Posts tagged "politics"

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.

Apr 06, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Lunastationärer Orbit

Gibt es ein Äquivalent zum geostationären Orbit für den Mond? Nein, gibt es nicht.

Apr 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

$55K Sanctions Related in Part to AI-Hallucination-Filled Court Filings

"Though referred to the Alabama State Bar for any disposition it deems appropriate, the undersigned regrettably recommends" that the lawyer "be found incompetent to practice law."

Apr 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

In One Day (Mar. 31), 17 U.S. Court Decisions Noting Suspected AI Hallucinations in Court Filings

So reports Damien Charlotin's AI Hallucination Cases Database. And recall that likely (1) many hallucinations aren't spotted; (2) many that… The post In One Day (Mar. 31), 17 U.S. Court Decisions N...

Apr 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Posts Such As "Every Ice Gestapo Needs Too Be Shot" May Be Constitutionally Unprotected True Threats

From last week's decision in U.S. v. Murfin by Judge Gregory Frizzell (N.D. Okla.): At various times from July to… The post Posts Such As "Every Ice Gestapo Needs Too Be Shot" May Be Constitutional...

Apr 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: April 6, 1938

4/6/1938: United States v. Carolene Products argued.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 6, 1938 appeared first on Reason.com.

Apr 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

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Apr 06, 2026 from The Jaxson

Alice Kilpatrick and the Richmond Hotel

In the first decades of the twentieth century, when segregation narrowed opportunity and Black mobility was constrained by law, custom, and violence, African American women quietly built institutio...

Apr 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: April 5, 1982

4/5/1982: Justice Abe Fortas dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 5, 1982 appeared first on Reason.com.

Apr 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

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Apr 04, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Winkekatze24: Seite und Favicon

Wie schwierig kann es sein, sich auf ein Favicon zu einigen?

Apr 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Birth-Right Citizenship as a Second-Best Policy

I oppose Trump's efforts to deny birthright citizenship chiildren of undocumented immigrants. But birthright citizenship is not the ideal policy.

Apr 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: April 4, 1861

4/4/1861: Justice John McLean dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 4, 1861 appeared first on Reason.com.