Greg Abbott Once Called Texas the 'Epicenter' of AI. Now He's Freezing Data Center Construction.
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Greg Abbott Once Called Texas the 'Epicenter' of AI. Now He's Freezing Data Center Construction.
If Texas—the market-friendly, energy capital of the world—is willing to issue a moratorium on these centers, expect other states to follow.
Boy Throb Had To Go Viral To Get Its Fourth Member a U.S. Visa
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The Fifth Circuit Websites Gets A Glow-Up!
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The Fifth Circuit Websites Gets A Glow-Up!
The new design is much improved.
Alex Nowrasteh on "Ten Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Arguments for Socialism and Why They're Wrong"
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Alex Nowrasteh on "Ten Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Arguments for Socialism and Why They’re Wrong"
An insightful critique of ten ideas advocated by leading American "democratic socialists."
The En Banc 11th Circuit Granted Relief In Drag Show Case Where Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett Did Not
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The En Banc 11th Circuit Granted Relief In Drag Show Case Where Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett Did Not
After three years on the "interim" docket, Hamburger Mary will no longer be able to show "adult live performances" to minors.
Dropped Cases Against Alleged Reflecting Pool Vandals Followed a Rush to Judgment
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Today in Supreme Court History: August 5, 1974
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Today in Supreme Court History: August 5, 1974
8/5/1974: Shortly after the Supreme Court decided United States v. Nixon, President Nixon released the "smoking gun" tape recorded in...
Roanoke Removes Gunshot Detectors Months After Approving Them
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Roanoke Removes Gunshot Detectors Months After Approving Them
Limited evidence of effectiveness combined with privacy concerns raises questions about the sensors.
Eleventh Circuit En Banc Upholds Florida Ban on Knowingly Admitting Minors to Obscene-as-to-Minors Performances
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Eleventh Circuit En Banc Upholds Florida Ban on Knowingly Admitting Minors to Obscene-as-to-Minors Performances
An excerpt from the long majority opinion (by Judge Andrew Brasher, signed by eight judges) yesterday in HM Florida-ORL, LLC...
Stop-Talking-to-Me Order Against Ex-Landlord Who Kept Texting Ex-Tenant About COVID Vaccines
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Stop-Talking-to-Me Order Against Ex-Landlord Who Kept Texting Ex-Tenant About COVID Vaccines
From Gonda v. Duering, decided Friday by the Hawaii intermediate appellate court (Justices Katherine G. Leonard, Keith K. Hiraoka, and...
My New Dispatch Article on Trump's Section 301 "Forced Labor" Tariffs
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My New Dispatch Article on Trump's Section 301 "Forced Labor" Tariffs
The article explains why the new tariffs are harmful and illegal for many of same reasons as those invalidated by the Supreme Court.
"After the Hallucination: What 100 Recent Cases Reveal About Candor, AI Errors, and Sanctions"
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"After the Hallucination: What 100 Recent Cases Reveal About Candor, AI Errors, and Sanctions"
From Adam Feldman (Legalytics) yesterday—unsurprising, but it's helpful that this can be shown concretely: This article examines what courts have...
VDARE's Libel Case Against N.Y. Times Thrown Out
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VDARE's Libel Case Against N.Y. Times Thrown Out
From N.Y. trial court judge Lisa Headley in VDARE Found., Inc. v. N.Y. Times Co., decided July 20: In this...
"This Direct Monetization of Prior Government Service Is Beyond the Pale"
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"This Direct Monetization of Prior Government Service Is Beyond the Pale"
From Third Circuit Judge Emil Bove's dissent last week from the one-line denial of mandamus in In re Mylan, Inc....
The Justices Should Hold Regular Press Conferences
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The Justices Should Hold Regular Press Conferences
The second installment in a SCOTUSBlog series with recommendations for Unilateral Supreme Court Reform.
Socialists Are Trying To Take Hold of the Democratic Party—and They're Winning
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Socialists are trying to take hold of the Democratic Party—and they're winning
The democratic socialists taking over the Democratic Party often say they just want affordable healthcare. They actually want to end America's constitutional system as we know it.
Harmeet Dhillon on Distinguishing Between Protected Speech and Actionable Discriminatory Conduct
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Harmeet Dhillon on Distinguishing Between Protected Speech and Actionable Discriminatory Conduct
Jewish Insider: Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, urged pro-Israel college students to distinguish between protected speech...