UCLA colleag...

• Florida Politician (Anthony F. Sabatini) Faulted for AI Hallucinations in Briefs
  July 11, 2026

  "It is rare to see the kind of blatant and repeated misconduct that Sabatini [acting as plaintifs' lawyer] has commit...

• Today in Supreme Court History: July 11, 1921
  July 11, 2026

  7/11/1921: Chief Justice William Howard Taft takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 11, 1921 appea...

• Open Thread
  July 11, 2026

  What’s on your mind?

• Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
  July 10, 2026

  Armed canvassers, extrajudicial killings, and guns on the metro.

• Lawyer Shows "Complete Disregard for His Ethical Obligations to Make Accurate Representations to the Court," Magistrate Judge Says
  July 10, 2026

  "He has been sanctioned repeatedly for his reliance on AI without verifying the quotations and citations .... Worse s...

• Salvation Army Has First Amendment Right to Ban Methodone Use by People in Its Adult Rehabilitation Centers
  July 10, 2026

  From Tassinari v. Salvation Army, decided Monday by Judge Leo Sorokin (D. Mass.); I'd love to hear what list members…...

• Nominal Damages Aren't Enough When There's Evidence of Emotional Distress in Defamation Per Se Case
  July 10, 2026

  From Sullivan v. Schiman, decided Tuesday by the Illinois Appellate Court (Justice John Anderson, joined by Justices ...

• What Happened to End Citizens United PAC v. FEC?
  July 10, 2026

  The D.C. Circuit reheard the case en banc over sixteen months ago, but there's still no opinion.

• Today in Supreme Court History: July 10, 1832
  July 10, 2026

  7/10/1832: President Jackson vetoes the bill to recharter the Second Bank of the United States. He wrote that the bil...