Posts tagged "politics"

Aug 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

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

Dog toys, DoorDash, and unregistered foreign agents.

Aug 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Libel Suit by D.C. Saloon Employee Who Said She Wouldn't Serve Some Government Officials Can Go Forward

From Van Rooy v. ANB 623 LLC, decided today by Judge Amy Berman Jackson (D.D.C.): According to the complaint, …… The post Libel Suit by D.C. Saloon Employee Who Said She Wouldn't Serve Some Governm...

Aug 07, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Planetariumswebsitebload

Die Website des Planetarium Bochum ist riesig, langsam und auf Smartphones kaum benutzbar.

Aug 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

What Will The "Apolitical Proceduralist" Do With The East Wing Case?

Will Justice Barrett really find standing based on an "aesthetic" injury?

Aug 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Divided D.C. Circuit Panel Upholds Injunction Against White House Ballroom Construction; Next Stop, One First Street

Justice Rao writes a powerful dissent that is likely to find a receptive audience at One First Street.

Aug 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

AI "Combines the Illusion of Thorough Review and Analysis with the Temptations of Speed and Low Cost"

"Attorneys now have the power to violate Rule 11 in embarrassing ways within minutes."

Aug 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

North Dakota Court Upholds Rejection of Sudanese Triple-Talaq Divorce

From Ali v. Osman, decided yesterday by the N.D. Supreme Court, in an opinion by Chief Justice Lisa Fair McEvers… The post North Dakota Court Upholds Rejection of Sudanese Triple-Talaq Divorce appe...

Aug 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Amicus Brief in Lawsuit Against Meta Over Buffalo Supermarket Shooting and Allegedly Addictive Design

From Jane Bambauer's and my brief in Patterson v. Meta Platforms, Inc., pending now before New York's highest court (for… The post Amicus Brief in Lawsuit Against Meta Over Buffalo Supermarket Shoo...

Aug 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Defendant's Refusal to Identify Herself Leads to Recommended Default Judgment Against Her

From today's Report and Recommendations by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Staffordt (E.D. Mich.) in yesterday's Evans v. Robertson: Plaintiff Sybrena… The post Defendant's Refusal to Identify Hersel...

Aug 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Posting "I Wish Someone Would In Alive Him" About Federal Judge Isn't Punishable Threat

From Judge Carlos Mendoza (M.D. Fla.) in U.S. v. Joudeh: Defendant is charged with one count of transmission of an… The post Posting "I Wish Someone Would In Alive Him" About Federal Judge Isn't Pu...

Aug 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Errors Involving Posting of Escort's Photos by Escort Service Aren't Subject to Federal Nonconsensual Porn Statute

From Doe v. T.T., II, Inc., decided yesterday by Judge Dale Kimball (D. Utah.): Defendant T.T. … is an escort… The post Errors Involving Posting of Escort's Photos by Escort Service Aren't Subject ...

Aug 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: August 7, 2010

8/7/2010: Justice Elena Kagan takes oath.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 7, 2010 appeared first on Reason.com.

Aug 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Aug 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Trump Calls Roberts's Bluff With New Executive Order On Birthright Citizenship

What will Justice Barrett do?

Aug 07, 2026 from The Jaxson

Pearl Square District's Block N6 headed to DDRB

Gateway Jax seeks DDRB conceptual approval for Pearl Square's latest adaptive reuse project. Let us known what you think! -

Aug 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Trump Issues Another Unconstitutional Executive Order Targeting Birthright Citizenship

While less sweeping than the one invalidated by the Supreme Court in Trump v. Barbara, it still denies birthright citizenship to

Aug 06, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Rollenspielszenen: Ich hab nix gemacht!

Cory erwischt einen Scawn dabei, wie er sich nachts davonschleicht.

Aug 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Reality Show Participant's #Scandoval Sex Videos Aren't of "Public Interest" for California Anti-SLAPP Law Purposes

Dissent: "We judges can write all we want, but this public voted with its eyeballs."

Aug 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"What the 2025-2026 Supreme Court Term Revealed About the Roberts Court"

A new podcast from the National Constitution Center

Aug 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Supreme Court Term to Start Hot

OT 2026 leads off with climate litigation.