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President Trump's Libel Lawsuit Over Wall Street Journal Article on Epstein's Birthday Letters Dismissed

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Team Two Spaces

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Iran, Pseudonymity, and Risk of Harm

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Should Court Order OpenAI to Cut off ChatGPT Access by Mentally Ill and Dangerous User?

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Why the Pseudonymity in Doe v. OpenAI?

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Lawsuit Against OpenAI for Allegedly Fueling User's Delusions, Leading Him to Harass Plaintiff (His Ex-Girlfriend)

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Open Thread

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Open Thread

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Happy Yuri Gagarin Day!

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Open Thread

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Open Thread

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

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

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Open Thread

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

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10.04.2026 2

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

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

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10.04.2026 1

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Open Thread

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

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09.04.2026 9

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

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Open Thread

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Free Speech Unmuted: Speech, Not "Conduct": Supreme Court Rules on Conversion Talk Therapy

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08.04.2026 5

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"Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" / Convicted Murderer Caleb McGillvary Loses Defamation Case Against Rolling Stone

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D.C. Circuit Declines to Stay Department of War's "Supply-Chain Risk" Designation of Claude

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Claim of Unconstitutional School Discipline for Snapchat Among Friends Can Go Forward

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Sixth Circuit OKs Disqualifying Republican Primary Candidate Who Admits He's a Democrat Infiltrating the Party

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Open Thread

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"The Meese Prize for Excellence in Originalist Scholarship," Nominations Due May 15

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07.04.2026 5

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AI "Hallucinated Cases" Lead to $47K Sanctions

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Massachusetts Denial of Gun Rights Restoration Reversed by Appellate Court

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Open Thread

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Mesa County Clerk Sentence Violated First Amendment by Relying on "Her Protected Speech Regarding Allegations of Election Fraud"

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Iowa Law Barring Books with "Descriptions or Visual Depictions of a Sex Act" from School Libraries Upheld

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Court Rejects Facial Challenge to Iowa Law Barring Public School K-6 Programming Related to "Gender Identity to Sexual Orientation"

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Iowa Law Requiring Parental Notification as to Accommodations "Intended to Affirm [Public School] Student's Gender Identity" Upheld

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$55K Sanctions Related in Part to AI-Hallucination-Filled Court Filings

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In One Day (Mar. 31), 17 U.S. Court Decisions Noting Suspected AI Hallucinations in Court Filings

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Posts Such As "Every Ice Gestapo Needs Too Be Shot" May Be Constitutionally Unprotected True Threats

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Open Thread

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Open Thread

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Accusing Someone Who Called Police of "Blatant Racial Profiling" May Be Defamation

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Open Thread

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Claim That "100% Real Chocolate" Can't Include "Soy Lecithin and Natural Flavors" "Is Half-Baked, and Is 100% Dismissed"

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02.04.2026 8

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Court Rejects Lawsuit Over Firing of Georgetown Administrator for Old "Hate for Zio Bitches" Posts

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02.04.2026 3

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Open Thread

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Accusation of "Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence" for Allegedly Nonconsensually Posting Bondage Pictures May Be Defamatory

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01.04.2026 4

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Conspiracy Lawsuit Against National Students for Justice in Palestine Parent Organization Can Go Forward

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EEOC May Subpoena Penn's Records as to "Jewish-Related Organizations" (and Others) in Investigation of Anti-Semitic Harassment at Penn

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No Pseudonymity for Lawyer Alleging Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

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