Aug 18, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy The East Wing and Justice Breyer's Concurrence in Van Orden v. Perry A court-ordered demolition of a White House national security facility, broadcast to the entire world, would be a Rubicon that should not be crossed.
Aug 18, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy New in Civitas: Curtail the Cult of Judicial Celebrity Another reform without changing the composition or jurisdiction of the Court.
Aug 18, 2026 from Above the Law Morning Docket: 08.18.26 * Law firms secure big revenue gains in the first half of 2026... and yet those raises are still mostly on hold. [Law360] * Penn State frat caught running massive cocaine ring. The school is proud ...
Aug 18, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Make Congress Legislate Again There are better ways to encourage more regular lawmaking than abolishing the filibuster.
Aug 18, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "Comma Mischief from the Florida District Court of Appeal" Blog readers know that I'm interested in legal language, and that includes punctuation (see, e.g., "Punctuation Matters. At the Heart… The post "Comma Mischief from the Florida District Court of Ap...
Aug 18, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: August 18, 1920 8/18/1920: The Nineteenth Amendment is ratified. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 18, 1920 appeared first on Reason.com.
Aug 18, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Did The ACLU Make A Mistake By Seeking Certiorari in the Texas Ten Commandments Case? There may have been some wisdom in letting the red states post the document on the wall, but leaving old precedents in place.
Aug 17, 2026 from Above the Law Karmic Turnaround For Disbarred Lawyer — See Also Mental Health Quip Ends With Mental Health Eval: After mocking a former colleague's mental health, disciplinary authorities say disbarred lawyer needs a psych review. Sigal Chattah's Federal Prosec...
Aug 17, 2026 from Above the Law The Justice’s Name Came Off The Door, But The Biglaw Firm Is Still A Powerhouse. Abe Fortas co-founded one of Washington's biggest firms. The post The Justice’s Name Came Off The Door, But The Biglaw Firm Is Still A Powerhouse. appeared first on Above the Law.
Aug 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Second Circuit Joins Courts That Recognize First Amendment "Right to Record Law Enforcement Activity in Public" From today's decision in Massimino v. Benoit, written by Judge Myrna Pérez and joined by Sarah Merriam: We begin by… The post Second Circuit Joins Courts That Recognize First Amendment "Right to Re...
Aug 17, 2026 from Above the Law The Catering Caper: A Loaf On The Move That's a guilty conscience for you, huh? The post The Catering Caper: A Loaf On The Move appeared first on Above the Law.
Aug 17, 2026 from Above the Law Dharshi Harindra Is Right: AI Doesn’t Replace Judgment. It Exposes It. Speed without judgment is not a competitive advantage. The post Dharshi Harindra Is Right: AI Doesn’t Replace Judgment. It Exposes It. appeared first on Above the Law.
Aug 17, 2026 from Above the Law Even Trump’s Own Judges Agree: Sigal Chattah Isn’t A Real U.S. Attorney Turns out reading the Federal Vacancies Reform Act isn't a partisan act. The post Even Trump’s Own Judges Agree: Sigal Chattah Isn’t A Real U.S. Attorney appeared first on Above the Law.
Aug 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Trump Administration Announces New "Hacking Back" Program But does it legalize hacking under the CFAA?
Aug 17, 2026 from Above the Law Lawyer Disbarred After Suggesting Colleague Be Sent To ‘Mental Asylum’ In fairness, that's not all. The post Lawyer Disbarred After Suggesting Colleague Be Sent To ‘Mental Asylum’ appeared first on Above the Law.
Aug 17, 2026 from Above the Law Justice Clarence Thomas Says He’s Not Welcome At Stanford Law, But The School Says Otherwise Thomas says Stanford Law is among the places where conservatives aren’t welcome. Stanford would apparently be happy to prove him wrong. The post Justice Clarence Thomas Says He’s Not Welcome At Sta...
Aug 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy How To Teach Trump v. Barbara? The Barnett/Blackman casebook split up the case into six excerpts that stretch across sixty pages that can be taught in two classes.
Aug 17, 2026 from Above the Law Supreme Court Kills Trump’s E. Jean Carroll Rehearing Request Trump's lawyers claimed they had the concepts of a plan for winning the case. The justices were not impressed. The post Supreme Court Kills Trump’s E. Jean Carroll Rehearing Request appeared first ...
Aug 17, 2026 from Above the Law A Tribute, Or A Tactic? The Lindsay Clancy Prosecutor’s Hair Bows Could Backfire A prosecutor's job is to put on the evidence, not to accessorize it. The post A Tribute, Or A Tactic? The Lindsay Clancy Prosecutor’s Hair Bows Could Backfire appeared first on Above the Law.
