Trump Imposes Harmful and Illegal Section 338 Tariffs Against Many Canadian Imports
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Trump Imposes Harmful and Illegal Section 338 Tariffs Against Many Canadian Imports
Section 338 is a long-defunct part of the notorious Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.
Today in Supreme Court History: August 24, 1946
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Today in Supreme Court History: August 24, 1946
8/24/1946: Justice James McReynolds dies.
Renaming Streets "Cesar Chavez Boulevard" Didn't Violate First Amendment
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Renaming Streets "Cesar Chavez Boulevard" Didn't Violate First Amendment
From 1 Community Compact v. City of Fresno, decided Friday by California Court of Appeal Justice Jennifer Detjen, joined by...
Would Muslim Prayer Room at Public High School Violate Establishment Clause?
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/24/would-muslim-prayer-room-at-public-high-school-violate-establishment-clause/
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Would Muslim Prayer Room at Public High School Violate Establishment Clause?
Yes, Judge John Milton Younge (E.D. Pa.) suggested Friday in Hiester v. School District of Philadelphia: The crux of Plaintiffs'...
Jacob Mchangama on Frederick Douglass's Views on Free Speech During the Civil War
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/24/jacob-mchangama-on-frederick-douglasss-views-on-free-speech-during-the-civil-war/
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Jacob Mchangama on Frederick Douglass's Views on Free Speech During the Civil War
An extremely interesting post (Mchangama, as many of you know, is a historian of free speech, among other things): [I]t's...
"Signs of AI Authorship in Federal Appellate Opinions"
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/24/signs-of-ai-authorship-in-federal-appellate-opinions/
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"Signs of AI Authorship in Federal Appellate Opinions"
"Dozens of published circuit opinions show signs of AI writing. If courts are using AI, that's promising—and worth getting right."
AI Hallucinations in State Farm Insurance Outside Lawyers' Filings
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AI Hallucinations in State Farm Insurance Outside Lawyers' Filings
From L.A. Times (Rebecca Ellis) Wednesday: As part of an insurance dispute over a fire-damaged Carson home, attorneys for State...
Forget the Population Bomb. The New Fear Is a Population Implosion.
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Forget the Population Bomb. The New Fear Is a Population Implosion.
Overpopulation panic is sooooo 20th Century! Welcome to the era of depopulation dread.
Study: Most Mealtime Screen Time Is TV, Not Social Media
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Study: Most Mealtime Screen Time Is TV, Not Social Media
What a new study of mealtime screen time does—and does not—say.
Trump Threatens U.S. Relationship With Canada as Trade Talks Collapse
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Trump Threatens U.S. Relationship With Canada as Trade Talks Collapse
Canada is one of our closest allies and largest trading partners. Why is Trump so willing to blow up that relationship over tariffs?
This YouTuber Got Kicked Out of the Flock Convention. So He Ran His Own Surveillance.
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This YouTuber Got Kicked Out of the Flock Convention. So He Ran His Own Surveillance.
Flock argues that the public doesn't have a reasonable expectation of privacy on the road. But they sure don't like journalists at their conference.