Jun 29, 2026 from Above the Law Legal Ethics Roundup: Legal Ethics In Berlin, 101 Judges Seek Blanche NY Bar Investigation, Activists’ Legal Fees Paid By Feds, Bolton Pleads Guilty, Law Deans Drive Innovation & More Your tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics, with University of Houston law professor Renee Knake Jefferson. The post Legal Ethics Roundup: Legal Ethics In Berlin, 101 Judges Seek...
Jun 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Will Hear Parental Rights Case Related to Minors Seeking "Gender-Affirming Treatment" The Question Presented from the petition, which the Court just granted: The "interest of parents in the care, custody, and… The post Court Will Hear Parental Rights Case Related to Minors Seeking "...
Jun 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Recap of Today's Opinions and Predictions For The Final Four Cases My predictions from last Thursday panned out well. The Chief Justice wrote the majority opinion in both Cook and Slaughter. There… The post Recap of Today's Opinions and Predictions For The Final F...
Jun 29, 2026 from Above the Law Legal AI And The ‘New And Improved Detergent’ Problem Thomson Reuters made significant advances to CoCounsel... but it's hard to explain. The post Legal AI And The ‘New And Improved Detergent’ Problem appeared first on Above the Law.
Jun 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Supreme Court Ends Agency "Independence," Save for the Federal Reserve As expected, the Supreme Court overturns Humphrey's Executor, but reaffirms the independence of the Federal Reserve.
Jun 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Still Just Two Votes (No Evidence of More) for Overruling "Actual Malice" Test in Defamation Cases From today's dissent from the denial of certiorari in Dershowitz v. CNN, Inc., written by Justice Thomas, joined by Justice… The post Still Just Two Votes (No Evidence of More) for Overruling "Actu...
Jun 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Congratulations to Orin Kerr, Whose Amicus Brief Was Twice Cited by the Court Today in Chatrie v. U.S. The opinions are here. The post Congratulations to Orin Kerr, Whose Amicus Brief Was Twice Cited by the Court Today in Chatrie v. U.S. appeared first on Reason.com.
Jun 29, 2026 from Above the Law New Bill Led By Democrats Aims To Cap Medicare Out-Of-Pocket Costs The Medicare Cost Cap Act seeks to create a $5,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs for traditional Medicare beneficiaries. The post New Bill Led By Democrats Aims To Cap Medicare Out-Of-Pocket Costs app...
Jun 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Christian Flight Attendants' Religious Discrimination Case Against Union Can Go Forward As I noted this morning, on Wednesday the Ninth Circuit allowed a religious discrimination claim against Alaska Airlines to go… The post Christian Flight Attendants' Religious Discrimination Case A...
Jun 29, 2026 from Above the Law Morning Docket: 06.29.26 * Supreme Court building extensive police force to further insulate their echo chamber. But don't worry, these new cops will still dutifully fail to finger Sam Alito for leaking opinions. [Politico...
Jun 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy A New Name for ENRD at the Department of Justice The division will be renamed the "Energy and Natural Resources Division."
Jun 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Should the Clergy-Penitent Privilege Be Abolished in Child Sexual Abuse Cases? My new law review article defends long-standing principles: The privilege is not only constitutionally required, but it also helps to protect abuse victims by bringing sexual abuse to light.
Jun 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "Employees Actually Do Not Have the Right to Believe That LGBTQ Rights Are 'Immoral'" The Ninth Circuit allows a religious discrimination claim against Alaska Airlines to go forward, based on its firing of Christian flight attendants who objected on a company-run intranet to the com...
Jun 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Follow-On Libel Case Stemming from President Trump's 2023 N.Y. Civil Fraud Trial Thrown Out From Friday's opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Fredin v. Klasfeld (the opinion doesn't… The post Follow-On Libel Case Stemming from President Trump's 2023 N.Y. Civil ...
Jun 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: June 29, 1992 6/29/1992: Planned Parenthood v. Casey is decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: June 29, 1992 appeared first on Reason.com.
Jun 29, 2026 from Above the Law Sam Alito Complains That Dog Ate His Homework — See Generally Sam Alito Huffed That He Totally Could've Made Better Arguments (Spoiler: He Could Not Have): Alito broke protocol at the Supreme Court this week to whine from the bench that Sotomayor's dissent ma...
Jun 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: June 28, 2010 6/28/2010: McDonald v. City of Chicago is decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: June 28, 2010 appeared first on Reason.com.