Posts tagged "politics"

Aug 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Prof. Musa Al-Gharbi's "Jason Arday and Me"

A very interesting piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Here are two brief excerpts, but they can't do justice… The post Prof. Musa Al-Gharbi's "Jason Arday and Me" appeared first on Reason....

Aug 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

$9.25M Verdict Against N.Y. Times, in Libel Case Brought by Alabama Basketball Player

The N.Y. Times (Katie Robertson) so reports, and adds that "The Times had not lost a defamation lawsuit brought in… The post $9.25M Verdict Against N.Y. Times, in Libel Case Brought by Alabama Bask...

Aug 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"You Chose the Wrong Parents" - My "Speak Freely" Interview on the Case for Migration Rights

We covered many issues related to migration restrictions, arguments for and against them, and more.

Aug 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"Denaturalization's Missing Limit" out in Northwestern University Law Review Online

Building boundaries around civil denaturalization

Aug 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"Pussy Valley" Autobiography Appropriation Lawsuit over Starz' "P-Valley" Thrown Out

Wednesday, District Judge Mark Norris (W.D. Tenn.) accepted the July 30 recommendations from Magistrate Judge Annie Christoff in Johnson v.… The post "Pussy Valley" Autobiography Appropriation Laws...

Aug 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Watch out with Dancing; It Might Lead to Sex

Or at least college dancing instruction may create a “heightened risk of sexual misconduct”; a court is allowing an expert to so testify.

Aug 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

What authority allowed Justice Rehnquist to sit by designation on the federal district court?

The record From Justice Rehnquist's 1984 civil trial does not provide an answer.

Aug 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: August 21, 1798

8/21/1798: Justice James Wilson dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 21, 1798 appeared first on Reason.com.

Aug 21, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Thimbleweed Park 2

Thimbleweed Park 2 ist in der Entwicklung und es gibt ein Dev-Blog

Aug 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Aug 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"And Then … Nothing Happened, in the Most Brutal Way Possible"

Ed Morrissey (Hot Air) opines on Prince Harry's and Meghan Markle's return to England. I know nothing about the subject,… The post "And Then … Nothing Happened, in the Most Brutal Way Possible" app...

Aug 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Suit Over Defendant Allegedly Yanking on Israeli Flag Plaintiff Had Tied Around Neck, Choking Her, Can Go Forward

Excerpts from Tuesday's long opinion by Judge Trevor McFadden (D.D.C.) in Sumrall v. Ali: [1.] Kimmara Sumrall and Janine Ali… The post Suit Over Defendant Allegedly Yanking on Israeli Flag Plainti...

Aug 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Another Unusual Footnote In An En Banc Fifth Circuit Opinion

Something strange happened in these two cases.

Aug 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Suit Alleging Medical Establishment's Desire to Compel Doctors "to Toe the Line in All Matters Related to COVID …" Can Go Forward

"Nor is it evident that the approach taken by Defendants insulated the process from undue 'political influence.' To the contrary, political influence would appear to have been the point."

Aug 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"Yes, I'm with … Hamas and Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad but up to a Point" Visiting Prof's Suit Against Columbia Dismissed

"Professor Abdou provides no authority which stands for the proposition that expressing disapproval of a foreign terrorist organization in a Congressional hearing amounts to discrimination or creat...

Aug 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Tenn. S. Ct. Lets Stand Decision That Copyright Law Doesn't Bar Release of Covenant Shooter Manifesto

Last week, the Tennessee Supreme Court denied the parents' application to review the Tennessee Court of Appeals' ruling, so that… The post Tenn. S. Ct. Lets Stand Decision That Copyright Law Doesn'...

Aug 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Court Partly Blocks Minnesota Law Restricting False Statements About "Restrictions on Voter Eligibility"

Minnesota officials were using the law to block contested claims about when felons were allowed to vote in Minnesota elections.

Aug 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: August 20, 1866

8/20/1866: President Andrew Johnson proclaims an "end to insurrection in the United States." The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 20, 1866 appeared first on Reason.com.

Aug 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Aug 20, 2026 from The Jaxson

The South Will Not Be Silenced

Artists Are Essential to Building a Just Future -