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

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Eugene Volokh

Brickbat: Testing Our Patience

Charter Schools Brickbat: Testing Our Patience Charles Oliver | 9.18.2026 4:00 AM Share on...

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Charles Oliver

Memphis Task Force Caught on Video Arresting Activist Already Suing It for First Amendment Retaliation

First Amendment Memphis Task Force Caught on Video Arresting Activist Already Suing It for First Amendment Retaliation The ACLU...

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C.j. Ciaramella

The Fed Can't Fight Inflation Alone. Will Congress Do Its Part?

Inflation The Fed Can't Fight Inflation Alone. Will Congress Do Its Part? Lawmakers have to show they'll back the national debt...

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Veronique de Rugy

Iran's Expanding Campaign Against Jewish Targets Outside Israel

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

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David Bernstein

Border Officer Convicted of Raping and Robbing Chinese Sex Workers

Border patrol Border Officer Convicted of Raping and Robbing Chinese Sex Workers Jurors didn't buy Luis Uribe's defense: that he...

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Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Canada Is Moving Closer to Europe. Trump's Tariffs Help Explain Why.

Free Trade Canada Is Moving Closer to Europe. Trump's Tariffs Help Explain Why. As Ottawa’s trade war with the U.S. worsens,...

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Ryan Curtis

Trump's $1.4 Billion Crypto Haul Sinks the Senate's Crypto Bill

Cryptocurrencies Trump's $1.4 Billion Crypto Haul Sinks the Senate's Crypto Bill The Clarity Act's ethics provisions leave plenty...

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Tosin Akintola

Influencer Haley Kalil's Remarks About Ex-Husband Matt Kalil's Penis Size Were "Newsworthy," and Thus Not Tortious

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

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Eugene Volokh

The 1940s: "A Systematic Avalanche of Falsehoods"

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

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Samantha Barbas

'They Kept Us Like Animals': Afghan Woman Deported to Africa By Trump Speaks Out

Afghanistan 'They Kept Us Like Animals': Afghan Woman Deported to Africa By Trump Speaks Out Farzana’s fiancé was a U.S. partner...

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Beth Bailey

Second Amendment Roundup: 5th Circuit En Banc to Rehear Felon Gun Ban Cases

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

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Stephen Halbrook

Open Thread

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

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Eugene Volokh

Brickbat: Swing, Swing

Children Brickbat: Swing, Swing Charles Oliver | 9.17.2026 4:00 AM Share on Facebook ...

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Charles Oliver

Today in Supreme Court History: September 17, 1787

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

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Josh Blackman

Thomas and Alito Are More Reliable Votes for Trump Than His Own Supreme Court Appointees

Supreme Court Thomas and Alito Are More Reliable Votes for Trump Than His Own Supreme Court Appointees The conservative legal...

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Damon Root

Free Speech Unmuted: Spoiler Alert: Can You Get Sued For Revealing A Plot Point?

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

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Eugene Volokh

Strip Searches Generally Aren't Allowed as Searches Incident to Arrest, Third Circuit Holds,

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

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Eugene Volokh

Best Credit in the World

Federal Reserve Best Credit in the World Plus: Rent freeze setback, AI misalignment, Bolshevik ridiculousness, and more... ...

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Liz Wolfe

Disability Accommodations "That Fundamentally Change Court Proceedings, Could Alter the Court's Substantive Decisions," …

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

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Eugene Volokh

A Russia Sanctions Bill Would Give Trump Vast New Tariff Powers

Tariffs A Russia Sanctions Bill Would Give Trump Vast New Tariff Powers The bill, which passed the House and Senate, would let...

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Joe Lancaster

Seven Federal Judges From Minnesota Talk To The N.Y. Times About Trump Administration

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

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Josh Blackman

A Federal Judge Enjoins DHS From Threatening To Prosecute a Critic for Constitutionally Protected Speech

First Amendment A Federal Judge Enjoins DHS From Threatening To Prosecute a Critic for Constitutionally Protected Speech After...

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Jacob Sullum

Montreal Economic Institute Webinar on Legal Challenges to the Trump Tariffs Against Canadian Goods

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

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Ilya Somin

Use of Flock Cameras Is Not a Fourth Amendment "Search," District Court Rules

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

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Orin S. Kerr

Doxing Suit over Post Criticizing Government Employee's Kirk-Murder-Related Post …

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Eugene Volokh

Firing of Employee for Kirk-Murder-Related Post Wasn't a Clear First Amendment Violation,

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

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Eugene Volokh

Defamation via Songs and AI-Generated Video? U Tenn Coach's Claim Can Go Forward

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

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Eugene Volokh

The Justification for New Time Limits on Student Visas 'Borders on the Absurd,' a Federal Judge Says

Immigration The Justification for New Time Limits on Student Visas 'Borders on the Absurd,' a Federal Judge Says Although the...

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Jacob Sullum

AI Could Make Our Lives Better. So Why Are We Trying To Stop It?

Artificial Intelligence AI Could Make Our Lives Better. So Why Are We Trying To Stop It? Anthropic's CEO wants federal regulation...

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John Stossel

Pentagon Auditors Say the Iran War Has Cost $33 Billion. The Real Price Tag Is Far Higher.

War Pentagon Auditors Say the Iran War Has Cost $33 Billion. The Real Price Tag Is Far Higher. The Congressional Budget Office says...

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Eric Boehm

Biden Pardoned Maduro's Fixer. He Just Pleaded Guilty to New Charges and Agreed To Forfeit $195 Million.

Venezuela Biden Pardoned Maduro's Fixer. He Just Pleaded Guilty to New Charges and Agreed To Forfeit $195 Million. Alex Saab...

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César Báez

DOJ Says Workers at L.A. Homeless Nonprofits Spent Tax Dollars on Vacations, Nightclubs, Bail

Fraud DOJ Says Workers at L.A. Homeless Nonprofits Spent Tax Dollars on Vacations, Nightclubs, Bail Three people in the Los Angeles...

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Christian Britschgi

Samantha Barbas Guest-Blogging on "Hate Speech: The Legal and Cultural History of an American Dilemma"

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

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Eugene Volokh

Why Kids Need More Freedom

Parenting Why Kids Need More Freedom Psychologist Peter Gray discusses why kids need more unstructured play, how schools are fueling...

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Nick Gillespie

The Anti-Nazi Law

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

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Eugene Volokh

AI Is Already Killing People—and Governments Are To Blame

Artificial Intelligence AI Is Already Killing People—and Governments Are To Blame Militaries are leaning on AI software for...

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Matthew Petti

'We Are Not Into Bestiality,' FBI Director Kash Patel Tells Members of Congress

FBI 'We Are Not Into Bestiality,' FBI Director Kash Patel Tells Members of Congress Wait, what? Elizabeth Nolan Brown ...

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Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Trump Backs Flock Cameras, Continuing His Long-Time Support for Unchecked Police Power

Flock Trump Backs Flock Cameras, Continuing His Long-Time Support for Unchecked Police Power Trump says he supports the cameras...

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Joe Lancaster

Bold, perhaps; but not Brave and not Right

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

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David Post

American Tax Dollars Are Financing Cell Towers in Angola

China American Tax Dollars Are Financing Cell Towers in Angola The Trump administration’s strategy for the Export-Import Bank...

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Tosin Akintola

Checkers (or Is It Draughts?) Infighting Leads to Court

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

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Eugene Volokh

Federal Judge Refers Philly DA to Department of Justice for Potential Prosecution

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

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Jonathan H. Adler

Close the Center

Reason Roundup Close the Center Plus: Embryos on ice, Venezuela's collapse, Talarico's lead, and more... Liz Wolfe ...

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Liz Wolfe

Trump's $5,000 'Dividends' Are a Brazen Vote-Buying Scheme

Donald Trump Trump's $5,000 'Dividends' Are a Brazen Vote-Buying Scheme Tariffs won’t begin to fund the effort to purchase...

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J.d. Tuccille

Today in Supreme Court History: September 16, 1787

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

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Josh Blackman

Brickbat: Missing in Action

South Korea Brickbat: Missing in Action Charles Oliver | 9.16.2026 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

Former Trade Officials Explain Why Trump's Section 301 Tariffs Are Illegal

Tariffs Former Trade Officials Explain Why Trump's Section 301 Tariffs Are Illegal Their brief says the president is asserting...

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Jacob Sullum

Warning Notice to Man Who Sent Critical E-Mail TO ICE Acting Director Likely Violated First Amendment

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

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Eugene Volokh