May 09, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: May 9, 1974 5/9/1974: Resolution to impeach President Nixon introduced in the House of Representatives. On 7/24/1974, the Supreme Court would decide U.S.… The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 9, 1974 a...
May 09, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Three Investitures in Two Days Congratulations to Justices Sullivan and Hawkins of the Supreme Court of Texas and Judge Taibleson of the Seventh Circuit.
May 08, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Alvin Roth on Organ Markets Roth explains why legalizing kidney sales can save lives.
May 08, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal A late-night knock at the door, unregistered silencers, and a prison-drone conspiracy.
May 08, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy The Declaration and Civic Friendship [This post is excerpted from the new book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America (Avid Reader Press/Simon… The post The Declaration and Civic Friendship appeared first...
May 08, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Virginia Supreme Court Voids Virginia Gerrymander The extreme partisan gerrymander of Virginia's congressional districts will not go into effect after all.
May 08, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy The Mifepristone Briefs Are In, But One Dog Did Not (Yet) Bark It appears the Supreme Court will decide the fate of telemedicine prescriptions for mifepristone without the benefit of an FDA filing.
May 08, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy What Can Be Done To Stop Campus Disruptions? Judge Ho draws a direct line between Yale and UCLA.
May 08, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: May 8, 1884 5/8/1884: President Harry S. Truman's birthday. He would make four appointments to the Supreme Court: Chief Justice Vinson, and Justices… The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 8, 1884 appear...
May 08, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Let's Talk about Neal Katyal's TED Talk He takes a shot at Michael McConnell as "that guy" and compares the Court's questions to Harvey AI.
May 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy US Court of International Trade Rules Against Trump's Section 122 Tariffs The 2-1 decision concludes Trump's massive new tariffs are illegal because there is no "balance of payments deficit" of the kind needed to authorize them.
May 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Important Takings Challenge to Los Angeles Historic Preservation Law "Monument" Designation Historic preservation laws often violate constituitonal property rights, and block construction of new housing.
May 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy How the Declaration of Independence Captured American Hearts and Minds [This post is excerpted from the new book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America (Avid Reader Press/Simon… The post How the Declaration of Independence Captured Americ...
May 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: May 7, 1873 5/7/1873: Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase died. One month earlier, he dissented in the Slaughter-House Cases, and was the lone dissenter in Bradwell… The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 7, 1...
May 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Second Amendment Roundup: A Tale of Two Waiting Periods The First and Tenth Circuits conflict on whether “cooling-off” periods violate the text of the Second Amendment.
May 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Dismisses Matt Taibbi's Defamation Lawsuit Over "Owned: How Tech Billionaires Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left" From Taibbi v. Higgins, decided yesterday by Judge George Daniels (S.D.N.Y.): This action centers around Owned: How Tech Billionaires Bought… The post Court Dismisses Matt Taibbi's Defamation Lawsu...
May 06, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual Rollenspielszenen: Bassbombe Auf uns soll ein false-flag-Anschlag verübt werden. Mit einer Bombe. Aber wo genau ist die Bombe?