Posts tagged "politics"

May 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Vanderbilt Student's Lawsuit Over Suspension for Alleged False Accusations Can Go Forward

From a long opinion today by Judge Waverly Crenshaw (M.D. Tenn.) in Poe v. Lowe: Poe, a male Vanderbilt student,… The post Vanderbilt Student's Lawsuit Over Suspension for Alleged False Accusations...

May 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

NAACP Seek To Recall Callais Judgment So It Can Seek Reconsideration

The time to make this request was when the Plaintiffs moved to issue the judgment forthwith.

May 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The Spirit of the Declaration, Part 1

[This post is excerpted from the new book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America (Avid Reader Press/Simon… The post The Spirit of the Declaration, Part 1 appeared firs...

May 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Elite Panic and the Push to Regulate "Misinformation"

European leaders' warnings of a democratic apocalypse failed to materialize in 2024.

May 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: May 5, 1992

5/5/1992: The 27th Amendment is ratified. It was initially proposed in 1789. No law, varying the compensation for the services… The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 5, 1992 appeared first o...

May 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

May 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The Partisan Asymmetry In Callais

Justice Jackson never countenances that her decision to "run out the clock" might be partisan.

May 04, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Kontinuierlich Schrittweise

Ich habe eine interessante optische Täuschung gefunden.

May 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Michael Auslin Guest-Blogging This Week About "National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America"

I'm delighted to report that Michael Auslin, a Distinguished Research Fellow here at Hoover, will be guest-blogging this week about… The post Michael Auslin Guest-Blogging This Week About "National...

May 04, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Digital Independence Day im Mai 2026

Diesen Monat habe ich wieder nichts für den DID. Dafür haben Grüne, Linke und SPD endlich Χwitter verlassen.

May 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Justice Alito Enters Administrative Stay of Mifepristone Order

The Court responds to the mifepristone shadow docket filings.

May 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

How Bad Facts Make Good First Amendment Law

Jay Near was a hateful man whose litigation set a vital precedent for free speech.

May 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Just "Felonious Peccadillos"; I'm "Overqualified for Oklahoma"; Bar Association, "Bring It on Bitch": Surprisingly Ineffective in Fighting Disbarment

Some excerpts from the long opinion in State ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. Barlean, decided Tuesday by the Oklahoma… The post Just "Felonious Peccadillos"; I'm "Overqualified for Oklahoma"; Bar Ass...

May 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Posting Video of 10-Year-Old Hockey Player's "Tantrum" Isn't Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress

In Mufarreh v. Google, Inc., decided Friday by the Illinois Appellate Court (Justice Raymond Mitchell, joined by Justices Sharon Oden-Johnson… The post Posting Video of 10-Year-Old Hockey Player's ...

May 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: May 4, 1942

5/4/1942: Wickard v. Filburn argued.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 4, 1942 appeared first on Reason.com.

May 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

May 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Mifepristone Returns to the Shadow Docket

Drug makers seek interim relief after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit blocks FDA rule allowing mifepristone prescriptions via telemedicine.

May 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Our Coblogger Stewart Baker Has Died

It grieves me to report that our coblogger, and my friend, Stewart Baker died suddenly a few days ago at… The post Our Coblogger Stewart Baker Has Died appeared first on Reason.com.

May 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"Martial Home"

I expect I've been in some, given the arsenals that I expect some of my friends maintain. Just ran across the… The post "Martial Home" appeared first on Reason.com.

May 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Jacob Mchangama & Jeff Kosseff Guest-Blogging About "The Future of Free Speech: Reversing the Global Decline of Democracy's Most Essential Freedom"

I'm delighted to report that Profs. Jacob Mchangama (Vanderbilt) & Jeff Kosseff (Naval Academy, moving this year to Minnesota) will… The post Jacob Mchangama & Jeff Kosseff Guest-Blogging About "Th...