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Open Thread

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

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Eugene Volokh

How to Alienate a Judge, Part 374

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yesterday 7

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Damages Award Stemming from Project Veritas Project Set Aside by D.C. Circuit

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

yesterday 5

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Intern (Actually a Project Veritas Undercover Plant) in Political Organization Didn't Have "Fiduciary Duty" to Organization

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

yesterday 5

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Prof. Musa Al-Gharbi's "Jason Arday and Me"

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

yesterday 10

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Exorcist Files vs. Jesus 911 Libel Suit Can Go Forward

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

yesterday 10

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Hoover Institution (@HooverInst) Videos, Podcasts, and More, Now at Hoover+

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

yesterday 10

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$9.25M Verdict Against N.Y. Times, in Libel Case Brought by Alabama Basketball Player

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

yesterday 30

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Eugene Volokh

Watch out with Dancing; It Might Lead to Sex

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

yesterday 10

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"Pussy Valley" Autobiography Appropriation Lawsuit over Starz' "P-Valley" Thrown Out

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

yesterday 10

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Open Thread

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yesterday 10

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"And Then … Nothing Happened, in the Most Brutal Way Possible"

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previous day 4

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"Yes, I'm with … Hamas and Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad but up to a Point" Visiting Prof's Suit Against Columbia Dismissed

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

previous day 10

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Eugene Volokh

Suit Alleging Medical Establishment's Desire to Compel Doctors "to Toe the Line in All Matters Related to COVID …" Can Go Forward

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

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Suit Over Defendant Allegedly Yanking on Israeli Flag Plaintiff Had Tied Around Neck, Choking Her, Can Go Forward

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Court Partly Blocks Minnesota Law Restricting False Statements About "Restrictions on Voter Eligibility"

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

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Open Thread

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previous day 10

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"Trendy Eateries May Keep a Secret Menu; the United States Code Does Not"

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

wednesday 8

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Eugene Volokh

Seventh Circuit Strikes Down Restriction on Informing Indiana Minors About Out-of-State Abortion Providers

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

wednesday 10

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Islamic Center's Allegation of Religious Targeting by Texas Funeral Services Commission Can Go Forward

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

wednesday 10

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"The Cascade of Dysfunction That Helped Doom Jason Arday"

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

wednesday 10

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Arizona S. Ct.: Concern About "Job Offers" Being "Withdrawn" Because of "Pending Civil Litigation" …

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

wednesday 10

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Prof. Rick Hasen on Too Many Dan Sullivans

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wednesday 10

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Azerbaijan Suing CNN for Libel: Can They Do That?

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

wednesday 10

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Open Thread

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wednesday 10

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No Preliminary Injunction Against Alleged Defamation of Counselor by Estranged Wife/Ex-Client

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

18.08.2026 7

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Eugene Volokh

ABC's First Amendment Lawsuit Against FCC

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

18.08.2026 7

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Suicides and Public Humiliation: Recalling Some Past Incidents

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

18.08.2026 7

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No Pseudonymity for U Michigan Student Challenging Discipline for Using "Assertedly 'Fake' … Medical Note" "to Obtain an Accommodation"

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

18.08.2026 7

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"As If These Blunders Were Not Enough," U.S. Attorney Office Management …

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

18.08.2026 8

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Vanishing of Stories Mentioning Congressional Candidate Michael Carbonara, Due to "Bogus Copyright Complaints"

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18.08.2026 10

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"Comma Mischief from the Florida District Court of Appeal"

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18.08.2026 10

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Open Thread

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18.08.2026 20

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Second Circuit Joins Courts That Recognize First Amendment "Right to Record Law Enforcement Activity in Public"

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

17.08.2026 10

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Eugene Volokh

Bloodright Citizenship (Citizenship by Descent): Who Decides?

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

17.08.2026 20

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Eugene Volokh

Judge's Allegedly "Relying Wholly" on AI in Order Is Covered by Judicial Immunity, Court Rules

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

17.08.2026 10

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U Pittsburgh Denied Due Process to Professor as to Sexual Harassment Allegations

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

17.08.2026 20

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Open Thread

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17.08.2026 10

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Open Thread

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

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Open Thread

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

15.08.2026 20

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Contract Claim Over Private School Expulsions, Allegedly Caused by Parents' Organizing Against Ideological Curriculum Changes, Can Go Forward

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

14.08.2026 10

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Fraud Claim Over "No Blowback" Assurance by Private School to Complaining Parents, Followed by Children's Expulsions, Can Go Forward

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

14.08.2026 10

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Dissenting Parents' Defamation Claim Over School's Allegations of Racism Can Go Forward

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

14.08.2026 8

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Indiana Professors Lack Standing to Challenge Indiana "Intellectual Diversity" Statute

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

14.08.2026 10

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"Professors' Speech in Class Has Not Been Regulated; It Has Been Hired"

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

14.08.2026 10

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Plaintiffs Contesting Tren de Aragua Membership Claims / Alien Enemies Act Application Can't Sue Pseudonymously

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

14.08.2026 20

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Sixth Circuit Reverses Pretrial Release for Antifa Member Accused of ICE-Related Threats

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14.08.2026 20

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Open Thread

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14.08.2026 20

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Justice Elena Kagan on the Late, Great Prof. Richard Fallon

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

13.08.2026 10

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Court Dismisses Government's Title VI Anti-Semitism Lawsuit Against Harvard

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13.08.2026 20

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