Posts tagged "politics"

Apr 08, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Claim of Unconstitutional School Discipline for Snapchat Among Friends Can Go Forward

From Judge Franklin Valderrama (N.D. Ill.) in C.B. v. Bd. of Ed. of Minooka Community High School Dist. 111, decided… The post Claim of Unconstitutional School Discipline for Snapchat Among Friends...

Apr 08, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Sixth Circuit OKs Disqualifying Republican Primary Candidate Who Admits He's a Democrat Infiltrating the Party

From Sixth Circuit Judges Alice Batchelder, Joan Larsen, and Chad Readler in Monday's Ronan v. LaRose: Samuel Ronan declared his… The post Sixth Circuit OKs Disqualifying Republican Primary Candida...

Apr 08, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: April 8, 1952

4/8/1952: President Truman signs executive order 10340. The Supreme Court declared this executive order unconstitutional in Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co… The post Today in Supreme Court History: Apri...

Apr 08, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Apr 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Laws/Rules Made Up to Apply to Israel

Over on X, @Optimist_Gaza challenged readers to list five examples of supposed international law Israel's critics invented to apply to… The post Laws/Rules Made Up to Apply to Israel appeared first...

Apr 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Our Amicus Brief in the Section 122 Tariff Case

I submitted the brief on behalf of the Cato Institute and myself.

Apr 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"The Meese Prize for Excellence in Originalist Scholarship," Nominations Due May 15

From the announcement page: The Federalist Society is pleased to announce a $15,000 annual prize for new scholarship that makes… The post "The Meese Prize for Excellence in Originalist Scholarship,...

Apr 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

New in City Journal: "The Transgender Tide Has Turned at the Supreme Court"

"Six recent rulings uphold the rights of parents and governments to preserve a traditional understanding of gender."

Apr 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Viktor Orban's Hungary Exemplifies the Perils of Nationalism

As a new analysis by Johan Norberg shows, the regime many MAGA Republicans see as a model to emulate has repressed civil liberties, undermined the free market, destroyed the rule of law, and made H...

Apr 07, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Katzensilhouette

Ich möchte ein neues Favicon. Aber ein Versuch, eine Silhouette unseres verstorbenen Katers dafür zu verwenden, hat mich nicht zufriedengestellt.

Apr 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The Easiest Way to Resolve the Birthright Citizenship Case

The Administration's constitutional arguments are unconvincing, but rejecting them is not necessary to decide United States v. Barbara

Apr 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The US News T14 Is Dead, and Has Been Replaced by the T11 (or, if You Prefer, the T10 with 11 Members)

The revamped US News law ranking methodology adopted in 2023 has killed an old grouping and created a successor.

Apr 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Massachusetts Denial of Gun Rights Restoration Reversed by Appellate Court

From In the Matter of K.P., decided June 26, 2024 by the Massachusetts District Court Appellate Division (Judge Thomas L.… The post Massachusetts Denial of Gun Rights Restoration Reversed by Appell...

Apr 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

AI "Hallucinated Cases" Lead to $47K Sanctions

A short excerpt from the long opinion in Judge Anna Manasco (N.D. Ala.) in last week's Rivera v. Triad Properties… The post AI "Hallucinated Cases" Lead to $47K Sanctions appeared first on Reason.com.

Apr 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: April 7, 1969

4/7/1969: Stanley v. Georgia decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 7, 1969 appeared first on Reason.com.

Apr 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Apr 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Iowa Law Requiring Parental Notification as to Accommodations "Intended to Affirm [Public School] Student's Gender Identity" Upheld

From Iowa Safe Schools v. Reynolds, decided today by Eighth Circuit Judge Ralph Erickson, joined by Judges Lavenski Smith and… The post Iowa Law Requiring Parental Notification as to Accommodations...

Apr 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Court Rejects Facial Challenge to Iowa Law Barring Public School K-6 Programming Related to "Gender Identity to Sexual Orientation"

The law provides, "A school district shall not provide any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender identity or sexual orientation to students ...

Apr 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Iowa Law Barring Books with "Descriptions or Visual Depictions of a Sex Act" from School Libraries Upheld

When may public libraries, and especially public school libraries, remove books based on their content? In Pico v. Bd. of… The post Iowa Law Barring Books with "Descriptions or Visual Depictions of...

Apr 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Mesa County Clerk Sentence Violated First Amendment by Relying on "Her Protected Speech Regarding Allegations of Election Fraud"

But the underlying conviction, for false statements related to getting someone access to Dominion Voting Systems election equipment, was upheld.