Jul 15, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: July 15, 1819 7/15/1819: John Marshall publishes defense of McCulloch v. Maryland in the Alexandria Gazette under the pseudonym "A Friend of the… The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 15, 1819 appeared f...
Jul 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Reviews of "House of the Dragon" and "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" Catching up with developments in the cinematic Game of Thrones/House of Ice and Fire Universe.
Jul 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Some Thoughts on Law Professor Richard Epstein's Ideas for Fixing FIFA's Flawed Rulebook His proposal to limit the next-game consequences of yellow cards and red cards deserves serious attention. But his proposals for awarding two points for a run-of-play goal and only one for a PK is ...
Jul 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Did a "Minneapolis Effect" and Later De-Policing Cause Firearms Crimes to Spike in 2020? My essay on the topic collects the available empirical research. There is support for the theory that, as police across the nation pulled back from some forms of proactive policing after protests s...
Jul 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Libel Defendant Can't "Stroll into a Deposition, Pull a Jon Lovitz and Announce," … "'Yeah, I had no idea it was false. Yeah, that's right. Yeah,' then demand summary judgment because no one possesses contrary evidence from inside his head. That may be the ticket for comedy. It is...
Jul 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Slush Fund Update! I'm sure that readers are as anxious as I am to see how Todd Blanche explains this all away during his confirmation hearings.
Jul 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Stop Posting "Personal, Confidential, or Humiliating Information" About Your Ex, Influencer Is Ordered The Texas Court of Appeals just upheld the order.
Jul 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Political Defamation Case Can Go to Jury as to "Actual Malice" When Defendants' Couldn't Explain How They Arrived at Their Accusations From yesterday's decision in Grasso v. Mottl, decided by Justice Matthew Bertani, joined by Justices Linda Davenport and John Anderson:… The post Political Defamation Case Can Go to Jury as to "Act...
Jul 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy How Does The Supreme Court Caption Cases? The briefs in the transgender sports cases were styled as "By next friend" but the Court captioned the case as "By her next friend."
Jul 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: July 14, 1913 7/14/1913: President Gerald R. Ford's birthday. He would appoint Justice John Paul Stevens to the Supreme Court. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 14, 1913 appeared first on Reason.com.
Jul 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who Is Presenting a Credible Threat to Safety) U.S. v. Baxter, decided today by the Eighth Circuit, upheld a conviction for "possessing a firearm as an unlawful drug… The post Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (W...
Jul 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Reminder: Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshop We've already received several submissions, but you can submit until August 16.
Jul 13, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual Rollenspielszenen: Ganzkörpertopflappen Wie schützt man sich vor Verbrennungen durch eine Miniatursonne?
Jul 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Tariff Refund Update Important progress has been made on repaying illegally collected tariffs. But serious problems remain, including some caused by the Trump Administration's efforts to keep some of the illegally coll...
Jul 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Muslim College Instructor's First Amendment Retaliation / Title VII Claim Can Go Forward From Judge Donald Middlebrooks (S.D. Fla.) in Ahmed v. Dist. Bd. of Trs. for Indian River State Coll., decided June… The post Muslim College Instructor's First Amendment Retaliation / Title VII Cla...
Jul 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy How to Avoid Annoying Your Judge with Your Sealing Requests Among other things, "Don't do things that shift work from lawyer to judge."
Jul 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy He Who "Would Be a Great Lawyer" "Must First Consent to Become a Great Drudge" A nice line from Daniel Webster, quoted by Judge Joshua Wolson (E.D. Pa.) July 8 in Estate of Funkhouser v. Delaware… The post He Who "Would Be a Great Lawyer" "Must First Consent to Become a Great...
Jul 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Congratulations To Kirill Muzyka, Repeat Chief Justice of FantasySCOTUS for OT 2025 The October 2025 Term of FantasySCOTUS finally came to a close. On the whole, this term was a one of… The post Congratulations To Kirill Muzyka, Repeat Chief Justice of FantasySCOTUS for OT 2025 ap...
