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Site Linking to Abortion-Pill-Selling Websites Likely Protected ...

2026-07-17T21:06:28Z

Site Linking to Abortion-Pill-Selling Websites Likely Protected by First Amendment, Even in States That Generally Ban Abortions

Mayday Health runs a website that provides various information about abortion pills. South Dakota law provides, in relevant part, No…
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https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/17/site-linking-to-abortion-pill-selling-websites-likely-protected-by-first-amendment-even-in-states-that-generally-ban-abortions/

Video Shows Fort Worth Cop Ticketing a Preacher for ...

2026-07-17T19:55:48Z

Video Shows Fort Worth Cop Ticketing a Preacher for 'Offensive' Speech at Pride Event

“The First Amendment does not allow government officials to shut down speech simply on account of it being ‘offensive,’” says a legal expert at FIRE.

https://reason.com/2026/07/17/video-shows-fort-worth-cop-ticketing-a-preacher-for-offensive-speech-at-pride-event/

"Are LLMs Stifling Political Speech? An Assessment of How AI ...

2026-07-17T19:41:44Z

"Are LLMs Stifling Political Speech? An Assessment of How AI Models Protect Free Expression"

A new report from Meta's Oversight Board.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/17/are-llms-stifling-political-speech-an-assessment-of-how-ai-models-protect-free-expression/

Helpful Judges A footnote from today's D.C. Circuit opinion ...

2026-07-17T19:22:10Z

Helpful Judges

A footnote from today's D.C. Circuit opinion by Judge Justin Walker in U.S. v. Littlejohn; the underlying issue was whether…
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https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/17/helpful-judges/

Judge Faults Federal Government Lawyer for Apparent AI ...

2026-07-17T18:13:37Z

Judge Faults Federal Government Lawyer for Apparent AI Hallucination

From Judge Hala Jarbou (W.D. Mich.) yesterday in Daghra v. Hinkley: Petitioner, a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee,…
The post Judge Faults Federal Government Lawyer for Apparent AI Hallucination appeared first on Reason.com.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/17/judge-faults-federal-government-lawyer-for-apparent-ai-hallucination/

My New Boston Globe Article on Trump's Bogus Election Fraud ...

2026-07-17T18:07:38Z

My New Boston Globe Article on Trump's Bogus Election Fraud Claims

It explains why Trump is wrong and how federalism can help counter his efforts to subvert the 2026 midterm elections.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/17/my-new-boston-globe-article-on-trumps-bogus-election-fraud-claims/

Pentagon Journalist Escort Requirement Can Continue Pending D.C. ...

2026-07-17T18:05:49Z

Pentagon Journalist Escort Requirement Can Continue Pending D.C. Circuit Decision

From yesterday's decision in N.Y. Times Co. v. U.S. Dep't of Defense, by Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson and Patricia Millett,…
The post Pentagon Journalist Escort Requirement Can Continue Pending D.C. Circuit Decision appeared first on Reason.com.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/17/pentagon-journalist-escort-requirement-can-continue-pending-d-c-circuit-decision/

Court Rejects Claim That Allowing Allegedly Biologically Male ...

2026-07-17T17:50:35Z

Court Rejects Claim That Allowing Allegedly Biologically Male Student in Girls' Restroom Violates Equal Protection Clause and Title IX

From F.F. v. Valley View Comm. Unit School Dist. 365U, decided Monday by Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman (N.D. Ill.): Plaintiff…
The post Court Rejects Claim That Allowing Allegedly Biologically Male Student in Girls' Restroom Violates Equal Protection Clause and Title IX appeared first on Reason.com.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/17/court-rejects-claim-that-allowing-allegedly-biologically-male-student-in-girls-restroom-violates-equal-protection-clause-and-title-ix/

D.C. Circuit Upholds 5-Year Sentence for Leaker of Trump's ...

2026-07-17T17:11:18Z

D.C. Circuit Upholds 5-Year Sentence for Leaker of Trump's and Others' Tax Returns

From U.S. v. Littlejohn, decided today by D.C. Circuit Judge Justin Walker, joined by Judges Neomi Rao and Judith Rogers:…
The post D.C. Circuit Upholds 5-Year Sentence for Leaker of Trump's and Others' Tax Returns appeared first on Reason.com.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/17/d-c-circuit-upholds-5-year-sentence-for-leaker-of-trumps-and-others-tax-returns/

Trump Threatens To Revoke ABC and NBC Licenses for Not ...

2026-07-17T17:05:15Z

Trump Threatens To Revoke ABC and NBC Licenses for Not Broadcasting His Election Speech

As someone should have explained to him by now, that's not how it works.

https://reason.com/2026/07/17/trump-threatens-to-revoke-abc-and-nbc-licenses-for-not-broadcasting-his-election-speech/

My New Jotwell Review of Anna Law's Book "Migration and ...

2026-07-17T16:51:54Z

My New Jotwell Review of Anna Law's Book "Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship"

The book is an important new account of the early constitutional and political history of American migration policy.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/17/my-new-jotwell-review-of-anna-laws-book-migration-and-the-origins-of-american-citizenship/

Journal of Free Speech Law: "A Cure Worse than the Disease: ...

2026-07-17T15:41:30Z

Journal of Free Speech Law: "A Cure Worse than the Disease: Why the EU's Proposal to Criminalize Hate Speech Violates Freedom of Expression—and Won't Reduce Intolerance or Extremism," by Jacob Mchangama & Natalie Alkiviadou

The article is here; the Introduction: In Germany, an artist and activist was arrested multiple times, once for wearing a…
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https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/17/journal-of-free-speech-law-a-cure-worse-than-the-disease-why-the-eus-proposal-to-criminalize-hate-speech-violates-freedom-of-expression-and-wont-reduce-intolerance-or-ext/

Court Affirms Rejection of Allegedly Anti-Zionist Professors' ...

2026-07-17T12:01:37Z

Court Affirms Rejection of Allegedly Anti-Zionist Professors' Claims That University Should Have Stopped Jewish Professors from Filing Religious Discrimination Complaints Against Them

From Lax v. CUNY, decided in 2024 by N.Y. trial court judge Gina Abadi, and just affirmed Wednesday in a…
The post Court Affirms Rejection of Allegedly Anti-Zionist Professors' Claims That University Should Have Stopped Jewish Professors from Filing Religious Discrimination Complaints Against Them appeared first on Reason.com.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/17/court-affirms-rejection-of-allegedly-anti-zionist-professors-claims-that-university-should-have-stopped-jewish-professors-from-filing-religious-discrimination-complaints-against-them/

Illinois Will Finally Stop Stripping People of Their Home ...

2026-07-16T21:05:26Z

Illinois Will Finally Stop Stripping People of Their Home Equity—3 Years After the Supreme Court Outlawed It

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that promises property owners will receive the surplus proceeds when the government seizes their home to satisfy a tax debt.

https://reason.com/2026/07/16/illinois-will-finally-stop-stripping-people-of-their-home-equity-3-years-after-the-supreme-court-outlawed-it/

Drugs Keep Winning in the Global War on Drugs The United ...

2026-07-16T17:10:35Z

Drugs Keep Winning in the Global War on Drugs

The United Nations’ latest World Drug Report makes that very clear.

https://reason.com/2026/07/16/drugs-keep-winning-in-the-global-war-on-drugs/

The U.K. Wants a Social Media Curfew for 16- and 17-Year-Olds ...

2026-07-16T15:06:49Z

The U.K. Wants a Social Media Curfew for 16- and 17-Year-Olds

Tech companies may soon have to comply with yet another U.K. regulation.

https://reason.com/2026/07/16/the-u-k-wants-a-social-media-curfew-for-16-and-17-year-olds/

Claim That Accuracy in Media Misidentified the Person Holding ...

2026-07-16T14:02:53Z

Claim That Accuracy in Media Misidentified the Person Holding Allegedly Pro-Hamas-Violence Sign at Columbia Protest …

can go forward, Georgia appellate court rules.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/16/claim-that-accuracy-in-media-misidentified-the-person-holding-allegedly-pro-hamas-violence-sign-at-columbia-protest/

Death Metal and the Statute of Frauds (plus Alleged Cancellation ...

2026-07-16T13:17:37Z

Death Metal and the Statute of Frauds (plus Alleged Cancellation Because of Sexual Assault Claims)

Contract law awaits us all.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/16/death-metal-and-the-statute-of-frauds-plus-alleged-cancellation-because-of-sexual-assault-claims/

ICE Keeps Shooting People. Here's a Way Congress Can Rein It ...

2026-07-15T21:04:12Z

ICE Keeps Shooting People. Here's a Way Congress Can Rein It In.

Giving people a pathway to sue federal immigration officials for violating constitutional rights is one way Congress can help hold the rogue agency accountable.

https://reason.com/2026/07/15/ice-keeps-shooting-people-heres-a-way-congress-can-rein-it-in/

Seeming Likely En Banc Call in Florida University Professor ...

2026-07-15T19:59:47Z

Seeming Likely En Banc Call in Florida University Professor Speech Restrictions Case

I wrote about the opinion July 7, when it was issued (see below). Just now, I saw the court issued…
The post Seeming Likely En Banc Call in Florida University Professor Speech Restrictions Case appeared first on Reason.com.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/15/seeming-likely-en-banc-call-in-florida-university-professor-speech-restrictions-case/

The 'Nuclear Nightmare' That Was Manufactured by the ...

2026-07-15T18:50:40Z

The 'Nuclear Nightmare' That Was Manufactured by the Media

Despite decades of panic, a new reactor has been approved for the first time in 10 years.

https://reason.com/2026/07/15/the-nuclear-nightmare-that-was-manufactured-by-the-media/

D.C. Wants To Charge Robotaxis $6 Million. Unions Still Say No. A ...

2026-07-15T18:17:36Z

D.C. Wants To Charge Robotaxis $6 Million. Unions Still Say No.

A proposed bill would legalize commercial autonomous vehicles in D.C. under one of the country’s most expensive regulatory frameworks, but unions still want the brakes applied.

https://reason.com/2026/07/15/d-c-wants-to-charge-robotaxis-6-million-unions-still-say-no/

What Has Heller Wrought In 18 Years? "In nearly two decades, ...

2026-07-15T15:07:05Z

What Has Heller Wrought In 18 Years?

"In nearly two decades, very little about the practical right to keep and bear arms has changed."

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/15/what-has-heller-wrought-in-18-years/

"There Is No Material Dispute That Tom Brady Is the GOAT" ...

2026-07-15T14:23:01Z

"There Is No Material Dispute That Tom Brady Is the GOAT"

It's judicial precedent now, from Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan (W.D. Pa.) in yesterday's Multiple Energy Tech., LLC v. Under Armour,…
The post "There Is No Material Dispute That Tom Brady Is the GOAT" appeared first on Reason.com.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/15/there-is-no-material-dispute-that-tom-brady-is-the-goat/

No, a New Study Does Not 'Lay To Rest' the Debate Over ...

2026-07-15T13:47:39Z

No, a New Study Does Not 'Lay To Rest' the Debate Over Drug 'Legalization'

The Manhattan Institute’s Charles Fain Lehman misstates the findings of a new paper to claim he was right all along.

https://reason.com/2026/07/15/no-a-new-study-does-not-lay-to-rest-the-debate-over-drug-legalization/

The Fed's Tough Mission Plus: More strikes on Iran, Nayib ...

2026-07-15T13:34:26Z

The Fed's Tough Mission

Plus: More strikes on Iran, Nayib Bukele runs for a third consecutive term, private dinosaur-bone ownership, and more...

https://reason.com/2026/07/15/the-feds-tough-mission/

By Blessing Corruption, Todd Blanche Has Disqualified Himself ...

2026-07-15T04:01:46Z

By Blessing Corruption, Todd Blanche Has Disqualified Himself From the Job He Wants

Trump’s nominee for attorney general has repeatedly subverted justice to benefit his boss.

https://reason.com/2026/07/15/by-blessing-corruption-todd-blanche-has-disqualified-himself-from-the-job-he-wants/

As U.S. Starts 'New' Iran War, Lawmakers Want Answers ...

2026-07-14T20:34:42Z

As U.S. Starts 'New' Iran War, Lawmakers Want Answers About Deadly Elementary School Strike

A Tomahawk missile struck an Iranian school and reportedly killed over 100 children in February.

https://reason.com/2026/07/14/as-u-s-starts-new-iran-war-lawmakers-want-answers-about-deadly-elementary-school-strike/

Debate: What Actually Happened to Rep. Ro Khanna in the West ...

2026-07-14T20:05:59Z

Debate: What Actually Happened to Rep. Ro Khanna in the West Bank?

Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss the strange turn of events in the congressman's trip.

https://reason.com/video/2026/07/14/debate-what-actually-happened-to-rep-ro-khanna-in-the-west-bank/

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ignores Trump's Order To Revise ...

2026-07-14T19:50:17Z

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ignores Trump's Order To Revise Radiation Exposure Limits

The agency pretends to loosen scientifically unjustified regulations but does nothing of the sort.

https://reason.com/2026/07/14/nuclear-regulatory-commission-ignores-trumps-order-to-revise-radiation-exposure-limits/

The Push for an Embargo on Israel Is Vague and Confused Are ...

2026-07-14T19:16:45Z

The Push for an Embargo on Israel Is Vague and Confused

Are critics talking about a government-to-government weapons embargo, or are they trying to shut down private trade? There's a big difference.

https://reason.com/2026/07/14/the-push-for-an-embargo-on-israel-is-vague-and-confused/

Some Thoughts on Law Professor Richard Epstein's Ideas for ...

2026-07-14T19:16:30Z

Some Thoughts on Law Professor Richard Epstein's Ideas for Fixing FIFA's Flawed Rulebook

His proposal to limit the next-game consequences of yellow cards and red cards deserves serious attention. But his proposals for awarding two points for a run-of-play goal and only one for a PK is flawed, as is his idea for changing soccer's overtime rule.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/14/some-thoughts-on-law-professor-richard-epsteins-ideas-for-fixing-fifas-flawed-rulebook/

Did a "Minneapolis Effect" and Later De-Policing Cause ...

2026-07-14T17:50:35Z

Did a "Minneapolis Effect" and Later De-Policing Cause Firearms Crimes to Spike in 2020?

My essay on the topic collects the available empirical research. There is support for the theory that, as police across the nation pulled back from some forms of proactive policing after protests surrounding George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis, homicides and gun violence increased as a result.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/14/did-a-minneapolis-effect-and-later-de-policing-cause-firearms-crimes-to-spike-in-2020/

What Ben Sasse's Treatment Says About the Bright Future of ...

2026-07-14T17:10:17Z

What Ben Sasse's Treatment Says About the Bright Future of Cancer Cures

New immunotherapies, cancer vaccines, and early diagnostics will bend the cancer mortality curve ever downward.

https://reason.com/2026/07/14/what-ben-sasses-treatment-says-about-the-bright-future-of-cancer-cures/

Libel Defendant Can't "Stroll into a Deposition, Pull a ...

2026-07-14T14:32:50Z

Libel Defendant Can't "Stroll into a Deposition, Pull a Jon Lovitz and Announce," …

"'Yeah, I had no idea it was false. Yeah, that's right. Yeah,' then demand summary judgment because no one possesses contrary evidence from inside his head. That may be the ticket for comedy. It is not the ticket for summary judgment."

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/14/libel-defendant-cant-stroll-into-a-deposition-pull-a-jon-lovitz-and-announce/

Slush Fund Update! I'm sure that readers are as anxious as I ...

2026-07-14T13:51:06Z

Slush Fund Update!

I'm sure that readers are as anxious as I am to see how Todd Blanche explains this all away during his confirmation hearings.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/14/slush-fund-update/

Stop Posting "Personal, Confidential, or Humiliating ...

2026-07-14T12:34:38Z

Stop Posting "Personal, Confidential, or Humiliating Information" About Your Ex, Influencer Is Ordered

The Texas Court of Appeals just upheld the order.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/14/stop-posting-personal-confidential-or-humiliating-information-about-your-ex-influencer-is-ordered/

Political Defamation Case Can Go to Jury as to "Actual ...

2026-07-14T12:01:50Z

Political Defamation Case Can Go to Jury as to "Actual Malice" When Defendants' Couldn't Explain How They Arrived at Their Accusations

From yesterday's decision in Grasso v. Mottl, decided by Justice Matthew Bertani, joined by Justices Linda Davenport and John Anderson:…
The post Political Defamation Case Can Go to Jury as to "Actual Malice" When Defendants' Couldn't Explain How They Arrived at Their Accusations appeared first on Reason.com.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/14/political-defamation-case-can-go-to-jury-as-to-actual-malice-when-defendants-couldnt-explain-how-they-arrived-at-their-accusations/

How Does The Supreme Court Caption Cases? The briefs in the ...

2026-07-14T12:00:57Z

How Does The Supreme Court Caption Cases?

The briefs in the transgender sports cases were styled as "By next friend" but the Court captioned the case as "By her next friend."

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/14/how-does-the-supreme-court-caption-cases/

Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User ...

2026-07-13T21:33:33Z

Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who Is Presenting a Credible Threat to Safety)

U.S. v. Baxter, decided today by the Eighth Circuit, upheld a conviction for "possessing a firearm as an unlawful drug…
The post Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who Is Presenting a Credible Threat to Safety) appeared first on Reason.com.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/13/court-upholds-conviction-for-possessing-gun-as-unlawful-drug-user-who-is-presenting-a-credible-threat-to-safety/

Did Lindsey Graham Push Trump Toward War? Plus: Trump's ...

2026-07-13T21:10:03Z

Did Lindsey Graham Push Trump Toward War?

Plus: Trump's escalating war with Iran, the bipartisan congressional housing bill, and Graham Platner's campaign collapse

https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/d2h6a3ly6ooodw.cloudfront.net/reasontv_audio_8392775.mp3

https://reason.com/podcast/2026/07/13/did-lindsey-graham-push-trump-toward-war/

A New Jersey Judge Defies the First Amendment by Censoring News ...

2026-07-13T20:10:39Z

A New Jersey Judge Defies the First Amendment by Censoring News Coverage of a High School Lockdown

The judge contradicted Supreme Court precedents by ruling that a student's "privacy interests" trumped "the severe constitutional presumption" against prior restraints.

https://reason.com/2026/07/13/a-new-jersey-judge-defies-the-first-amendment-by-censoring-news-coverage-of-a-high-school-lockdown/

Trump Accounts Add Confusion to Savings Accounts Without Adding ...

2026-07-13T19:33:40Z

Trump Accounts Add Confusion to Savings Accounts Without Adding Much Benefit

Let's simplify this system instead of making it even more complicated.

https://reason.com/2026/07/13/trump-accounts-add-confusion-to-savings-accounts-without-adding-much-benefit/

Reminder: Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshop ...

2026-07-13T19:16:01Z

Reminder: Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshop

We've already received several submissions, but you can submit until August 16.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/13/reminder-second-annual-aspiring-free-speech-scholars-workshop/

RFK Jr. Wants the Government To Teach Everyone How To Cook Again ...

2026-07-13T17:05:09Z

RFK Jr. Wants the Government To Teach Everyone How To Cook Again

Can we trust the federal government and its ever-changing nutrition guidelines, to teach us how and what to cook?

https://reason.com/2026/07/13/rfk-jr-wants-the-government-to-teach-everyone-how-to-cook-again/

Justice Department Subpoenas New York Times Journalists Who ...

2026-07-13T16:50:34Z

Justice Department Subpoenas New York Times Journalists Who Reported About Trump's New Plane

The government says the reporters are not targets of the investigation, but such subpoenas can still have a chilling effect on the press.

https://reason.com/2026/07/13/justice-department-subpoenas-new-york-times-journalists-who-reported-about-trumps-new-plane/

Meet 5 of Britain's Most Unusual Election Candidates From ...

2026-07-13T16:35:56Z

Meet 5 of Britain's Most Unusual Election Candidates

From Count Binface to AI Steve, Britain’s novelty candidates use costumes, absurd promises, and electoral loopholes to puncture the self-importance of politics.

https://reason.com/2026/07/13/meet-5-of-britains-most-unusual-election-candidates/

Great Moments in Unintended Consequences: Yosemite Permits, ...

2026-07-13T16:20:50Z

Great Moments in Unintended Consequences: Yosemite Permits, Italy's Superbonus, CEO Salary Caps (Vol. 22)

Good intentions, bad results.

https://reason.com/video/2026/07/13/great-moments-in-unintended-consequences-yosemite-permits-italys-superbonus-ceo-salary-caps-vol-22/

Trump's Tariffs Have Been Particularly Costly for Small ...

2026-07-13T15:40:34Z

Trump's Tariffs Have Been Particularly Costly for Small Businesses

The Federal Reserve reports that small businesses were less likely to be able to avoid tariff costs during 2025 and are more pessimistic about employment and revenue in 2026.

https://reason.com/2026/07/13/trumps-tariffs-have-been-particularly-costly-for-small-businesses/

Muslim College Instructor's First Amendment Retaliation / ...

2026-07-13T13:34:43Z

Muslim College Instructor's First Amendment Retaliation / Title VII Claim Can Go Forward

From Judge Donald Middlebrooks (S.D. Fla.) in Ahmed v. Dist. Bd. of Trs. for Indian River State Coll., decided June…
The post Muslim College Instructor's First Amendment Retaliation / Title VII Claim Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/13/muslim-college-instructors-first-amendment-retaliation-title-vii-claim-can-go-forward/

How to Avoid Annoying Your Judge with Your Sealing Requests Among ...

2026-07-13T13:04:31Z

How to Avoid Annoying Your Judge with Your Sealing Requests

Among other things, "Don't do things that shift work from lawyer to judge."

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/13/how-to-avoid-annoying-your-judge-with-your-sealing-requests/

He Who "Would Be a Great Lawyer" "Must First Consent ...

2026-07-13T13:03:51Z

He Who "Would Be a Great Lawyer" "Must First Consent to Become a Great Drudge"

A nice line from Daniel Webster, quoted by Judge Joshua Wolson (E.D. Pa.) July 8 in Estate of Funkhouser v. Delaware…
The post He Who "Would Be a Great Lawyer" "Must First Consent to Become a Great Drudge" appeared first on Reason.com.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/13/he-who-would-be-a-great-lawyer-must-first-consent-to-become-a-great-drudge/

Lawsuit Challenging Military Aid to Israel Thrown Out From Rowley ...

2026-07-13T12:37:28Z

Lawsuit Challenging Military Aid to Israel Thrown Out

From Rowley v. Finstad, decided Friday by Judge Eric Tostrud (D. Minn.); I think this is correct—if people disapprove of…
The post Lawsuit Challenging Military Aid to Israel Thrown Out appeared first on Reason.com.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/13/lawsuit-challenging-military-aid-to-israel-thrown-out/

AI-Generated Briefing Must Be Cite-Checked by Lawyer, Not Just a ...

2026-07-13T12:01:47Z

AI-Generated Briefing Must Be Cite-Checked by Lawyer, Not Just a Paralegal

At least that is so in California, a California appellate court holds

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/13/ai-generated-briefing-must-be-cite-checked-by-lawyer-not-just-a-paralegal/

Photo: A New Map of the Universe Researchers studying the history ...

2026-07-13T10:00:59Z

Photo: A New Map of the Universe

Researchers studying the history of the universe have captured the largest-ever high-resolution 3D map of the cosmos.

https://reason.com/2026/07/13/photo-a-new-map-of-the-universe/

"A Black Robe Is No Guarantee of Gray Matter" ...

2026-07-11T22:05:25Z

"A Black Robe Is No Guarantee of Gray Matter"

"There's no shame in admitting error. There's only shame in not admitting error."

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/11/a-black-robe-is-no-guarantee-of-gray-matter/

World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) ...

2026-07-11T21:57:35Z

World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Can't Go to D.C. Federal Court to Block FTC Enforcement in Texas Federal Court

From Chief Judge James Boasberg (D.D.C.) yesterday in World Prof. Ass'n for Transgender Health v. FTC: When parties seek an…
The post World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Can't Go to D.C. Federal Court to Block FTC Enforcement in Texas Federal Court appeared first on Reason.com.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/11/world-professional-association-for-transgender-health-wpath-cant-go-to-d-c-federal-court-to-block-ftc-enforcement-in-texas-federal-court/

Lawsuit Against Media for Keeping People "Clueless" ...

2026-07-11T21:47:00Z

Lawsuit Against Media for Keeping People "Clueless" Thrown Out

From Judge Kenneth Karas (S.D.N.Y.) Friday in Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc. v. Legislative Correspondents' Ass'n: On October 8, 2025,…
The post Lawsuit Against Media for Keeping People "Clueless" Thrown Out appeared first on Reason.com.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/11/lawsuit-against-media-for-keeping-people-clueless-thrown-out/

Emergency! and the Legalization of Paramedic Services News of the ...

2026-07-11T17:48:52Z

Emergency! and the Legalization of Paramedic Services

News of the death of Randolph Mantooth, who played paramedic Johnny Gage on Emergency! reminded me of my UCLA colleague…
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https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/11/emergency-and-the-legalization-of-paramedic-services/

Dispatch From COGE: A Bureaucratic Meeting About Cutting ...

2026-07-10T20:53:12Z

Dispatch From COGE: A Bureaucratic Meeting About Cutting Bureaucratic Bloat

Don't expect much from Zohran Mamdani’s Commission on Government Efficiency.

https://reason.com/2026/07/10/dispatch-from-coge-a-bureaucratic-meeting-about-cutting-bureaucratic-bloat/

She Came to the U.S. at 4 Months Old. She Had To ...

2026-07-10T20:16:13Z

She Came to the U.S. at 4 Months Old. She Had To Self-Deport—Because She Came Here Legally.

"Documented Dreamers" arrived in America lawfully as children. A hole in the law leaves them vulnerable to expulsion.

https://reason.com/2026/07/10/she-came-to-the-u-s-at-4-months-old-she-had-to-self-deport-because-she-came-here-legally/

Sen. Mitch McConnell's Hospitalization Proves Again That ...

2026-07-10T19:55:53Z

Sen. Mitch McConnell's Hospitalization Proves Again That Gerontocracy Sucks

McConnell is no outlier: The U.S. Senate is the oldest directly elected upper legislative chamber in the world.

https://reason.com/2026/07/10/sen-mitch-mcconnells-hospitalization-proves-again-that-gerontocracy-sucks/

If You Get Drunk and Brandish a Fake Gun in a Waymo, Don't ...

2026-07-10T17:50:09Z

If You Get Drunk and Brandish a Fake Gun in a Waymo, Don't Blame the Cameras

Firing a toy gun out of a camera-covered robotaxi while underage drinking was never going to end well.

https://reason.com/2026/07/10/if-you-get-drunk-and-brandish-a-fake-gun-in-a-waymo-dont-blame-the-cameras/

Why Are Political Independents Less Patriotic Than Ever? For the ...

2026-07-10T17:02:10Z

Why Are Political Independents Less Patriotic Than Ever?

For the same reason their ranks have grown to record highs: They dislike the federal government.

https://reason.com/2026/07/10/why-are-political-independents-less-patriotic-than-ever/

States Will Soon Face Huge Penalties for Their Food Stamp ...

2026-07-10T16:20:20Z

States Will Soon Face Huge Penalties for Their Food Stamp Mistakes

More than $1 of every $10 in SNAP benefits went to people who didn't qualify in 2025.

https://reason.com/2026/07/10/states-will-soon-face-huge-penalties-for-their-food-stamp-mistakes/

Florida Police Officer Used Mass Surveillance Network to Stalk ...

2026-07-10T15:35:30Z

Florida Police Officer Used Mass Surveillance Network to Stalk Romantic Interest

Newly published dashcam footage shows a sheriff’s deputy driving recklessly to pull over an actress he’d met while working on the set of the TV show Bad Monkey.

https://reason.com/2026/07/10/florida-police-officer-used-mass-surveillance-network-to-stalk-romantic-interest/

Before the NSA Honored Historian David Kahn, the FBI Investigated ...

2026-07-10T15:18:45Z

Before the NSA Honored Historian David Kahn, the FBI Investigated Him

Newly declassified files reveal that J. Edgar Hoover wanted to prosecute the NSA’s future scholar in residence for collecting cryptography manuals.

https://reason.com/2026/07/10/before-the-nsa-honored-historian-david-kahn-the-fbi-investigated-him/

Salvation Army Has First Amendment Right to Ban Methodone Use by ...

2026-07-10T14:32:37Z

Salvation Army Has First Amendment Right to Ban Methodone Use by People in Its Adult Rehabilitation Centers

From Tassinari v. Salvation Army, decided Monday by Judge Leo Sorokin (D. Mass.); I'd love to hear what list members…
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https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/10/salvation-army-has-first-amendment-right-to-ban-methodone-use-by-people-in-its-adult-rehabilitation-centers/

How Do We Feel About Women's Work? Plus: Rampant illiteracy, ...

2026-07-10T13:33:10Z

How Do We Feel About Women's Work?

Plus: Rampant illiteracy, teen-suicide rates and screens, and more...

https://reason.com/2026/07/10/how-do-we-feel-about-womens-work/

What Happened to End Citizens United PAC v. FEC? The D.C. Circuit ...

2026-07-10T12:50:11Z

What Happened to End Citizens United PAC v. FEC?

The D.C. Circuit reheard the case en banc over sixteen months ago, but there's still no opinion.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/10/what-happened-to-end-citizens-united-pac-v-fec/

Brickbat: Hard Labor In England, a major report found that more ...

2026-07-10T08:00:43Z

Brickbat: Hard Labor

In England, a major report found that more than 500 mothers and babies died or were seriously harmed at Nottingham University…
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https://reason.com/2026/07/10/brickbat-hard-labor-2/

Open Thread What’s on your mind? ...

2026-07-10T07:00:00Z

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/10/open-thread-261/

'Scrap It and Start All Over': Ex-Bush and Obama ...

2026-07-09T21:35:01Z

'Scrap It and Start All Over': Ex-Bush and Obama Officials Say the War on Terror's Powers Have Gone Too Far

In a rare display of candor, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and former Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson reflected on torture, Guantanamo Bay, and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.

https://reason.com/2026/07/09/scrap-it-and-start-all-over-ex-bush-and-obama-officials-say-the-war-on-terrors-powers-have-gone-too-far/

Pronatalists Want To Boost Fertility With Blue Laws and ...

2026-07-09T20:35:08Z

Pronatalists Want To Boost Fertility With Blue Laws and Government-Enlisted Fertility Influencers

The Institute for Family Studies wants to increase America's birth rate. Some of its ideas are a little far out.

https://reason.com/2026/07/09/pronatalists-want-to-boost-fertility-with-blue-laws-and-government-enlisted-fertility-influencers/

The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History, by the Numbers ...

2026-07-09T17:20:46Z

The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History, by the Numbers

Looking back through the biggest scandals in American history through the lens of Trump 2.0.

https://reason.com/2026/07/09/the-most-corrupt-presidency-in-american-history-by-the-numbers/

Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Marks a Pattern of ...

2026-07-09T17:20:15Z

Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Marks a Pattern of Trying To Profit From the Presidency

Since the beginning of his first term, the president has repeatedly used his office for personal gain.

https://reason.com/2026/07/09/trumps-outrageous-irs-settlement-is-part-of-a-pattern/

Police Used a Truck Inspection To Search for Drugs. The 7th ...

2026-07-09T17:05:01Z

Police Used a Truck Inspection To Search for Drugs. The 7th Circuit Said the Fourth Amendment Forbids It.

Cops stopped a semitruck because of a drug tip, then tried to dress the illegal search up as a routine inspection.

https://reason.com/2026/07/09/police-used-a-truck-inspection-to-search-for-drugs-the-7th-circuit-said-the-fourth-amendment-forbids-it/

How a 700-Year-Old Work of Art Warns America Ambrogio ...

2026-07-09T16:40:48Z

How a 700-Year-Old Work of Art Warns America

Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Allegory of Good and Bad Government presents a bustling city where prosperity comes from voluntary cooperation and leaders know their place.

https://reason.com/2026/07/09/how-a-700-year-old-work-of-art-warns-america/

The Social Security Fix That Would Send Tax Rates Soaring There ...

2026-07-09T16:09:14Z

The Social Security Fix That Would Send Tax Rates Soaring

There are only a handful of ways to shore up Social Security. Sens. Bernie Moreno and Elizabeth Warren are backing one of the most expensive.

https://reason.com/2026/07/09/the-social-security-fix-that-would-send-tax-rates-soaring/

Rhode Island Is Regulating Grocery Checkout Lines Now A new law ...

2026-07-09T15:32:44Z

Rhode Island Is Regulating Grocery Checkout Lines Now

A new law requires grocery stores to keep one staffed checkout open for every three self-checkout stations.

https://reason.com/2026/07/09/rhode-island-is-regulating-grocery-checkout-lines-now/

"But What About My Goats?": The Roman Poet Martial on ...

2026-07-09T14:09:30Z

"But What About My Goats?": The Roman Poet Martial on Lawyers

Reposting an item from 2015, which I've used often in my Amicus Brief Clinic, and which some of my students say they found enlightening.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/09/but-what-about-my-goats-the-roman-poet-martial-on-lawyers/

Freedom Fuel? Plus: Platner is out, so is reading, Netflix is not ...

2026-07-09T13:30:43Z

Freedom Fuel?

Plus: Platner is out, so is reading, Netflix is not a monopoly, and more...

https://reason.com/2026/07/09/freedom-fuel/

Claim That State Employee Was Unconstitutionally Demoted ...

2026-07-09T12:34:48Z

Claim That State Employee Was Unconstitutionally Demoted "Because She Did Not Share" Education Agency's Views on Race Can Go Forward

From Spengler v. Coop. Educ. Serv. Agency 7, decided yesterday by Seventh Circuit Judge Michael Scudder, joined by Chief Judge…
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https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/09/claim-that-state-employee-was-unconstitutionally-demoted-because-she-did-not-share-education-agencys-views-on-race-can-go-forward/

Banning Parents from Possessing Guns Because Their Child Has ...

2026-07-09T12:01:25Z

Banning Parents from Possessing Guns Because Their Child Has Described Thoughts of "Harming Herself Using a Rope" Violated Second Amendment

The ban was imposed even though police officers "examined [the parents'] gun safes, confirming that the firearms were stored in locked safes with trigger locks."

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/09/banning-parents-from-possessing-guns-because-their-child-has-described-thoughts-of-harming-herself-using-a-rope-violated-second-amendment/

Brickbat: Unfriendly Skies In December, the Denver City Council ...

2026-07-09T08:00:33Z

Brickbat: Unfriendly Skies

In December, the Denver City Council voted against letting charter airline Key Lime Air lease space at the airport because…
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https://reason.com/2026/07/09/brickbat-unfriendly-skies/

Sixteen Fun Facts About Me Building on a meme started by Bryan ...

2026-07-09T00:48:04Z

Sixteen Fun Facts About Me

Building on a meme started by Bryan Caplan and Richard Hanania.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/08/sixteen-fun-facts-about-me/

Video of National Constitution Center Conference on "2026 ...

2026-07-08T20:31:09Z

Video of National Constitution Center Conference on "2026 Supreme Court Review: Key Decisions, Executive Power, Civil Discourse"

Three different VC bloggers were among the speakers: Jonathan Adler, Keith Whittington, and myself.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/08/video-of-national-constitution-center-conference-on-2026-supreme-court-review-key-decisions-executive-power-civil-discourse/

Trump Tries To Take Credit for a Walmart July 4 Grocery Sale He ...

2026-07-08T15:55:22Z

Trump Tries To Take Credit for a Walmart July 4 Grocery Sale

He understands economics about as well as he understands the limits of presidential power.

https://reason.com/2026/07/08/trump-tries-to-take-credit-for-a-walmart-july-4-grocery-sale/

New Homeland Security Task Forces Target Immigrants Over Sex Work ...

2026-07-08T15:06:39Z

New Homeland Security Task Forces Target Immigrants Over Sex Work

The Trump administration is protecting Americans from an invasion of illicit handjobs.

https://reason.com/2026/07/08/new-homeland-security-task-forces-target-immigrants-over-sex-work/

Cuckoo Plus: Stay-at-home daughters, stealthers for Senate, and ...

2026-07-08T13:30:50Z

Cuckoo

Plus: Stay-at-home daughters, stealthers for Senate, and more...

https://reason.com/2026/07/08/cuckoo/

Plaintiffs Alleges "Harassment by Posting of … News ...

2026-07-08T12:01:09Z

Plaintiffs Alleges "Harassment by Posting of … News Accounts … Referenc[ing His] Ongoing Litigation … [with] His Ex-Wife"

A court refuses to order defendant to stop such posting.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/08/plaintiffs-alleges-harassment-by-posting-of-news-accounts-referencing-his-ongoing-litigation-with-his-ex-wife/

Brickbat: Friends in High Places A court sentenced former ...

2026-07-08T08:00:27Z

Brickbat: Friends in High Places

A court sentenced former Singapore Traffic Police officer Shivasuria Maniam Kesaval to 16 months in jail after he unlawfully accessed…
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https://reason.com/2026/07/08/brickbat-friends-in-high-places-3/

Supreme Court Begins Answering Lingering Questions About ...

2026-07-08T04:01:10Z

Supreme Court Begins Answering Lingering Questions About Constitutional Constraints on Gun Control

After upholding the Second Amendment rights of drug users and carry permit holders, the justices will address the constitutionality of "assault weapon" bans.

https://reason.com/2026/07/08/scotus-begins-answering-lingering-questions-about-constitutional-constraints-on-gun-control/

$150K Settlement as to Community College "Diversity, Equity, ...

2026-07-07T22:18:08Z

$150K Settlement as to Community College "Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility" Requirements for Teaching

The Institute for Free Speech, which represented Bakersfield College Prof. Daymon Johnson, reports: Johnson has secured a settlement that makes…
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https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/07/150k-settlement-as-to-community-college-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-accessibility-requirements-for-teaching/

Eleventh Circuit Panel Strikes Down (by 2-1 Vote) Stop Florida ...

2026-07-07T21:46:12Z

Eleventh Circuit Panel Strikes Down (by 2-1 Vote) Stop Florida University Professor Speech Restrictions

The restrictions appeared in the law that Gov. Ron DeSantis promoted as the "Stop W.O.K.E. Act."

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/07/eleventh-circuit-panel-strikes-down-by-2-1-vote-stop-florida-university-professor-speech-restrictions/

Nigel Farage Resigns His Parliamentary Seat—and Is Standing for ...

2026-07-07T20:20:47Z

Nigel Farage Resigns His Parliamentary Seat—and Is Standing for Election Again

The Reform U.K. leader wants to reframe questions over his undeclared gifts as a “people vs. the establishment” fight. But a fresh mandate from Clacton won’t answer whether he followed parliamentary rules.

https://reason.com/2026/07/07/nigel-farage-resigns-his-parliamentary-seat-and-is-standing-for-election-again/

Afghan Special Forces Veteran Died in ICE Custody After Officers ...

2026-07-07T20:05:11Z

Afghan Special Forces Veteran Died in ICE Custody After Officers Denied Him an Inhaler

The death certificate blames an adverse drug reaction and meth. His family calls that impossible.

https://reason.com/2026/07/07/afghan-special-forces-veteran-died-in-ice-custody-after-officers-denied-him-an-inhaler/

Mitch McConnell's Absence Sparks Thomas Massie Senate ...

2026-07-07T19:50:55Z

Mitch McConnell's Absence Sparks Thomas Massie Senate Speculation

Rumors surrounding McConnell’s health are putting new attention on one of the GOP’s most unconventional lawmakers.

https://reason.com/video/2026/07/07/mitch-mcconnells-absence-sparks-thomas-massie-senate-speculation/

The American Revolution Was Fought With Muskets and Ink As John ...

2026-07-07T19:00:46Z

The American Revolution Was Fought With Muskets and Ink

As John Adams said, the war was both an effect and a consequence of a revolution in the minds of the people.

https://reason.com/2026/07/07/the-american-revolution-was-fought-with-muskets-and-ink/

FIRE Files Lawsuit Against ICE Violations of the First Amendment ...

2026-07-07T18:50:30Z

FIRE Files Lawsuit Against ICE Violations of the First Amendment

ICE is a menace to freedom of speech, as well as other civil liberties.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/07/fire-files-lawsuit-against-ice-violations-of-the-first-amendment/