Sep 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Upholds $7.85M Verdict for Employees Fired for Refusing to Get COVID-19 Vaccine An excerpt from the long opinion today in Lewis-Williams v. S.F. Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., decided by Judge Ryan… The post Court Upholds $7.85M Verdict for Employees Fired for Refusing to Get C...
Sep 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal Backup groomsmen, weak sauce, and interment camps.
Sep 11, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual Antiquiertes HTML Ich habe einen Blogpost gefunden, in dem HTML-Gebilde zu sehen sind, die man heute nicht mehr so sieht, bzw. die nicht mehr gültig sind.
Sep 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Journal of Free Speech Law: "The Government Speech Doctrine Goes to School," by Heidi Kitrosser Part of a Knight First Amendment Institute Symposium on Managing Government Employee Speech in a Democracy, which the Journal is publishing.
Sep 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Restriction on K-12 Teaching of Certain Race/Sex-Related "Concepts" Not Unconstitutionally Vague So the Tenth Circuit held Wednesday, in Black Emergency Response Team v. Drummond; a short excerpt from the opinion, by… The post Restriction on K-12 Teaching of Certain Race/Sex-Related "Concepts"...
Sep 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy DC Circuit Rejects Energy Department's Claim of "Emergency" Authority to Order Coal Plant to Remain Open A potentially significant rebuke of one of the more controversial and unusual elements of the Trump Administration's energy policy.
Sep 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "AI Agents Are Now Emailing Me with Their Security Concerns," Writes Security Expert Bruce Schneier From his post last week: I received the two emails below earlier in the month. They're vaguely coherent. I suppose… The post "AI Agents Are Now Emailing Me with Their Security Concerns," Writes Sec...
Sep 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Remember: The "S" in "Artificial Intelligence" Stands for Safety The post Remember: The "S" in "Artificial Intelligence" Stands for Safety appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Sep 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Links to writings about the 9/11 attack and its aftermath, and the ongoing issues of the proliferation of dangerous emergency powers, and protecting Aghans who fled the Taliban.
Sep 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "A Pardon Cannot … Change the Underlying Facts and Truth" for Purposes of a Defamation Action From DeBarros v. Pedbereznak, decided last Friday by Connecticut Superior Court Judge John Cordani: The plaintiff in this matter, Jonathan… The post "A Pardon Cannot … Change the Underlying Facts a...
Sep 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Allows Maryland Rabbi (and Apparently Congregation's Volunteer Security Guards) Right to Carry Guns in Synagogue An Montgomery County ordinance bans all carrying of guns at places of worship (except by security guards licensed to carry… The post Court Allows Maryland Rabbi (and Apparently Congregation's Volun...
Sep 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy 9/11/2001 in Staten Island, New York My annual remembrance of September 11, 2011.
Sep 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy The Supreme Law Without 9/11 In my new Civitas Essay, I discussed how our present legal order stems from the events of 9/11. Here, I… The post The Supreme Law Without 9/11 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Sep 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy New in Civitas Outlook: The Supreme Law: A Quarter Century after 9/11 "But for September 11, 2001, and the events that followed, constitutional law likely would be unrecognizable today."
Sep 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "The Why of Public Access to Judicial Records in Civil Cases" An excellent article by media lawyers Steve Zansberg and Michael Beylkin.
Sep 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy President Trump Is Bold, Brave, and Right on the Iran War He defied almost all his advisors, including Vice President J.D. Vance, and has done all the right things on the Iran War.
Sep 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: September 11, 1958 9/11/1958: Cooper v. Aaron is argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 11, 1958 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Sep 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy The Contempt Judgment From Missouri The Secretary of State was subject to dueling injunctions from state and federal court. It was a lose-lose.
Sep 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Marijuana Contracts Are Not Enforceable in Federal Court Just because marijuana is legal under state law does not mean marijuana is legal -- a useful reminder.