Posts tagged "politics"

Apr 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Accusation of "Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence" for Allegedly Nonconsensually Posting Bondage Pictures May Be Defamatory

"Doe's assertion that distribution of intimate photos without consent has been considered sexual abuse and sexual violence, and therefore, his website is truthful ... presents factual issues, the r...

Apr 01, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Aprilscherz: wackeln

Heute hat mein Blog als Aprilscherz gewackelt.

Apr 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Conspiracy Lawsuit Against National Students for Justice in Palestine Parent Organization Can Go Forward

From yesterday's opinion by Judge Andrew Carter (S.D.N.Y.) in Horowitz v. AJP Educ. Found., Inc., the plaintiff's allegations: Horowitz is… The post Conspiracy Lawsuit Against National Students for...

Apr 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

April 1, 2026

Today is a day unlike any other than I can remember. At 10:00 a.m., the Supreme Court heard oral argument… The post April 1, 2026 appeared first on Reason.com.

Apr 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Justice Harlan's Lectures Gets A Shout-Out In Birthright Citizenship Case

Justice Gorsuch twice referenced Justice Harlan's constitutional law lecture on Wong Kim Ark.

Apr 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Slavery, Birthright Citizenship, and Today's Upcoming Supreme Court Oral Argument

The administration's arguments for denying birthright ctizenship to children of undocumented immigrants are at odds with the main purpose of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Apr 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

No Pseudonymity for Lawyer Alleging Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

From Judge Ronnie Abrams yesterday in Doe v. Legal Aid Society (S.D.N.Y.): [1.] [Pseudonymity is more justified if] the litigation… The post No Pseudonymity for Lawyer Alleging Quid Pro Quo Sexual ...

Apr 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

EEOC May Subpoena Penn's Records as to "Jewish-Related Organizations" (and Others) in Investigation of Anti-Semitic Harassment at Penn

From Judge Gerald Pappert (E.D. Pa.) yesterday in EEOC v. Univ. of Pa.: Based on public statements by the University… The post EEOC May Subpoena Penn's Records as to "Jewish-Related Organizations" ...

Apr 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: April 1, 2003

4/1/2003: Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger argued.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 1, 2003 appeared first on Reason.com.

Apr 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

On the Original Legal Meaning of "Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof"

The allegiance reading has no basis in the historical usage of this language in American law

Apr 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Apr 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Justice Alito: "Just out of curiosity, do you think we should ask Claude to decide this case?"

I suspect many lawyers use AI, but now they will be even more hesitant to admit it.

Apr 01, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Judge Leon Blocked The East Wing Ballroom Based on Offended Observer Standing

After Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a claim for a purely "aesthetic injury" should fail.

Mar 31, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"There Is Evidence That This Particular Proceeding Before the Beijing Court Was Dominated by the" Chinese Communist Party,

holds a federal court in declining to enforce the Beijing judgment, and in therefore concluding that Stanford holds title to documents donated to the Hoover Institution by a Chinese Mao-era dissident.

Mar 31, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"Rising Wave of Antisemitism" Doesn't Justify Letting Jewish Plaintiff Sue Pseudonymolusly

From Doe v. Life Time, Inc., decided today (correctly, I think) by Judge Dora Irizarry (E.D.N.Y.): The Complaint alleges that… The post "Rising Wave of Antisemitism" Doesn't Justify Letting Jewish ...

Mar 31, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

A Fifth Circuit Bait-and-Switch to Ignore Crime Victims' Rights

In 2023 the Fifth Circuit denied the victims' families challenge to the illegally negotiated Boeing DPA as being "premature"--but today the Circuit denied the families' challenge as coming too late.

Mar 31, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Justice Jackson's Dissent, on Why Viewpoint-Based Restrictions on Professional-Client Speech May Be Permissible

A short excerpt from Justice Jackson's long solo dissent today in Chiles v. Salazar, where she argued that the Colorado… The post Justice Jackson's Dissent, on Why Viewpoint-Based Restrictions on P...

Mar 31, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Was CASA Really Worth It?

The executive branch sacrificed its power to the Supreme Court, yet gained virtually nothing.

Mar 31, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

What Took So Long In Chiles?

The 8-1 case was argued on October 7, and decided on March 31.

Mar 31, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Alltagsmenschen

In Witten stehen „Alltagsmenschen“-Plastiken: Betongiguren von alltäglichen Menschen.