ICE Handed Over Specific Iranians at the Islamic Republic's Request
Newly released FOIA files reveal a back channel between ICE's office in Israel, the Qatari government, and the Islamic…
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Breakthrough Personalized mRNA Vaccines Are Highly Effective Against Melanoma Skin Cancers
The vaccine could be available as soon as 2027.
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Unionized Delivery Drivers Vs. Deliveries
Across the country, the Teamsters union is at war with companies trying to ship more things to your door for less money.
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"The Cascade of Dysfunction That Helped Doom Jason Arday"
An excellent piece today by Jesse Singal in The Dispatch; the whole thing is worth reading, but here are some… The post…
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Border Agents Searched His Phone 5 Times Without a Warrant. He's Asking the Supreme Court To Put a Stop to It.
How many warrantless cellphone searches does it take to change border policy?
Read at source →Fourth Circuit Concludes South Carolina Cannot Limit "No-Excuse" Absentee Ballots to Those Over 65
An election law question that seems destined for the Supreme Court.
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Does Gun Control Make Us Safer?
Statistician Aaron Brown and professor Robert Spitzer debate the efficacy of gun control.
Read at source →Islamic Center's Allegation of Religious Targeting by Texas Funeral Services Commission Can Go Forward
From the longish opinion by Judge David Alan Ezra in East Plano Islamic Center v. Texas Funeral Servs. Comm'n, decided……
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Can America Survive Its Political Divide?
Kurt Andersen discusses the politicization of everyday life, generational conflict, and whether markets have failed…
Read at source →Seventh Circuit Strikes Down Restriction on Informing Indiana Minors About Out-of-State Abortion Providers
Some excerpts from yesterday's long decision in Planned Parenthood Great Nw. v. Comm'r, decided by Judge David…
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Routledge Handbook of Classical Liberalism Available for Free on Amazon Kindle
It is edited by Richard Epstein, Mario Rizzo, and Liya Palagashvili. I am one of the contributors.
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Universal Healthcare Sounds Great. Here's What's Happening in Countries That Have It.
With calls for “free healthcare” growing louder in America, countries with universal systems offer a warning: long…
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DSA Goes for Florida
Plus: Fire Island, data center NIMBYism, cost-of-living discourse, and more...
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Azerbaijan Suing CNN for Libel: Can They Do That?
From yesterday's Complaint in Republic of Azerbaijan v. CNN, Inc. (D. Del.): … Azerbaijan … brings this defamation…
Read at source →Prof. Rick Hasen on Too Many Dan Sullivans
From his post last night on Election Law Blog (Hasen is one of the top election law scholars in the… The post Prof.…
Read at source →Arizona S. Ct.: Concern About "Job Offers" Being "Withdrawn" Because of "Pending Civil Litigation" …
doesn't justify sealing of court records.
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Today in Supreme Court History: August 19, 1937
8/19/1937: Justice Hugo Black takes the oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 19, 1937 appeared first…
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Trump's Dictator Envy Is Once Again on Display in Tiff with South Korea
The president openly admires world leaders who exercise absolute power.
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Brickbat: Texas Two-Step
Social media messaging app Discord has agreed to a Texas court order requiring it to introduce the same…
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ICE Admits It Investigated a Critic Based on Constitutionally Protected Speech
The agency’s attempt to intimidate David Streever is at the center of a First Amendment case.
Read at source →Minnesota's "Nudification" Ban Repeats Unconstitutional Errors of Early Revenge Porn Bills
The lack of a scienter requirement renders the content-based ban unconstitutional.
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Voter Ignorance and the Problem of Confusion Caused by Candidates With Similar Names [Updated]
Voter confusion caused by candidates with similar names - as in the current Alaska Senate race - is part of the much…
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The Greater the Illegal Migrant Population, the Stronger the Case Against Mass Deportation
Cato Instiute immigration expert David Bier explains why.
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Ibram X. Kendi Is Wrong About Jason Arday
Are the media responsible for the demise of a famous black professor at the University of Cambridge?
Read at source →No Pseudonymity for U Michigan Student Challenging Discipline for Using "Assertedly 'Fake' … Medical Note" "to Obtain an Accommodation"
From yesterday's decision by Judge Laurie J. Michelson (E.D. Mich.) in Doe v. Regents of Univ. of Mich.: Plaintiff, a……
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Ilya Somin's upcoming speaking engagements for the Fall 2026 semester. Most are free and open to the public.
Read at source →Suicides and Public Humiliation: Recalling Some Past Incidents
The tragic apparent suicide of Cambridge Prof. Jason Arday, following what appeared to be at least credible public…
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San Francisco's 'Historic Laundromat' Project Finally Begins Construction
Activists were able to block an apartment project in the city's Mission District by raising an increasingly ridiculous…
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The Trump Administration Promised a Pivot From the Middle East to East Asia. It's Doing the Opposite.
The U.S. military is downsizing exercises in South Korea and pulling its last aircraft carrier out of the Pacific.
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Appeals Court Upholds Right To Film Police—but Grants Immunity to Cops Who Arrested a Connecticut Videographer
The 2nd Circuit is the latest federal circuit court to find a First Amendment right to record the police.
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ABC's First Amendment Lawsuit Against FCC
From today's Complaint in ABC, Inc. v. FCC (D.D.C.): Government censorship is deeply un-American. That fundamental…
Read at source →No Preliminary Injunction Against Alleged Defamation of Counselor by Estranged Wife/Ex-Client
From Patterson v. Patterson, decided by Chief Judge Brian Morris (D. Mont.) today: James Patterson ("Plaintiff") filed…
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Disney Sues FCC for 'Retaliatory' Investigation of ABC
"Government censorship is deeply un-American," the lawsuit states, before listing numerous times the government has…
Read at source →"As If These Blunders Were Not Enough," U.S. Attorney Office Management …
"decided to double book the same [prosecutor] for two trials on the same day," writes federal judge in blocking felon…
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Congress Is Trying To Give Trump More Tariff Powers. He Wants Even More.
A bill to sanction Russia would allow the president to place 100 percent tariffs on goods from countries that buy…
Read at source →Ninth Circuit Rejects Trump Administration Acting U.S. Attorney Appointment
A persuasive opinion by Judge Eric Miller curtails the Trump Administration's attempt to color outside the lines.
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