Posts tagged "politics"

May 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Amicus Brief in Suncor Energy on the First Amendment and Climate Change Lawsuits

The legal advocacy group Neutral Principles engaged Erik Jaffe and me to draft an amicus brief for them in Suncor… The post Amicus Brief in Suncor Energy on the First Amendment and Climate Change L...

May 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: May 28, 1906

5/28/1906: Justice Henry Billings Brown retired. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 28, 1906 appeared first on Reason.com.

May 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

May 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The Stains On The Federal Judiciary

Compare what Bill Clinton did with Monica Lewinsky to what "Subject Judge" did with her paramour.

May 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

A Prescient Poem About AI

A post jocularly characterizing AIs as our children reminded me of this stanza from Philip Larkin: They fuck you up,… The post A Prescient Poem About AI appeared first on Reason.com.

May 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Who Is The District Court Judge Who Was Privately Reprimanded For Having Loud Sex In Her Chambers With A Law Enforcement Officer From Her District?

The clues in the memorandum point to a specific judge.

May 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

DoJ Sues UCLA for Allegedly Tolerating Discrimination and Harassment Against Jews and Israelis, Seeks Return of Federal Grants

The lawsuit asks the court to (among many other things) "Rescind and award to the United States restitution of all grant payments made to UCLA during the time of UCLA’s noncompliance with Title VI."

May 27, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

16 Byte

Eine Demo im „The Matrix“-Stil mit Ton in nur 16 Byte.

May 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Free Speech and Respect for Student Autonomy

In my book, in defense of considerably more constitutional protection for student speech, I make an autonomy-enhancing argument, relying not… The post Free Speech and Respect for Student Autonomy a...

May 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: May 27, 1935

5/27/1935: Schechter Poultry Corp. v. U.S. decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 27, 1935 appeared first on Reason.com.

May 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

May 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The Unusual Denial in Reinink v. Hart

After 8 relists, the petition is denied, but Justices Thomas and Alito would have SumRev'd "for essentially the reasons given in Judge Larsen’s separate opinion"

May 26, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Defamation Claim Against University-Owned Public Radio Station Dismissed on State Sovereign Immunity Grounds

"Eby alleged an anonymous group of KWMU's staffers published an article on Medium.com [in 2020] accusing him of upholding 'white supremacy at the station by remaining complacent with the status quo.'"

May 26, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

American Can't Sue Iraq and Lebanon for Allegedly Anti-Gay Policies

"Plaintiff claims that these policies and laws 'have been exported to the United States through their nationals' and 'have directly caused catastrophic harm to Plaintiff, a gay United States citize...

May 26, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

First Amendment Likely Precludes Trump Administration's Canceling DEI-Promoting Contracts, Ninth Circuit Rules

There's a lot happening in today's decision in Thakur v. Trump, by Ninth Circuit Judges Richard Paez, Morgan Christen, and… The post First Amendment Likely Precludes Trump Administration's Cancelin...

May 26, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Billige Zipbombe

Mit wenig Aufwand eine Zipbombe schreiben, die aber nur mäßig explodiert.

May 26, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The Importance of Free Speech in American Public Junior High and High Schools

When I was in college, liberals, not conservatives, were more zealous in defending free speech, when it came to issues… The post The Importance of Free Speech in American Public Junior High and Hig...

May 26, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Prof. Ronald Den Otter Guest-Blogging on "Education in Democracy: The Importance of Free Speech in American Public Schools"

I'm delighted to report that Prof. Ronald Den Otter (Cal Poly) will be guest-blogging this week about this new book.… The post Prof. Ronald Den Otter Guest-Blogging on "Education in Democracy: The ...

May 26, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

AI Prompts Used by Expert Are Subject to Compelled Discovery

From Judge Thomas O. Farrish (D. Conn.) last Monday in Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. v. Shell Oil Co.: The defendants,… The post AI Prompts Used by Expert Are Subject to Compelled Discovery app...

May 26, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The First Amendment and Off-Duty Police Officer's Counterprotest of Anti-ICE Student Protest

Some excerpts from the long opinion in Mullen v. Giordano, decided Thursday by Judge Susan Brnovich (D. Ariz.): The Ninth… The post The First Amendment and Off-Duty Police Officer's Counterprotest ...