Posts tagged "politics"

Jul 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Mike Huckabee's False-Advertising-Related Case Against Meta Can Go Forward

From the June 23 decision in Huckabee v. Meta Platforms, Inc., by Third Circuit Judge Peter Phipps, joined by Judges… The post Mike Huckabee's False-Advertising-Related Case Against Meta Can Go For...

Jul 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

Sorry for the delay: Auto-posting somehow didn't work today.

Jul 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Some Thoughts on the Court's Opinion(s) in the Birthright Citizenship Case

Did any of the other Justices happen to notice Justice Kavanaugh's argument that the entire matter could have been disposed of on statutory grounds?

Jul 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The American Bald Eagle Is Back - But Don't Credit the Endangered Species Act

Many things contributed to the rebound and recovery of the bald eagle, but the nation's foremost species conservation statute deserves little credit.

Jul 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

HHS Video That Depicted HHS Group Director Wearing Allegedly Anti-Israel Symbols Wasn't Actionable Workplace Harassment

An excerpt from Openden v. Kennedy, decided Tuesday by Judge Adam Abelson (D. Md.): In June 2024, the Centers for… The post HHS Video That Depicted HHS Group Director Wearing Allegedly Anti-Israel ...

Jul 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

UNC Non-Tenure-Track Professor's Nonrenewal Upheld

"[Students] reported that the course content did not align with its description in the course catalog; that the course was poorly organized and 'essentially was a stream of consciousness conversati...

Jul 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: July 3, 1941

7/3/1941: Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 3, 1941 appeared first on Reason.com.

Jul 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

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

Soccer hooligans, sticky fingers at the FBI, and juries for the HHS.

Jul 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Why Balogun's World Cup Red Card Was Incorrect

A lawyer's—and former trial judge's—perspective.

Jul 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Will Trump v. Barbara End the Birthright Citizenship Debate

The Court may have ruled on birthright citizenship, but the debate over birthright citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment is likely to continue.

Jul 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Trump Media Group Loses Lawsuit Against Washington Post, Over Allegations Related to SEC Disclosures

Today's order by Judge Thomas Barber (M.D. Fla.) in Trump Media & Tech. Group Corp. v. WP Co. LLC grants… The post Trump Media Group Loses Lawsuit Against Washington Post, Over Allegations Related ...

Jul 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Responding to the "Birth Tourism" Objection to Birthright Citizenship

Not only is the problem overblown. It isn't really a problem at all. It's also irrelevant to the constitutional question addressed by the Supreme Court.

Jul 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Lawyer Argues He Missed Deadlines Because He's in Piedmont, Italy, and His Internet Service Has Been out for a Month

Judge Kymberly Evanson (W.D. Wash.), in yesterday's G.P. v. Arevalo, is largely unmoved by the argument, though she's also hesitant… The post Lawyer Argues He Missed Deadlines Because He's in Piedm...

Jul 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Order Barring Communication Between Inmate/Probationer and Daughter for 11 Years Is Unconstitutional

From Tuesday's Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision in State v. Brister, by Judge Sara Geenen, joined by Chief Judge Joseph… The post Order Barring Communication Between Inmate/Probationer and Daugh...

Jul 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Religious Exemption from Reproductive Health Care Insurance Mandate Can't Be Limited to Groups "Whose Purpose is the Inculcation of Religious Values"

From Oregon Right to Life v. O'Day, decided yesterday by Judge Mustafa Kasubhai (D. Ore.): Oregon Right to Life …… The post Religious Exemption from Reproductive Health Care Insurance Mandate Can't...

Jul 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

How the US Has - Mostly - Avoided the Dark Side of the World Cup

This year's World Cup has largely avoided the stadium subsidies, forcible displacement of people, human rights violations, and other evils historically associated with the event.

Jul 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"Kids, if Your Parents Are MAGA, They Love Child Rapists" Sign Protected by First Amendment

From Judge Randolph Moss (D.D.C.) Monday in Accountability Now USA v. Griess, decided Monday (correctly, I think): Plaintiff Accountability Now… The post "Kids, if Your Parents Are MAGA, They Love ...

Jul 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: July 2, 1908

7/2/1908: Justice Thurgood Marshall's birthday. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 2, 1908 appeared first on Reason.com.

Jul 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Jul 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Conservation Commandeering Is Still Commandeering

Courts allow litigants to commandeer state and local governments under the Endangered Species Act.