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Philosophy Prof, Discussion of Adult-Child Sex Bans, and the First Amendment

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

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Eugene Volokh

Lawsuit Over Cancellation of April 2024 Pro-Palestine Protest at U Texas Can Go Forward

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

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Eugene Volokh

March Madness

War March Madness Plus: A seventh American has been killed in the Iran conflict, the U.S. is almost certainly responsible for...

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Eric Boehm

Regime Change in Cuba: 'Just a Matter of Time'

Cuba Regime Change in Cuba: 'Just a Matter of Time' Trump and other D.C. interventionists feel like they're on a roll. ...

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Matt Welch

Closing the Door to New Americans

Policy Closing the Door to New Americans The federal government slashed the annual cap of refugee intake to the United States by 94...

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Matt Welch

Today in Supreme Court History: March 9, 1937

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

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Josh Blackman

250 Years Later, The Wealth of Nations Still Has Lessons To Offer the Political Class

Adam Smith 250 Years Later, The Wealth of Nations Still Has Lessons To Offer the Political Class Governments have yet to accept...

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J.d. Tuccille

Brickbat: Breaking In

Investigations Brickbat: Breaking In Charles Oliver | 3.9.2026 4:00 AM Share on Facebook ...

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Charles Oliver

Court Upholds New York's Limits on Unauthorized Practice of Law

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

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Eugene Volokh

Tony Gilroy on Andor, the Force, and Authoritarianism

Television Tony Gilroy on Andor, the Force, and Authoritarianism "The concept of the show was to talk about what happens when...

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Eric Boehm

Today in Supreme Court History: March 8, 1841

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

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Josh Blackman

Open Thread

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

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Eugene Volokh

Is It War?

War Is It War? America's longest, most depressing game show Austin Bragg, Meredith Bragg, Andrew Heaton, and John...

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Austin Bragg

Today in Supreme Court History: March 7, 1965

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

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Josh Blackman

The 'Fairness' Law That Could Raise Grocery Prices for New Yorkers

Economics The 'Fairness' Law That Could Raise Grocery Prices for New Yorkers Legislators are trying to pass their own state version...

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C. Jarrett Dieterle

Federal Government Lawyer's Filings Appear to Include "Fabricated Quotations and Misstatements of Case Holdings"

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

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Eugene Volokh

The Joys of Data Centers: Debunking the Backlash Against the $7 Trillion AI Building Boom

Artificial Intelligence The Joys of Data Centers: Debunking the Backlash Against the $7 Trillion AI Building Boom Contrary to the...

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Christian Britschgi

Open Thread

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

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Eugene Volokh

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

California Billionaire Wealth Tax Would Cost the State $25 Billion, New Research Finds

Taxes California Billionaire Wealth Tax Would Cost the State $25 Billion, New Research Finds "If Californians approve this measure...

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Jack Nicastro

Previewing Suncor Energy v. Boulder County

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

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Jonathan H. Adler

California Appeals Court Upholds Trial Court Order That Cited Hallucinated Cases

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

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Eugene Volokh

Kristi Noem, Iran War Predictions, Playing Video Games

Trump Administration Kristi Noem, Iran War Predictions, Playing Video Games Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi say farewell to Kristi...

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Robby soave and christian britschgi

Do You Have a Right To Work From Home? This Australian Politician Thinks So.

Regulation Do You Have a Right To Work From Home? This Australian Politician Thinks So. A proposal in Victoria would require every...

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Reem Ibrahim

Kristi Noem's Lies About DHS Shootings Don't Seem To Have Figured in Trump's Decision To Fire Her

Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's Lies About DHS Shootings Don't Seem To Have Figured in Trump's Decision To Fire Her ...

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Jacob Sullum, Opinion Contributor

Why J.D. Vance Is a Risky Bet for Republicans in 2028

J.D. Vance Why J.D. Vance Is a Risky Bet for Republicans in 2028 Vance's support for unpopular policies could spell trouble for the...

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Alexandra Stinson

Killing Drug Lords Won't End Mexico's Cartels. Ending the Drug War Might.

Drugs Killing Drug Lords Won't End Mexico's Cartels. Ending the Drug War Might. The death of El Mencho shows why decades of...

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Niko Vorobyov

Jobs Are Down While the U.S. Spends $2 Billion a Day on War With Iran

Jobs Jobs Are Down While the U.S. Spends $2 Billion a Day on War With Iran The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that instead of...

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Joe Lancaster

The Federal Government Was Told To Make a List of Everything It Funds. 15 Years Later, There Still Isn't One.

Government Spending The Federal Government Was Told To Make a List of Everything It Funds. 15 Years Later, There Still Isn't One. A...

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Eric Boehm

Noem Out at DHS

DHS Noem Out at DHS Plus: Markwayne Mullin tapped, people will die, Lone Star beer comes to D.C., and more... Peter...

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Peter Suderman

Trump Bragged About Lower Gas Prices. Then He Bombed Iran.

Gasoline Trump Bragged About Lower Gas Prices. Then He Bombed Iran. You can have low gas prices or war in the Middle East, but not...

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Joe Lancaster

The Bride!: A Feminist Frankenstein That Plays Like a Lost Remnant of Woke Culture

Movies The Bride!: A Feminist Frankenstein That Plays Like a Lost Remnant of Woke Culture A cinematic time capsule from before the...

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Peter Suderman

America's Performance Review

Comedy America's Performance Review Andrew Heaton takes stock of the United States on its 250th birthday. Andrew...

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Andrew Heaton

Today in Supreme Court History: March 6, 1857

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

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Josh Blackman

Controversial Geofence Warrants Face Supreme Court Challenge

Warrants Controversial Geofence Warrants Face Supreme Court Challenge Technological innovations allow the authorities to see who...

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J.d. Tuccille

The Fifth Circuit and the Louisiana 10 Commandments Law

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

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Mark Movsesian

Review: Resisting the Hive Mind Virus in PLUR1BUS

Entertainment Review: Resisting the Hive Mind Virus in PLUR1BUS The protagonist in the Apple TV series does not want her...

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Joe Lancaster

Review: The Libertarianism of Stranger Things

Entertainment Review: The Libertarianism of Stranger Things The final season of the Netflix show delivers a message about moral...

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Jack Nicastro

Brickbat: Punitive Provisions

Jail Brickbat: Punitive Provisions Charles Oliver | 3.6.2026 4:00 AM Share on Facebook ...

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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

The First Question From The Florida Supreme Court's Newest Member: "Is your position more like Justice Gorsuch in Bostock or Justice Alito in dissent?"

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

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Josh Blackman

The Tax Loophole That Made U.S. Health Care Unaffordable

Health Care The Tax Loophole That Made U.S. Health Care Unaffordable The employer insurance exclusion has chained workers to their...

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Veronique De Rugy

Should the NIH Be Abolished?

Health Should the NIH Be Abolished? Terence Kealey and Jeffrey Flier debate abolishing the National Institutes of Health. ...

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Gene Epstein

Trump Fires Kristi Noem From DHS

Department of Homeland Security Trump Fires Kristi Noem From DHS Even Republicans were sick of her reckless spending and habitual...

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Robby Soave, Opinion Contributor

Interview with Judge Lawrence VanDyke at the University of Florida

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

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Josh Blackman

Lawsuit: Trump's Newest Tariffs Are an 'Exercise of Completely Unrestrained Executive Power'

Free Trade Lawsuit: Trump's Newest Tariffs Are an 'Exercise of Completely Unrestrained Executive Power' The lawsuit, filed by...

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Eric Boehm

Florida Legislators Advance a Bill Authorizing Government Surveillance Based on 'Views' or 'Opinions'

First Amendment Florida Legislators Advance a Bill Authorizing Government Surveillance Based on 'Views' or 'Opinions' House and...

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Jacob Sullum, Opinion Contributor

Court Blocks Florida Gov. DeSantis's Executive Order Designating CAIR as Terrorist Organization

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

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Eugene Volokh

The Zizians and the Second Amendment

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

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Eugene Volokh

We Lost the Lyme Vaccine. Under Rand Paul's New Vaccine Liability Bill, We'll Lose More.

Vaccines We Lost the Lyme Vaccine. Under Rand Paul's New Vaccine Liability Bill, We'll Lose More. The End the Vaccine Carveout Act...

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Ronald Bailey