Posts tagged "politics"

Feb 23, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Amazon Could Be Liable for Selling Product Used to Commit Suicide, Coupled with Promotion of a "Suicide Instruction Book"

From Thursday's Scott v. Amazon.com, Inc., decided by the Washington Supreme Court (opinion by Justice Helen Whitener); the lawsuit was… The post Amazon Could Be Liable for Selling Product Used to ...

Feb 23, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

2026 Church, State & Society Writing Competition for Law Students and Law Clerks

Passing this along, for readers who fit the criteria (or who know those who do): The Program on Church, State… The post 2026 Church, State & Society Writing Competition for Law Students and Law Cle...

Feb 23, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Diversity (the Civil Procedure Kind) and Self-Identification

"Courts cannot accept a model where an entity has a public-facing identity which it then renounces based on its behind-the-scenes activity."

Feb 23, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: February 23, 1905

2/23/1905: Lochner v. New York argued.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: February 23, 1905 appeared first on Reason.com.

Feb 23, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Feb 23, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

What About Nixon?

How many Presidents make a precedent?

Feb 23, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Justice Gorsuch's Campy Concurrence

Justice Gorsuch takes us on visit of Camp Barrett, Camp Kagan, Camp Kavanaugh, and Camp Thomas.

Feb 23, 2026 from The Jaxson

A walk through Walton County's Rosemary Beach

Founded in 1995 by Patrick D. Bienvenue, Rosemary Beach is a New Urbanism–inspired planned community located just west of Panama City Beach. Its design draws inspiration from the French Quarter in ...

Feb 22, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Learning Resources for Learning Resources

How to teach the tariffs case?

Feb 22, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Putting Trump's Backlash Against The Tariff Ruling In Context

In Learning Resources v. Trump, the Supreme Court invalidated President Trump's global tariffs by a 6-3 vote. Almost immediately, Trump… The post Putting Trump's Backlash Against The Tariff Ruling ...

Feb 22, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

A Conversation about the Endangerment Finding Rescission

A couple of lawyers and a couple of scribes discuss the legal challenges to come.

Feb 22, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: February 22, 2005

2/22/2005: Kelo v. City of New London argued.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: February 22, 2005 appeared first on Reason.com.

Feb 22, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Feb 22, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Annotating President Trump's Press Conference About The Tariffs Ruling

Much has been written about President Trump's press conference in the wake of Learning Resources. The Wall Street Journal Editorial… The post Annotating President Trump's Press Conference About The...

Feb 22, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

An Edited Version Of Learning Resources

I've finished reading the entire tariff decision, and editing it down for the Barnett/Blackman casebook.

Feb 22, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Andrew McCarthy on "Why Trump's Section 122 Tariffs Are Illegal"

The prominent conservative legal commentator outlines the case against Trump's latest tariff power grab.

Feb 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

A Puzzle about Learning Resources v. Trump

Why is the decision named what it is?

Feb 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Trump on the Supreme Court's Tariff Decision

It wasn't the Court's opinion that is an "embarrassment."

Feb 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

An MQD Receipt Justice Gorsuch Overlooked

Justices Kagan and Sotomayor have signed on to at least one opinion that expressly relied upon the major questions doctrine.

Feb 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

My New Atlantic Article About Our Win in the Tariff Case

It covers many issues raised by the decision.