Today in Supreme Court History: October 14, 1911
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Today in Supreme Court History: October 14, 1911
10/14/1911: Justice John Marshall Harlan I dies.
Is the Supreme Court's Shadow Docket Causing a 'Judicial Crisis'?
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Is the Supreme Court's Shadow Docket Causing a 'Judicial Crisis'?
Multiple judges say SCOTUS is going out of its way to grant emergency relief to the president without even bothering to explain why.
"Viewpoint Diversity" Requirements as a New Fairness Doctrine: Chilling Effect on Controversial Faculty Speech
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"Viewpoint Diversity" Requirements as a New Fairness Doctrine: Chilling Effect on Controversial Faculty Speech
I have an article titled "Viewpoint Diversity" Requirements as a New Fairness Doctrine forthcoming in several months in the George...
Can Police Enter Your Home Without a Warrant? The Supreme Court Will Soon Decide.
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Can Police Enter Your Home Without a Warrant? The Supreme Court Will Soon Decide.
Should a simple call to emergency services be enough to justify sending heavily armed officers into someone's home?
The Agony of Defeat, Not Winning, Is What Makes Sports Exciting
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The Agony of Defeat, Not Winning, Is What Makes Sports Exciting
The losses suck, but they make the victories as sweet as they are. Banners live forever—right alongside the memories of devastating losses.
Justice Gorsuch Argues that the Seventh Amendment Should Apply to the States
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Justice Gorsuch Argues that the Seventh Amendment Should Apply to the States
From today's opinion by Justice Gorsuch respecting the denial of certiorari in Thomas v. Humboldt County: In Minneapolis & St....
"Viewpoint Diversity" Requirements as a New Fairness Doctrine: Why Countervailing Pressures to Protect Controversial Views Are Likely to Be Inadequate
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"Viewpoint Diversity" Requirements as a New Fairness Doctrine: Why Countervailing Pressures to Protect Controversial Views Are…
I have an article titled "Viewpoint Diversity" Requirements as a New Fairness Doctrine forthcoming in several months in the George...
The Zoning Theory of Everything: Abortion Edition
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The Zoning Theory of Everything: Abortion Edition
Since modern land-use regulations give so much stopping power to local officials, that's what's Lynchburg's using to stop abortion clinics.
Colorado Child Porn Law Didn't Ban Deepfake Porn Until Recent Amendments, Court Holds
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Colorado Child Porn Law Didn't Ban Deepfake Porn Until Recent Amendments, Court Holds
From In the Interest of Juvenile: S.G.H., decided yesterday by the Colorado Supreme Court, written by Justice Carlos A. Samour,...
Deference Due? Trump, the National Guard, and the Misuse of Martin v. Mott
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Deference Due? Trump, the National Guard, and the Misuse of Martin v. Mott
a guest post by Joshua Braver and John Dehn.
My New Paper on "How Speech-Based Immigration Restrictions Threaten Academic Freedom"
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My New Paper on "How Speech-Based Immigration Restrictions Threaten Academic Freedom"
It is forthcoming in Academic Freedom in the Era of Trump, (Lee Bollinger and Geoffrey Stone, eds., Oxford University Press).
I Listened to Over 7 Hours of Peter Thiel's Leaked Antichrist Lectures. They're Surprisingly Libertarian.
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I Listened to Over 7 Hours of Peter Thiel's Leaked Antichrist Lectures. They're Surprisingly Libertarian.
The PayPal and Palantir cofounder warns about the dangers of government overreach and a one-world state in a series of lectures.
"Viewpoint Diversity" Requirements as a New Fairness Doctrine: Viewpoint Diversity Rules as to Students
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"Viewpoint Diversity" Requirements as a New Fairness Doctrine: Viewpoint Diversity Rules as to Students
I have an article titled "Viewpoint Diversity" Requirements as a New Fairness Doctrine forthcoming in several months in the George...
13-Year-Old Boy Arrested by ICE in Massachusetts and Transferred Over 500 Miles From Family
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13-Year-Old Boy Arrested by ICE in Massachusetts and Transferred Over 500 Miles From Family
After waiting for an hour and a half for her son to be released to her, the boy’s mother was told he was instead transferred to an ICE facility in another state.
Errata in The Heritage Guide to the Constitution
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Errata in The Heritage Guide to the Constitution
The Heritage Guide to the Constitution is my fifth book. Like with my previous publications, I did everything in my...
More on "Chatfishing" on Dating Apps and in Texting
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More on "Chatfishing" on Dating Apps and in Texting
AI use continues spreading in online dating dialogue