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Justice Cody Hiland Publicly Criticizes The President For Nominating Him To District Court Instead of Eighth Circuit

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

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Josh Blackman

Middle Schoolers Banned from Massachusetts School Playground

Free-Range Kids Middle Schoolers Banned from Massachusetts School Playground A 12-year-old makes a compelling argument for being...

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Lenore Skenazy

What's Really in the Government's UAP Files?

Documentary What's Really in the Government's UAP Files? A journey inside the "disclosure" movement seeking to reveal that the...

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Zach Weissmueller

U.K. 'Looking Seriously' at Including Online Marketplaces Like eBay and Depop in Teen Social Media Ban

Free Markets U.K. 'Looking Seriously' at Including Online Marketplaces Like eBay and Depop in Teen Social Media Ban Carded before...

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Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Bernie Sanders Wants To Use Democrats' Midterm Victory To Expand Medicare. Has He Looked at Europe?

Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders Wants To Use Democrats' Midterm Victory To Expand Medicare. Has He Looked at Europe? Sanders wants to...

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Reem Ibrahim

Trump Orders Justice Department To Investigate His Congressional Critics, Saying They Deserve 'Imprisonment'

Criminal Justice Trump Orders Justice Department To Investigate His Congressional Critics, Saying They Deserve 'Imprisonment' That...

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Jacob Sullum

U. Colorado Regent-vs.-Regents Lawsuit, Cannabis, Race, and Legislative Immunity

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

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Eugene Volokh

Yes, the Midterms Were About the Iran War

War Yes, the Midterms Were About the Iran War New polling shows that voters were animated by opposition to the war—and want more...

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Matthew Petti

Deference, the Insurrection Act, and Statutory History

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

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Ilya Somin

Trump's Immigration Indecision

Immigration Trump's Immigration Indecision Plus: Nvidia honeypot, money-in-politics discourse, saving the president's soul, and...

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Liz Wolfe

The Wild Turnover of the Midterms Shows That Living Life Requires Ignoring Government

Election 2026 The Wild Turnover of the Midterms Shows That Living Life Requires Ignoring Government As the major parties cycle in...

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J.d. Tuccille

Today in Supreme Court History: November 9, 1942

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

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Josh Blackman

Plaintiffs Contesting Tren de Aragua Membership Claims / Alien Enemies Act Application Still Can't Sue Pseudonymously

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

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Eugene Volokh

Javier Milei: 'You Don't Beat Populism by Practicing Populism'

Populism Javier Milei: 'You Don't Beat Populism by Practicing Populism' At a conference co-sponsored by the Reason Foundation, the...

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Javier Milei

Brickbat: Show Us Your Digital ID

Social Media Brickbat: Show Us Your Digital ID Charles Oliver | 11.9.2026 4:00 AM Share on...

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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

Talarico's Christianity

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Josh Blackman

Second Amendment Roundup: Viramontes Is Not Moot

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Stephen Halbrook

Impeach Pete Hegseth

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Ilya Somin

Today in Supreme Court History: November 8, 1994

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

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Josh Blackman

How Milei Defused Argentina's Hyperinflation Bomb

Inflation How Milei Defused Argentina's Hyperinflation Bomb Argentina's president restored the solvency of a bankrupt Treasury and...

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Juan Ramón Rallo

Open Thread

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

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Eugene Volokh

Arkansas Bar Official Allegedly Transferred Points from Some Bar Examinees to Others

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Eugene Volokh

Prosecution Over Threat to American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten Can Go Forward

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Eugene Volokh

Court Allows Discovery as to Vindictive Prosecution Defense by Smartmatic's Parent Company

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Eugene Volokh

November 7 as Victims of Communism Day - 2026

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

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Ilya Somin

Attorney Fee Award Cut from $100K to $50K, Partly as Sanction for Hallucinated Citations

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Eugene Volokh

Today in Supreme Court History: November 7, 1922

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Josh Blackman

Labor Unions Won Big on Election Day, With Ballot Initiatives and Friendly Politicians

Labor Unions Labor Unions Won Big on Election Day, With Ballot Initiatives and Friendly Politicians From the East Coast to the...

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C. Jarrett Dieterle

Open Thread

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

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Eugene Volokh

Congress Has a Chance To Fix the Endangered Species Act

Energy & Environment Congress Has a Chance To Fix the Endangered Species Act Next week, Congress will vote on a bill to...

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Megan Jenkins And John Nagle

Prediction Markets Called the Midterms. Lawmakers Still Call Them Gambling.

Prediction Markets Prediction Markets Called the Midterms. Lawmakers Still Call Them Gambling. You can bet the incoming Democratic...

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Tosin Akintola

Federal Judge Rules Houston Violated First Amendment Rights of Food Not Bombs Activists

First Amendment Federal Judge Rules Houston Violated First Amendment Rights of Food Not Bombs Activists Houston police issued over...

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C.j. Ciaramella

Seattle's Newest Progressive City Councilwoman Wants To Make Building Easier

Housing Policy Seattle's Newest Progressive City Councilwoman Wants To Make Building Easier Nilu Jenks campaigned on deregulating...

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Ryan Curtis

Iowa's Capitol May Have a Very Krampus Christmas After the Satanic Temple's Latest Legal Win

First Amendment Iowa's Capitol May Have a Very Krampus Christmas After the Satanic Temple's Latest Legal Win Earlier this week, a...

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Meagan O'Rourke

Michigan's Energy Monopoly Won't Be Fixed by Restricting Everyone's Free Speech

Free Speech Michigan's Energy Monopoly Won't Be Fixed by Restricting Everyone's Free Speech Proposal 2 is about much more than DTE...

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Jarrett Skorup And Patrick Wright

Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions

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John Ross

White House Warns Conservative Groups It Is 'Monitoring' What They Say Amid Discontent Over Midterm Results

Trump Administration White House Warns Conservative Groups It Is 'Monitoring' What They Say Amid Discontent Over Midterm Results ...

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Josh Pauzé

As Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller Will Reinforce Trump's Worst Instincts

Trump Administration As Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller Will Reinforce Trump's Worst Instincts His elevation does not bode well for...

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Jacob Sullum

A Major Reform of California's Environmental Regulations Looks Destined for Failure

Environmentalism A Major Reform of California's Environmental Regulations Looks Destined for Failure While votes are still being...

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Christian Britschgi

Lawsuit Against New York AG Letitia James over Letter Alleging Group's Event Was Connected to "White Nationalist Ideals" …

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

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Eugene Volokh

Colorado Votes for More Spending and Higher Taxes

Colorado Colorado Votes for More Spending and Higher Taxes Voters passed Proposition NN and Amendment 87, raising the state...

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Joe Lancaster

America Did Not Vote for Woke 2.0

Election 2026 America Did Not Vote for Woke 2.0 Voters don't want far-left policies. They just really, really hate Republican ones....

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Eric Boehm

Man's Criticism of Nonprofit Found to Be "Harassment," Leads to Order Banning Photographing Company's Directors and Officers

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

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Eugene Volokh

Senator-Governor Klobuchar and the Problem of the Received Wisdom

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Josh Blackman

Florida Ban on Material Support to "Domestic Terrorist Organizations" Can't Be Applied to Legal Advice to CAIR

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

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Eugene Volokh

Which Way, Democrats?

Democratic Party Which Way, Democrats? Some newly elected Democrats are sounding a conciliatory note. Others are calling for...

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Christian Britschgi

Brickbat: Gunning for Trouble

Guns Brickbat: Gunning for Trouble Charles Oliver | 11.6.2026 4:00 AM Share on Facebook ...

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Charles Oliver

Review: The Evita Museum Obscures Peronist History

Culture Review: The Evita Museum Obscures Peronist History The Peróns drove the economy of Argentina into the ground, but that...

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Liz Wolfe

Review: Milei's Rise Through the Eyes of One of His Critics

Movies Review: Milei's Rise Through the Eyes of One of His Critics The Embrace is a short documentary following a struggling tango...

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Katherine Mangu-Ward