Posts tagged "politics"

Apr 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Does A Shadow Docket Ruling Create "Clearly Established" Law For Purposes of Qualified Immunity

Would a school district that violated Mirabelli still have QI?

Apr 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

No Constitutional Problem with Compelling AI Disclosures in Court Filings

From Friday's decision by Judge Nina Wang (D. Colo.) in Hessert v. Street Dog Coalition: Plaintiff asks the Court to… The post No Constitutional Problem with Compelling AI Disclosures in Court Fili...

Apr 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: April 21, 1800

4/21/1800: Justice Alfred Moore takes judicial oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 21, 1800 appeared first on Reason.com.

Apr 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Apr 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Elizabeth Prelogar's Unexpected and Unusual Argument

The former Solicitor General did not sign any briefs but somehow popped up on the docket and argued the case.

Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

FBI Director Kash Patel Sues Atlantic Over Friday's Article

Some excerpts from the Complaint in Patel v. Atlantic Monthly Group LLC (D.D.C.), filed today: Kashyap P. Patel, the Director of… The post FBI Director Kash Patel Sues Atlantic Over Friday's Articl...

Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Journalistic and Legal Ethics for SCOTUS Reporters

What happens when there is a conflict between the two standards?

Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

After Mirabelli, The Other Foote Did Not Drop

Why was there no grant? Or at least a GVR to the First Circuit?

Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Court Leaks and Attorney-Journalists

The professional-ethics implications of making court confidences public.

Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Procedural Twist in Kash Patel's Libel Suit Against Substacker Jim Stewartson (Filed in 2023)

From today's decision by Chief Judge Andrew Gordon (D. Nev.) in Patel v. Stewartson (for more on the $100K compensatory… The post Procedural Twist in Kash Patel's Libel Suit Against Substacker Jim ...

Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Megan Thee Stallion's Request for Anti-"Cyberstalking" Injunction Against Online Defamer Denied as Prior Restraint

"Plaintiff is allegedly the target of hurtful, angry, offensive, humiliating, racial, and gender-based hate made in online posts by Defendant's followers. As tempting as it might be to force some c...

Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The Court Has No Interest In Overruling Smith

Fulton was the closest we'll get.

Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Jack Goldsmith on the NYT and the Leaked Supreme Court "Shadow Papers"

A critique of the New York Times "unfortunately tendentious reporting about the memoranda."

Apr 20, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

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Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"It Will Be Your Name and License on the Line, Not ChatGPT's"

A lawyer's duties "do not disappear solely because an attorney chooses to outsource his labor to AI."

Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"The Biggest Scandal Here Is In Fact the Leaks Themselves"

The leak of internal Supreme Court memos could affect how the Court operates.

Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

An Unusual GVR With Three Dissenting Votes

I've seen votes to grant instead of GVR, but I can't recall votes to deny instead of a GVR.

Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Cat out of the Bag? Just Shove It Back in!

Apropos the "cat out of the bag" objection to sealing or pseudonymity, I thought I'd note last month's P.F. v.… The post Cat out of the Bag? Just Shove It Back in! appeared first on Reason.com.

Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Troubling News for Jews from the Michigan Democratic Party

Weeks after a Hezbollah-linked terrorist tried to murder dozens of Jewish children, the party nominates a Hezbollah sympathizer over an incumbent targeted because he's Jewish

Apr 20, 2026 from The Jaxson

Remembering the Roosevelt Grill of West Ashley Street

In honor of National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM), The Jaxson takes a closer look at a business that made a lasting impression on generations of Jaxsons who frequented the West Ashley Stree...