"This Case Begins with a Viral Video" (and Goes on to Involve "the Anti-Doxing League")
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https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/28/this-case-begins-with-a-viral-video-and-goes-on-to-involve-the-anti-doxing-league/
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"This Case Begins with a Viral Video" (and Goes on to Involve "the Anti-Doxing League")
From today's decision by Judge Kyle Dudek (M.D. Fla.) in Noshirvan v. Couture (for a 2023 decision stemming from the...
What the Twin Revolts Against Flock and Data Centers Tell Us About the Power and Risks of Populism
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/a-tale-of-two-moral-panics/
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/a-tale-of-two-moral-panics/
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A Tale of Two Moral Panics
What the simultaneous revolts against Flock and data centers can tell us about the power and risks of populism
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/28/short-circuit-an-inexhaustive-weekly-compendium-of-rulings-from-the-federal-courts-of-appeal-74/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/28/short-circuit-an-inexhaustive-weekly-compendium-of-rulings-from-the-federal-courts-of-appeal-74/
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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Fabricated identities, fictitious daycares, and made-up laws.
Judge Says Trump's Clampdown on Anthropic Violates the First Amendment
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/judge-says-trumps-clampdown-on-anthropic-violates-the-first-amendment/
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/judge-says-trumps-clampdown-on-anthropic-violates-the-first-amendment/
The CIA Is Making AI-Generated Reports for Local Police
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/the-cia-is-making-ai-generated-reports-for-local-police/
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The CIA Is Making AI-Generated Reports for Local Police
The CIA has been using artificial intelligence to write “open source intelligence” analyses, which are being distributed to local police via DHS “fusion centers."
The Fourth Amendment and Laws Requiring Video Recording Inside Stores
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/28/the-fourth-amendment-and-laws-requiring-video-recording-inside-stores/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/28/the-fourth-amendment-and-laws-requiring-video-recording-inside-stores/
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The Fourth Amendment and Laws Requiring Video Recording Inside Stores
A new Ninth Circuit ruling raises a number of hard issues.
Federal Judge Concludes Then-Candidate Trump's Attempt to Remove N.Y. Hush Money Non-Reporting Prosecution to Federal Court Came Too Late
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/28/federal-judge-concludes-then-candidate-trumps-attempt-to-remove-n-y-hush-money-non-reporting-prosecution-to-federal-court-came-too-late/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/28/federal-judge-concludes-then-candidate-trumps-attempt-to-remove-n-y-hush-money-non-reporting-prosecution-to-federal-court-came-too-late/
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Federal Judge Concludes Then-Candidate Trump's Attempt to Remove N.Y. Hush Money Non-Reporting Prosecution to Federal Court Came…
From the long opinion today by Judge Alvin Hellerstein (S.D.N.Y.) in People v. Trump: Defendant Donald J. Trump, President of...
Milo Yiannopoulos Wanted More ICE Raids. Now He's in ICE Detention.
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/milo-yiannopoulos-wanted-more-ice-raids-now-hes-in-ice-detention/
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Milo Yiannopoulos Wanted More ICE Raids. Now He's in ICE Detention.
"I mean bad immigrants," Yiannopoulos said in a 2016 interview with Joe Rogan. "I don't mean handsome, charming, successful, blonde-haired British immigrants."
9/11 Turbocharged America's Worst Foreign Policy Impulses—but Didn't Change Its Direction
https://reason.com/2026/08/29/9-11-turbocharged-american-interventionism/
https://reason.com/2026/08/29/9-11-turbocharged-american-interventionism/
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9/11 Turbocharged America's Worst Foreign Policy Impulses—but Didn't Change Its Direction
The United States' shift toward aggressive interventionism was well underway before the 2001 attacks.
Lawmakers Want To Stop Kids From Nicknaming Their Pokémon
https://reason.com/2026/08/29/lawmakers-want-to-stop-kids-from-nicknaming-their-pokemon/
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Lawmakers Want To Stop Kids From Nicknaming Their Pokémon
The Safer GAMING Act would silence minors in every online game by default—and violate the First Amendment.
Today in Supreme Court History: August 29, 1967
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/29/today-in-supreme-court-history-august-29-1967-6/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/29/today-in-supreme-court-history-august-29-1967-6/
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Today in Supreme Court History: August 29, 1967
8/29/1967: Justice Neil Gorsuch's birthday.
Federal Court Rules Speech-Based Deportations Violate the First Amendment
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/29/federal-court-rules-speech-based-deportations-violate-the-first-amendment/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/29/federal-court-rules-speech-based-deportations-violate-the-first-amendment/
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Federal Court Rules Speech-Based Deportations Violate the First Amendment
The decision goes further than other similar recent rulings.
First Amendment Broadly Protects Against Speech-Based Deportation of Noncitizens, Court Rules
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/29/first-amendment-broadly-protects-against-speech-based-deportation-of-noncitizens-court-rules/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/29/first-amendment-broadly-protects-against-speech-based-deportation-of-noncitizens-court-rules/
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First Amendment Broadly Protects Against Speech-Based Deportation of Noncitizens, Court Rules
Some short excerpts from the >35K-word decision by Judge Noël Wise (N.D. Cal.) in Stanford Daily Pub. Corp. v. Rubio:...