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My Apologies for an Erroneous Post Faulting a N.Y. Times Article

Eugene Volokh | 11.16.2024 10:16 PM I erroneously put it up before rechecking it, and fortunately caught the error quickly and...

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Free Speech Unmuted: Free Speech in European (and Other) Democracies, with Prof. Jacob Mchangama

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 11.16.2024 10:25 PM How does European free speech law differ from American free speech...

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Experimenting with Threads, https://www.threads.net/@volokhc

Eugene Volokh | 11.15.2024 1:35 PM If you use Threads, please let us know whether our feed (https://www.threads.net/@volokhc) works for you.

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Paul Mirengoff on Trump's Nominees (Including Matt Gaetz)

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Florida's Lawsuit Against FEMA Over Discrimination Against Trump Supporters

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Federal Threats / False Statements Indictment for "Hate Crime Hoax"

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"Dear Journalists: Stop Trying to Save Democracy"

Eugene Volokh | 11.14.2024 12:53 PM A very good Substack post by Yascha Mounk; two short excerpts: The aspiration of many...

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We're Now on Bluesky and Back on Mastodon, and Of Course Still on Twitter/X and Facebook

Eugene Volokh | 11.14.2024 1:04 PM We're at: Please let us know if you have any difficulties with accessing any of these. We'd...

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Thursday Open Thread

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Court Rejects Claim That Columbia Improperly Suspended Students for Justice in Palestine Chapter

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 11.11.2024 6:03 PM From last week's decision by trial court judge Nicholas Moyne in ...

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Journal of Free Speech Law: "Corporate Speech and Corporate Purpose: A Theory of Corporate First Amendment Rights," by Sean J. Griffith

Eugene Volokh | 11.11.2024 6:52 PM The article is here; the Introduction: Every spring, hot button issues of social policy are...

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Harris On Track for ~76M Votes, Trump for ~78.3M Votes (a Swing of ~4M to ~5M from Biden-Trump 2020)

Eugene Volokh | 11.11.2024 8:07 PM The N.Y. Times reports that about 95.0% of all votes have been counted, with Harris at 71.7M...

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No Gag Order Against Sean Combs Accusers (and Other Prospective Criminal Trial Witnesses)

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What Happens When Someone Is Denied Gun Based on Long-Ago Criminal Case, and the Underlying Court Records are Missing?

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Monday Open Thread

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"Democrats Have Been Acting Like the Proverbial American Tourist in France, …

Eugene Volokh | 11.10.2024 12:18 PM A great line from Chuck Lane (Washington Post). Just to be clear, it is easy to imagine Republicans doing the same...

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Court Blocked Videorecording of Voters (Among Other Behavior)

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 11.9.2024 3:32 PM From Judge Terrence Berg's opinion on Election Day in ACLU of Mich....

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The Penis Pancake

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 11.9.2024 11:35 AM From Florida Administrative Law Judge Gary Early's Oct. 31...

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It's Frivolous to Sue a Party for Supposedly Not Living Up to Its Name

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 11.8.2024 8:01 AM From last week's decision by Judge Angel Kelley (D. Mass.) in Kersey...

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"Trump and the Future of American Power"

Eugene Volokh | 11.7.2024 7:42 PM A very interesting conversation in Foreign Affairs with my Hoover colleague Stephen Kotkin. The...

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Project Veritas' Defamation Lawsuit Against CNN Can Go Forward

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 11.7.2024 5:51 PM Today's Eleventh Circuit decision in Project Veritas v. CNN , written...

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N.Y. Times on Pseudonymity in the Sean "Diddy" Combs Cases

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 11.7.2024 11:47 AM From an article today by Julia Jacobs: Sexual assault accusers have...

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Thursday Open Thread

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Quick Reminder: Don't Compare the Final 2020 Popular Vote Totals with Non-Final 2024 Vote Totals

Eugene Volokh | 11.6.2024 2:58 PM Right now, Harris is at about 67M (N.Y. Times data), but about 45% of California votes aren't...

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Burying the Hatchet Post-Election in Delaware (with Special Bonus Ox Roast)

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Bret Stephens (N.Y. Times) on the Causes of Harris's Defeat

Eugene Volokh | 11.6.2024 12:56 PM I liked this piece (by someone who "voted reluctantly for Harris"), and thought I'd pass it...

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Getting a Sense of Voters Who Voted Biden in 2020 but Trump in 2024

Eugene Volokh | 11.6.2024 10:36 AM If you voted this way, or feel you can reliably and sympathetically report on the views of...

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Should Felons Have the Right to Challenge Their Loss of Gun Rights, on a Case-by-Case Basis?

Guns Eugene Volokh | 11.6.2024 8:01 AM No, said an Eighth Circuit panel in U.S. v. Jackson earlier this year;...

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Judge Orders Divorcing Husband to Surrender Gun, Even Without Domestic Violence Restraining Order

Eugene Volokh | 11.5.2024 12:35 PM In U.S. v. Rahimi, the Supreme Court held that the law may forbid gun possession by people...

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Can People Suing Sean Combs / P. Diddy for Sexual Assault Litigate as John or Jane Does? Judges Are Split

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 11.5.2024 8:01 AM Many people have sued Sean Combs (P. Diddy) for alleged sexual assault...

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Can Vanderbilt Student Suspended for Alleged False Accusations Sue Vanderbilt Pseudonymously?

Eugene Volokh | 11.4.2024 9:38 AM An excerpt from Magistrate Judge Jeffery Frensley's opinion Friday in Poe v. Lowe (M.D. Tenn.):...

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Monday Open Thread

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"Motion to Admit Drake's Live Mascot to the Preliminary Injunction Hearing"

Eugene Volokh | 11.3.2024 10:28 AM From the motion, in Drake University v. Des Moines Community College Foundation: On July...

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Free Speech Unmuted: Protests, Public Pressure Campaigns, Tort Law, and the First Amendment

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 11.2.2024 8:01 AM You can also watch our past episodes:

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Sixth Circuit Will Rehear En Banc Case Involving High School's Pronoun Policy

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 11.1.2024 5:08 PM The order granting rehearing was just filed today, so the court will...

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Trump v. CBS Broadcasting Inc. Likely Going Nowhere

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 11.1.2024 6:13 PM Yesterday's Complaint in this case essentially alleges that CBS's...

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Are Punitive Damages Available in Publishers' Lawsuit Over Harassment Campaign by eBay Employees?

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 11.1.2024 4:35 PM If you're in law school, take a Choice of Laws class (often called...

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"Hate Crime, Terrorism Charges Filed in Chicago Shooting of Jewish Man Walking to Synagogue"

Religion and the Law Eugene Volokh | 11.1.2024 1:52 PM ABC 7 Chicago (Digital Team and Maher Kawash) reports: Sidi...

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No Judicial Review of Security Clearance Revocation in Discrimination Challenge

National Security Eugene Volokh | 11.1.2024 2:59 PM From Lee v. Garland , decided Tuesday by the D.C. Circuit (in...

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Journal of Free Speech Law: "Should We Trust the Censor?," by Keith E. Whittington

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 11.1.2024 8:01 AM The article is here; the Introduction: In designing and adopting any...

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"We Need Not Apply Newton's First Law of Motion to Legal Precedent"

Eugene Volokh | 10.31.2024 5:21 PM An interesting turn of phrase from Tuesday's concurrence by Judge Michael Catlett, joined by...

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"All Non-Parties" "Are Ordered to Destroy All … Copies" of "Defendant's Sentencing Memorandum"

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 10.31.2024 6:03 PM A curious order yesterday, from U.S. v. Teixeira (a case involving...

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Journal of Free Speech Law: My "The Future of Government Pressure on Social Media Platforms"

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 10.31.2024 8:01 AM The article is here; the Introduction: Throughout the mid-twentieth...

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Thursday Open Thread

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Professor-v.-Professor Defamation Suit Can Go Forward, Based on Defendant's Statements to Students

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 10.30.2024 2:58 PM From Porter v. Sergent , decided yesterday by Sixth Circuit Judge...

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Court Declines to Dismiss One of the Libel Suits by Anthropologist Accused of Mishandling Human Remains from Project MOVE Bombing

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 10.30.2024 3:07 PM From Judge Mia Roberts Perez's opinion Monday in Monge v. Univ. of...

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Book Review (by Prof. Jacob Mchangama): "Fearless Speech" Doesn't Take First Amendment History Seriously

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 10.30.2024 8:01 AM I'm delighted to pass along this book review by Prof. Jacob Mchangama...

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Journal of Free Speech Law: " The Free Speech Clause as a Deregulatory Tool," by Alexander Tsesis

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 10.29.2024 5:26 PM The article is here; the Introduction: The language of the Free...

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Texas Public University Restrictions on Anti-Israel Speech Likely Violate First Amendment

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Journal of Free Speech Law: "The First Amendment Meets the Virtual Public Square," by Allison Stanger

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 10.28.2024 5:56 PM The article is here; the Introduction: On January 6, 2021, with the...

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