Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Fifth Circuit Will Decide En Banc Whether § 230 Preempts Texas Mandates on Social Media Platforms The Fifth Circuit ordered en banc rehearing Wednesday; here's an excerpt from the long panel opinion (Computer & Comm. Industry… The post Fifth Circuit Will Decide En Banc Whether § 230 Preempts Te...
Nov 02, 2026 from Above the Law How To Scare A Lawyer: The Winner (2026) Which four words do you think will scare a lawyer the most? The post How To Scare A Lawyer: The Winner (2026) appeared first on Above the Law.
Nov 02, 2026 from Above the Law Stan Woodward’s Brainwave Shorts Out In Alaska Can he lose in court again before losing the election? The post Stan Woodward’s Brainwave Shorts Out In Alaska appeared first on Above the Law.
Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy My New Dispatch Article on the Legal Case Against Trump's Section 338 Tariffs Targeting Canadian Imports It explains why the Section 338 tariffs are illegal, and part of a broader pattern of tariff power grabs.
Nov 02, 2026 from Above the Law The Content Layer Wins: Why Treatises Matter More In The Age Of Agentic AI [Sponsored] AI agents can orchestrate work, but they can only be as reliable as what they’re grounded in. That is where the real competitive question sits … and where lawyers should focus their att...
Nov 02, 2026 from Above the Law Biglaw Firms That Cut Deals With Trump Are AWOL As Midterm Election Fights Heat Up Nearly a billion dollars in pro bono payola buys a whole lot of silence. The post Biglaw Firms That Cut Deals With Trump Are AWOL As Midterm Election Fights Heat Up appeared first on Above the Law.
Nov 02, 2026 from Above the Law Employer, Pharmacy Advocates Applaud DOL Final Rule On PBMs The Department of Labor finalized a rule that seeks to bring more transparency into PBM compensation. The post Employer, Pharmacy Advocates Applaud DOL Final Rule On PBMs appeared first on Above th...
Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Firing of R.I. Governor's Staffer for Pro-Gaza-Ceasefire/"End to the Occupation" Post Violated First Amendment From Sanchez v. Almond, decided Wednesday by Judge John McConnell (D.R.I.): Mr. Sanchez began working at the office of Rhode… The post Firing of R.I. Governor's Staffer for Pro-Gaza-Ceasefire/"End ...
Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Firing for "Rot in Hell Charlie Kirk" Post Upheld In Johnston v. County of Gila (D. Ariz.), Judge Dominic Lanza rejected, on procedural grounds, plaintiff's challenge to a Gila… The post Firing for "Rot in Hell Charlie Kirk" Post Upheld appeared f...
Nov 02, 2026 from Above the Law Morning Docket: 11.02.26 * Many Biglaw firms are gearing up to protect election integrity... but the firms that surrendered to the Trump administration are on the sidelines. [New York Times] * Court orders DOJ to stop thre...
Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Some Surprisingly Tolerant Judges out There in Pennsylvania From Commonwealth v. Outlaw, decided Thursday by Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht, writing for a unanimous court: In June… The post Some Surprisingly Tolerant Judges out There in Penn...
Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Promise to Apologize Might Be Enforceable—but Court Can't Order Apology if None Was Finally Agreed to From Judge Mia Roberts Perez (E.D. Pa.) in Souderton Area for All v. Souderton Area School Dist., decided Sept. 28:… The post Promise to Apologize Might Be Enforceable—but Court Can't Order Apology...
Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Supreme Court to Consider Successive Habeas Claim in Capital Case, Twenty Years After the Murder This week, the Court will consider when a death-row inmate may file a second habeas application based on “a new rule of constitutional law, made retroactive to cases on collateral review by the Sup...
Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: November 2, 2010 11/2/2010: Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: November 2, 2010 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Nov 02, 2026 from Above the Law Last Weil And Testament — See Generally Last Weil And Testament: Weil Gotshal will close up shop after 95 years, following a partner exodus and a failed merger. The farewell message to associates promises up to 90 days of salary and bene...
Nov 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Federal Court Rejects Trump Lawsuit Seeking to Block Certification of Alaska Senate Election Results The court found the administration lacked standing to bring the suit. But there are also major substantive problems with Trump's position.
Nov 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy 12 Defendants Indicted for Threats Aimed at Causing University of Michigan and Others to Sever Ties with Israel Some excerpts from the long First Superseding Indictment in U.S. v. Hakim (E.D. Mich.), filed Oct. 21, alleging conspiracy to… The post 12 Defendants Indicted for Threats Aimed at Causing Universit...
Nov 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: November 1, 1961 11/1/1961: Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut opens center in New Haven, CT. The post Today in Supreme Court History: November 1, 1961 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
