Posts tagged "politics"

Oct 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Alito Hints That The Dobbs Knew A Member of the Majority Would Be Subject To Assassination

This strongly suggests Alito does not think a conservative leaked to "lock in" the votes.

Oct 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Federal Circuit Again Excludes Judge Newman From Group Photo

The stealth impeachment continues.

Oct 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Libertarianism and Democracy

Matt Zwolinski is right to emphasize that democracy is generally superior to authoritarianism, but wrong to suggest it should be a central libertarian commitment. Moreover, recent events highlight ...

Oct 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

A Conversation with "One of the Most Influential Supreme Court Justices of Our Time"

Jan Crawford's profile of Justice Alito based upon the interviews that will air on CBS News.

Oct 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: October 4, 1965

10/4/1965: Justice Abe Fortas takes the oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 4, 1965 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Oct 04, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Pure CSS font-switch

Wie man nur mit HTML und CSS, ohne Javascript in einer statischen HTML-Datei einen Schalter baut, der die Schriftart wechselt.

Oct 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Oct 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Comparing the Credentials Of Three Decades of Fifth Circuit Nominees

The Butler didn't do it.

Oct 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Judge Temporarily Blocks Dep't of Education Release of Names of Individual Foreign Donors to U.S. Colleges

From Judge Tanya Chutkan (D.D.C.) Thursday evening in Ass'n of Am. Univ. v. U.S. Dep't of Ed.: Section 117 of… The post Judge Temporarily Blocks Dep't of Education Release of Names of Individual Fo...

Oct 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Justice Alito on Deciding When to Retire from the Court

Justice Samuel Alito offers candid comments to Jan Crawford of CBS News.

Oct 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: October 3, 1990

10/3/1990: Justice David Souter takes the oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 3, 1990 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Oct 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Oct 02, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

🕴 MAN IN BUSINESS SUIT LEVITATING

Heute habe ich gelernt, dass es in Unicode den code point U+1F574 (MAN IN BUSINESS SUIT LEVITATING) gibt. 🕴

Oct 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

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

Water rights absurdities, ponderous parking ordinances, and fast trains.

Oct 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Justice Gorsuch on Abuse of Emergency Powers

In a recent talk, he decried a situation where "everything is an emergency."

Oct 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

How Would A Judge Butler Actually Affect The Fifth Circuit?

I would prefer Judge Southwick to have one vote rather than two votes.

Oct 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Todd Butler Compared Street Preacher In Supreme Court Case To "Domestic Terrorism"

The case was a dry dispute about jurisdiction. There was no reason to impugn the preacher's faith.

Oct 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Red Mass Explosive Man Asked S. Ct. to "Remove Arizona from the United States" and "Declare It a 'Foreign Enemy'"

From a Justice Department press release Monday: Louis Geri, 42, of Vineland, New Jersey, was sentenced today in U.S. District… The post Red Mass Explosive Man Asked S. Ct. to "Remove Arizona from t...

Oct 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Salman Rushdie Attempted Murder Case: Court Upholds Jury Verdict …

finding defendant was acting under direction of Hezbollah.

Oct 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Jews and Discrimination Based on Religion or Based on Ethnicity?

The Civil Rights of Act of 1866 (42 U.S.C. § 1981) was interpreted in the late 1960s as prohibiting discrimination… The post Jews and Discrimination Based on Religion or Based on Ethnicity? appeare...