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SUPREME COURT

Supreme Court

MRS. ALITO AND THE BAD FLAG

Plus: Taiwan's TikTok strategy, Open AI resignations, nicotine freedom, and
more...

Liz Wolfe | 5.17.2024 9:30 AM

Supreme Court

DOBBS AND THE ORIGINALISTS

Why originalist criticisms of Dobbs often misfire, and why criticisms *of*
Dobbs's originalism often misfire too.

Stephen E. Sachs |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.15.2024 4:07 PM

Second Amendment

HERE IS WHY A FEDERAL JUDGE REJECTED HUNTER BIDEN'S SECOND AMENDMENT CHALLENGE
TO HIS GUN CHARGES

Likening drug users to people who are "mentally ill and dangerous," the ruling
says barring them from owning firearms is not unconstitutional on its face.

Jacob Sullum | 5.12.2024 7:30 PM

Supreme Court

JUSTICE THOMAS RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT INCREASE IN EXPEDITED APPEALS ON "SHADOW
DOCKET"

Speaking at the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference, Justice Thomas echoes some
of the concerns expressed by Justice Kavanaugh.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.10.2024 7:10 PM

Supreme Court

JUSTICE KAVANAUGH TELLS FIFTH CIRCUIT THAT "SHADOW DOCKET" PLACES PRESSURE ON
SUPREME COURT

Some interesting comments at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.10.2024 3:18 PM

Civil Asset Forfeiture

SUPREME COURT ISSUES FLAWED RULING IN ASSET FORFEITURE CASE

But Justice Neil Gorsuch's concurring opinion suggests the Court may curb asset
forfeiture in the future.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.9.2024 5:41 PM

Social Media

THE FEDS ARE TALKING TO SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES AGAIN

Unless the Supreme Court rules against this practice, it is certain to continue.

Robby Soave | 5.9.2024 2:30 PM

Civil Asset Forfeiture

SUPREME COURT RULES NO DUE PROCESS RIGHT TO PRELIMINARY HEARINGS IN CIVIL ASSET
FORFEITURE CASES

The cars of two Alabama women were seized for more than a year before courts
found they were innocent owners. The Supreme Court says they had no
constitutional right to a preliminary hearing.

C.J. Ciaramella | 5.9.2024 2:11 PM

First Amendment

THIS STUDENT WAS ALLEGEDLY SUSPENDED FOR SAYING 'ILLEGAL ALIENS.' DID THAT
VIOLATE THE FIRST AMENDMENT?

Christian McGhee is suing, arguing a North Carolina assistant principal
infringed on his free speech rights.

Billy Binion | 5.7.2024 6:31 PM

Sex Crimes

MINNESOTA'S INDEFINITE DETENTION OF SEX OFFENDERS IS INEFFECTIVE AS WELL AS
UNJUST

A new report argues that the notorious program squanders taxpayer money while
keeping people imprisoned without justification or recourse.

Jacob Sullum | 5.6.2024 5:25 PM

Climate Change

ARE STATE LAW CLIMATE CHANGE TORT SUITS PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL LAW?

A recent panel discussion on whether state and local suits against fossil fuel
producers are preempted by federal law (and my arguments for why the answer is
"no, they are not").

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.3.2024 12:46 PM

Supreme Court

ADLER V. CHEMERINSKY ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

A civil discussion on the U.S. Supreme Court and its role in American life, past
and present.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.3.2024 11:33 AM

Criminal Justice

THIS ELDERLY MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER SHOOTING A BURGLAR IN SELF-DEFENSE—FOR
CARRYING THE GUN WITHOUT A LICENSE

Vincent Yakaitis is unfortunately not the first such defendant. He will also not
be the last.

Billy Binion | 5.1.2024 4:37 PM

Pornography

SUPREME COURT WON'T STOP TEXAS PORN LAW FROM TAKING EFFECT

"We will continue to fight for the right to access the internet without
intrusive government oversight," says the group challenging the law.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.1.2024 11:55 AM

First Amendment

JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME, EVEN WHEN IT OFFENDS THE GOVERNMENT

Julian Assange and Priscilla Villarreal were both arrested for publishing
information that government officials wanted to conceal.

Jacob Sullum | 5.1.2024 12:01 AM

Police Abuse

A TEXAS REPORTER BUSTED FOR ASKING QUESTIONS ASKS SCOTUS TO REJECT THE
CRIMINALIZATION OF JOURNALISM

Priscilla Villarreal is appealing a 5th Circuit decision that dismissed her
First Amendment lawsuit against Laredo police and prosecutors.

Jacob Sullum | 4.26.2024 4:20 PM

Campus Free Speech

SCHOOL'S OUT

Plus: Campus echoes of Occupy Wall Street, Trump's presidential immunity claims,
plans to undo the Fed's independence, and more...

Christian Britschgi | 4.26.2024 9:30 AM

Donald Trump

SCOTUS WEIGHS THE RISK OF PRESIDENTIAL TIMIDITY AGAINST THE RISK OF PRESIDENTIAL
IMPUNITY

Most of the justices seem skeptical of granting Donald Trump complete immunity
from criminal prosecution for "official acts."

Jacob Sullum | 4.25.2024 6:18 PM

Abortion

A CRUEL AND RISKY ABORTION BAN VERSUS AN OVERREACHING INTERPRETATION OF FEDERAL
LAW

There are no good sides in today's Supreme Court case concerning the EMTALA and
abortion.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.24.2024 11:34 AM

Guns

SUPREME COURT TAKES UP ATF'S UNILATERAL 'GHOST GUN' RULES

Lower courts have been extremely skeptical of attempts to regulate unfinished
parts as firearms.

J.D. Tuccille | 4.24.2024 7:00 AM

Donald Trump

THE ALARMING IMPLICATIONS OF TRUMP'S IMMUNITY CLAIM

The Supreme Court will decide whether former presidents can avoid criminal
prosecution by avoiding impeachment and removal.

Jacob Sullum | 4.24.2024 12:01 AM

Housing Policy

COSTLY COMPLEXITY

The needless complexity of affordable housing programs are hurting people
they're supposed to help.

Christian Britschgi | 4.23.2024 12:10 PM

Drug Policy

DOES THE CONSTITUTION PROTECT THE RIGHT TO GET HIGH?

Columbia law professor David Pozen recalls the controversy provoked by early
anti-drug laws and the hope inspired by subsequent legal assaults on
prohibition.

Jacob Sullum | 4.23.2024 7:00 AM

Social Media

IF THEY BAN TIKTOK, IS APPLE NEXT?

Banning companies for doing business with China is a bad path to start down.

Rand Paul | 4.19.2024 3:45 PM

Taxes

THIS TAX WEEK, REMEMBER THAT THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX IS RELATIVELY NEW

There are many pervasive myths about the U.S. tax code. Here are a few.

Veronique de Rugy | 4.18.2024 3:03 AM

Free Speech

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT GROUP ASKS SUPREME COURT TO BLOCK TEXAS AGE-VERIFICATION LAW

"Profound irreparable harm flows from the Act's chilling of adults' access to
protected sexual expression," the filing reads.

Emma Camp | 4.17.2024 3:34 PM

Supreme Court

SCOTUS MISSES A CHANCE TO PROTECT PEACEFUL PROTESTERS

Under a legal theory endorsed by the 5th Circuit, Martin Luther King Jr. could
have been liable for other people’s violence.

Jacob Sullum | 4.17.2024 12:01 AM

Donald Trump

MOST JUSTICES SEEM SKEPTICAL OF CHARGING CAPITOL RIOTERS WITH OBSTRUCTING AN
OFFICIAL PROCEEDING

The Supreme Court's interpretation of the statute also could affect two charges
against Donald Trump.

Jacob Sullum | 4.16.2024 5:30 PM

Takings

SUPREME COURT ISSUES NARROW TAKINGS CLAUSE RULING IN DEVILLIER V. TEXAS
[UPDATED]

The Court allows takings suit against Texas to proceed under state law, but
doesn't resolve question of whether the Takings Clause is "self-executing."

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.16.2024 4:10 PM

Abortion

ABORTION AND THE WAYFAIR CASE

How a use tax on mifepristone might scramble abortion debates.

Stephen E. Sachs |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.16.2024 11:41 AM

Housing Policy

THE SUPREME COURT RULES IMPACT FEES CAN VIOLATE YOUR PROPERTY RIGHTS TOO

Plus: Zoning reform in Minnesota stalls, a New York housing "deal" does little
for housing supply, and Colorado ends occupancy limits.

Christian Britschgi | 4.16.2024 10:45 AM

Congress

WAR: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SPENDING?

Plus: How matzo gets made, TikTok employees reporting to Beijing-based
ByteDance, espionage concerns in Germany, and more...

Liz Wolfe | 4.16.2024 9:30 AM

Congress

CONGRESS DOES NOT COME BACK WITH A WARRANT

Plus: A listener asks the editors for examples of tasks the government does well
(yikes).

Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman | 4.15.2024
5:00 PM

Takings

SUPREME COURT RULES THERE IS NO "LEGISLATIVE EXCEPTION" TO THE TAKINGS CLAUSE

The decision is unanimous, though some related issues have been left for later
resolution.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.12.2024 4:10 PM

Abortion

CRITICS OF THE ARIZONA SUPREME COURT'S ABORTION RULING SEEM CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT
JUDGES ARE SUPPOSED TO DO

The case hinged on statutory interpretation, not the merits of the state's 1864
ban.

Jacob Sullum | 4.11.2024 3:15 PM

personal jurisdiction

DORMANT COMMERCE AND CORPORATE JURISDICTION

A look at personal jurisdiction after Mallory.

Stephen E. Sachs |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.11.2024 9:05 AM

Abortion

TRUMP'S ABORTION STANCE IS CONVENIENT, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN HE'S WRONG

His embrace of federalism is one of those rare instances when political
expedience coincides with constitutional principles.

Jacob Sullum | 4.10.2024 12:01 AM

Donald Trump

WHAT SHOULD A TEXTUALIST THINK ABOUT TRUMP'S CLAIMS OF PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY?

An interesting amicus brief urges the justices not to rely upon penumbras and
emanations in construing the scope of Presidential immunity.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.9.2024 8:10 AM

Abortion

EMBRACING A FEDERALIST APPROACH TO ABORTION, TRUMP CONDEMNS DEMOCRATS AS
'RADICAL'

The former and would-be president is keen to avoid alienating voters who reject
both kinds of extremism on the issue.

Jacob Sullum | 4.8.2024 4:40 PM

Supreme Court

SENATOR BLUMENTHAL SUGGESTS JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR SHOULD THINK ABOUT RETIRING
(WITHOUT CALLING UPON HER TO DO SO)

Public calls continue for Justice Sotomayor to step down so that President Biden
can name her replacement before the election.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.7.2024 10:31 AM

Gun Rights

COLORADO LEGISLATORS DITCH PLAN TO BAN GUNS IN DOZENS OF 'SENSITIVE PLACES'

The amended bill applies only to schools, polling places, and certain government
buildings.

Jacob Sullum | 4.5.2024 4:15 PM

Standing

WHO CAN SUE THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION?

If doctors cannot sue the FDA for failing to restrict pharmaceuticals or other
products, can anyone else? And if not, is this a problem?

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.2.2024 12:50 PM

Supreme Court

THE TRADITIONALIST SUPREME COURT

Professor Marc De Girolami's assessment of the Roberts Court.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 3.30.2024 5:05 PM

Supreme Court

SUPREME COURT UNPERSUADED

Plus: Vanderbilt activists' 911 call, Kevorkianniversary, MAID problems, and
more...

Liz Wolfe | 3.27.2024 9:30 AM

Supreme Court

MIFEPRISTONE IN THE SUPREME COURT—COMMENTS ON ORAL ARGUMENT (UPDATED)

Live commentary on the Supreme Court oral argument in FDA v. Alliance for
Hippocratic Medicine

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 3.26.2024 10:17 AM

Julian Assange

GREATER PROTECTIONS FOR ASSANGE

Plus: Abortion pill case, another fatal subway crime, China's Cultural
Revolution, and more...

Liz Wolfe | 3.26.2024 9:29 AM

FDA

CAN EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTORS SUE THE FDA FOR FAILING TO REGULATE MIFEPRISTONE MORE
AGGRESSIVELY?

The threshold issue in today's oral argument is Article III standing, and that
issue should be determinative.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 3.26.2024 9:21 AM

Supreme Court

SUPREME COURT SHOWS LITTLE INTEREST IN INVESTIGATING EXECUTIVE POWER UNDER THE
ANTIQUITIES ACT

Yet another case that Justice Kavanaugh would like to hear that does not
interest enough of his colleagues.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 3.25.2024 2:09 PM

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