Posts tagged "politics"

Jul 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"I Rushed out Already Moist. My Mouth. I Want My Face. We Just Carry It On."

From the Complaint in Kivler v. Wolf Licensee LLC, just removed to E.D. Pa.: E.K., is a 16-year-old student athlete,… The post "I Rushed out Already Moist. My Mouth. I Want My Face. We Just Carry I...

Jul 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Cert Denied, Cert Delayed, Cert Granted

In at least four cases, the Court denied cert over three dissentals, and then resolved the same issue a year or more later.

Jul 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Court Rejects Lawsuit Alleging Religious Liberty Commission Isn't "Fairly Balanced"

From Interfaith Alliance v. Trump, decided Monday by Judge John Cronan (S.D.N.Y.): [A.] [T]he Federal Advisory Committee Act ("FACA") …… The post Court Rejects Lawsuit Alleging Religious Liberty Co...

Jul 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Some Tentative Thoughts on Substack

I launched my original blog on WordPress back in September 2009, shortly after I graduated law school. At the time,… The post Some Tentative Thoughts on Substack appeared first on Reason.com.

Jul 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

A Free-Exercise Challenge to NY's Medically Assisted-Suicide Law

A group of Catholic healthcare providers has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to enjoin enforcement of New York's new Medical… The post A Free-Exercise Challenge to NY's Medically Assisted-Suicide L...

Jul 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

U Michigan Student Sues Alleging Wrongful Discipline for Unauthorized AI Use­­—But Can't Sue as a Jane Doe

From Doe v. Regents of Univ. of Mich., decided yesterday by Judge Laurie Michelson (E.D. Mich.): Plaintiff, a student at… The post U Michigan Student Sues Alleging Wrongful Discipline for Unauthori...

Jul 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Judge James C. Ho's Speech On "Judicial Courage" and Judicial Selection

"Nobody actually reads what people have said and written. And that’s why mistakes are made. Because if nobody reads, then it’s not about who would do the job best. It’s about who wants the job most."

Jul 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: July 29, 1942

7/29/1942: Supreme Court hears oral argument in Ex Parte Quirin. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 29, 1942 appeared first on Reason.com.

Jul 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Jul 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Updating The Wall of Receipts For President Trump's Three Appointees

How have Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett voted over the past year on the interim and certiorari dockets?

Jul 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Lawsuit Over Social Media Allegations of Hair Accessory Design Theft (with a Race Dimension) Can Go Forward

A sample allegation: "[T]his was orchestrated because at this point, you fucking know that this was not an original idea. You know that it was stolen from a black creator, and you are still doing b...

Jul 28, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Schneckenfressende Schnecken

Der Tigerschnegel, eine Schnecke, frisst andere Schnecken.

Jul 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Not What Judges Want to See from Litigants

From today's sanctions order in Copycat Legal PLLC v. Peralo, by Judge David Leibowitz (S.D. Fla.), entered on the court's… The post Not What Judges Want to See from Litigants appeared first on Rea...

Jul 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The New York Times On Heritage Foundation 2.0

With a flashback to my resignation.

Jul 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Eliminate the Summer Recess

A new series on SCOTUSBlog with recommendations for Unilateral Supreme Court Reform.

Jul 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Heartwarming? Appalling? On Whose Part? Whatever It Is, It's Strange Indeed

'Tis strange,—but true; for truth is always strange; Stranger than fiction; if it could be told, How much would novels… The post Heartwarming? Appalling? On Whose Part? Whatever It Is, It's Strange...

Jul 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

School District Wrongly Retaliated Against Parent for Making and Publishing Video of Rainbow Pride Flag on Display in School

A short excerpt from the long opinion in Pruitt v. Grosse Pointe Public School Sys., decided Friday by Judge Robert… The post School District Wrongly Retaliated Against Parent for Making and Publis...

Jul 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: July 28, 1880

7/28/1880: San Francisco prohibits operation of laundires in wood buildings, "without having first obtained the consent of the board of… The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 28, 1880 appea...

Jul 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Jul 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Justices Kagan and Barrett on the SCOTUS Leaks

All nine justices are frustrated by leaks yet confidential information somehow keeps leaking.