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Today in Supreme Court History: March 22, 1957

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Josh Blackman

What Happens If There's a Murder in Antarctica?

World What Happens If There's a Murder in Antarctica? No single government controls the South Pole, so how do they deal with crime?...

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Matthew Petti

Open Thread

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Eugene Volokh

Georgia Court Order Apparently Included AI-Hallucinated Cases, Copied from Prosecutor's Proposed Order

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Eugene Volokh

Today in Supreme Court History: March 21, 1989

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Josh Blackman

Seattle's Minimum Wage Laws Backfired on Uber and Lyft. Now the Union Wants To Limit Drivers.

Minimum Wage Seattle's Minimum Wage Laws Backfired on Uber and Lyft. Now the Union Wants To Limit Drivers. As demand for trips has...

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C. Jarrett Dieterle

Blame U.S. Regulations for China's Dominance in Rare-Earth Minerals

Economics Blame U.S. Regulations for China's Dominance in Rare-Earth Minerals America once dominated the rare-earth market, but...

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Eric Boehm

Open Thread

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Eugene Volokh

Elon Musk Wins Defamation Lawsuit Brought by Someone Musk Allegedly Misidentified in X Post

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Eugene Volokh

Cesar Chavez's Other Crimes

Corruption Cesar Chavez's Other Crimes Accused of rape and sexual abuse, the late labor organizer's UFW mercilessly bilked its...

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Nick Gillespie

Trump Just Released a Framework To Govern AI. Here Are 7 Key Takeaways.

Artificial Intelligence Trump Just Released a Framework To Govern AI. Here Are 7 Key Takeaways. The National AI Policy Framework is...

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Jack Nicastro

Judges and Justices Should Be Independent, Trump Says, As Long As They Side With Him

Rule of law Judges and Justices Should Be Independent, Trump Says, As Long As They Side With Him The president says federal courts...

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Jacob Sullum, Opinion Contributor

Markwayne Mullin Says Agents Don't Need a Warrant If They're Pursuing a Suspect. Here's What the Law Says.

Fourth Amendment Markwayne Mullin Says Agents Don't Need a Warrant If They're Pursuing a Suspect. Here's What the Law Says. ...

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Autumn Billings

DOJ Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Harvard, Citing Campus Antisemitism

Campus Free Speech DOJ Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Harvard, Citing Campus Antisemitism The Trump administration wants its...

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Meagan o'rourke

Sam Altman's Defamation and Abuse of Process Case Against Sister Can Go Forward

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Eugene Volokh

Joe Kent Defects, Robots, and Mad Men Sequel Ideas

Politics Joe Kent Defects, Robots, and Mad Men Sequel Ideas Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss political fallout from the...

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Robby soave and christian britschgi

Delilah and Me

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Eugene Volokh

First Amendment Precludes Title VI Liability for Harsh Anti-Israel Speech at Art Institute of Chicago

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Eugene Volokh

My New Liberalism.Org Article on How "Immigration Restrictions Restrict Americans' Liberties"

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Ilya Somin, Opinion Contributor

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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John Ross

Judge Blocks Lawyer's Distribution of Animation That Allegedly Shows "Uncommanded Discharge" of Sig Sauer Pistol

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Eugene Volokh

As Trump Talks of 'Taking Cuba,' Real Change Requires More Than Replacing Its Leader

Cuba As Trump Talks of 'Taking Cuba,' Real Change Requires More Than Replacing Its Leader Unrest is rising in Cuba as the country...

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Katarina Hall

California Democrats May Have To Choose Between 2 Republicans in November's Gubernatorial Race

California California Democrats May Have To Choose Between 2 Republicans in November's Gubernatorial Race California initiatives...

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Steven Greenhut

$10K Fine for Lawyer Who Filed Brief Apparently Containing Many Hallucinations

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Eugene Volokh

Same Lies, New War: Trump and the Iraq Playbook

Iran Same Lies, New War: Trump and the Iraq Playbook Unfortunately, Trump's war in Iran is every bit as shortsighted—and...

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Joe Lancaster

Court Declines Pro Se Litigant's Request for Certain Disability Accommodations

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Eugene Volokh

Medicaid Fraud Isn't Just a Minnesota Problem. Here Are 5 Other Recent Schemes.

Health Care Medicaid Fraud Isn't Just a Minnesota Problem. Here Are 5 Other Recent Schemes. From charging patients for black market...

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Alexandra Stinson

Andrew Kent on the Alien Enemies Act

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Ilya Somin, Opinion Contributor

$200 Billion War?

Iran $200 Billion War?  Plus: boots on the ground, The Bachelorette cancels season, Meta reverses itself on virtual reality, and...

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Peter Suderman

Review: This Podcast Details the Brutal Effects of the War on Drugs

War on Drugs Review: This Podcast Details the Brutal Effects of the War on Drugs Collateral Damage tells some of the many stories...

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C.j. Ciaramella

Review: Did the Feds Finally Crack the Food Pyramid Code? Probably Not.

Food Review: Did the Feds Finally Crack the Food Pyramid Code? Probably Not. It's far more likely we'll be back to revise the...

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Katherine Mangu-Ward

Today in Supreme Court History: March 20, 1854

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Josh Blackman

Section 230's Legal Protections for Internet Speech Face New Challenge

Section 230 Section 230's Legal Protections for Internet Speech Face New Challenge This week, senators heard testimony over the...

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J.d. Tuccille

Brickbat: No Right To Know

Police Brickbat: No Right To Know Charles Oliver | 3.20.2026 4:00 AM Share on Facebook ...

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Charles Oliver

Open Thread

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Eugene Volokh

For Staten Island, The Interim Docket Is The Final Docket

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Josh Blackman

Man Successfully Designs mRNA Vaccine To Treat His Dog's Cancer

Cancer Man Successfully Designs mRNA Vaccine To Treat His Dog's Cancer "If we can do this for a dog, why aren't we rolling this out...

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Ronald Bailey

3D-Printed Guns Are Getting Good

Guns 3D-Printed Guns Are Getting Good If I can build a functional, unregistered handgun in less than two hours, so can you. ...

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Zach Weissmueller

"University of Regina Prof '… Was Not a Pretendian,' Says Judge" in Defamation Case Brought by the Professor

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Eugene Volokh

In Memoriam: John J. Park, Jr.

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Josh Blackman

Mamdani Might Raid a Severely Underfunded Retiree Fund To Balance New York City's Bursting Budget

New York City Mamdani Might Raid a Severely Underfunded Retiree Fund To Balance New York City's Bursting Budget While he admits New...

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Mariana Trujillo

Canceling Cesar Chavez And More

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Josh Blackman

Social Media Panic Lands Joseph Gordon-Levitt a U.N. Gig

Social Media Social Media Panic Lands Joseph Gordon-Levitt a U.N. Gig The actor previously pushed to repeal Section 230. Now, he is...

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Meagan o'rourke

Rand Paul's Anger at Markwayne Mullin Is Justified

Rand Paul Rand Paul's Anger at Markwayne Mullin Is Justified "He can't bring himself to say we shouldn't settle political questions...

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Robby Soave, Opinion Contributor

Jury Clears Afroman of Defamation for Mocking Cops Who Raided His House

First Amendment Jury Clears Afroman of Defamation for Mocking Cops Who Raided His House Ohio sheriff's deputies raided Afroman's...

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C.j. Ciaramella

Before RFK Jr. Can Crack Down on 'Processed Foods,' He'll Have To Figure Out How To Define Them

Food Before RFK Jr. Can Crack Down on 'Processed Foods,' He'll Have To Figure Out How To Define Them HHS Secretary Robert F....

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Bill Wirtz

California's Billionaire Tax Won't Save Hospitals

wealth tax California's Billionaire Tax Won't Save Hospitals The state's funding crisis is driven by a third-party payment system...

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Veronique De Rugy

Project Hail Mary Is Another 'You Can Just Do Things' Story From Sci-Fi Novelist Andy Weir

Movies Project Hail Mary Is Another 'You Can Just Do Things' Story From Sci-Fi Novelist Andy Weir A dazzling, ridiculously...

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Peter Suderman

Cesar Chavez Accused of Sexual Abuse

Labor Unions Cesar Chavez Accused of Sexual Abuse Plus: Mullin vs. Paul, the metaverse lives, the Pentagon wants $200 for the war...

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Peter Suderman

Delaware Court Refuses to Ban Father's Social-Media Posts About "any Family Court Litigation, [Mother], and Their Child"

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Eugene Volokh