Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "Are LLMs Stifling Political Speech? An Assessment of How AI Models Protect Free Expression" A new report from Meta's Oversight Board.
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal Financial surveillance, impaired contracts, and games of gotcha.
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Helpful Judges A footnote from today's D.C. Circuit opinion by Judge Justin Walker in U.S. v. Littlejohn; the underlying issue was whether… The post Helpful Judges appeared first on Reason.com.
Jul 17, 2026 from Above the Law Veteran GOP Election Lawyer Still Has One Problem With Trump’s 2020 Claims: The Evidence Ben Ginsberg says years later, the proof Trump keeps promising still hasn't materialized. The post Veteran GOP Election Lawyer Still Has One Problem With Trump’s 2020 Claims: The Evidence appeared ...
Jul 17, 2026 from Above the Law Litigants Ask To Check Reflecting Pool For ‘Sabotage’ Before the saboteur in chief covers it with water. The post Litigants Ask To Check Reflecting Pool For ‘Sabotage’ appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Judge Faults Federal Government Lawyer for Apparent AI Hallucination From Judge Hala Jarbou (W.D. Mich.) yesterday in Daghra v. Hinkley: Petitioner, a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee,… The post Judge Faults Federal Government Lawyer for Ap...
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy My New Boston Globe Article on Trump's Bogus Election Fraud Claims It explains why Trump is wrong and how federalism can help counter his efforts to subvert the 2026 midterm elections.
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Pentagon Journalist Escort Requirement Can Continue Pending D.C. Circuit Decision From yesterday's decision in N.Y. Times Co. v. U.S. Dep't of Defense, by Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson and Patricia Millett,… The post Pentagon Journalist Escort Requirement Can Continue Pending D...
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Rejects Claim That Allowing Allegedly Biologically Male Student in Girls' Restroom Violates Equal Protection Clause and Title IX From F.F. v. Valley View Comm. Unit School Dist. 365U, decided Monday by Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman (N.D. Ill.): Plaintiff… The post Court Rejects Claim That Allowing Allegedly Biologically Male ...
Jul 17, 2026 from Above the Law What Lawyers Really Need To Know About Marketing Advice for lawyers at every stage of their career. The post What Lawyers Really Need To Know About Marketing appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy D.C. Circuit Upholds 5-Year Sentence for Leaker of Trump's and Others' Tax Returns From U.S. v. Littlejohn, decided today by D.C. Circuit Judge Justin Walker, joined by Judges Neomi Rao and Judith Rogers:… The post D.C. Circuit Upholds 5-Year Sentence for Leaker of Trump's and Ot...
Jul 17, 2026 from Above the Law Things Are Heating Up At This Newly Merged Global Megafirm — Literally New megafirm sends London lawyers home after its air conditioning gives out during a heatwave. The post Things Are Heating Up At This Newly Merged Global Megafirm — Literally appeared first on Abov...
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy My New Jotwell Review of Anna Law's Book "Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship" The book is an important new account of the early constitutional and political history of American migration policy.
Jul 17, 2026 from Above the Law DOJ Cites Fake Case To Keep Man Locked Up By ICE, Judge Declines To Do Anything About It Judge spent two-thirds of her order explaining why fake citations are unacceptable, then shrugs off holding anyone accountable. The post DOJ Cites Fake Case To Keep Man Locked Up By ICE, Judge Decl...
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Journal of Free Speech Law: "A Cure Worse than the Disease: Why the EU's Proposal to Criminalize Hate Speech Violates Freedom of Expression—and Won't Reduce Intolerance or Extremism," by Jacob Mchangama & Natalie Alkiviadou The article is here; the Introduction: In Germany, an artist and activist was arrested multiple times, once for wearing a… The post Journal of Free Speech Law: "A Cure Worse than the Disease: Why t...
Jul 17, 2026 from Above the Law Lawyers Should Spend More Time Studying Legal History Many underlying challenges have remained remarkably similar from one generation to the next. The post Lawyers Should Spend More Time Studying Legal History appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 17, 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.
Jul 17, 2026 from Above the Law Writers Guild Of America Also Sues Paramount, Citing Looming Merger Layoff Bloodbath From the do-not-pass-go,-do-not-collect-$200 dept The post Writers Guild Of America Also Sues Paramount, Citing Looming Merger Layoff Bloodbath appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Justice Kagan Says Don't Call It the "Shadow Docket" Justice Kagan tells Congress she prefers to call it the "emergency docket."
Jul 17, 2026 from Above the Law Morning Docket: 07.17.26 * Last night, Trump delivered a speech ostensibly about election security, but it was mostly a commercial for the 25th Amendment. [Election Law Blog] * Madison Square Garden sues WIRED over article...
