Today in Supreme Court History: January 25, 1819
2h By Josh Blackman1/25/1819: Thomas Jefferson charters the University of Virginia. 176 years later, the Supreme Court would decide Rosenberger v. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia (1995).Will New York Lead the Way in Screwing Up School Reopening?
3h By Matt WelchRemote learning continues to be the norm for more than three out of four New York City public school students.Ajit Pai on What the FCC Has Done Right
3h By Nick GillespiePai has focused on taking a market-based approach to regulating the nation's always-evolving telecommunications industry, with great success.Brickbat: Feeling More Secure?
4:00am By Charles OliverHong Kong Broadband Network has confirmed it has blocked access to HKChronicles because of a police order. HKChronicles becomes the first website blocked under a public security law imposed by the Chinese government. HKChronicles covered pro-democracy protests…Writing an Academic Book, Part IV: The Writing Process
1:27am By Ilya SominFourth and final post in my series on how to write an academic book and get it published.Pretrial Release Condition: Can't Speak About "the [Capitol] Protest or the Matters Related to the…
Sun 11:41am By Eugene VolokhAnd can't "participate in any protests, rallies or demonstrations."Today in Supreme Court History: January 24, 1968
Sun 7:00am By Josh Blackman1/24/1968: United States v. O'Brien argued.In 2020, Teachers Unions and Police Unions Showed Their True Colors
Sun 7:00am By Peter SudermanIt's time for the left and the right to take a hard look at their favorite public-sector unions.Miracles and Magic
Sun 6:30am By Katrina GulliverThe desire to know one's fortune seems to be an instinctive human urge.From the Archives: February 2021
Sun 6:00am By Reason StaffExcerpts from Reason's vaultsMight Federal Preemption of Speech-Protective State Laws Violate the First Amendment?
Sat 7:02pm By Eugene VolokhAnd, if so, what does this mean for 47 U.S.C. § 230?New Hampshire's Supreme Court Lawsuit Seeking to Prevent Massachusetts from Taxing NH Residents…
Sat 5:53pm By Ilya SominThe case was filed directly in the Supreme Court under its "original jurisdiction" over cases filed by one state against another. It could have important implications for the future of federalism.Contra Alan Dershowitz on Late Impeachments
Sat 5:16pm By Keith E. WhittingtonOn the validity of an impeachment trial for a former president.My New Article on "Freedom Through Foot Voting"
Sat 4:19pm By Ilya SominThe article adapts and expands some of the ideas developed in my recent book "Free to Move," and is now available for free download on SSRN.Judge Warns Business Litigants (Including Facebook) About Excessive Sealing Requests
Sat 1:05pm By Eugene Volokh"These allegations stand at the heart of plaintiffs' claims, and sealing them would make this litigation virtually incomprehensible to the public."California Preservationists Sue To Overturn Law That Requires Property Owners Consent To Having…
Sat 8:00am By Christian BritschgiThe lawsuit from three Orange County preservation groups argues that supposedly historic buildings should be afforded the same environmental protections as "air, water, and forests."Some Local Governments Are Still Punishing People for Having a Few Chickens
Sat 7:45am By Baylen LinnekinA Pennsylvania couple is fighting an inane local ban on raising a handful of ducks and chickens in their backyard.Today in Supreme Court History: January 23, 1915
Sat 7:00am By Josh Blackman1/23/1915: Justice Potter Stewart born.Glenn Greenwald: 'Journalists Are Authoritarians'
Sat 6:00am By Nick GillespieWhat went wrong at the outlet he co-founded, what's wrong with the ACLU, and what might go wrong in the Biden administrationWill Democrats Learn to Love the Congressional Review Act?
Sat 12:26am By Jonathan H. AdlerThe CRA may offer Democrats a quick and easy way to repeal Trump Administration regulations, if they are willing to use it.No Copyright or Defamation Liability for Bulk Move of Social Network Community to New Site
Fri 7:35pm By Eugene VolokhIn Monsarrat v. Newman, decided yesterday by Judge Richard G. Stearns (D. Mass.), plaintiff alleged: On April 4, 2017, the social networking site LiveJournal revised its terms and conditions of service to comply with Russian law. Because Russian law permitted…Canadian Mom Fined for Letting Grandparents Babysit Kids While She Went Grocery Shopping
Fri 5:12pm By Lenore Skenazy"She was charged with violating the Reopening Ontario Act."Texas Strikes First, Seeks To Block Biden Administration's 100 Day Moratorium on Deportations…
Fri 4:56pm By Josh BlackmanOn January 8, DHS and Texas signed agreement that put limits on changes to immigration policy."Cancel Culture Comes for Will Wilkinson"
Fri 4:49pm By Eugene VolokhAn excellent piece by Robby Soave here at Reason: Will Wilkinson is a vice president at the left-leaning Niskanen Center, a contributing writer at The New York Times, and someone who has frequently quarreled with me about so-called cancel culture. (I think…Legal Scholars' Letter Supporting Constitutionality of Impeaching and Convicting Presidents After…
Fri 4:47pm By Ilya SominThe signers include a wide range of constitutional scholars across the political spectrum, including Federalist Society co-founder Steve Calabresi.Don't Give Domestic Extremists the 'Post-9/11 Treatment'
Fri 4:25pm By Max AbrahmsGovernment responses to Capitol rioters must be research-based and not just emotional reactions.Should the U.S. Government Adopt an Industrial Policy? A Soho Forum Debate
Fri 4:11pm By Gene EpsteinAmerican Compass Executive Director Oren Cass vs. the Cato Institute's Scott Lincicome on whether the U.S. should increase its intervention in the manufacturing industry.Oregon's Plan To Vaccinate Teachers Before the Elderly Is Terribly Misguided
Fri 3:55pm By Liz WolfeIf the aim is to reduce COVID-19 deaths, Oregon's plan is a failure.Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Fri 3:30pm By John RossMunicipal sewage, trafficking victims, and exculpatory evidence witheld.Cuomo Seems Intent on Screwing up New York's Marijuana Legalization
Fri 3:15pm By Scott ShackfordNo home cultivation? Increased criminal penalties? This is not the way to end a drug war.
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