Posts tagged "politics"

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.

Aug 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

#TheyLied Defamation Suit Over Sexual Assault Claims Involving High School Special Ed Students Can Proceed

From O.A. v. Devita, decided June 25 by L.A. Superior Court Judge Dean Kitchens, but just recently posted to Westlaw:… The post #TheyLied Defamation Suit Over Sexual Assault Claims Involving High S...

Aug 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

No Religious Exemption from Forum Selection Clause in Employment Agreement

"Plaintiff should be treated like any other employee in his position, not that he should be favored based on his identity."

Aug 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Is Environmental Science Less Objective?

An analysis of the use of subjective language in scientific papers.

Aug 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

First Circuit Strikes Down Puerto Rico Ban on Certain Knowingly False Statements During Declared Emergencies

Rodríguez-Cotto v. González-Colón, decided Tuesday by First Circuit Judges Gustavo Gelpí and Seth Aframe and Seventh Circuit Judge David Hamilton,… The post First Circuit Strikes Down Puerto Rico B...

Aug 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: August 6, 1792

8/6/1792: Justice Thomas Johnson takes judicial oath.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 6, 1792 appeared first on Reason.com.

Aug 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Aug 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Court Upholds African People's Socialist Party Convictions for Being Unregistered Russian Foreign Agents

From today's decision in U.S. v. Romain by Eleventh Circuit Chief Judge William Pryor, joined by Judges Jill Pryor and Andrew… The post Court Upholds African People's Socialist Party Convictions fo...

Aug 05, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Don't be negligent

Cory Doctorow beschreibt, wie die Google-Suchergebnisse ein Paradies für Betrüger geworden sind und das Google etwas dagegen tun könnte, aber es nicht macht.

Aug 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

New Draft Article: "The Fourth Amendment After Chatrie"

Just posted today at SSRN.

Aug 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"Did Fauci Properly Take the Fifth?"

An excerpt from a detailed analysis at FoxNews.com from John Malcolm, a former federal prosecutor and current VP of the… The post "Did Fauci Properly Take the Fifth?" appeared first on Reason.com.

Aug 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Todd Blanche for Attorney General?

Rescinding the egregious Slush Fund Order should not obscure the fact that Blanche was a central participant in, and possibly the architect of, a scheme to defraud the court and the American taxpay...

Aug 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Harmeet Dhillon on Distinguishing Between Protected Speech and Actionable Discriminatory Conduct

Jewish Insider: Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, urged pro-Israel college students to distinguish between protected speech… The post Harmeet Dhillon on Distinguishi...

Aug 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The Justices Should Hold Regular Press Conferences

The second installment in a SCOTUSBlog series with recommendations for Unilateral Supreme Court Reform.

Aug 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"This Direct Monetization of Prior Government Service Is Beyond the Pale"

From Third Circuit Judge Emil Bove's dissent last week from the one-line denial of mandamus in In re Mylan, Inc.… The post "This Direct Monetization of Prior Government Service Is Beyond the Pale" ...

Aug 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

VDARE's Libel Case Against N.Y. Times Thrown Out

From N.Y. trial court judge Lisa Headley in VDARE Found., Inc. v. N.Y. Times Co., decided July 20: In this… The post VDARE's Libel Case Against N.Y. Times Thrown Out appeared first on Reason.com.

Aug 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"After the Hallucination: What 100 Recent Cases Reveal About Candor, AI Errors, and Sanctions"

From Adam Feldman (Legalytics) yesterday—unsurprising, but it's helpful that this can be shown concretely: This article examines what courts have… The post "After the Hallucination: What 100 Recent...

Aug 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

My New Dispatch Article on Trump's Section 301 "Forced Labor" Tariffs

The article explains why the new tariffs are harmful and illegal for many of same reasons as those invalidated by the Supreme Court.

Aug 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Stop-Talking-to-Me Order Against Ex-Landlord Who Kept Texting Ex-Tenant About COVID Vaccines

From Gonda v. Duering, decided Friday by the Hawaii intermediate appellate court (Justices Katherine G. Leonard, Keith K. Hiraoka, and… The post Stop-Talking-to-Me Order Against Ex-Landlord Who Kep...