How Long Did Justice Jackson's "Kafkaesque Nightmare" Dissent Hold Up Trump v. California?
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/24/how-long-did-justice-jacksons-kafkaesque-nightmare-dissent-hold-up-trump-v-california/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/24/how-long-did-justice-jacksons-kafkaesque-nightmare-dissent-hold-up-trump-v-california/
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How Long Did Justice Jackson's "Kafkaesque Nightmare" Dissent Hold Up Trump v. California?
In a future writing, I propose a mechanism whereby six Justices can force the release of any pending case.
Marjorie Taylor Greene on MAGA, Congress, and the Two-Party System
https://reason.com/2026/08/25/marjorie-taylor-greene-on-the-two-party-system/
https://reason.com/2026/08/25/marjorie-taylor-greene-on-the-two-party-system/
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Marjorie Taylor Greene on MAGA, Congress, and the Two-Party System
"I spent five years of my life the most pissed off I could ever be because I hated all of it," the former congresswoman tells Reason's Robby Soave.
Today in Supreme Court History: August 25, 1998
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/25/today-in-supreme-court-history-august-25-1998-6/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/25/today-in-supreme-court-history-august-25-1998-6/
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Today in Supreme Court History: August 25, 1998
8/25/1998: Justice Lewis Powell dies.
Should Deadly Self-Defense Be Tortious if Need for It Could Have Been Avoided "by Relinquishing the Exercise of [a] Right"?
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/25/should-deadly-self-defense-be-tortious-if-need-for-it-could-have-been-avoided-by-relinquishing-the-exercise-of-a-right/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/25/should-deadly-self-defense-be-tortious-if-need-for-it-could-have-been-avoided-by-relinquishing-the-exercise-of-a-right/
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Should Deadly Self-Defense Be Tortious if Need for It Could Have Been Avoided "by Relinquishing the Exercise of [a] Right"?
The Restatements are influential works by the American Law Institute—an organization of lawyers, judges, and academics—that aimed to provide a...
New in Civitas Outlook: "SCOTUS's Immigration Rulings Chastise Trump on Morality"
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/25/new-in-civitas-outlook-scotuss-immigration-rulings-chastise-trump-on-morality/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/25/new-in-civitas-outlook-scotuss-immigration-rulings-chastise-trump-on-morality/
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New in Civitas Outlook: "SCOTUS’s Immigration Rulings Chastise Trump on Morality"
"Mullin v. Doe should have been resolved on legal grounds without the need to virtue signal about immigration."
A Limited Supreme Court Win for Trump on Mail-In Ballots
https://reason.com/2026/08/25/another-supreme-court-showdown-over-mail-in-ballots/
https://reason.com/2026/08/25/another-supreme-court-showdown-over-mail-in-ballots/
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A Limited Supreme Court Win for Trump on Mail-In Ballots
Will yesterday's decision have any bearing on this fall's midterm elections, which are now just a little over two months away?
This ICE Office Detains People for Days in Overcrowded Holding Cells
https://reason.com/2026/08/25/this-ice-office-detains-people-for-days-in-overcrowded-holding-cells/
https://reason.com/2026/08/25/this-ice-office-detains-people-for-days-in-overcrowded-holding-cells/
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This ICE Office Detains People for Days in Overcrowded Holding Cells
ICE's standards say these cells shouldn't be used to confine people for more than 12 hours. But that's not how it works in Miramar, Florida.
New in SCOTUSBlog: The justices should regularly sit on the lower courts
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/25/new-in-scotusblog-the-justices-should-regularly-sit-on-the-lower-courts/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/25/new-in-scotusblog-the-justices-should-regularly-sit-on-the-lower-courts/
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New in SCOTUSBlog: The justices should regularly sit on the lower courts
The chief justice should ask each circuit justice to preside over one en banc oral argument of his or her circuit.
Justice Department Opines That Federal Law Allows Carrying Guns in Post Offices for Self-Defense
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/25/justice-department-opines-that-federal-law-allows-carrying-guns-in-post-offices-for-self-defense/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/25/justice-department-opines-that-federal-law-allows-carrying-guns-in-post-offices-for-self-defense/
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Justice Department Opines That Federal Law Allows Carrying Guns in Post Offices for Self-Defense
A short excerpt from the long Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel Aug. 12 memo to the Attorney General: You...
5 Years of the Journal of Free Speech Law, 150 Published Articles
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/25/5-years-of-the-journal-of-free-speech-law-150-published-articles/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/25/5-years-of-the-journal-of-free-speech-law-150-published-articles/
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5 Years of the Journal of Free Speech Law, 150 Published Articles
I'm pleased to report that it has been 5 years since the Journal of Free Speech Law published its first article,...
J.D. Vance's Interest in Huey Long Should Be a Red Flag for Conservatives
https://reason.com/2026/08/25/j-d-vances-interest-in-huey-long-should-be-a-red-flag-for-conservatives/
https://reason.com/2026/08/25/j-d-vances-interest-in-huey-long-should-be-a-red-flag-for-conservatives/
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J.D. Vance's Interest in Huey Long Should Be a Red Flag for Conservatives
Long's motto, "every man a king," was a populist pitch for wealth taxes and a more powerful government, not for individual sovereignty.
The Freedom 250 IndyCar Race Only Looked Like MAGA Propaganda if You Already Hate Trump
https://reason.com/2026/08/25/the-freedom-250-indycar-race-only-looked-like-maga-propaganda-if-you-already-hate-trump/
https://reason.com/2026/08/25/the-freedom-250-indycar-race-only-looked-like-maga-propaganda-if-you-already-hate-trump/
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The Freedom 250 IndyCar Race Only Looked Like MAGA Propaganda if You Already Hate Trump
Seeing race cars drive by Smithsonian museums and national monuments is not going to make people more Republican.
No Pseudonymity in Lawsuit Against Apple for Allegedly Enabling Stalking Via AirTags—Other Courts Had Allowed Pseudonymity
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/25/no-pseudonymity-in-lawsuit-against-apple-for-allegedly-enabling-stalking-via-airtags-other-courts-had-allowed-pseudonymity/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/25/no-pseudonymity-in-lawsuit-against-apple-for-allegedly-enabling-stalking-via-airtags-other-courts-had-allowed-pseudonymity/
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No Pseudonymity in Lawsuit Against Apple for Allegedly Enabling Stalking Via AirTags—Other Courts Had Allowed Pseudonymity
As a reminder of just how badly split courts are on a wide range of questions related to the law...
"Counsel Took Full Responsibility for His Mistakes, Was not Evasive, and Prioritized Candor to the Court and Opposing Counsel"
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/25/counsel-took-full-responsibility-for-his-mistakes-was-not-evasive-and-prioritized-candor-to-the-court-and-opposing-counsel/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/25/counsel-took-full-responsibility-for-his-mistakes-was-not-evasive-and-prioritized-candor-to-the-court-and-opposing-counsel/
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"Counsel Took Full Responsibility for His Mistakes, Was Not Evasive, and Prioritized Candor to the Court and Opposing Counsel"
From Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves (Ct. of Int'l Trade) Thursday in Disruptive Resources, LLC v. Ballistic Barrier Prods. Inc. (D. Del.):...
How Much Will Andy Burnham's 'No. 10 North' Cost British Taxpayers?
https://reason.com/2026/08/25/how-much-will-andy-burnhams-no-10-north-cost-british-taxpayers/
https://reason.com/2026/08/25/how-much-will-andy-burnhams-no-10-north-cost-british-taxpayers/
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How Much Will Andy Burnham's 'No. 10 North' Cost British Taxpayers?
Taxpayers have already paid $14,300 for branding the new office—and more than $1,300 for moving a replica Downing Street door to Manchester, according to a Freedom of Information request.
Oklahoma Attorney General Responsible For Two Terrible Supreme Court Decisions Loses Gubernatorial Primary
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/26/oklahoma-attorney-general-responsible-for-two-terrible-supreme-court-decisions-loses-gubernatorial-primary/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/26/oklahoma-attorney-general-responsible-for-two-terrible-supreme-court-decisions-loses-gubernatorial-primary/
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Oklahoma Attorney General Responsible For Two Terrible Supreme Court Decisions Loses Gubernatorial Primary
I'd like to think Drummond lost because of <i>St. Isidore's</i> and <i>Glossip</i>.