May 04, 2026 from Above the Law Morning Docket: 05.04.26 * Todd Blanche hands Jim Comey selective prosecution gift, explaining on TV that the DOJ won't prosecute other "86" speakers. [ABC News] * 8647 prosecutor who botched legal theory in indictment is ...
May 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Just "Felonious Peccadillos"; I'm "Overqualified for Oklahoma"; Bar Association, "Bring It on Bitch": Surprisingly Ineffective in Fighting Disbarment Some excerpts from the long opinion in State ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. Barlean, decided Tuesday by the Oklahoma… The post Just "Felonious Peccadillos"; I'm "Overqualified for Oklahoma"; Bar Ass...
May 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Posting Video of 10-Year-Old Hockey Player's "Tantrum" Isn't Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress In Mufarreh v. Google, Inc., decided Friday by the Illinois Appellate Court (Justice Raymond Mitchell, joined by Justices Sharon Oden-Johnson… The post Posting Video of 10-Year-Old Hockey Player's ...
May 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: May 4, 1942 5/4/1942: Wickard v. Filburn argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 4, 1942 appeared first on Reason.com.
May 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Mifepristone Returns to the Shadow Docket Drug makers seek interim relief after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit blocks FDA rule allowing mifepristone prescriptions via telemedicine.
May 03, 2026 from Above the Law Accidentally Filing A Draft Motion Might Be The Least Embarrassing DOJ Story Of The Week — See Generally Tell Me The DOJ Didn't Check The Filing Without Telling Me: Justice Department files motion complete with giant "DRAFT" watermark on every page. Cracker jack lawyering! Somehow This Wasn't The Most...
May 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Our Coblogger Stewart Baker Has Died It grieves me to report that our coblogger, and my friend, Stewart Baker died suddenly a few days ago at… The post Our Coblogger Stewart Baker Has Died appeared first on Reason.com.
May 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "Martial Home" I expect I've been in some, given the arsenals that I expect some of my friends maintain. Just ran across the… The post "Martial Home" appeared first on Reason.com.
May 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Jacob Mchangama & Jeff Kosseff Guest-Blogging About "The Future of Free Speech: Reversing the Global Decline of Democracy's Most Essential Freedom" I'm delighted to report that Profs. Jacob Mchangama (Vanderbilt) & Jeff Kosseff (Naval Academy, moving this year to Minnesota) will… The post Jacob Mchangama & Jeff Kosseff Guest-Blogging About "Th...
May 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Recent Books on the Constitution My seminar picks for 2026 (and every year since 2005)
May 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "Punctuation Matters. At the Heart of This Case Is the Placement of a Comma" From Remus Enterprises 1, LLC v. Breece, decided Thursday by the D.C. Court of Appeals (Judge Shanker, joined by Judges… The post "Punctuation Matters. At the Heart of This Case Is the Placement of...
May 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: May 3, 1802 5/3/1802: Washington D.C. incorporated as the capital of the United States. Article I, Section 8 empowers Congress to "To exercise… The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 3, 1802 appeared fir...
May 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy How European Libertarians Differ From American Ones As I saw at a recent conference, the two groups are similar in many ways. But there are a few notable differences.
May 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Upholds Ban on Military Retirement Home Residents' Wearing Political Clothing in Public Spaces The Court has in the past upheld restrictions on political activity (such as candidate speeches) on military bases, see Greer… The post Court Upholds Ban on Military Retirement Home Residents' Wear...
May 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "Multi-Figure Verdicts" I am certain that this claim is accurate.
May 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Finds AI Hallucinations in Filing by Former State Senate Candidate From Jimenez-Fogarty v. Fogarty, decided Wednesday by Magistrate Gabriel W. Gorenstein (S.D.N.Y.); Lindsay had run for the N.Y. State Senate… The post Court Finds AI Hallucinations in Filing by For...
May 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: May 2, 1927 5/2/1927: Buck v. Bell decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 2, 1927 appeared first on Reason.com.
