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Today in Supreme Court History: September 5, 1922

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

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Josh Blackman

NYC Law Could Force Uber and Lyft to Keep Dangerous Drivers on the Road

New York City NYC Law Could Force Uber and Lyft to Keep Dangerous Drivers on the Road A federal judge temporarily blocked it from...

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C. Jarrett Dieterle

How Would You Have Applied Massachusetts Law in the Lindsay Clancy Trial?

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

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Eugene Volokh

The Iraq War Cheerleaders Were Wrong. They're Wrong About Iran Too.

War The Iraq War Cheerleaders Were Wrong. They're Wrong About Iran Too. Hawkish pundits predicted both wars would be swift and...

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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

Sean Combs (P. Diddy)'s Defamation Suit Can Go Forward (Including Against NewsNation)

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

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Eugene Volokh

DOJ Says Barring AI Training on Copyrighted Material Could 'Severely Hamper' Tech Progress

Artificial Intelligence DOJ Says Barring AI Training on Copyrighted Material Could 'Severely Hamper' Tech Progress Training a model...

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Tosin Akintola

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

The Lindsay Clancy Trial Was Never Going To Answer the Question Everyone Was Asking

Criminal Justice The Lindsay Clancy Jury Was Tasked With an Impossible Question In the court of public opinion, there is little...

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Billy Binion

The Right to Trial is Vanishing. Could Bolder Juries Save It?

Juries The Right to Trial is Vanishing. Could Bolder Juries Save It? A new campaign by the Cato Institute aims to educate jurors on...

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C.j. Ciaramella

Texas Labeling Islamic Group a Terrorist Organization Infringes on Campus Free Speech

Free Speech Texas Terrorism Law Chills Speech for Muslim Group By labeling this group a terrorist organization, the state is...

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Ryan Curtis

A Federal Indictment Charges an ICE Officer With Lying About a Shooting That DHS Eagerly Defended

DHS A Federal Indictment Charges an ICE Officer With Lying About a Shooting That DHS Eagerly Defended The habitually dishonest...

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Jacob Sullum

"Incredulity" That "Competent Law Firm Representing One of the Largest Financial Institution[s] in the World" Filed Brief with AI Hallucinations

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

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Eugene Volokh

Lawyers' Responsibility for Hallucinations in Briefs That They Sign

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

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Eugene Volokh

Data Centers Are Not the Problem

Comedy Data Centers Are Not the Problem But almonds might be. Andrew Heaton | 9.4.2026 12:30 PM ...

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Andrew Heaton

Trump Is Expanding Executive Power. Democrats Are Already Eyeing the New Tools.

Executive Power Trump Is Expanding Executive Power. Democrats Are Already Eyeing the New Tools. Some Democrats are licking their...

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Eric Boehm

In the White House's Retro Arcade Games, the Trump Administration Always Loses

Trump Administration In the White House's Retro Arcade Games, the Trump Administration Always Loses In MAGAfied versions of Tapper...

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Christian Britschgi

Eleventh Circuit Holds Qui Tam Relators Are Not "Officers of the United States." What Happens Next?

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

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Josh Blackman

OpenAI Agents Gone Rogue

Artificial Intelligence OpenAI Agents Gone Rogue Plus: Mail-in ballots, mortgage rates reach new high, arcade.gov is a new low, and...

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Liz Wolfe

Review: Outsider Art on Display at a New York City Museum

Art Review: Outsider Art on Display at a New York City Museum The American Folk Art Museum curates works by self-taught artists. ...

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Meagan O'Rourke

Review: What To Burn, What To Carry Tells the Stories of People Confronted With Disaster

Podcasts Review: What To Burn, What To Carry Tells the Stories of People Confronted With Disaster This podcast appeals to both...

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Katherine Mangu-Ward

Maryland Synagogue Challenges Restrictive Gun Law

Guns Maryland Synagogue Challenges Restrictive Gun Law Montgomery County officials want to prevent houses of worship from making...

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J.d. Tuccille

Today in Supreme Court History: September 4, 1851

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

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Josh Blackman

Brickbat: Duck and Cover

Guns Brickbat: Duck and Cover Charles Oliver | 9.4.2026 4:00 AM Share on Facebook Share...

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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

An Essay on How to Get Top Grades On Law School Exams

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

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Orin S. Kerr

Brief Update on the Entergy / Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Matter

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

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Eugene Volokh

A New Bill Reflects the Bipartisan Backlash Against Flock-Enabled Mass Surveillance

License Plate Cameras A New Bill Reflects the Bipartisan Backlash Against Flock-Enabled Mass Surveillance Criticism from Trump...

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Jacob Sullum

State Film Subsidies Lose Money. Trump Wants To Try the Idea Nationally.

Federal subsidies State Film Subsidies Lose Money. Trump Wants To Try the Idea Nationally. There's “no reason to think a federal...

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Tosin Akintola

This Wired Article About AI Detection Software Was Really Mean

Media Criticism This Wired Article About AI Detection Software Was Really Mean Pangram founder Max Spero urged social media not to...

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Robby Soave

If You Replace the 13 Arrows on the U.S. Great Seal with a Modern Rifle, Make Sure You Depict a 50-Round Magazine

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

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Eugene Volokh

Lindsay Clancy, Heehaw the Donkey, and New Magneto Origins

Criminal Justice Lindsay Clancy, Heehaw the Donkey, and New Magneto Origins Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss the stalled...

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Robby Soave And Christian Britschgi

Congress Is Trying (Again) To Ban Boycotting Israel

Boycotts Congress Is Trying (Again) To Ban Boycotting Israel The bipartisan bill, which passed the House, takes aim at university...

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Matthew Petti

Trump's Beef Tariff Cut Accidentally Makes the Case for Free Trade

Tariffs Trump's Beef Tariff Cut Accidentally Makes the Case for Free Trade As the president liberalized the market for beef, he...

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Billy Binion

This U.S. Citizen Is Suing ICE for Arresting Him 3 Times. His Lawsuit Is Moving Forward.

ICE This U.S. Citizen Is Suing ICE for Arresting Him 3 Times. His Lawsuit Is Moving Forward. Despite carrying a REAL ID, Leo Garcia...

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Autumn Billings

Trump Is Taking a Stake in Venezuela's Oil Industry and This Crony Is Cashing In

Venezuela Trump Is Taking a Stake in Venezuela's Oil Industry and This Crony Is Cashing In Alejandro Betancourt has become the key...

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Francisco Poleo

Judge's Opinion Denying TRO Against Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as to Publishing of Data Center Plans

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

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Eugene Volokh

A California County Used Drones To Spy on Homes. A Settlement Will Now Require Warrants.

Surveillance A California County Used Drones To Spy on Homes. A Settlement Will Now Require Warrants. Sonoma County launched the...

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Mattha Busby

ICE Reportedly Lowered Its Standards To Meet Trump's Hiring Goal

ICE ICE Reportedly Lowered Its Standards To Meet Trump's Hiring Goal Trump has criticized DEI initiatives for lowering hiring...

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Joe Lancaster

Puerto Rico Has Rational Basis for Allowing Only Two Genders for Birth Certificate Gender Changes

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

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Eugene Volokh

Florida Revenge Porn Law Doesn't Cover Simulated Sexual Conduct That's Implied Rather Than Shown

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

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Eugene Volokh

Mamdani Bans the Robot Teachers

New York City Mamdani Bans the Robot Teachers Plus: Times Square stabbing, free-range kids case, Gloria Steinem dies, and more... ...

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Liz Wolfe

Judge Rejects Trump Administration's Plan To Break Up Google's Ad Business

Antitrust Judge Rejects Trump Administration's Plan To Break Up Google's Ad Business Punishing a company for building the best...

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Tosin Akintola

My New USA Today Article On Dangerous Similarities Between "Democratic Socialists" and MAGA Nationalists

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

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Ilya Somin

Trump Can't Deport Legal Immigrants for Protected Speech, Judge Rules

Free Speech Trump Can't Deport Legal Immigrants for Protected Speech, Judge Rules The court struck down the government’s use of...

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Reem Ibrahim

John Roberts Overruled Trump's Tariffs. But He Can't Seem To Stop Trump's Ballroom.

Supreme Court John Roberts Overruled Trump's Tariffs. But He Can't Seem To Stop Trump's Ballroom. The chief justice finds himself...

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Damon Root

Today in Supreme Court History: September 3, 2005

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

Brickbat: School of Hard Knocks

Public schools Brickbat: School of Hard Knocks Charles Oliver | 9.3.2026 4:00 AM Share on...

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Charles Oliver

Federal Court Issues First Ruling Against Trump's New Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

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

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Ilya Somin