May 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Racial Slurs as Actionable Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress From Allen v. Noble, decided last week by Judge Latonia Williams (Conn. Super. Ct. New Haven), plaintiff's factual allegations (for… The post Racial Slurs as Actionable Intentional Infliction of Em...
May 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: May 21, 2007 5/21/2007: Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 21, 2007 appeared first on Reason.com.
May 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy There Is No Equitable Constitutional Cause Of Action To Challenge The Presidential Record Act Policy The Supreme Court needs to bring clarity to this issue.
May 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy US Court of International Trade Refuses to Stay Injunction Against Trump's Section 122 Tariffs The decision means the injunction blocking collection of the tariffs will not be blocked while litigation continues.
May 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Matt Yglesias on Libertarianism, Abundance Liberalism, and a Possible Alliance Between the Two Yglesias supports an alliance and has key points of agreement with libertarians, but also criticisms of libertarianism. I welcome former and respond to the latter.
May 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "Plaintiff Was Enticed by an Attractive, Busty Jewess, and Wet His Mouth with a Drink of Partially Unknown Provenance" "Plaintiff suspects he was poisoned by Jews."
May 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Imposing Imposter Syndrome DEI creates, and exacerbates, the very problem DEI is designed to eradicate.
May 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Use This One Weird Trick to Keep Your Name Out of an Upcoming Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against You Or at least try: A court considered it, but ultimately said no.
May 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: May 20, 1996 5/20/1996: Romer v. Evans is decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 20, 1996 appeared first on Reason.com.
May 19, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Rejects First Amendment Claims Against NYPD Commissioner Brought by "Most Wanted CEOs" Card Makers From yesterday's decision by Judge Hector Gonzalez (E.D.N.Y.) in Harr v. City of N.Y.: In 2003, in connection with the… The post Court Rejects First Amendment Claims Against NYPD Commissioner Broug...
May 19, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy The Dangerous Allure When Untalented People Use AI Patent nerds should not pretend to be talented enough to boast about making a Schoolhouse Rock video.
May 19, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Bill Maher On The Blatant Double Standard For Antisemitism "But China, Russia, Sudan, Iran, Myanmar, Haiti, the Congo, North Korea, all way worse. And that's how you know it's anti-Semitism. It's the inconsistency."
May 19, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "Instead, Claude Just Made Up More Stuff" "How [plaintiff's lawyer] then could have blindly and solely trusted Claude to remedy the brief is difficult to fathom."
May 19, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Should a Murder Victim Have Rights in the Criminal Justice Process? The conventional view in American criminal justice is that the victim's representative should be able to assert rights on behalf of the deceased victim in a homicide case--a view that Professor Pet...
May 19, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Plaintiff's Immigration Concerns Don't Justify Pseudonymity From Thursday's decision by Magistrate Judge JoAnna Gibson McFadden in Doe v. Amazon.com Servs. LLC: Jane Doe has sued Amazon.com… The post Plaintiff's Immigration Concerns Don't Justify Pseudonymi...
May 19, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: May 19, 1921 5/19/1921: Chief Justice Edward Douglass White dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 19, 1921 appeared first on Reason.com.