Posts tagged "politics"

Apr 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

D.C. Circuit Opinion About the No Fly List

An excerpt from D.C. Circuit Judge Cornelia Pillard, joined by Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson and J. Michelle Childs in today's… The post D.C. Circuit Opinion About the No Fly List appeared first o...

Apr 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

D.C. Circuit (2-1): Contempt Proceedings Regarding Tren de Aragua Deportations "Are a Clear Abuse of Discretion"

Some short excerpts from the 35K words of opinions in the very long In re Trump, decided today by the… The post D.C. Circuit (2-1): Contempt Proceedings Regarding Tren de Aragua Deportations "Are a...

Apr 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Workers' Comp Claim for "Exacerbation of Severe Mental Illness Due to Exposure of a Racially Insensitive Wooden Item"

"[S]he was told that a Mammy doll which depicts slavery was in the garage of the building where they worked.... [W]hen she saw the doll she was overcome with emotions because it was so humiliating....

Apr 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Court Upholds Order Barring Man from Naming Three School Officials in Social Media Posts

The officials alleged that he had "sent repeated harassing and threatening emails" to them, and the trial court issued a… The post Court Upholds Order Barring Man from Naming Three School Officials...

Apr 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Seventh Circuit Reaffirms: No Pseudonymity in Title IX Suits Claiming Wrongful Discipline

Many other courts do generally allow pseudonymity in those particular cases, but the Seventh Circuit disagrees.

Apr 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

New in Civitas Outlook: Trump Refights the "War" That Congress and the Burger Court "Waged" Against President Nixon's Tapes

"OLC's opinion will frustrate, rather than extend, the dangerous cycle of presidential lawfare."

Apr 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

California Law Restricts Naming Abortion/Gender-Affirming Care Providers/Patients (+ Soon Immigration Support Services Providers?) …

online, after they send a demand that they not be named (and declare that there has been an online-naming-related threat or incitement against them by someone else).

Apr 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Enough with the Piano!

From Lupton v. Kardash, decided Thursday by the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (Judges Keith K. Hiraoka, Clyde J. Wadsworth,… The post Enough with the Piano! appeared first on Reason.com.

Apr 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: April 14, 1873

4/14/1873: The Slaughter-House Cases argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 14, 1873 appeared first on Reason.com.

Apr 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

A Narrow Resolution on Geofence Warrants?: A Thought on Chatrie

The first in a series.

Apr 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Apr 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Apr 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Court Orders OpenAI to Cut off (for 3 Weeks) ChatGPT Access by Mentally Ill and Dangerous User

Could a court likewise order, say, Gmail to cut off a person's access to his Gmail account, if there's reason to think the person has misused that account for criminal purposes? Does it matter that...

Apr 13, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Feedbackemails

Ich habe jetzt Links für Kommentare per Email in diesem Blog. Meine Emailadresse habe ich mit einer simplen, aber anscheinend effektiven Methode für scraper unkenntlich gemacht.

Apr 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Iran, Pseudonymity, and Risk of Harm

From Chief Judge James Boasberg (D.D.C.) today in John "Farshid Do" v. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: Plaintiff is a naturalized… The post Iran, Pseudonymity, and Risk of Harm appeared first on...

Apr 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Team Two Spaces

From the Standing Order in civil cases issued by Judge Ana Reyes (D.D.C.) The Court is mindful of the raging… The post Team Two Spaces appeared first on Reason.com.

Apr 13, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Phishing

Ein Professor der RUB schickt mir plötzlich eine Email. Hmm…

Apr 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Rupe Debate: Judging the Supreme Court's Emergency Docket

Adler v. Shugerman on the Supreme Court's handling of separation of powers concerns on the "shadow docket."

Apr 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

President Trump's Libel Lawsuit Over Wall Street Journal Article on Epstein's Birthday Letters Dismissed

The court concludes that Trump hadn't adequately alleged facts that would support a finding that the defendants knew the article was false (or were reckless about the prospect); Trump has an opport...

Apr 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Why the Pseudonymity in Doe v. OpenAI?

I posted this morning about Doe v. OpenAI, the interesting and important lawsuit that alleges that "[d]riven by a ChatGPT-fueled… The post Why the Pseudonymity in Doe v. OpenAI? appeared first on R...