May 31, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy A Private Reprimand From The Fifth Circuit With Dissents To Make It Public How could it be that not a single member of the 11th Circuit Judicial Council thought to make Judge Betsy's reprimand public?
May 30, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Trump Administration Will Appeal Ruling Requiring Tariff Refunds They claim the injunction requiring refunds cannot be universal, and can only apply to those businesses who filed lawsuits seeking recovery.
May 30, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Libel Suit by "King of Vape" Against N.Y. Post, Over Allegations of Misconduct and Anti-Israel Actions, Thrown Out "Plaintiff's allegations in [an earlier] complaint let the cat out of the bag that he is a public figure. He cannot put the cat back into the bag in the hope of keeping his case alive."
May 30, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy The Satanic Temple Loses Libel Suit Against Newsweek Over "Accounts of Sexual Abuse Being Covered up" Allegation From Thursday's decision in The Satanic Temple, Inc. v. Newsweek Digital LLC, written by Judge Alison Nathan and joined by… The post The Satanic Temple Loses Libel Suit Against Newsweek Over "Accou...
May 30, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: May 30, 1865 5/30/1865: Justice John Catron dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 30, 1865 appeared first on Reason.com.
May 30, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy DOJ Moves To Disqualify Judge Ross In Election Interference Case The Eleventh Circuit's decision to identify a conflict of interest, but not identify the conflicted judge, leaves litigants guessing.
May 30, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy What's Next for Judge Eleanor Ross? A 2009 Impeachment May Provide Some Clues A guest post from Professor Arthur Hellman
May 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal Fabricated evidence, terminated grants, and taxes on jets.
May 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy My New Liberalism.Org Article on "Liberalism's Uneasy Relationship with Democracy" The article addresses the interlinked problems of widespread voter ignorance, tyranny of the majority, and illiberal anti-democratic movements coming to power through elections.
May 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Alabama Basketball Player's Libel Lawsuit Against New York Times Can Go to a Jury From Judge Annemarie Carney Axon (N.D. Ala.) in yesterday's Spears v. N.Y. Times Co.: Plaintiff Kai Spears was a walk-on… The post Alabama Basketball Player's Libel Lawsuit Against New York Times C...
May 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Hate Speech at a High School In my last post on the VC, I would like to say a bit about so-called "hate speech" (which I… The post Hate Speech at a High School appeared first on Reason.com.
May 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Awards $400M Default Judgment Against North Korea to Victims of 1968 Attack on U.S.S. Pueblo A short excerpt from the long opinion in Does v. Democratic People's Republic of N. Korea, decided yesterday by Judge… The post Court Awards $400M Default Judgment Against North Korea to Victims of...
May 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy California Judge "Cited and Relied on a Fictitious Case" Submitted by Lawyer, Even Though … opposing counsel had "directly and swiftly pointed the errors out to the trial court."
May 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Panel on Free Speech at the Library of Congress This Tuesday (June 2), 5:30 to 7:30 pm (Moderated by David Lat) Mary Anne Franks (GW), Emerson Sykes (ACLU), and I will be discussing a wide range of free speech matters.
May 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy The Art of the Deal, cont'd Thirty-five retired federal judges ask the court to re-open Trump's case against the IRS because the dismissal of the claims constitutes, put simply, a fraud.
May 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy No Pseudonymity for Plaintiff Allegedly "Enticed by an Attractive, Busty Jewess" From Judge Mark Kearney (E.D. Pa.) yesterday in Doe v. Trustees of the Univ. of Penn.(for more on the quote… The post No Pseudonymity for Plaintiff Allegedly "Enticed by an Attractive, Busty Jewess...
May 29, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: May 29, 1917 5/29/1917: President John F. Kennedy's birthday. He would appoint two Justices to the Supreme Court: Byron R. White and Arthur… The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 29, 1917 appeared first ...
