What Iranian Dissidents Can Learn About Regime Change From the Mistakes of 1979
https://reason.com/2026/08/03/what-iranian-dissidents-can-learn-about-regime-change-from-the-mistakes-of-1979/
https://reason.com/2026/08/03/what-iranian-dissidents-can-learn-about-regime-change-from-the-mistakes-of-1979/
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What Iranian Dissidents Can Learn About Regime Change From the Mistakes of 1979
A regretful rebel talks about what he learned from his participation in Iran’s Islamic revolution.
Police Mix Up Usernames, Man Spends 18 Months in Prison for Someone Else's Sex Crimes
https://reason.com/2026/08/03/police-mix-up-usernames-man-spends-18-months-in-prison-for-someone-elses-sex-crimes/
https://reason.com/2026/08/03/police-mix-up-usernames-man-spends-18-months-in-prison-for-someone-elses-sex-crimes/
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Police Mix Up Usernames, Man Spends 18 Months in Prison for Someone Else's Sex Crimes
"He should never have been charged, let alone convicted," judges now say.
Trump Backs Down From Yet Another Empty Threat to Iran
https://reason.com/2026/08/03/trump-backs-down-from-yet-another-empty-threat-to-iran/
https://reason.com/2026/08/03/trump-backs-down-from-yet-another-empty-threat-to-iran/
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Trump Backs Down From Yet Another Empty Threat to Iran
We’re locked in a cycle: The president threatens to resume the war, he claims Iran backed down, and then he gets frustrated with Iran again.
Schools Owe No Legal Duty "to Former Students to Investigate Allegations of Past Abuse,"
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/03/schools-owe-no-legal-duty-to-former-students-to-investigate-allegations-of-past-abuse/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/03/schools-owe-no-legal-duty-to-former-students-to-investigate-allegations-of-past-abuse/
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Schools Owe No Legal Duty "to Former Students to Investigate Allegations of Past Abuse,"
court holds in Speedway Bomber Brett Kimberlin's lawsuit.
Amicus Brief in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/03/amicus-brief-in-suncor-energy-v-county-commissioners-of-boulder-county/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/03/amicus-brief-in-suncor-energy-v-county-commissioners-of-boulder-county/
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Amicus Brief in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County
In the upcoming climate change case the Supreme Court should reject the industry and Trump Administration arguments for preemption-by-penumbra.
Journal of Free Speech Law: "Jawboning as Collaborative Governance," by Daniel Browning
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/03/journal-of-free-speech-law-jawboning-as-collaborative-governance-by-daniel-browning/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/03/journal-of-free-speech-law-jawboning-as-collaborative-governance-by-daniel-browning/
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Journal of Free Speech Law: "Jawboning as Collaborative Governance," by Daniel Browning
The article is here; the Abstract: When the government regulates conduct, it does not always do so directly. Increasingly, the...
Gordon-Darby Renews Attempt to Commandeer New Hampshire Through the Clean Air Act
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/03/gordon-darby-renews-attempt-to-commandeer-new-hampshire-through-the-clean-air-act/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/03/gordon-darby-renews-attempt-to-commandeer-new-hampshire-through-the-clean-air-act/
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Gordon-Darby Renews Attempt to Commandeer New Hampshire Through the Clean Air Act
A renewed suit seeking to leverage the Clean Air Act in pursuit of lucrative government contracts.
Todd Blanche's Concessions Underline the Flagrant Phoniness of Trump's IRS 'Settlement'
https://reason.com/2026/08/03/todd-blanches-concessions-underline-the-flagrant-phoniness-of-trumps-irs-settlement/
https://reason.com/2026/08/03/todd-blanches-concessions-underline-the-flagrant-phoniness-of-trumps-irs-settlement/
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Todd Blanche's Concessions Underline the Flagrant Phoniness of Trump's IRS 'Settlement'
The acting attorney general confirms his dishonesty in presenting that jaw-dropping scam as the resolution of a bona fide legal dispute.
Journal of Free Speech Law: "Positive Obligations, Hate Speech, and the Reconfiguration of Free Expression at the European Court of Human Rights," by Natalie Alkiviadou
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/03/journal-of-free-speech-law-positive-obligations-hate-speech-and-the-reconfiguration-of-free-expression-at-the-european-court-of-human-rights-by-natalie-alkiviadou/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/03/journal-of-free-speech-law-positive-obligations-hate-speech-and-the-reconfiguration-of-free-expression-at-the-european-court-of-human-rights-by-natalie-alkiviadou/
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Journal of Free Speech Law: "Positive Obligations, Hate Speech, and the Reconfiguration of Free Expression at the European Court…
The article is here; the Abstract: This paper examines how the European Court of Human Rights' (ECtHR or Court) hate...
Our Friend with the "Attractive, Busty Jewess" Problem Drops Case Against Harvard Rather Than Naming Himself
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/03/our-friend-with-the-attractive-busty-jewess-problem-drops-case-against-harvard-rather-than-naming-himself/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/03/our-friend-with-the-attractive-busty-jewess-problem-drops-case-against-harvard-rather-than-naming-himself/
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Our Friend with the "Attractive, Busty Jewess" Problem Drops Case Against Harvard Rather Than Naming Himself
Readers of the blog may recall a certain John Doe who is suing Penn, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Berkeley for alleged...
Inside a Venezuelan Political Prison: False Identities and Kangaroo Courts
https://reason.com/2026/08/03/inside-a-venezuelan-political-prison-false-identities-and-kangaroo-courts/
https://reason.com/2026/08/03/inside-a-venezuelan-political-prison-false-identities-and-kangaroo-courts/
Why Does Trump Want To Give Millions of Dollars to Right-Wing Europeans?
https://reason.com/2026/08/03/why-does-trump-want-to-give-millions-of-dollars-to-right-wing-europeans/
https://reason.com/2026/08/03/why-does-trump-want-to-give-millions-of-dollars-to-right-wing-europeans/
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Why Does Trump Want To Give Millions of Dollars to Right-Wing Europeans?
Trump opposes foreign influence in American politics, but his State Department is offering money to promote opposition to 'mass migration' abroad.
Is Democratic Socialism Going National?
https://reason.com/podcast/2026/08/03/is-democratic-socialism-going-national/
https://reason.com/podcast/2026/08/03/is-democratic-socialism-going-national/
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Is democratic socialism going national?
The Reason editors discuss whether democratic socialism is gaining ground beyond the coasts, and what it means for the Democratic party.
Prospective Legal Challenges to Trump's Section 338 Tariffs Against Canada
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/03/prospective-legal-challenges-to-trumps-section-338-tariffs-against-canada/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/03/prospective-legal-challenges-to-trumps-section-338-tariffs-against-canada/
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Prospective Legal Challenges to Trump’s Section 338 Tariffs Against Canada
A guest post by Georgetown legal scholars Peter E. Harrell and Jennifer Hillman.
Twenty-five States, Led by Oregon, File Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 301 Tariffs
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/03/twenty-five-states-led-by-oregon-file-lawsuit-challenging-trumps-section-301-tariffs/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/03/twenty-five-states-led-by-oregon-file-lawsuit-challenging-trumps-section-301-tariffs/
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Twenty-five States, Led by Oregon, File Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 301 Tariffs
Oregon also played a key role in previous tariff litigation.
Brickbat: Where in the World?
https://reason.com/2026/08/04/brickbat-where-in-the-world/
https://reason.com/2026/08/04/brickbat-where-in-the-world/
Today in Supreme Court History: August 4, 1961
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/04/today-in-supreme-court-history-august-4-1961-6/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/04/today-in-supreme-court-history-august-4-1961-6/
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Today in Supreme Court History: August 4, 1961
8/4/1961: President Barack Obama's birthday. He would appoint two Justices to the Supreme Court: Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.
"Viewpoint Diversity" Conditions as a New Fairness Doctrine
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/04/viewpoint-diversity-conditions-as-a-new-fairness-doctrine/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/04/viewpoint-diversity-conditions-as-a-new-fairness-doctrine/
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“Viewpoint Diversity” Conditions as a New Fairness Doctrine
My new article, now out in the George Mason Law Review.