New Draft Article: "The Fourth Amendment After Chatrie"
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/05/new-draft-article-the-fourth-amendment-after-chatrie/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/05/new-draft-article-the-fourth-amendment-after-chatrie/
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New Draft Article: "The Fourth Amendment After Chatrie"
Just posted today at SSRN.
Abdul El-Sayed Says He's Not a Socialist. His Policy Agenda Says Otherwise.
https://reason.com/video/2026/08/05/abdul-el-sayed-says-hes-not-a-socialist-his-policy-agenda-says-otherwise/
https://reason.com/video/2026/08/05/abdul-el-sayed-says-hes-not-a-socialist-his-policy-agenda-says-otherwise/
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Abdul El-Sayed says he's not a socialist. His policy agenda says otherwise.
El-Sayed is pushing a mendacious claim: that people would be wealthier if they endured yet another massive transfer of money and power to a vast federal health bureaucracy.
Trump's Newest Tariffs Could Protect America From the National Security Risk of Brass Instruments
https://reason.com/2026/08/05/trumps-newest-tariffs-could-protect-america-from-the-national-security-risk-of-brass-instruments/
https://reason.com/2026/08/05/trumps-newest-tariffs-could-protect-america-from-the-national-security-risk-of-brass-instruments/
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Trump's Newest Tariffs Could Protect America From the National Security Risk of Brass Instruments
An idea that's wildly out of tune at a time when Americans are trumpeting their worries about affordability.
The American Fingerprints on the Genocide in Sudan
https://reason.com/2026/08/05/the-american-fingerprints-on-the-genocide-in-sudan/
https://reason.com/2026/08/05/the-american-fingerprints-on-the-genocide-in-sudan/
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The American Fingerprints on the Genocide in Sudan
Reuters and the U.N. accuse an operator with extensive U.S. government links of helping a Sudanese rebel group.
Court Upholds African People's Socialist Party Convictions for Being Unregistered Russian Foreign Agents
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/05/court-upholds-african-peoples-socialist-party-convictions-for-being-unregistered-russian-foreign-agents/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/05/court-upholds-african-peoples-socialist-party-convictions-for-being-unregistered-russian-foreign-agents/
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Court Upholds African People's Socialist Party Convictions for Being Unregistered Russian Foreign Agents
From today's decision in U.S. v. Romain by Eleventh Circuit Chief Judge William Pryor, joined by Judges Jill Pryor and Andrew...
The Trump Administration Promises the 'Largest Denaturalization Effort Ever'
https://reason.com/2026/08/05/the-trump-administration-promises-the-largest-denaturalization-effort-ever/
https://reason.com/2026/08/05/the-trump-administration-promises-the-largest-denaturalization-effort-ever/
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The Trump Administration Promises the 'Largest Denaturalization Effort Ever'
Denaturalization isn't new, but it has been used sparingly in modern history, in part because it is extremely costly and time-consuming amid finite resources.
Why James Madison Wanted Greater Limits on States' Rights
https://reason.com/2026/08/06/why-james-madison-wanted-greater-limits-on-states-rights/
https://reason.com/2026/08/06/why-james-madison-wanted-greater-limits-on-states-rights/
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Why James Madison Wanted Greater Limits on States' Rights
The “father of the Constitution” worried about federal and state overreach.
First Circuit Strikes Down Puerto Rico Ban on Certain Knowingly False Statements During Declared Emergencies
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/06/first-circuit-strikes-down-puerto-rico-ban-on-certain-knowingly-false-statements-during-declared-emergencies/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/06/first-circuit-strikes-down-puerto-rico-ban-on-certain-knowingly-false-statements-during-declared-emergencies/
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First Circuit Strikes Down Puerto Rico Ban on Certain Knowingly False Statements During Declared Emergencies
Rodríguez-Cotto v. González-Colón, decided Tuesday by First Circuit Judges Gustavo Gelpí and Seth Aframe and Seventh Circuit Judge David Hamilton,...
No Religious Exemption from Forum Selection Clause in Employment Agreement
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/06/no-religious-exemption-from-forum-selection-clause-in-employment-agreement/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/06/no-religious-exemption-from-forum-selection-clause-in-employment-agreement/
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No Religious Exemption from Forum Selection Clause in Employment Agreement
"Plaintiff should be treated like any other employee in his position, not that he should be favored based on his identity."
#TheyLied Defamation Suit Over Sexual Assault Claims Involving High School Special Ed Students Can Proceed
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/06/theylied-defamation-suit-over-sexual-assault-claims-involving-high-school-special-ed-students-can-proceed/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/06/theylied-defamation-suit-over-sexual-assault-claims-involving-high-school-special-ed-students-can-proceed/
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#TheyLied Defamation Suit Over Sexual Assault Claims Involving High School Special Ed Students Can Proceed
From O.A. v. Devita, decided June 25 by L.A. Superior Court Judge Dean Kitchens, but just recently posted to Westlaw:...
"What the 2025-2026 Supreme Court Term Revealed About the Roberts Court"
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/06/what-the-2025-2026-supreme-court-term-revealed-about-the-roberts-court/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/06/what-the-2025-2026-supreme-court-term-revealed-about-the-roberts-court/
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"What the 2025-2026 Supreme Court Term Revealed About the Roberts Court"
A new podcast from the National Constitution Center
Reality Show Participant's #Scandoval Sex Videos Aren't of "Public Interest" for California Anti-SLAPP Law Purposes
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/06/reality-show-participants-scandoval-sex-videos-arent-of-public-interest-for-california-anti-slapp-law-purposes/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/06/reality-show-participants-scandoval-sex-videos-arent-of-public-interest-for-california-anti-slapp-law-purposes/
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Reality Show Participant's #Scandoval Sex Videos Aren't of "Public Interest" for California Anti-SLAPP Law Purposes
Dissent: "We judges can write all we want, but this public voted with its eyeballs."
Hawaii's End Run Around Citizens United Faces a First Amendment Roadblock
https://reason.com/2026/08/06/hawaiis-end-run-around-citizens-united-faces-a-first-amendment-roadblock/
https://reason.com/2026/08/06/hawaiis-end-run-around-citizens-united-faces-a-first-amendment-roadblock/
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Hawaii's End Run Around Citizens United Faces a First Amendment Roadblock
A new Hawaii law reclassifies corporate political speech as a "power" the state can revoke at will.
A Federal Judge Rejects National Firearms Act Regulations, Saying Their Tax Rationale No Longer Applies
https://reason.com/2026/08/06/a-federal-judge-rejects-national-firearms-act-regulations-saying-their-tax-rationale-no-longer-applies/
https://reason.com/2026/08/06/a-federal-judge-rejects-national-firearms-act-regulations-saying-their-tax-rationale-no-longer-applies/
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A Federal Judge Rejects National Firearms Act Regulations, Saying Their Tax Rationale No Longer Applies
When Congress eliminated taxes on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns, it also eliminated the constitutional justification for regulating them.