May 18, 2026 from Above the Law Morning Docket: 05.18.26 * California moving closer to adopting NextGen UBE, coming full circle back to the same dumb arrangement that ran them into the red the first time. [ABA Journal] * Former CFTC leaders worry the age...
May 18, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Notre Dame Pro-Abortion-Rights Professor Ordered to Pay $200K in Fees in Failed Libel Lawsuit Against Student Newspaper So Special Judge Steven David (Ind. Super. Ct. St. Joseph County) ruled Friday. There had been a dispute about the… The post Notre Dame Pro-Abortion-Rights Professor Ordered to Pay $200K in Fees in...
May 18, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy 8½-Year Sentence for American Who Fought for ISIS Is Too Lenient, Says Sixth Circuit The district court had departed downward from the Sentencing Guidelines' recommended sentence of 30 to 50 years.
May 18, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: May 18, 1860 5/18/1860: Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 18, 1860 appeared first on Reason.com.
May 17, 2026 from Above the Law Trump’s Ballroom Case Gets Loopy — See Generally They Didn't Cover "Trump" In Legal Writing: The ballroom case briefs continue to sound like a dementia patient wrote them. Admit It, You've Ordered A "6-3 Decision" This Week: Matt Damon brought hi...
May 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Memories of a Different Planet: Roentgenizdat From Wikipedia, photo by Dmitry Rozhkov of display "Rock on bones" in Gallery "Vinzavod", Moscow (2008) My father Vladimir was… The post Memories of a Different Planet: Roentgenizdat appeared first...
May 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: May 17, 1954 5/17/1954: Brown v. Board of Education and Bolling v. Sharpe are decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 17, 1954 appeared first on Reason.com.
May 16, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: May 16, 1918 5/16/1918: The Sedition Act of 1918 is enacted. The Supreme Court upheld prosecutions brought under this law in Schenck, Debs, and Abrams. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 16, 1918 appe...
May 15, 2026 from Above the Law Selective Viewing — See Also Ken Paxton Sets His Sights On Suing Netflix: Less to do with consumer protections and more with handling Trump's enemies. Davis Polk Is Committed To California: They're looking to build out a full-...
May 15, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy S. Ct. Denies Stay of Virginia Supreme Court's Redistricting Referendum Decision Today's order is here; the application that was denied is here. The state's argument for a stay, which the Court… The post S. Ct. Denies Stay of Virginia Supreme Court's Redistricting Referendum De...
May 15, 2026 from Above the Law This Firm’s Bonuses Are The Stuff Of Biglaw Mythology One elite firm’s compensation reputation continues to tower over the competition. The post This Firm’s Bonuses Are The Stuff Of Biglaw Mythology appeared first on Above the Law.
May 15, 2026 from Above the Law Is Private Equity’s Involvement In Beauty Stifling Brand Individuality? Growth capital can accelerate success, but it can also compromise the identity that made a brand worth investing in to begin with. The post Is Private Equity’s Involvement In Beauty Stifling Brand ...
May 15, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Secret Recording at Pretend Date by O'Keefe Media Wasn't Tortious, Court Holds From yesterday's decision by Judge Anthony Trenga (E.D. Va.) in Fseisi v. O'Keefe Media Group: The Complaint alleges the following:… The post Secret Recording at Pretend Date by O'Keefe Media Wasn'...
May 15, 2026 from Above the Law Court Officers Seemingly Work All Hours Of The Day Crime never sleeps .... neither do the forces of law and order. The post Court Officers Seemingly Work All Hours Of The Day appeared first on Above the Law.
May 15, 2026 from Above the Law The Bar Exam Awaits America’s Latest Teenage Law School Graduate While most teenagers are thinking about freshman orientation, this one is headed to Northwestern Law for a tax LLM. The post The Bar Exam Awaits America’s Latest Teenage Law School Graduate appeare...
May 15, 2026 from Above the Law New Utah Law Lets Students Skip Content They Don’t Believe In. And You Thought Teaching Con Law Was Bad Before… ‘And if your syllabus causes you to sin, tear it apart and throw it away.’ The post New Utah Law Lets Students Skip Content They Don’t Believe In. And You Thought Teaching Con Law Was Bad Before… a...
May 15, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Vladeck v. Adler on the Shadow Docket A discussion of the Supreme Court's "Shadow Docket" on the We the People Podcast.
