May 23, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Judge Dismisses Author Michael Wolff's Lawsuit Over Melania Trump's Defamation Litigation Threat: A short excerpt from yesterday's 15K-word opinion by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil (S.D.N.Y.) Friday in Wolff v. Trump: In this… The post Judge Dismisses Author Michael Wolff's Lawsuit Over Melania Trump...
May 23, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Texas Juries Decide Child Custody Cases In most states, child custody matters are decided by judges; but in Texas, they are in large part decided by… The post Texas Juries Decide Child Custody Cases appeared first on Reason.com.
May 23, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy The Art of the Deal The Trump/DOJ Settlement Agreement: -- "Utterly stupid, morally wrong"
May 23, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: May 23, 1991 5/23/1991: Rust v. Sullivan is decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 23, 1991 appeared first on Reason.com.
May 22, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy FBI Director Kash Patel's Girlfriend's Defamation Suit Over Allegations She Was Israeli Spy Can Go Forward From Judge David Alan Ezra (W.D. Tex.) today in Wilkins v. Seraphin: This case arises from allegedly defamatory statements made… The post FBI Director Kash Patel's Girlfriend's Defamation Suit Over...
May 22, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Professor's #TheyLied Defamation Case Against National Academy of Sciences (Related to Sexual Harassment Allegations) Can Go Forward From today's D.C. Circuit decision in Butters v. Nat'l Acad. of Sciences, by Judge Douglas Ginsburg, joined by Judges Karen… The post Professor's #TheyLied Defamation Case Against National Academy ...
May 22, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy President Trump Doesn't Need Congressional Approval for His Actions as to Iran Congress can only stop Trump’s actions in Iran by passing a concurrent resolution of both Houses over Trump’s veto, or by declining to fund the war in next year’s budget.
May 22, 2026 from Above the Law Smiling Through The Pain — See Also Paul, Weiss Loses Two More Litigation Partners: They insist everything is still alright. Sure, Just Let AI Do The Hiring Now I Guess: Revolut's "disruptive" tech adoption is getting ridiculed. Expe...
May 22, 2026 from Above the Law Payday For General Counsel Is Impressive Impressive compensation numbers. The post Payday For General Counsel Is Impressive appeared first on Above the Law.
May 22, 2026 from Above the Law How Appealing Weekly Roundup The week in appellate news. The post How Appealing Weekly Roundup appeared first on Above the Law.
May 22, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal SWAT damage, sloppy briefs, and forced confessions.
May 22, 2026 from Above the Law When Did The First Amendment Become A Money Printer? Another layup of a case. The post When Did The First Amendment Become A Money Printer? appeared first on Above the Law.
May 22, 2026 from Above the Law Something Just Happened At The Supreme Court That Has NEVER Happened Before SCOTUSgami just dropped. The post Something Just Happened At The Supreme Court That Has NEVER Happened Before appeared first on Above the Law.
May 22, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "Tennessee Man Jailed 37 Days for Trump Meme Wins $835,000 Settlement" From the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Wednesday: After spending 37 days in jail for nothing more than posting… The post "Tennessee Man Jailed 37 Days for Trump Meme Wins $835,000 S...
May 22, 2026 from Above the Law Goodbye Broadview 6, Hello Broadview Sanctions DOJ, call your lawyer! And maybe a priest. The post Goodbye Broadview 6, Hello Broadview Sanctions appeared first on Above the Law.
May 22, 2026 from Above the Law Trump FCC Using False Claims Of Immigrant Fraud To Drive Up Costs Of Broadband For Everyone From the the-'fraud'-is-coming-from-inside-the-house dept The post Trump FCC Using False Claims Of Immigrant Fraud To Drive Up Costs Of Broadband For Everyone appeared first on Above the Law.
May 22, 2026 from Above the Law Company Hands Law Firm Hiring Over To AI Bot — What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Outside counsel can now enjoy getting hallucinated out of a job. The post Company Hands Law Firm Hiring Over To AI Bot — What Could Possibly Go Wrong? appeared first on Above the Law.
May 22, 2026 from Above the Law Judges Should Not Weaponize Delays To Force Compromises Judicial efficiency matters, but keeping attorneys stuck in court to force settlements can create ethical and logistical problems. The post Judges Should Not Weaponize Delays To Force Compromises a...
