Brickbat: Persistence Is Key
3h By Charles OliverHome invasions by criminals seeking to steal automobiles rose 400 percent last year, according to the Toronto Police Service, and one officer said there's an easy way for residents to protect themselves from such a crime. "To prevent the possibility of being…Court Should Focus on Coercion in Murthy v. Missouri
12:36am By Ilya SominThe government is entitled to try to persuade social media to take down posts, but not to coerce them to do so.SCOTUS Ponders Whether the Biden Administration Coerced Social Media Platforms To Censor Speech
Mon 5:00pm By Jacob SullumSeveral justices seemed concerned that an injunction would interfere with constitutionally permissible contacts.The CCP Sucks. So Does Banning TikTok.
Mon 4:47pm By Matt WelchPlus: A listener asks about Republicans and Democrats monopolizing political power in the United States.Law Enforcement Trainers File Scotus Amicus Brief against Maryland Rifle Ban
Mon 4:41pm By David KopelCitizens should be able to choose the same high-quality defensive arms that peace officers chooseVideo of Marshall University Online Talk on "Putin's Western Supporters"
Mon 4:18pm By Ilya SominIn the presentation I explain why Putin's regime appeals to these people, and how they compare with Western sympathizers with the USSR during the Cold War.The One-Man 'Cult' That Put St. Louis Under Surveillance
Mon 12:45pm By Matthew PettiThe story behind the city's ban on unlicensed drone businesses is even weirder than the ban itself.Pornhub Pulls Out of Seventh State
Mon 11:30am By Elizabeth Nolan BrownThe company leaves Texas over an “ineffective, haphazard, and dangerous” age-verification law.Monday Open Thread
Mon 11:07am By Eugene VolokhWhat's on your mind?Bloodbath
Mon 9:30am By Liz WolfePlus: Space dining, Russian elections, Bernie Sanders' 32-hour workweek, and more...Employers May Not "Take Adverse Employment Actions … Based on [Employees'] Race or Gender to…
Mon 8:23am By Eugene VolokhFrom Tuesday's Fourth Circuit decision in Duvall v. Novant Health, Inc., written by Judge Agee and joined by Judges Quattlebaum and Floyd (upholding a damages award of "about $4 million"): After a week-long trial, a North Carolina jury found that Novant…Racially Discriminatory Enforcement Lawsuit Against Duluth Police Officer Can Go Forward
Mon 8:01am By Eugene VolokhA black resident called the police to complain about alleged racial harassment by white neighbor; the resident alleges the police arrested him for leaving the scene after the police arrived, but didn't arrest the neighbor for doing the same thing.Today in Supreme Court History: March 18, 2008
Mon 7:00am By Josh Blackman3/18/2008: District of Columbia v. Heller argued.ACLU, Once a Defender of Free Speech, Goes After a Whistleblower
Mon 7:00am By J.D. TuccilleThe former civil liberties group continues morphing into a progressive organization.Archives: April 2024
Mon 6:00am By Reason StaffExcerpts from Reason's vaultsBrickbat: Pint-Sized Prison
Mon 4:00am By Charles OliverA girl in the United Kingdom's Wetherby Young Offender Institution twice had her clothes removed while being restrained by an all-male team of prison officers, according to a report by the Inspectorate of Prisons. The girl was reportedly trying to use her…The Priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States
Sun 9:07pm By Josh BlackmanRather than addressing bankruptcy and patent forum and judge shopping, on which there is a large bipartisan consensus, the Judicial Conference rushed through a botched proposal in response to political pressure and Twitter noise.The New York Times Again Worries That Free Speech Endangers Democracy
Sun 6:15pm By Jacob SullumThe newspaper portrays the constitutional challenge to the government's social media meddling as a conspiracy by Donald Trump's supporters.The Ethics of Law Professor Amicus Briefs Revisited
Sun 4:30pm By Jonathan H. AdlerAre law professors too quick to sign their names on briefs submitted to courts? Is this a problem?And the RBG Leadership Award Goes To . . .
Sun 4:11pm By David PostFor the "Not-from-the-Onion" FileThe Economics and Politics of Star Trek
Sun 4:05pm By Ilya SominAkiva Malamet has interesting posts on these topics at the Econlib site.Two Posts on Irish-American Politics and History, and its Lessons for Today
Sun 3:01pm By Ilya SominSt. Patrick's Day is a good time to re-up my posts on what can be learned from the declining political significance of Irish-American identity, and whether Hispanics are following the same path of assimilation as the Irish did.I've Won an Argument about Israel I Wish I Hadn't
Sun 12:02pm By David BernsteinOver my 20+ years of blogging at Volokh, commenters have often questioned why I focused my attention on what I saw as unfair attacks on Israel, rather than on Israeli policies I disagreed with that might be obstacles to a future peace deal. My response was…Today in Supreme Court History: March 17, 1777
Sun 7:00am By Josh Blackman3/17/1777: Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney's birthday.After a Century, the Federal Tea Board Is Finally Dead
Sun 6:00am By Eric BoehmImported tea was required for decades to pass a literal taste test before it could be sold in the United States.A Numbers Game: Who Would The Judicial Conference's New Policy Help And Who Would It Hurt?
Sat 9:35pm By Josh BlackmanIt will be harder for conservative litigants in blue states and liberal litigants in red states to obtain statewide relief. It will be harder for conservative litigants in red states to obtain nationwide relief. Liberal litigants will have virtually unchanged…Social and Economic Legislation and the Taft Court in the 1920s
Sat 7:04pm By David BernsteinI review the relevant chapters in Prof. Robert Post's forthcoming bookCross-Ideological YIMBY Coalition Defies Increasing Polarization—So Far
Sat 5:15pm By Ilya SominThe New York Times and the Atlantic report on how the movement to curb exclusionary zoning and build more housing has managed to cut across ideological lines.Today in Supreme Court History: March 16, 1925
Sat 7:00am By Josh Blackman3/16/25: Pierce v. Society of Sisters argued.Seattle Law Mandating Higher Delivery Driver Pay Is a Disaster
Sat 7:00am By C. Jarrett DieterleJust two weeks after the law went into effect, Seattleites had to contend with $26 coffees and $32 sandwiches.
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