Posts tagged "politics"

Oct 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Alibaba and the Forty Lobbyists, and the First Amendment

From a long opinion yesterday by Judge Eumi Lee (N.D. Cal.) in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. v. U.S. Dep't of… The post Alibaba and the Forty Lobbyists, and the First Amendment appeared first on Reaso...

Oct 27, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Nicht auch noch Brotli!

Auch im Google Brotli-Decoder gibt es eine RCE-Lücke.

Oct 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Two Brief Discovery-Related Orders in Trump v. BBC

From Magistrate Judge Enjolique A. Lett (S.D. Fla.): [1.] Defendant served its Notice of Subpoena Duces Tecum to non-party Mar-a-Lago… The post Two Brief Discovery-Related Orders in Trump v. BBC ap...

Oct 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Free Speech Unmuted: Flock Cameras and the Fourth Amendment, with Orin Kerr

Not quite free speech, but free speech adjacent, and I think of interest to many of our regular Free Speech Unmuted listeners.

Oct 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

W. Va. Law Restricting Disclosing Home Addresses and Phone Numbers of Judges and Police Struck Down, but …

the court suggests that a narrower law, which only requires removal and nondisclosure after the plaintiff makes a specific demand, may be constitutional.

Oct 27, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Rollenspielszenen: Sprinkle und die Kinder

Sprinkle mag keine Kinder, aber Kinder sind begeistert von Sprinkle.

Oct 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Romance Scam Prevention Act Signed into Law

Will it move the needle on dating app fraud?

Oct 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The Occasional Left-Right Sotomayor-Gorsuch Alliance on Liberty-Related Cert. Opinions

The Supreme Court is asked to review several thousand cases each year. It agrees to review fewer than 1% of… The post The Occasional Left-Right Sotomayor-Gorsuch Alliance on Liberty-Related Cert. O...

Oct 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: October 27, 1787

10/27/1787: First Federalist Paper is published. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 27, 1787 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Oct 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Oct 27, 2026 from The Jaxson

The Boo Hag: A Ghost Story from 1930s Jacksonville

In the 1930s, folklorist and Episcopal priest Harry Middleton Hyatt traveled city streets and backcountry byways with a dictation machine, recording folklore and hoodoo traditions from hundreds of ...

Oct 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Woodward: Justice Breyer Was "'Forced Out' To Make Way For Someone Younger" and Justice Kagan Was Not Happy

It seems that Woodward is revealing information about sources who are alive and well.

Oct 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The Wall Street Journal Praises The Old Gray Lady

"Let’s hope that people across the media industry will take Josh Blackman’s criticism to heart."

Oct 26, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Ninth Circuit Rules Trump Illegally Federalized National Guard in Los Angeles

The ruling is an important decision on judicial review of executive invocation of emergency powers to use the military for domestic law enforcement.

Oct 26, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Bob Woodward Reveals He Spoke With Justices Stewart, Powell, White, Blackmun, and Rehnquist for "The Brethren"

Steven Goldberg, one of Brennan's clerks, provided Woodward with the 75-page case history of U.S.v. Nixon.

Oct 26, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Harassment Restraining Order Based Largely on Speech Critical of Zoo Veterinarian,

vacated on First Amendment grounds by a Massachusetts appellate court.

Oct 26, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Court Declines to Dismiss Threat Indictment Based on "I'm Going to Shoot up a Synagogue" Post

From Judge Virginia Kendall (N.D. Ill.) in U.S. v. Holmes: After the Government filed a Criminal Complaint against Holmes on… The post Court Declines to Dismiss Threat Indictment Based on "I'm Goin...

Oct 26, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

oday in Supreme Court History: October 26, 1774

10/26/1774: First Continental Congress ends its first session in Philadelphia. The post oday in Supreme Court History: October 26, 1774 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Oct 26, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: October 26, 1774

10/26/1774: First Continental Congress ends its first session in Philadelphia. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 26, 1774 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Oct 26, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

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