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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...

16.09.2026 5

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Supreme Court Refuses to Block Lower-Court Ruling Against Trump's Mail-in Ballot Executive Order

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

14.09.2026 1

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New Book on "Democracy's Challenges: 100 Ideas"

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

14.09.2026 0

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Our New Amicus Brief in the Section 301 Tariff Case

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

14.09.2026 3

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Major Questions, Nondelegation, and the Section 338 Tariffs Against Canada

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

13.09.2026 0

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Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11

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

11.09.2026 2

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First Circuit Refuses to Stay District Court Injunction Against Trump's Executive Order on Mail-In Voting

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

10.09.2026 2

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Trump Expands Illegal Section 338 Tariffs Against Canadian Imports - and Bans Some Entirely

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

09.09.2026 10

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Our New Federal Circuit Amicus Brief in the Section 122 Tariff Case

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

09.09.2026 7

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Trump's Executive Order on Mail-in Ballots is an Assault on Federalism and Separation of Powers

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

08.09.2026 6

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Trump Loses Two More Sanctuary City Cases - And Picks up A Rare Win

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

07.09.2026 7

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Help Workers by Breaking Down Barriers to Labor Mobility

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

07.09.2026 6

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My New USA Today Article On Dangerous Similarities Between "Democratic Socialists" and MAGA Nationalists

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

03.09.2026 10

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I fled Soviet communism. Socialism always ends the same way.

03.09.2026 9

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Federal Court Issues First Ruling Against Trump's New Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

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

02.09.2026 8

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My New Liberalism.Org Article on the Centrality of Private Property Rights to Liberalism

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

02.09.2026 8

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Federal Court Rules Speech-Based Deportations Violate the First Amendment

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

29.08.2026 7

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Trump Imposes Harmful and Illegal Section 338 Tariffs Against Many Canadian Imports

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

23.08.2026 10

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Reconciling Hayek and Mill's Divergent Defenses of Liberty

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

23.08.2026 10

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Video of My Keynote Speech at the Annual Libertarian Futurist Society Prometheus Award Ceremony

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

21.08.2026 10

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"You Chose the Wrong Parents" - My "Speak Freely" Interview on the Case for Migration Rights

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

21.08.2026 10

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Routledge Handbook of Classical Liberalism Available for Free on Amazon Kindle

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

19.08.2026 10

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Voter Ignorance and the Problem of Confusion Caused by Candidates With Similar Names

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

18.08.2026 10

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

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

18.08.2026 10

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The Greater the Illegal Migrant Population, the Stronger the Case Against Mass Deportation

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

18.08.2026 10

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Israeli Settler "Terrorists" Unjustly Expel West Bank Palestinians From Their Land

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

15.08.2026 20

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En Banc Fifth Circuit Dismisses Alien Enemies Act Case as Moot

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

13.08.2026 10

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First Legal Challenges to Trump's New Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

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

11.08.2026 10

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New Survey Data on Public Perceptions of the Supreme Court

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

08.08.2026 20

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Trump Issues Another Unconstitutional Executive Order Targeting Birthright Citizenship

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

06.08.2026 20

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My New Dispatch Article on Trump's Section 301 "Forced Labor" Tariffs

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

05.08.2026 10

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Alex Nowrasteh on "Ten Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Arguments for Socialism and Why They're Wrong"

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

04.08.2026 10

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Twenty-five States, Led by Oregon, File Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 301 Tariffs

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

03.08.2026 20

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Prospective Legal Challenges to Trump's Section 338 Tariffs Against Canada

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

03.08.2026 20

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Advice to Entering Law Students - 2026

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

03.08.2026 20

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David Cole's Qualified Defense of the Supreme Court

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01.08.2026 20

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Federal Court Rules Against Rhode Island Town's Use of Eminent Domain for NIMBY Purposes

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

01.08.2026 20

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Updated Version of My Article "Immigration is Not Invasion"

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

30.07.2026 20

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New Article on "The State Constitutional Case Against Exclusionary Zoning"

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

29.07.2026 20

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My New UnPopulist Article on Why "Court-Packing is a Dangerous Gambit Best Avoided"

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

27.07.2026 20

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How Trump's Tariffs Undermine US Trustworthiness and Credibility—and What Can Be Done to Stop it

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

26.07.2026 20

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Second Lawsuit Challenging Trump's New Section 301 Tariffs Filed

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

24.07.2026 10

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Liberty Justice Center Files First Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Massive New Section 301 Tariffs

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

24.07.2026 20

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Trump Imposes Massively Harmful and Illegal Section 301 Tariffs

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

23.07.2026 20

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Supreme Court Will Consider Excessive Fines Clause Asset Forfeiture Case

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

21.07.2026 20

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Trump Plans to Impose New Illegal Tariffs on Canada

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

20.07.2026 20

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Contradictions of Socialist Prison Abolitionism

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

20.07.2026 20

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"Red Sox Spirit" and Constitutional Theory

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

19.07.2026 30

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The "Free Market" is More Popular than "Capitalism"

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

18.07.2026 20

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Trump's Harmful and Unjust New Restrictions on Foreign Students

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18.07.2026 20

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