Posts tagged "politics"

Nov 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Will Alito or Thomas Retire if Democrats Win the Senate?

While the Ginsburg example looms in the background, the answer depends on what values the justices are trying to maximize

Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Protecting the Thinking Process in Human-AI Interaction: The Forum Interstitiale Between Thought and Expression," by Caroline De Cock

The article is here; the Abstract: International human rights law protects freedom of thought absolutely and freedom of expression subject… The post Journal of Free Speech Law: "Protecting the Thin...

Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Prof. Francesca Gino's Contract and Discrimination Claims Against Harvard Business School Dismissed

"In 2021, allegations were brought against [Gino] claiming that she committed research misconduct, which triggered an approximately 18-month long inquiry and investigation by HBS administrators and...

Nov 02, 2026 from Palladium

Do Not Tread Lightly

Our society avoids confronting the reality of death, and reflection on life, by mandating forgetting of those that pass away through the rapid and ever less ceremonial disposal of their bodies. The...

Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Fifth Circuit Will Decide En Banc Whether § 230 Preempts Texas Mandates on Social Media Platforms

The Fifth Circuit ordered en banc rehearing Wednesday; here's an excerpt from the long panel opinion (Computer & Comm. Industry… The post Fifth Circuit Will Decide En Banc Whether § 230 Preempts Te...

Nov 02, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Ein Linkhaufen

Ein Haufen Seiten, Blogposts, etc. die mir in den letzten Tagen aufgefallen sind.

Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

My New Dispatch Article on the Legal Case Against Trump's Section 338 Tariffs Targeting Canadian Imports

It explains why the Section 338 tariffs are illegal, and part of a broader pattern of tariff power grabs.

Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Firing of R.I. Governor's Staffer for Pro-Gaza-Ceasefire/"End to the Occupation" Post Violated First Amendment

From Sanchez v. Almond, decided Wednesday by Judge John McConnell (D.R.I.): Mr. Sanchez began working at the office of Rhode… The post Firing of R.I. Governor's Staffer for Pro-Gaza-Ceasefire/"End ...

Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Firing for "Rot in Hell Charlie Kirk" Post Upheld

In Johnston v. County of Gila (D. Ariz.), Judge Dominic Lanza rejected, on procedural grounds, plaintiff's challenge to a Gila… The post Firing for "Rot in Hell Charlie Kirk" Post Upheld appeared f...

Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Some Surprisingly Tolerant Judges out There in Pennsylvania

From Commonwealth v. Outlaw, decided Thursday by Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht, writing for a unanimous court: In June… The post Some Surprisingly Tolerant Judges out There in Penn...

Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Promise to Apologize Might Be Enforceable—but Court Can't Order Apology if None Was Finally Agreed to

From Judge Mia Roberts Perez (E.D. Pa.) in Souderton Area for All v. Souderton Area School Dist., decided Sept. 28:… The post Promise to Apologize Might Be Enforceable—but Court Can't Order Apology...

Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Supreme Court to Consider Successive Habeas Claim in Capital Case, Twenty Years After the Murder

This week, the Court will consider when a death-row inmate may file a second habeas application based on “a new rule of constitutional law, made retroactive to cases on collateral review by the Sup...

Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: November 2, 2010

11/2/2010: Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: November 2, 2010 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Nov 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Nov 01, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Digital Independence Day: Bücherblog

Ich helfe eine Freund, seine Buchrezensionen nicht mehr nur bei Discord zu veröffentlichen.

Nov 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Federal Court Rejects Trump Lawsuit Seeking to Block Certification of Alaska Senate Election Results

The court found the administration lacked standing to bring the suit. But there are also major substantive problems with Trump's position.

Nov 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

12 Defendants Indicted for Threats Aimed at Causing University of Michigan and Others to Sever Ties with Israel

Some excerpts from the long First Superseding Indictment in U.S. v. Hakim (E.D. Mich.), filed Oct. 21, alleging conspiracy to… The post 12 Defendants Indicted for Threats Aimed at Causing Universit...

Nov 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: November 1, 1961

11/1/1961: Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut opens center in New Haven, CT. The post Today in Supreme Court History: November 1, 1961 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Nov 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Oct 31, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Sir Patrick Stewart, RIP

Stewart's portrayal of Captain Jean Luc Picard was a great achievement, and epitomized the values of Star Trek.