May 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy The Major Questions Doctrine Constrains Presidential Power Over Elections It limits executive power grabs in this field, as well as others.
May 01, 2026 from Above the Law Plaintiffs’ Firms Are Calling Biglaw’s Bluff When It Comes To Hiring Talented Law School Grads As plaintiffs' firms bulk up, they're willing to pay, and promising a different kind of payoff. The post Plaintiffs’ Firms Are Calling Biglaw’s Bluff When It Comes To Hiring Talented Law School Gra...
May 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Trump's Iran War Continues to Violate the Constitution - and Now Also the War Powers Act of 1973 The administration is wrong to claim that the 60-day time limit in the Act is "stops" due to the ongoing ceasefire.
May 01, 2026 from Above the Law Trump U.S. Attorney Pick May Lack Trial Experience, But Was January 6 Protestor! The administration isn't even trying to seek out competence. The post Trump U.S. Attorney Pick May Lack Trial Experience, But Was January 6 Protestor! appeared first on Above the Law.
May 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal Smart meters, bad metaphors, and the color of state law
May 01, 2026 from Above the Law Law Student Fights To Protect Voter Privacy Rights In Jeopardy You'll never guess who! The post Law Student Fights To Protect Voter Privacy Rights In Jeopardy appeared first on Above the Law.
May 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "Gaslighting" Isn't "Abuse" for Child Custody Law Purposes So holds an Oregon appellate court.
May 01, 2026 from Above the Law Alina Habba Exonerates Comey. But Not On Purpose. And gets dunked on by the ladies at The View. The post Alina Habba Exonerates Comey. But Not On Purpose. appeared first on Above the Law.
May 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Gov. Newsom's Defamation Lawsuit Against Fox News Over "Gavin Lied About Trump's Call" Claim Can Go Forward An excerpt from Delaware Superior Court Judge Sean Lugg's 42-page opinion yesterday in Newsom v. Fox News Network, LLC: In… The post Gov. Newsom's Defamation Lawsuit Against Fox News Over "Gavin Li...
May 01, 2026 from Above the Law Donald Trump Wants Everyone (But Him) To Respect The Supreme Court’s Legitimacy The Court just gutted the Voting Rights Act And Trump wants Hakeem Jeffries to apologize for noticing. The post Donald Trump Wants Everyone (But Him) To Respect The Supreme Court’s Legitimacy appea...
May 01, 2026 from Above the Law The Provocative Abramowitz Keynote And The Computer That Won’t Come On We need to focus on how GenAI works while neither oversimplifying it nor making it too complicated. The post The Provocative Abramowitz Keynote And The Computer That Won’t Come On appeared first on...
May 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Civitas Symposium on Justice Thomas and the Declaration of Independence A notable roster of center-right thinkers engages with Justice Thomas' recent lecture.
May 01, 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 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Zimmerman on "The President and the Universities" The first step in recovery is recognizing that you have a problem.
May 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Victims of Communism Day - 2026 May Day should be a day to honor victims of an ideology that took tens of millions of lives. But we should also be open to alternative dates if they can attract broad enough support.
May 01, 2026 from Above the Law Brendan Carr ‘Launches’ His Bogus FCC ‘Review’ Of ABC Broadcast Licenses And It’s Just Pathetic And Stupid From the weak-men-afraid-of-words dept The post Brendan Carr ‘Launches’ His Bogus FCC ‘Review’ Of ABC Broadcast Licenses And It’s Just Pathetic And Stupid appeared first on Above the Law.
May 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy United Arab Emirates Law and Maine Courts An interesting illustration of how American courts handle (correctly, I think) foreign marriages.
May 01, 2026 from Above the Law Morning Docket: 05.01.26 * Lawyer will stand trial over dog breeding facility break-in. Forget Fort Knox, try breaking into a place that's just wall to wall watchdogs. [ABA Journal] * Gavin Newsom's defamation suit against...
May 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy $800K Defamation Damages in "Israeli Spy" Allegations Against Consultant Involved in Examining Hunter Biden's Laptop See Monday's jury verdict, which awards $75K in compensatory damages plus $125K in punitive damages for each of two statements,… The post $800K Defamation Damages in "Israeli Spy" Allegations Again...
May 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: May 1, 1871 5/1/1871: Knox v. Lee decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 1, 1871 appeared first on Reason.com.
