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Trump Responds to Iranian Blockade of Strait of Hormuz By Blockading It

War Trump Responds to Iranian Blockade of Strait of Hormuz By Blockading It After walking out of peace talks in Pakistan, the U.S....

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Matthew Petti

Happy Yuri Gagarin Day!

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

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Eugene Volokh

Tiger King Attorney Sanctioned for Filing Complaint with AI Hallucinations

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

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Jonathan H. Adler

Today in Supreme Court History: April 12, 1945

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

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Josh Blackman

Keonne Rodriguez on Bitcoin, Privacy, and Going to Prison

Bitcoin Keonne Rodriguez on Bitcoin, Privacy, and Going to Prison "We thought we were on the right side of the law," the Samourai...

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Zach Weissmueller

Open Thread

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

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Eugene Volokh

Open Thread

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

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Eugene Volokh

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Federal Law Banning Home Alcohol Distilleries

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

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Ilya Somin, Opinion Contributor

Petitioner's Regret No Grounds for Sealing of 8-Year-Old Restraining Order Documents

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

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Eugene Volokh

Follow-Up to "Reproducing Controversial Tweet in News Story = Fair Use" Post

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

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Eugene Volokh

Democrats and Republicans Both Want To Regulate AI. They Just Can't Agree on How.

Artificial Intelligence Democrats and Republicans Both Want To Regulate AI. They Just Can't Agree on How. As lawmakers of both...

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Jack Nicastro

Wisconsin Reined in Public Sector Unions. Now Those Reforms Are in Jeopardy.

Public Unions Wisconsin Reined in Public Sector Unions. Now Those Reforms Are in Jeopardy. Act 10 saved taxpayers billions and...

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C. Jarrett Dieterle

Today in Supreme Court History: April 11, 1862

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

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Josh Blackman

Open Thread

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

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Eugene Volokh

Thoughts on Today's Oral Argument in the Section 122 Tariff Cases

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

In New Tariff Cases, Trump Asserts 'Unreviewable' Power To Invent a Balance-of-Payments Deficit

Tariffs In New Tariff Cases, Trump Asserts 'Unreviewable' Power To Invent a Balance-of-Payments Deficit The Court of International...

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Jacob Sullum, Opinion Contributor

A Maryland Hospital Held a Woman for Months Against Her Will. The Supreme Court Will Decide if She Can Sue.

Nanny State A Maryland Hospital Held a Woman for Months Against Her Will. The Supreme Court Will Decide if She Can Sue. The case...

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Alexandra Stinson

Operation Eternal Darkness Threatens Iran Ceasefire Deal

Iran Operation Eternal Darkness Threatens Iran Ceasefire Deal Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi play a little war vs. music game...

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Robby soave and christian britschgi

UNC Newspaper Halts Satire and Implements DEI Training After Backlash Over April Fools' Issue

Free Speech UNC Newspaper Halts Satire and Implements DEI Training After Backlash Over April Fools' Issue Free speech lawyers say...

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Meagan o'rourke

DOGE, the Social Security Administration, and How Inferior Courts Should Treat S. Ct. Interim Orders

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

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Eugene Volokh

Remy: Gerrymandering

Gerrymandering Remy: Gerrymandering Remy finds a better way to win reelection. Remy | 4.10.2026...

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Remy

Massachusetts High Court: Claim Against Meta for Alleged Addiction of Children Can Go Forward Notwithstanding § 230

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

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Eugene Volokh

The White House Ballroom's Imported Steel Shows How Tariffs Encourage Cronyism

Crony Capitalism The White House Ballroom's Imported Steel Shows How Tariffs Encourage Cronyism Any time government has greater...

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Eric Boehm

Ninth Circuit Dismisses Kids Climate Case Against Discounting in Cost-Benefit Analysis

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

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Jonathan H. Adler

Allegations of Conspiracy Between Univ. of S. Florida and Jewish Groups, Brought by Students for Democratic Society Chapter, Rejected

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

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Eugene Volokh

A.I. NIMBYs

Artificial Intelligence A.I. NIMBYs Plus: Bitcoin tolls at the Strait, Trump vs. MAGA, inflation rises, and more... ...

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Peter Suderman

Why Is It so Damn Hard To Find Sympathetic Student Loan 'Victims'?

Student Loans Why Is It so Damn Hard To Find Sympathetic Student Loan 'Victims'? Less than half of the Class of 2024 took out...

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Nick Gillespie

Lawsuits Targeting Social Media Are an Attack on Free Speech

Social Media Lawsuits Targeting Social Media Are an Attack on Free Speech Tech companies that create social media apps should not...

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Steven Greenhut

Review: Giant Dramatizes Roald Dahl's Antisemitism Controversy

Theater Review: Giant Dramatizes Roald Dahl's Antisemitism Controversy The play presents characters subtly negotiating the...

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Ronald Bailey

Review: A Cognitive Neuroscientist's Take on How AI Models Think

Entertainment Review: A Cognitive Neuroscientist's Take on How AI Models Think Author Christopher Summerfield engages seriously...

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Brian Doherty

Today in Supreme Court History: April 10, 1967

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

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Josh Blackman

Brickbat: A Man on the Inside

Wisconsin Brickbat: A Man on the Inside Charles Oliver | 4.10.2026 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

Justice Sotomayor Opens Up About Her Colleagues

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

09.04.2026 2

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Josh Blackman

FBI Goes After Whistleblower Who Helped Unmask the 'Fort Bragg Cartel'

Whistleblowers FBI Goes After Whistleblower Who Helped Unmask the 'Fort Bragg Cartel' The feds have arrested an Army staffer who...

09.04.2026 2

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Matthew Petti

Would U.S. Wildlife Laws Turn Greenland's Hunters Into Criminals?

Greenland Would U.S. Wildlife Laws Turn Greenland's Hunters Into Criminals? Greenlandic hunters fear a U.S. takeover because...

09.04.2026 1

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Matthew Petti

"There Is No Constitutional Right to Possess a Cell Phone in Class"

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

09.04.2026 7

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Eugene Volokh

Trump Won With the MAHA Vote. Now He Might Be Losing It.

MAHA Trump Won With the MAHA Vote. Now He Might Be Losing It. A new poll shows Make America Healthy Again supporters are drifting...

09.04.2026 1

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Reem Ibrahim

Did the Solicitor General Misrepresent Flournoy Article in Birthright Citizenship Oral Argument

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

09.04.2026 4

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Jonathan H. Adler

RFK Jr. Is Starting a Podcast

Politics RFK Jr. Is Starting a Podcast Why? Robby Soave | 4.9.2026 4:15 PM Share on...

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Robby Soave, Opinion Contributor

Los Angeles Teen Blinded in One Eye by DHS Agent at 'No Kings' Rally, Attorney Says

Excessive Force Los Angeles Teen Blinded in One Eye by DHS Agent at 'No Kings' Rally, Attorney Says The 18-year-old college...

09.04.2026 3

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Autumn Billings

Upcoming Visiting Position at University of Virginia

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

09.04.2026 1

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Ilya Somin, Opinion Contributor

The Birthright Citizenship Question that Stumped the Solicitor General

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

09.04.2026 4

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Jonathan H. Adler

What if Social Security Was Capped at $100,000 Annually?

Social Security What if Social Security Was Capped at $100,000 Annually? One weird trick could extend Social Security's solvency...

09.04.2026 2

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Eric Boehm

Justice John Marshall Harlan's Lecture Notes On Wong Kim Ark

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

09.04.2026 3

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Josh Blackman

What Does the New Right Believe?

Conservatism What Does the New Right Believe? From trade to migration to personal freedom, the conservatives of the global New...

09.04.2026 2

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Stephen Davies

"The First Tell Was the File Name of the Principal Brief: 'Cocounsel Skill Results'"

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

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Eugene Volokh

Lindsey Graham Says the President Can Start a War, but Only Congress Can End It

War Lindsey Graham Says the President Can Start a War, but Only Congress Can End It The feeling is perfectly consistent: Graham...

09.04.2026 3

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Joe Lancaster

Strait Talk

Iran Strait Talk Plus: Mamdani vs. self-driving cars, blue state wealth and exit taxes, Hillary Clinton's awful affordability...

09.04.2026 3

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Peter Suderman