Posts tagged "politics"

Aug 30, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

New York Times Recycles Same Old Story About Northern District of Texas

Yet the article inexplicably makes no mention of judge shopping in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Aug 30, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

What J.D. Vance Gets Wrong About Hamilton (and Markets and Milton Friedman)

The Vice President's argument for more governmental intervention in the economy is based upon a morass of misunderstandings.

Aug 30, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Die Siedler

Ich habe einen Artikel entdeckt, der jetzt, im Jahr 2026, ein Spiel aus meiner Kindheit (aus 1998) lobt.

Aug 30, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

An Actual SCOTUS Nightmare

Recently, Justice Jackson warned about a "Kafkaesque nightmare" at the Supreme Court. Well, I had my own.

Aug 30, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: August 30, 1967

8/30/1967: Justice Thurgood Marshall takes the oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 30, 1967 appeared first on Reason.com.

Aug 30, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

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Aug 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

First Amendment Broadly Protects Against Speech-Based Deportation of Noncitizens, Court Rules

Some short excerpts from the >35K-word decision by Judge Noël Wise (N.D. Cal.) in Stanford Daily Pub. Corp. v. Rubio:… The post First Amendment Broadly Protects Against Speech-Based Deportation of ...

Aug 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Federal Court Rules Speech-Based Deportations Violate the First Amendment

The decision goes further than other similar recent rulings.

Aug 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: August 29, 1967

8/29/1967: Justice Neil Gorsuch's birthday.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 29, 1967 appeared first on Reason.com.

Aug 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

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Aug 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Federal Judge Concludes Then-Candidate Trump's Attempt to Remove N.Y. Hush Money Non-Reporting Prosecution to Federal Court Came Too Late

From the long opinion today by Judge Alvin Hellerstein (S.D.N.Y.) in People v. Trump: Defendant Donald J. Trump, President of… The post Federal Judge Concludes Then-Candidate Trump's Attempt to Rem...

Aug 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The Fourth Amendment and Laws Requiring Video Recording Inside Stores

A new Ninth Circuit ruling raises a number of hard issues.

Aug 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Fabricated identities, fictitious daycares, and made-up laws.

Aug 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"This Case Begins with a Viral Video" (and Goes on to Involve "the Anti-Doxing League")

From today's decision by Judge Kyle Dudek (M.D. Fla.) in Noshirvan v. Couture (for a 2023 decision stemming from the… The post "This Case Begins with a Viral Video" (and Goes on to Involve "the Ant...

Aug 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: August 28, 1958

8/28/1958: Cooper v. Aaron is argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 28, 1958 appeared first on Reason.com.

Aug 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

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Aug 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Prosecution for Forging Court Order, Purportedly from Chief Justice Roberts:

Bloomberg News (Jordan Fischer) seems to have broken the story. Culver is also accused of impersonating an NSA agent, a… The post Prosecution for Forging Court Order, Purportedly from Chief Justice...

Aug 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

No Anti-Stalking Order Against Rabbi Based on His Actions Opposing Anti-Israel Protest

From the long opinion in Rokhvand v. Herzfeld, decided by D.C. Court of Appeals Judge Roy McLeese, joined by Judges… The post No Anti-Stalking Order Against Rabbi Based on His Actions Opposing Anti...

Aug 27, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

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littleFedi ist eine in Go geschriebener ActivityPub-Server

Aug 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Court Rejects Harassment Lawsuit Over Anti-Israel Speech at CUNY, Largely on First Amendment Grounds

In Goldstein v. CUNY, a Jewish Israeli professor at the Borough of Manhattan Community College—part of the City University of… The post Court Rejects Harassment Lawsuit Over Anti-Israel Speech at C...