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Federal Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Blocking "Blatantly Unconstitutional" Trump Birthright Citizenship Order

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Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order is Even Worse than Expected - and Even More Blatantly Unconstitutional

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Our Amicus Brief Urging the Supreme Court to Hear Case on Overruling Kelo v. City of New London

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Biden Didn't Cause the Border Crisis by Being too Lax on Enforcement

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Biden's Dubious Declaration that the Equal Rights Amendment has Been Duly Ratified

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The Laken Riley Act is Unjust - and a Trojan Horse

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More on Birthright Citizenship and Undocumented Immigrants

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How Political Ignorance Helped Cause the January 6 Attack and Trump's Subsequent Political Comeback

Political Ignorance Ilya Somin | 1.6.2025 4:33 PM Today is the fourth anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, and - ironically...

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Rights and Wrongs of Chief Justice Roberts' Year-End Report on the Judiciary

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Address Border Chaos by Making Legal Migration Easier

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Crime and Terrorism are Poor Rationales for Immigration Restrictions

Immigration Ilya Somin | 12.24.2024 8:00 PM Dramatic recent incidents have heightened calls to impose severe restrictions on immigration in order...

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Institute for Justice Petitions Supreme Court to Take Case Seeking to Overrule Kelo v. City of New London

Kelo Ilya Somin | 12.18.2024 3:57 PM Today, the Institute for Justice filed a cert petition urging the Supreme Court to hear Bowers v. Oneida...

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Is the YIMBY Movement Hopelessly Divided?

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How Exclusionary Zoning Increases Homelessness

Housing Policy Ilya Somin | 12.16.2024 5:18 PM Homelessness has been in the news a great deal lately, and become a major focus of public debate....

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Trump's Plans to Coerce Sanctuary Cities Likely to Run Afoul of the Constitution—Again

Immigration Ilya Somin | 11.27.2024 2:46 PM Media reports indicate the incoming Trump administration plans to try to pressure sanctuary cities by...

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New Article on "Birthright Citizenship and Undocumented Immigrants"

14th Amendment Ilya Somin | 11.25.2024 12:31 PM At the Just Security site, I have a new article explaining why the incoming Trump administration's...

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Thomas Berry (Cato Institute) on Trump's Recess Appointment Plan

Congress Ilya Somin | 11.15.2024 12:05 AM President-elect Trump has demanded on X that Senate Republican leadership "must agree to Recess...

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Courts Shouldn't Rely on Election Returns to Give Trump a Blank Check for Policies Motivated by Unconstitutional Discrimination

Discrimination Ilya Somin | 11.12.2024 7:11 PM During Donald Trump's first administration, his travel ban policy barring almost all migration...

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The Election Wasn't a Realignment—or a "Mandate"

Election 2024 Ilya Somin | 11.12.2024 6:05 PM There is a lot of talk about how the election result is a great realignment and/or a "mandate" for...

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November 7 as Victims of Communism Day—2024

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Final Published Version of "The Constitutional Case Against Exclusionary Zoning" Now Available

Property Rights Ilya Somin | 11.4.2024 2:54 PM The final published version of my article "The Constitutional Case Against Exclusionary Zoning" (...

04.11.2024 2

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Rational Egoist Interview on the Election and Voting for a Lesser Evil

Election 2024 Ilya Somin | 11.4.2024 3:10 PM Michael Liebowitz recently interviewed me about the election on his Rational Egoist podcast. Despite...

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Political Ignorance is an Even Worse Problem than I Thought

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Reflections on Lecturing on Immigration Policy in Switzerland

Immigration Ilya Somin | 11.1.2024 2:22 PM I spent this week in Switzerland, where I gave two talks on immigration policy: one at Avenir Suisse,...

01.11.2024 2

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American Journal of Law and Equality Symposium on the 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

Education Ilya Somin | 11.1.2024 3:28 PM The American Journal of Law and Equality has just published a symposium on the 70th anniversary of Brown...

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Compendium of Writings About the 2024 Election and Issues at Stake

Election 2024 Ilya Somin | 10.31.2024 4:49 PM As election day approaches, here are links to all my writings on the 2024 election and the issues at...

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Elon Musk's Story Highlights Harm Caused by Immigration Restrictions

Immigration Ilya Somin | 10.29.2024 4:58 PM A recent Washington Post article shows Elon Musk was, for a time, working illegally in the US, and ...

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Dispatch Symposium on Immigration and the Election

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Kamala Harris is a Far Lesser Evil than Donald Trump

Donald Trump Ilya Somin | 10.24.2024 4:51 PM In this post I am going to explain why Kamala Harris is a far lesser evil than Donald Trump, and...

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Institute of Economic Affairs Paper on Immigration and the Economic Liberty of Natives

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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear "Passive" Park Public Use Property Rights Case

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More on "Invasion," the Alien Enemies Act, and the Political Question Doctrine

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William "Chip" Mellor, RIP

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Trump's Plan to Use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as a Tool for Mass Deportation

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Perils of Broad Presidential Power Over Tariffs

Tariffs Ilya Somin | 10.10.2024 4:51 PM Donald Trump's plan to impose massive 10% or greater tariffs on all imported goods is a centerpiece of his...

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The Economic Impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act

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Compendium of Writings on the October 7 War and Western Reactions to it

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Biden Foolishly Decides Not to Extend Legal Status for Migrants Who Entered the US Under the CHNV Private Sponsorship Program

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Video of Federalist Society Daniel Webster Series Debate on Border Issues

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Upcoming Virtual Panel on Trump v. Anderson [updated]

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Draft Chapters on Education and Corporate Law for the Forthcoming Routledge Handbook of Classical Liberalism

Education Ilya Somin | 10.1.2024 4:25 PM I previously posted about my draft chapter on "Land-Use Regulation" for the forthcoming forthcoming...

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