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

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Eugene Volokh

N.C. Court Has Jurisdiction over Alienation of Affection Claim Brought Against Ex-Arizona-Senator Kyrsten Sinema

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

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Opera Star Anna Netrebko Loses Follow-Up Defamation Case Against the N.Y. Metropolitan Opera

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

yesterday 4

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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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Open Thread

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yesterday 10

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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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"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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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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Open Thread

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Brief Update on the Entergy / Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Matter

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

thursday 8

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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...

thursday 6

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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...

thursday 10

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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...

thursday 20

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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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Open Thread

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thursday 10

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No 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...

02.09.2026 10

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Eugene Volokh

Lion King Composer vs. Comedian Dispute Leads to ~$40K Attorney Fee Award Against Composer

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

02.09.2026 10

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"[A]n Unopposed Grant" of Sealing "Carries Little Weight in a Contested Posture"

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

02.09.2026 10

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Third Circuit Rejects Facial Challenge to Ban on Nonimmigrant Aliens' Gun Possession

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

02.09.2026 10

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Second Amendment Doesn't Protect Machineguns, Doesn't Preclude Registration Requirement for Silencers

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

02.09.2026 10

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Open Thread

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02.09.2026 10

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What About a "'Let's Go Brandon' Was a Hallucination in the First Place" Defense?

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

01.09.2026 4

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Free Speech Unmuted: The Process Is The Punishment: ABC v. FCC with Stuart Benjamin

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

01.09.2026 7

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No Second Amendment Right to Carry Gun on Your Government Job

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

01.09.2026 5

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Traditional Medical Licensing Requirements Don't Generally Violate First Amendment Rights of Doctors Providing Advice

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

01.09.2026 20

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School Can Control What Flags Schoolteachers Hang on Classroom Walls

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

01.09.2026 20

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Open Thread

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01.09.2026 20

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Supreme Court Allows White House Ballroom Construction to Go Forward, at Least for Now

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

31.08.2026 9

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Eugene Volokh

Startpage Search Engine Output Omitting Certain Search Results?

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

31.08.2026 10

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Lawsuit Over Outing of Gay Saudi Residents by Lufthansa in Saudi Arabia Can Proceed

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

31.08.2026 10

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Anti-SLAPP Law Doesn't Apply to Foreign Speech by Foreigners

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31.08.2026 10

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Open Thread

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31.08.2026 10

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Open Thread

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30.08.2026 20

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First Amendment Broadly Protects Against Speech-Based Deportation of Noncitizens, Court Rules

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

29.08.2026 10

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Open Thread

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29.08.2026 10

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Federal Judge Concludes Then-Candidate Trump's Attempt to Remove N.Y. Hush Money Non-Reporting Prosecution to Federal Court Came Too Late

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

28.08.2026 2

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"This Case Begins with a Viral Video" (and Goes on to Involve "the Anti-Doxing League")

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28.08.2026 10

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Open Thread

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28.08.2026 20

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Court Rejects Harassment Lawsuit Over Anti-Israel Speech at CUNY, Largely on First Amendment Grounds

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

27.08.2026 20

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No Anti-Stalking Order Against Rabbi Based on His Actions Opposing Anti-Israel Protest

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

27.08.2026 10

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Prosecution for Forging Court Order, Purportedly from Chief Justice Roberts:

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

27.08.2026 6

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Official Precedent from a Supreme Court Justice's Opinion: We Jews Are "a Highly Intellectual Race"

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

27.08.2026 10

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Israeli-American Emory Professor's Defamation Case Against CAIR Georgia and Emory Student Can Go Forward (in Part)

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

27.08.2026 7

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Eugene Volokh

Israeli-American Emory Professor's Civil Rights Conspiracy Claim Against CAIR Georgia and Emory Student Can Go Forward (in Part)

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

27.08.2026 20

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Eugene Volokh

Home Possession of AI-Generated Porn Depicting Fake Children Remains Constitutionally Protected, Seventh Circuit Rules

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

27.08.2026 30

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Open Thread

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27.08.2026 20

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Suspension of Couple's Gun Rights Because Their College Student Daughter Drew Allegedly Threatening Images Violated Second Amendment

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

26.08.2026 7

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Eugene Volokh

Court Upholds N.Y. Law Mandating Platforms Post Terms of Service and Report How Content Moderation Policies Have Been Enforced

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

26.08.2026 8

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Eugene Volokh

Prosecution of Congresswoman for Assaulting and Impeding Federal Officials at ICE Delaney Hall Detention Facility Can Continue

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

26.08.2026 7

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Eugene Volokh

High School's Ordering Parents to Remove Pink "XX" Protest Wristbands at Girls' Soccer Game Likely Violated First Amendment

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

26.08.2026 7

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