Oct 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Law Banning Employer Requirements That Employees Listen to Employer's Religious or Political Speech Likely Violates Employer's First Amendment Rights So a Ninth Circuit panel held today.
Oct 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Creating Voter Confusion About Candidates' Names is Bad - But Exploiting Voter Ignorance About Policy Issues is a Much Bigger Problem Democrats' apparent effort to confuse Alaska voters about candidates' names is reprehensible. But politicians' routine lying and exploitation of ignorance about policy issues is much worse.
Oct 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Even "Trumpy Judges" and "Woke Judges" Might Know More Law Than You Do I appreciate that many people are skeptical about judges. Indeed, it's good that people take with a grain of salt… The post Even "Trumpy Judges" and "Woke Judges" Might Know More Law Than You Do ap...
Oct 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy The Law and Democrats Allegedly Recruiting Second "Dan Sullivan" to Run in Alaska Senate Race Election law expert and UCLA Prof. Rick Hasen (Election Law Blog) has a post about this; an excerpt: Today's New… The post The Law and Democrats Allegedly Recruiting Second "Dan Sullivan" to Run in...
Oct 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Israeli Jews Vote by Economic Status, Even Though Elections Turn on Other Issues A fascinating chart from Yedioth Aharanot newspaper shows the voting breakdown in the Israeli election of the Jewish electorate. … The post Israeli Jews Vote by Economic Status, Even Though Electi...
Oct 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "Plaintiff Appears to Be a Well-Educated Individual with Time on His Hands," "which makes him uniquely capable of clogging the judicial machinery with well-dressed nonsense."
Oct 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Eric Coomer (of Dominion Voting) Loses Libel Lawsuit over The Deep Rig The court holds that Coomer didn't prove by "clear and convincing evidence" that defendant knew the statements were false (or at least were likely false).
Oct 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Cancellation, Defamation, Bankruptcy, Discharge From Judge Paula Xinis (D. Md.) yesterday in Shuma v. Whibley: Appellant Shane Shuma ("Shuma") and Appellee-Debtor Erin Whibley ("Whibley")… The post Cancellation, Defamation, Bankruptcy, Discharge...
Oct 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: October 29, 1942 10/29/1942: Published decision in Ex Parte Quirin released. At that point, six of the saboteurs had already been electrocuted. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 29, 1942 appeared fir...
Oct 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Some Reflections On The Lateral Hiring Market Every year, professors move from lower-ranked institutions to higher-ranked institutions. But for the lateral market to sustain itself, schools have… The post Some Reflections On The Lateral Hiring...
Oct 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy ICE is Now Even More Unpopular than the IRS The agency's growing unpopularity may make it easier to abolish it.
Oct 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Farewell to Weil Today the law firm of Weil Gotshal announced that it would wind down. I don't have any connections to the… The post Farewell to Weil appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Oct 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy How Wolford v. Lopez Refines Second Amendment Doctrine Court's rejection of the Vampire Rule has broad implications
Oct 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy The Bigger Problem With Judge Ada Brown's Woke Tirade: She Said The Quiet Part Out Loud About "White Saviors" Many lawyers and judges harbor the "anti-racist" views that Judge Brown spewed, but have the mental faculties to keep it private.
Oct 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Cases (2025-26) and Their Ideological Valence FIRE has billed itself as a nonpartisan organization that fights speech restrictions that are seen as left-wing, right-wing, and no-wing.… The post Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression C...
Oct 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: October 28, 1787 10/28/1787: James Wilson gives speech to the Pennsylvania ratification convention, arguing that there was no need for a Bill of… The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 28, 1787 appeared f...
Oct 28, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy 1,000,000 Miles on United I've completed approximately 2 round trips from the Earth to the Moon.
Oct 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Hasan Piker Sues Scott Jennings From the complaint in Piker v. Jennings; of course, this is just Piker's side of the story—I expect we'll get… The post Hasan Piker Sues Scott Jennings appeared first on Reason Magazine.
