Posts tagged "politics"

Sep 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Free Speech Unmuted: The Process Is The Punishment: ABC v. FCC with Stuart Benjamin

ABC is challenging the Federal Communications Commission, arguing that the agency is using its licensing authority to punish the network… The post Free Speech Unmuted: The Process Is The Punishment...

Sep 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

What About a "'Let's Go Brandon' Was a Hallucination in the First Place" Defense?

From De Ford v. Koutoulas, decided last month by Judge Paul Byron (M.D. Fla.) but just posted on Westlaw, which… The post What About a "'Let's Go Brandon' Was a Hallucination in the First Place" De...

Sep 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The Biggest Revelation In Recent NYT Expose Is Justice Scalia Wasn't Planning on Dying

Scalia made no plans for his papers.

Sep 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

New in Civitas Outlook: "The End Is Near for the American Bar Association"

"I played a small role in trying to stop the ABA’s collapse, which I have not previously discussed, but now wish to share."

Sep 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

School Can Control What Flags Schoolteachers Hang on Classroom Walls

A short excerpt from the longish Dole v. Connetquot Central School Dist., decided yesterday by Second Circuit Judge Alison Nathan,… The post School Can Control What Flags Schoolteachers Hang on Cla...

Sep 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Traditional Medical Licensing Requirements Don't Generally Violate First Amendment Rights of Doctors Providing Advice

So the Third Circuit held yesterday, though it left room for challenges to laws that make it too hard to get cross-licensed from one state to another.

Sep 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

No Second Amendment Right to Carry Gun on Your Government Job

From Tyson-Phipps v. Rubio, decided yesterday by Magistrate Judge Gabriel Gorenstein (S.D.N.Y.): [The Complaint] alleges that defendant's decision to discipline… The post No Second Amendment Right ...

Sep 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: September 1, 1823

9/1/1823: Justice Smith Thompson takes judicial oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 1, 1823 appeared first on Reason.com.

Sep 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Sep 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Making Sense Of The Chief Justice's Tango In The Ballroom Case

It was the Chief, and not KBJ, who was holding up the case. Was he trying to flip ACB's vote?

Aug 31, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Learned Hand's Reflections On His Professors

A favorite.

Aug 31, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Strictly Ballroom: Justice Kavanaugh Defeats Chief Justice Roberts

The Court rejects the D.C. Circuit's erroneous "aesthetic injury" standing precedents and the Chief can only wax about Churchill.

Aug 31, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Supreme Court Allows White House Ballroom Construction to Go Forward, at Least for Now

The majority didn't decide whether the construction violated federal law, only that plaintiffs' purely aesthetic interests didn't allow them to assert a federal claim.

Aug 31, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

RPG scene: Market forces

We are fighting against the no-so-invisible arms of the market.

Aug 31, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Startpage Search Engine Output Omitting Certain Search Results?

Startpage is a search engine that promotes itself as protecting user privacy; it gathers results via Google and Bing, but:… The post Startpage Search Engine Output Omitting Certain Search Results? ...

Aug 31, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Anti-SLAPP Law Doesn't Apply to Foreign Speech by Foreigners

The case is a decision by Judge Susan Illston (N.D. Cal.) Friday in Doe v. Deutsche Lufthansa AG (see also… The post Anti-SLAPP Law Doesn't Apply to Foreign Speech by Foreigners appeared first on R...

Aug 31, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Lawsuit Over Outing of Gay Saudi Residents by Lufthansa in Saudi Arabia Can Proceed

[1.] First, the facts from an earlier decision in Doe v. Deutsche Lufthansa AG: John Doe and Robert Roe are… The post Lawsuit Over Outing of Gay Saudi Residents by Lufthansa in Saudi Arabia Can Pro...

Aug 31, 2026 from The Jaxson

Warehouses of history: Jacksonville then and now

Jacksonville’s historic warehouses and industrial buildings tell the story of a city shaped by railroads, shipping, manufacturing and commerce. From coffee roasting plants and wholesale grocery war...

Aug 31, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: August 31, 1995

8/31/1995: Students at Santa Fe Independent School District voted to allow a student to say a prayer at football games.… The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 31, 1995 appeared first on R...

Aug 31, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?