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America Spent a Fortune Shooting Down Cheap Drones. Now the Missile Stores Are Bare.

Defense Spending America Spent a Fortune Shooting Down Cheap Drones. Now the Missile Stores Are Bare. After burning through...

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Matthew Petti

Today in Supreme Court History: June 20, 1837

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

yesterday 10

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Josh Blackman

The Mayor Who Loves Bodegas Is Building Taxpayer-Funded Competitors

Small Business The Mayor Who Loves Bodegas Is Building Taxpayer-Funded Competitors Zohran Mamdani's administration has not studied...

yesterday 10

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C. Jarrett Dieterle

Open Thread

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

yesterday 10

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Eugene Volokh

Bernie Sanders Proposes AI Tax To Give Everyone $1,000 a Month. His Bill Would Do a Lot More Than That.

Artificial Intelligence Bernie Sanders Proposes AI Tax To Give Everyone $1,000 a Month. His Bill Would Do a Lot More Than That. The...

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Tosin Akintola

Major League Baseball Teams Have the Right To Offer Pride Uniforms. Should They?

Sports Major League Baseball Teams Have the Right To Offer Pride Uniforms. Should They? The MLB's conduct is indisputably protected...

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Billy Binion

The U.S. and Iran Are Exchanging Nuclear Concessions for Economic Relief. That's Compromise, Not Surrender.

Iran Compromise With Iran Isn't 'Surrender' Hawks don’t understand what diplomacy is: Both sides give something up and both sides...

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Matthew Petti

The Supervisory Power Of The Supreme Court As A Form Of Virtue Signaling

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

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Josh Blackman

A Supreme Court Decision Restricting Appeal Waivers Underlines the Injustice of Coercive Plea Bargaining

Criminal Justice A Supreme Court Decision Restricting Appeal Waivers Underlines the Injustice of Coercive Plea Bargaining The...

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Jacob Sullum

When Justice Professor Merged With Justice Barrett

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

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Josh Blackman

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

Fiddlers, Drunkards, Marijuana, and the Second Amendment

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

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David Kopel

No Right to Videorecord in Tax Collector's Office

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

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Eugene Volokh

Man Denied N.J. Gun Permit, Largely Based on Mental Health Records + Social Media Posts

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

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Eugene Volokh

Wisconsin S. Ct. Strikes Down Race-Based College Aid Program

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

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Eugene Volokh

N.J. Man Denied Gun Permit, Largely Based on Mental Health Records + Social Media Posts

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

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Eugene Volokh

ICE Largely Abandons Plan To Turn Warehouses Into Migrant Detention Facilities

ICE ICE Largely Abandons Plan To Turn Warehouses Into Migrant Detention Facilities The Department of Homeland Security plans to...

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Joe Lancaster

Writings on Juneteenth and its Significance for American Liberty

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

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Ilya Somin

Bibi Tearing Up the Deal

Iran Bibi Tearing Up the Deal Plus: Knicks appreciation, justice startup to watch the watchmen, M&Ms go natural, and more... ...

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Liz Wolfe

Did California's Gubernatorial Race Reveal the Limits of 'Abundance' Politics on the Left?

California Did California's Gubernatorial Race Reveal the Limits of 'Abundance' Politics on the Left? Matt Mahon tried to chart a...

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Steven Greenhut

The law that Citizenship Clause litigation forgot: the 1872 Oregon Territory citizenship statute

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

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Josh Blackman

Guns, Aliens, Indians, Registration Numbers, and John Jay

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

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Eugene Volokh

Celebrating American Freedom Means Celebrating Juneteenth

America 250 Celebrating American Freedom Means Celebrating Juneteenth June 19 commemorates the day the final 250,000 people held in...

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Joe Lancaster

Survey: More Americans Are Carrying Concealed Guns

Concealed Carry Survey: More Americans Are Carrying Concealed Guns Three in 10 Americans at least occasionally carry a firearm. ...

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J.d. Tuccille

Today in Supreme Court History: June 19, 1992

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

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Josh Blackman

Review: The Short Life of a Formerly Enslaved Poet

book Review: The Short Life of a Formerly Enslaved Poet The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley tells the story of early America's...

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Katherine Mangu-Ward

Brickbat: Without a Prayer

Religion Brickbat: Without a Prayer Charles Oliver | 6.19.2026 4:00 AM Share on Facebook ...

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Charles Oliver

AI Agents and the CFAA: Amazon.Com Services v. Perplexity AI

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

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Orin S. Kerr

Open Thread

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

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Eugene Volokh

Who Speaks For The Majority In Hunter v. United States?

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

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Josh Blackman

Second Amendment Roundup: Gun Ban for Pot Users Unconstitutional

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

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Stephen Halbrook

Chief Judge Pryor's Non-Order in the Eleanor Ross Judicial Misconduct Proceedings: Why It Is So Problematic and What Might Be Done About It

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

thursday 1

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Josh Blackman

ICE Says It's Moved Detainees Out of 'Alligator Alcatraz' For Hurricane Season

Immigration ICE Says It's Moved Detainees Out of 'Alligator Alcatraz' For Hurricane Season Civil rights and environmentalists vowed...

thursday 1

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C.j. Ciaramella

Supreme Court Makes It Clear There Is No Drug Exception to the Second Amendment

Second Amendment Supreme Court Makes It Clear There Is No Drug Exception to the Second Amendment The unanimous decision upholding...

thursday 1

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Jacob Sullum

Plaintiff Can't Litigate Claim That "Security Clearance Process" Was Used "as a Pretextual Weapon to Execute an Ideological Purge"

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

thursday 7

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Eugene Volokh

Supreme Court Rules Government Cannot Bar Marijuana Users From Owning Guns

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

thursday 2

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Ilya Somin

Trump Has Used Taxpayer Money To Purchase Stakes in Dozens of Companies. Congress Is About to Make It Easier.

Senate Trump Has Used Taxpayer Money To Purchase Stakes in Dozens of Companies. Congress Is About to Make It Easier. Lawmakers...

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Eric Boehm

The Most Interesting Supreme Court Opinion Line-Up You Will See This Year

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

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Jonathan H. Adler

Colorado Gun Owners Sue Over New Law Allowing Warrantless Access to Dealer Records

2nd Amendment Colorado Gun Owners Sue Over New Law Allowing Warrantless Access to Dealer Records Law enforcement in Colorado can...

thursday 2

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Tosin Akintola

A Slow Thursday At The Court

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

thursday 2

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Josh Blackman

SCOTUS Says Federal Prosecution of Marijuana-Using Gun Owner Violates the Second Amendment

Supreme Court SCOTUS Says Federal Prosecution of Marijuana-Using Gun Owner Violates the Second Amendment A landmark win for the...

thursday 2

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Damon Root

Who Can't Afford Food?

Cost Who Can't Afford Food? Plus: Iran deal, J.D. Vance on morality, L.A. hemorrhages population, and more... Liz Wolfe...

thursday 2

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Liz Wolfe

Americans Still Believe in the Founding—and Want Schools To Teach Capitalism

America 250 Americans Still Believe in the Founding—and Want Schools To Teach Capitalism A new report found that 82 percent of...

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Ari Shtein

1776 All-Stars: Why a Pseudonymous Anti-Federalist Is My Favorite Founder

History 1776 All-Stars: Why a Pseudonymous Anti-Federalist Is My Favorite Founder The man known only as "A Farmer" warned against...

thursday 2

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Jesse Walker

Today in Supreme Court History: June 18, 1787

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

thursday 10

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Josh Blackman

The Founders Revered the Right to Trial by Jury. Will SCOTUS Now Follow Their Example?

Supreme Court The Founders Revered the Right to Trial by Jury. Will SCOTUS Now Follow Their Example? Understanding the stakes in...

thursday 1

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Damon Root

FedSoc Forum: "No Enemies to the Right? Antisemitism and the Big Tent"

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

thursday 10

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Josh Blackman

Libel by "Buddy Comedy"

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

thursday 10

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Eugene Volokh

The War on Economic Growth Is a War on the Poor

Poverty The War on Economic Growth Is a War on the Poor No poor country has ever achieved decent living standards without first...

thursday 5

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Veronique de Rugy

Open Thread

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

thursday 10

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Eugene Volokh