Defamation Claim Against Academic from Stalking Allegations Against Another Academic, with a Trans Angle
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/11/defamation-claim-against-academic-from-stalking-allegations-against-another-academic-with-a-trans-angle/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/11/defamation-claim-against-academic-from-stalking-allegations-against-another-academic-with-a-trans-angle/
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Defamation Claim Against Academic from Stalking Allegations Against Another Academic, with a Trans Angle
From Judge Kelley Hodge (E.D. Pa.) Friday in Duncan v. Lett (see also this February post that discusses a related...
RFK Jr. Wants More FDA Oversight of Food Ingredients. It Could End Up Costing $210 Million.
https://reason.com/2026/08/11/rfk-jr-wants-more-fda-oversight-of-food-ingredients-it-could-end-up-costing-210-million/
https://reason.com/2026/08/11/rfk-jr-wants-more-fda-oversight-of-food-ingredients-it-could-end-up-costing-210-million/
I Say No To SubStack, And Chief Justice Roberts Says Yes
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/11/i-say-no-to-substack-and-chief-justice-roberts-says-yes/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/11/i-say-no-to-substack-and-chief-justice-roberts-says-yes/
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I Say No To SubStack, And Chief Justice Roberts Says Yes
"Flagging for you a new essay by Chief Justice Roberts on William Howard Taft for In Pursuit..."
New In SCOTUSBlog: The court should hold oral argument outside of the capital
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/11/new-in-scotusblog-the-court-should-hold-oral-argument-outside-of-the-capital/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/11/new-in-scotusblog-the-court-should-hold-oral-argument-outside-of-the-capital/
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New In SCOTUSBlog: The court should hold oral argument outside of the capital
"I am confident there would be a bipartisan groundswell of support to get the justices out of the beltway."
Klein and Thompson's Abudance Shows Abundant Lack of Introspection
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/11/klein-and-thompsons-abudance-shows-abundant-lack-of-introspection/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/11/klein-and-thompsons-abudance-shows-abundant-lack-of-introspection/
Free Speech Unmuted: Can AI Libel You? The Robby Starbuck Case
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/11/free-speech-unmuted-can-ai-libel-you-the-robby-starbuck-case/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/11/free-speech-unmuted-can-ai-libel-you-the-robby-starbuck-case/
The Trump Administration's Secret YIMBY Grant Proposal
https://reason.com/2026/08/11/the-trump-administrations-secret-yimby-grant-proposal/
https://reason.com/2026/08/11/the-trump-administrations-secret-yimby-grant-proposal/
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The Trump Administration's Secret YIMBY Grant Proposal
The Trump administration has proposed shifting voucher funding away from jurisdictions that drive up rents with excessive land use regulations.
AOC Admits Woke Is Over. Does Anyone Believe Her?
https://reason.com/video/2026/08/11/aoc-admits-woke-is-over-does-anyone-believe-her/
https://reason.com/video/2026/08/11/aoc-admits-woke-is-over-does-anyone-believe-her/
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AOC admits woke is over. Does anyone believe her?
Soave and Duke argue that it is a bit rich for Ocasio-Cortez to laugh off the excesses of a cultural movement that caused real harm.
"In Its 870 Paragraphs, 269 Pages, and 63 Causes of Action," the Complaint
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"In Its 870 Paragraphs, 269 Pages, and 63 Causes of Action," the Complaint
"<strike>is just too damned long</strike>"—no, actually, it "includes the kind of extraordinary level of extraneous detail that necessitates repleader."
Justice Clarence Thomas Talking About Thomas Sewell with My Hoover Colleague Peter Robinson
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/11/justice-clarence-thomas-talking-about-thomas-sewell-with-my-hoover-colleague-peter-robinson/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/11/justice-clarence-thomas-talking-about-thomas-sewell-with-my-hoover-colleague-peter-robinson/
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Justice Clarence Thomas Talking About Thomas Sewell with My Hoover Colleague Peter Robinson
In this episode of The Sowell Legacy, Justice Clarence Thomas joins Peter Robinson for a wide-ranging conversation about the thinker...
NH Federal Court Provisionally Certifies Class Of Pregnant ISIS Brides Seeking Birthright Citizenship For Their Children
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/11/nh-federal-court-provisionally-certifies-class-of-pregnant-isis-brides-seeking-birthright-citizenship-for-their-children/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/11/nh-federal-court-provisionally-certifies-class-of-pregnant-isis-brides-seeking-birthright-citizenship-for-their-children/
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NH Federal Court Provisionally Certifies Class Of Pregnant ISIS Brides Seeking Birthright Citizenship For Their Children
No, that didn't actually happen, but it is ripe for the Babylon Bee. In reality, the ACLU has filed a...
First Legal Challenges to Trump's New Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/11/first-legal-challenges-to-trumps-new-birthright-citizenship-executive-order/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/11/first-legal-challenges-to-trumps-new-birthright-citizenship-executive-order/
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First Legal Challenges to Trump's New Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
They were filed by plaintiffs in two cases challenging his earlier order which was struck down by the Supreme Court.
A Gun Ruling Highlights the Tricks Congress Uses To Evade Limits on Its Power
https://reason.com/2026/08/12/a-gun-ruling-highlights-the-tricks-congress-uses-to-evade-limits-on-its-power/
https://reason.com/2026/08/12/a-gun-ruling-highlights-the-tricks-congress-uses-to-evade-limits-on-its-power/
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A Gun Ruling Highlights the Tricks Congress Uses To Evade Limits on Its Power
During the last century, the Commerce Clause has replaced the Taxing Clause as an excuse for federal legislation.
Why Do Americans Support the Death Penalty, Despite Wrongful Convictions?
https://reason.com/2026/08/12/why-do-americans-support-the-death-penalty-despite-wrongful-convictions/
https://reason.com/2026/08/12/why-do-americans-support-the-death-penalty-despite-wrongful-convictions/
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Why Do Americans Support the Death Penalty, Despite Wrongful Convictions?
Americans support the death penalty because they fear violence and chaos. But a government killing or imprisoning the innocent is chaotic and violent.
Libel Lawsuit Over Highly Publicized L.A. Landlord-Tenant Dispute Thrown Out
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/12/libel-lawsuit-over-highly-publicized-l-a-landlord-tenant-dispute-thrown-out/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/12/libel-lawsuit-over-highly-publicized-l-a-landlord-tenant-dispute-thrown-out/
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Libel Lawsuit Over Highly Publicized L.A. Landlord-Tenant Dispute Thrown Out
The court is unmoved by the claims that defendants' coverage of the underlying dispute led to people threatening her.
No Second Amendment Right to Export Guns (Including to Haiti)
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/12/no-second-amendment-right-to-export-guns-including-to-haiti/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/12/no-second-amendment-right-to-export-guns-including-to-haiti/
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No Second Amendment Right to Export Guns (Including to Haiti)
"John Adams, Oliver Ellsworth, Rufus King, Albert Gallatin, Robert Morris, James Monroe, Joseph Story, Jonathan Trumbull, James Madison, Henry Clay, [and] John Quincy Adams ... knew a thing or two about the Constitution."