University of Illinois Relocates Demonstration [UPDATE: Demonstrators Return, University Threatens…
Sun 6:11pm By Eugene VolokhUPDATE 4/29/2024, 12:05 am: Here's an item circulated Sunday evening: We write this evening to let the campus community know that demonstration activity began on the south end of the Main Quad several hours ago. This is a resumption of Friday's activities. The…Federal Court Again Rejects Texas' Claim that Illegal Migration Qualifies as "Invasion"
Sun 6:09pm By Ilya SominThe ruling builds on the same court's two prior decisions to the same effect.FIRE's Response to Police Dispersing Pro-Palestinian Protesters at UT Austin
Sun 4:30pm By Eugene VolokhAs I've noted before, public universities have considerable authority to impose content-neutral rules on demonstrations, for instance prohibiting overnight campouts, restricting sound amplification, and so on. But of course the First Amendment requires such…UCLA Professor Dov Waxman on the Pro-Hamas Campus Protests
Sun 2:38pm By David BernsteinI don't know Dov Waxman, professor of Israel Studies at UCLA, except by reputation. And his reputation is of being ideologically on the left, hostile to Israel and sympathetic to the Palestinian cause, and as someone who downplays the prevalence of…The Clear Statement Rule and the Major Question Doctrine As Substantive Separation of Powers Canons
Sun 1:28pm By Josh BlackmanThe clear statement rule and the major question doctrine both function as substantive separation of powers canons in order to avoid deciding if federal actions are unconstitutional.Today in Supreme Court History: April 28, 2015
Sun 7:00am By Josh Blackman4/28/2015: Obergefell v. Hodges argued.In the AI Economy, There Will Be Zero Percent Unemployment
Sun 6:00am By Andrew MayneAI developer Andrew Mayne explains why technology could create more jobs and lead to unprecedented economic growth.MIT President's Statement on the Anti-Israel Students' Encampment
Sat 4:06pm By Eugene Volokhhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBoNDRuyLww Here's the transcript; on balance, the message seems to me to be correct (though I would be inclined to say that such encampments, if they violate content-neutral rules—as they usually do—should be removed more…No Pseudonymity in Title IX Wrongful-Discipline Lawsuits, Holds Seventh Circuit
Sat 1:32pm By Eugene VolokhThe decision departs from what most courts have done in such Title IX cases—but tracks what most courts do in the many other cases where disclosing a plaintiff’s name might damage the plaintiff’s reputation and professional prospects.Court Upholds #TheyLied Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Award Against Student Who…
Sat 8:01am By Eugene Volokhbut throws out a similar award against another professor who backed the student's allegations. (A jury had concluded the student's allegations were false and defamatory.)Big Beer vs. Canned Cocktails in the Grocery Aisle
Sat 7:00am By C. Jarrett DieterleUncovering Big Beer’s crafty campaign to limit consumer access to canned cocktails.Today in Supreme Court History: April 27, 1822
Sat 7:00am By Josh Blackman4/27/1822: President Ulysses S. Grant's birthday. He would appoint four Justices to the Supreme Court: Chief Justice Waite, Justice Strong, Justice Bradley, and Justice Hunt.Justin Amash on Why Congress Is Broken
Sat 6:00am By Nick Gillespie"Today it is highly centralized, where a few people at the top control everything," the former five-term congressman tells Reason's Nick Gillespie.Student Movements Are Often Wrong
Fri 5:34pm By Ilya SominWe shouldn't assume that student political movements necessarily have a just cause. Far from it.Chemerinsky: "Anti-Semitism is not taken as seriously as other kinds of prejudice"
Fri 5:22pm By Josh Blackman"A plainly anti-Semitic poster received just a handful of complaints from Jewish staff and students"Cert Petition Filed in United States v. Streett
Fri 4:55pm By Orin S. KerrA follow-up to my post last year on the inevitable discovery exception to the exclusionary rule.A Texas Reporter Busted for Asking Questions Asks SCOTUS To Reject the Criminalization of Journalism
Fri 4:20pm By Jacob SullumPriscilla Villarreal is appealing a 5th Circuit decision that dismissed her First Amendment lawsuit against Laredo police and prosecutors.Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Fri 3:30pm By John RossReasonable SWAT mistakes, lying forensic pathologists, and de minimis injuries.The Court Was Right To Overturn Harvey Weinstein's Rape Conviction
Fri 3:28pm By Billy BinionThe ruling has nothing to do with #MeToo. It is about ensuring a fair trial—a principle that applies no matter how unsympathetic the defendant.Nick Gillespie: Keep America's Borders Open
Fri 2:15pm By Nick Gillespie"We should be building a wall around the welfare state, not the United States," Nick Gillespie argued at a recent immigration debate.These New York Agencies Benefit From Giving Away Taxpayer Money
Fri 1:45pm By Joe LancasterA report from Good Jobs First found that 80 percent of state development agency revenue comes from fees: The more tax money they give out, the more they get to keep.Alabama Bill Would Criminalize Librarians Who Allow 'Material Harmful to Minors'
Fri 1:32pm By Emma CampThe bill also attempts to ban drag performances at public libraries.Two Posts Relevant to Current Campus Conflicts Over Israel and Hamas
Fri 1:20pm By Ilya SominMy October 2023 posts on the roots of far-left support for Hamas and the reasons why some "cancellations" are justified remain sadly relevant.A Soho Forum Discussion of COVID with Tom Woods
Fri 12:10pm By Gene EpsteinIn lieu of the planned debate with Brent Orrell, Gene Epstein and Tom Woods discuss the prudence of COVID-related restrictions.The FBI Was Monitoring Student Protests Against Ben Shapiro
Fri 11:11am By Matthew PettiA newly-obtained intelligence memo shows that the feds took a keen interest in Trump-era campus speech controversies.School's Out
Fri 9:30am By Christian BritschgiPlus: Campus echoes of Occupy Wall Street, Trump's presidential immunity claims, plans to undo the Fed's independence, and more...Challengers Is the Horny Tennis Movie Hollywood Needs
Fri 8:17am By Peter SudermanA witty, erotically charged three-way love story about tennis, sex, and ambition.California's New Social Media Law Invites Expensive Lawsuits
Fri 7:30am By Steven GreenhutInstead of trusting parents to manage their families, lawmakers from both parties prefer to empower the Nanny State.Today in Supreme Court History: April 26, 1995
Fri 7:00am By Josh Blackman4/26/1995: U.S. v. Lopez decided.Australia Tries To Censor the World
Fri 7:00am By J.D. TuccilleLocal hostility to free speech may become a global problem.
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