Jul 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Rejects Lawsuit Alleging Religious Liberty Commission Isn't "Fairly Balanced" From Interfaith Alliance v. Trump, decided Monday by Judge John Cronan (S.D.N.Y.): [A.] [T]he Federal Advisory Committee Act ("FACA") …… The post Court Rejects Lawsuit Alleging Religious Liberty Co...
Jul 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Some Tentative Thoughts on Substack I launched my original blog on WordPress back in September 2009, shortly after I graduated law school. At the time,… The post Some Tentative Thoughts on Substack appeared first on Reason.com.
Jul 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy A Free-Exercise Challenge to NY's Medically Assisted-Suicide Law A group of Catholic healthcare providers has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to enjoin enforcement of New York's new Medical… The post A Free-Exercise Challenge to NY's Medically Assisted-Suicide L...
Jul 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy U Michigan Student Sues Alleging Wrongful Discipline for Unauthorized AI Use—But Can't Sue as a Jane Doe From Doe v. Regents of Univ. of Mich., decided yesterday by Judge Laurie Michelson (E.D. Mich.): Plaintiff, a student at… The post U Michigan Student Sues Alleging Wrongful Discipline for Unauthori...
Jul 29, 2026 from Above the Law Maryland Thought It Had A Bar Exam Disaster. Then Other States Happened. An hour-long software delay turned out to be one of the least severe tech failures of the NextGen bar exam rollout. The post Maryland Thought It Had A Bar Exam Disaster. Then Other States Happened....
Jul 29, 2026 from Above the Law Washington Just Called Off Its Entire Bar Exam Six hours of tech troubles, no questions answered, and a class of grads told to put their lives on hold until September. The post Washington Just Called Off Its Entire Bar Exam appeared first on Ab...
Jul 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Judge James C. Ho's Speech On "Judicial Courage" and Judicial Selection "Nobody actually reads what people have said and written. And that’s why mistakes are made. Because if nobody reads, then it’s not about who would do the job best. It’s about who wants the job most."
Jul 29, 2026 from Above the Law The California Bar Exam Was A Disaster, NCBE And Missouri: ‘Hold My Beer’ This post is about Missouri. There are other states suffering. The post The California Bar Exam Was A Disaster, NCBE And Missouri: ‘Hold My Beer’ appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: July 29, 1942 7/29/1942: Supreme Court hears oral argument in Ex Parte Quirin. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 29, 1942 appeared first on Reason.com.
Jul 28, 2026 from Above the Law More Summer Bonus Action — See Also Another Day, Another Summer Bonus: Yet another firm is rewarding its associates with more money. The Biggest Sharks In Biglaw: But which law schools do all of these sharks come from? Find out here....
Jul 28, 2026 from Above the Law The Dems Helping Donald Trump Load Up The Federal Bench You know, doing nothing *was* an option. The post The Dems Helping Donald Trump Load Up The Federal Bench appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 28, 2026 from Above the Law Selling The Skinny With the threats from compounders and generics mostly contained, we can take a look at the latest piece of GLP-1 news. The post Selling The Skinny appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 28, 2026 from Above the Law Neil Gorsuch Says He Trusts Sonia Sotomayor’s Motives, Even If He Rejects Her Legal Views Gorsuch says his friendship with Sotomayor proves profound disagreement doesn't require personal animosity. The post Neil Gorsuch Says He Trusts Sonia Sotomayor’s Motives, Even If He Rejects Her Le...
Jul 28, 2026 from Above the Law Trump Fails To File Promised Birthright Citizenship Rehearing Before Deadline Shocking! The post Trump Fails To File Promised Birthright Citizenship Rehearing Before Deadline appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Updating The Wall of Receipts For President Trump's Three Appointees How have Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett voted over the past year on the interim and certiorari dockets?
Jul 28, 2026 from Above the Law DHS General Counsel Names Four Federal Judges ‘Worst Of The Worst’ As Threats Against Judiciary Hit 564 The general counsel who told the Senate his role was 'limited' has started publishing a target list. The post DHS General Counsel Names Four Federal Judges ‘Worst Of The Worst’ As Threats Against J...
Jul 28, 2026 from Above the Law Todd Blanche’s Confirmation Is Being Held Up By… Todd Blanche Two Republican senators want the slush fund killed in writing. Blanche testified it was dead, so writing it down shouldn't be hard. And yet... The post Todd Blanche’s Confirmation Is Being Held Up ...
Jul 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Lawsuit Over Social Media Allegations of Hair Accessory Design Theft (with a Race Dimension) Can Go Forward A sample allegation: "[T]his was orchestrated because at this point, you fucking know that this was not an original idea. You know that it was stolen from a black creator, and you are still doing b...
Jul 28, 2026 from Above the Law Where Biglaw Gets Its Lawyers: An ATL Infographic In honor of Shark Week, here’s a deep dive into the sources of associates for five top law firms. The post Where Biglaw Gets Its Lawyers: An ATL Infographic appeared first on Above the Law.