Posts tagged "politics"

Mar 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Parental Rights Not to Have School Hide Child's Social Gender Transition / Parental Rights to Provide Child with Surgical or Hormonal Gender Transition

Today's unsigned majority opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta held that California policies that "prevent schools from telling them about their… The post Parental Rights Not to Have School Hide Child's S...

Mar 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Justices Debate Substantive Due Process Again, This Time in Parental Rights / Gender Transition Concealment Case

Today's unsigned majority opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta held that California policies that "prevent schools from telling them about their… The post Justices Debate Substantive Due Process Again, Th...

Mar 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Justices Debate Emergency Docket in Parental Rights / Gender Transition Concealment Case

Today's opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta involved, on the merits, California policies that "prevent schools from telling them about their… The post Justices Debate Emergency Docket in Parental Rights ...

Mar 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

S. Ct. Reinstates Trial Court Injunction Blocking Cal. Policy Limiting Schools' Disclosure to Parents of Student's Changed Gender Identity

From today's opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta: [Plaintiff] parents object that [California] policies prevent schools from telling them about their… The post S. Ct. Reinstates Trial Court Injunction Bl...

Mar 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Justice Scalia Did Not Read The New York Times; Justice Barrett Does

It is very useful to know where a Justice gets her news from.

Mar 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

How Unstated Legal Ideas Have Deformed the Constitution

In the "three buckets" picture of the structure of the federal government, a federal entity that is not part of Congress or part of the judiciary must inevitably be in the Executive Branch.

Mar 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Prof. Tom Merrill (Columbia) Guest-Blogging About "Unstated": How Three Implicit Legal Ideas Have Sidelined Congress and Empowered the President and the Courts

Prof. Merrill is giving the Hallows Lecture at Marquette tonight on this subject, and I'm delighted to report that he'll… The post Prof. Tom Merrill (Columbia) Guest-Blogging About "Unstated": How ...

Mar 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Mayor's Right to Dismiss Volunteer Board Appointees for Speech, Including Religiously Motivated Speech

From Hodges v. Gloria, decided Thursday by the Ninth Circuit (Judges Consuelo Callahan and Lucy Koh, and Judge J. Campbell… The post Mayor's Right to Dismiss Volunteer Board Appointees for Speech, ...

Mar 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Apparent AI Glitch in Filing by Montana Public Defender, Recent Congressional Candidate

Everyone makes mistakes, even experienced professionals; a good reminder for the rest of us to learn from those mistakes. The… The post Apparent AI Glitch in Filing by Montana Public Defender, Rece...

Mar 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Reproducing Controversial Tweet in News Story = Fair Use

An excerpt from Judge Andrew Carter's opinion Friday in Shaykhoun v. Daily Mail (S.D.N.Y.): Sonya Shaykhoun ("Plaintiff") is a licensed… The post Reproducing Controversial Tweet in News Story = Fai...

Mar 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Looking for a Research Assistant for a Year (Good for a College-to-Law-School Gap Year)

I have an opening for a research assistant at the Hoover Institution (Stanford) for a year starting June or thereabouts.… The post Looking for a Research Assistant for a Year (Good for a College-to...

Mar 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Birthright Citizenship is Our Law

New piece on birthright citizenship in English and American law

Mar 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: March 2, 2016

3/2/2016: Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt argued.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: March 2, 2016 appeared first on Reason.com.

Mar 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Mar 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The Carpenter Adjustment

Chapter 9 of "The Digital Fourth Amendment"

Mar 01, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Digital Independence Day: Wero?

Heute ist wieder Digital Independence day und ich mache… nichts? Warum?

Mar 01, 2026 from The Scholar's Stage

On Bombing Iran

THUS WE BOMB Iran. The administration does not give consistent reasons for the attack on Iran: some say we war to change the behavior of the Iranian regime; others say the aim of the war is to end ...

Mar 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: March 1, 1880

3/1/1880: Strauder v. West Virginia decided.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: March 1, 1880 appeared first on Reason.com.

Mar 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Mar 01, 2026 from The Jaxson

A behind-the-scenes look at JAX's Concourse B

On Friday, February 27, the Jacksonville Aviation Authority hosted a behind-the-scenes walking tour of the Jacksonville International Airport Concourse B construction site for members of the media....