Posts tagged "politics"

Jun 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The Supreme Court Reverses Inferior Court Supremacy In Alabama

Alabama has no obligation to follow a vacated order, and had every right to challenge a district court's order until it is settled by the Supreme Court.

Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Where Have All the Good Lawyers Gone?

How did an immunity for Trump sneak into Slushfundgate?

Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Free Speech Unmuted: The First Amendment and Privacy Rights

Jane Bambauer and I explore the uneasy collision between free speech and privacy law—from anonymous pamphlets and wiretaps to revenge porn, hidden cameras, Hulk Hogan, and whether anyone truly owns...

Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Protecting Group Flying "8647" Flag

The flag, in context, likely doesn't fit within the First Amendment exception for true threats of illegal conduct or incitement of illegal conduct.

Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Protecting Group Flying "8647" Flag

The flag, in context, likely doesn't fit within the First Amendment exception for true threats of illegal conduct or incitement of illegal conduct. [UPDATE: I had originally called this a prelimina...

Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Eventually, the Steam Drill Always Wins: "Law Professors Prefer AI Over Peer Answers"

From a draft by Stanford law professor Julian Nyarko and others: We conducted a blinded evaluation of short-answer tutoring in… The post Eventually, the Steam Drill Always Wins: "Law Professors Pre...

Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Upcoming Speaking Engagements - Summer 2026

Ilya Somin's upcoming speaking engagements for the summer of 2026. Most are free and open to the public.

Jun 02, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Klick- und tabbare barrierefreihe Tabellenzeilen in HTML

Wie kann man Tabellenzeilen in HTML mit der Maus klickbar oder mit der Tastatur auswählbar machen, ohne die Barrierefreiheit zu opfern?

Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

New in Civitas: "The Roberts Court Needs To Reboot The Machinery Of Death"

"The way for judges to stop tinkering with the machinery of death is to stop tinkering with the machinery of death."

Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Suggestion That Rabbi Endorses Jews for Jesus May Be Defamatory

From Amitay v. Jews for Jesus, decided Thursday by the California Court of Appeal (Justice Marla Miller, joined by Justices… The post Suggestion That Rabbi Endorses Jews for Jesus May Be Defamatory...

Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"Disturbing Lawful Meeting" Doesn't Need to Be "Substantial" to Be Criminal, at Least if a "Purpose to … Disrupt" Is Shown

So holds the Ohio Court of Appeals, interpreting the Ohio disturbing-lawful-meeting statute.

Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Court Rejects Claim That Rwandan Speech Restrictions Will Prevent Rwandan Witnesses in U.S. Perjury Trial "from Speaking Freely About the Genocide"

From Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV yesterday in U.S. v. Nshimiye (D. Mass.): This is a criminal case arising out… The post Court Rejects Claim That Rwandan Speech Restrictions Will Prevent Rwandan Witn...

Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: June 2, 1952

6/2/1952: Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: June 2, 1952 appeared first on Reason.com.

Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Jun 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

My New Article Making "The Case Against Mass Deportation"

It was published on the Society for the Rule of Law's Checks and Balances substack.

Jun 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Court Upholds Dismissal of U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Officer for "Crass Statements on LinkedIn" "in Uniform"

From Wenzler v. U.S. Coast Guard, decided today by Seventh Circuit Judge Michael Scudder, joined by Judges Amy St. Eve… The post Court Upholds Dismissal of U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Officer for "C...

Jun 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Judge Ross Should Have Been Punished For Abdicating Her Judicial Power To Her Law Clerks

Perhaps it is common enough for Presidents to sign executive orders he does not read, or for members of Congress to vote on bills they do not read, but federal judges should aspire to a higher stan...

Jun 01, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Rollenspielszenen: Das Glitzerding in der Wand

In der Wand ist ein Glitzerding. Nini will es haben.

Jun 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Justice Thomas Faults The Court's Inconsistent Approach to Summary Reversals

This aspect of the "shadow" docket is largely ignored.

Jun 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"ICE Expected the Court to Accept … [Its] Basis for Detaining Petitioner, but Shield Its Rationale from the Court"

"Such practices are repugnant to the rule of law, and ICE is warned that further obfuscation and misuse of sealing and redaction before the undersigned will lead to sanctions against the agency."