Posts tagged "politics"

Mar 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The First Opinion From Justice Hawkins on the Supreme Court of Texas

"Is a holiday-themed community footrace 'recreation'?"

Mar 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Yet Again with the Heckler's Veto in a Government Employee Speech Case

From Judge Glen Davidson's opinion Wednesday in Stokes v. Boyce (N.D. Miss.): On September 10, 2025, well-known podcaster Charlie Kirk… The post Yet Again with the Heckler's Veto in a Government Em...

Mar 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Background Check's Reporting Expunged Conviction Isn't Defamation or Fair Credit Reporting Act Violation

From Smith v. InformData, LLC, decided Wednesday by Judge Rossie Alston (E.D. Va.): Plaintiff Harry Smith filed suit for alleged… The post Background Check's Reporting Expunged Conviction Isn't Def...

Mar 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Who's Being Pornographic Here? (And Were Pornography Allegations Related to School Library Book Reading Defamatory?)

From yesterday's opinion in Wilburn v. Guthrie by the Colorado Court of Appeals (Judge Karl Schock, joined by Judges Matthew… The post Who's Being Pornographic Here? (And Were Pornography Allegatio...

Mar 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Firing Government DEI Executive Didn't Violate First Amendment

From Judge Dabney Friedrich (D.D.C.) Wednesday in Jewell v. Jagadesan, which generally seems correct to me: In December 2022, Jewell… The post Firing Government DEI Executive Didn't Violate First A...

Mar 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: March 13, 1963

3/13/1963: Ernesto Miranda is arrested. The post Today in Supreme Court History: March 13, 1963 appeared first on Reason.com.

Mar 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

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Mar 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Judge VanDyke: "This is a case about swinging dicks."

30 members of the Ninth Circuit write to disagree.

Mar 12, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Is Judge Pauline Newman Entitled to Her Day in Court?

Her cert petition to the Supreme Court presents the important jurisdictional question of whether the Judicial Disability Act bars all judicial review of a decision by her fellow judges to remove he...

Mar 12, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Fourth Circuit Publicly Admonishes Lawyer for "Citations to Nonexistent Judicial Opinions"

From yesterday's decision in In re Nwaubani, from the Fourth Circuit (Judges Marvin Quattlebaum, Allison Rushing, and DeAndrea Gist Benjamin):… The post Fourth Circuit Publicly Admonishes Lawyer fo...

Mar 12, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Three Students' Libel Lawsuit over Columbia "Doxing Truck" Can Go Forward

The students allege they weren't involved in the Oct. 11, 2023 Columbia student groups' letter that blamed Israel for the Oct. 7 attacks, and that labeling them ""Columbia's Leading Antisemites" ba...

Mar 12, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: March 12, 1889

3/12/1889: Justice John Campbell dies.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: March 12, 1889 appeared first on Reason.com.

Mar 12, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

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Mar 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The Ninth Circuit's En Banc Shadow Docket

Why can lower courts issue unexplained rulings on the emergency docket, but not SCOTUS?

Mar 11, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Blogstatistiken: Anzahl Posts pro Jahr / Monat

Ein paar Graphen über die Anzahl der Blogposts pro Jahr.

Mar 11, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

⍼ Angzarr Azimut ⍼

Das Rätsel des Angzarr ist gelöst.

Mar 11, 2026 from The Jaxson

7 riverfront dining experiences that no longer exist

Today, the average person will struggle to find a restaurant to dine along the river in downtown that is not located inside of a hotel. However, riverfront dining was a part of downtown's identity ...

Mar 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Free Speech Unmuted: Equal Time, Stephen Colbert, and the Future of Political Broadcasting, with Stuart Benjamin

Is the FCC about to revive a broad reading of the Equal Time Rule—and should broadcast TV still get "special"… The post Free Speech Unmuted: Equal Time, Stephen Colbert, and the Future of Political...

Mar 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: March 11, 1936

3/11/1936: Justice Antonin Scalia's birthday. The post Today in Supreme Court History: March 11, 1936 appeared first on Reason.com.

Mar 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

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