Politics
If Chiles Was So Lopsided, Why Did The Court Deny Cert In Tingley?
The legal landscape for transgender cases has changed since 2023.
Artemis II Launches a New Era of Lunar Exploration
Artemis might return astronauts to the moon, but only after years of delays and a price tag far exceeding the...
Edited Version of Chiles v. Salazar for Barnett/Blackman supplement
I have finished editing Chiles v. Salazar for the Barnett/Blackman supplement. This is a fascinating case. Bas...
Justice Barrett, Slavery, and Birthright Citizenship
Justice Barrett raised a crucial issue in today's birthright citizenship oral argument. Trump's Solicitor Gene...
Accusation of "Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence" for Allegedly Nonconsensually Posting Bondage Pictures May Be Defamatory
"Doe's assertion that distribution of intimate photos without consent has been considered sexual abuse and sex...
Does the Government Own You—or Do You Own Yourself?
"Why should somebody else have this right to decide the direction of my own life?" asks Timothy Sandefur, auth...
Trump Bullying Allies To Help in Iran Suggests He Knows the War Is Not Going Well
NATO allies aren’t obligated to join the war. The sooner Trump accepts that, the better.
Trump Keeps Taking Equity Shares of Private Companies. A New GOP Bill Would Codify the Practice.
The bill would not only codify Trump's actions into law, it would establish a framework for both this and futu...
April 1, 2026
Today is a day unlike any other than I can remember. At 10:00 a.m., the Supreme Court heard oral argument… The...
The Islanders Expelled To Build the West's Middle East Fortress
The British Empire evacuated the Chagos Islands to make build a military base, which the U.S. is using in the...
Conspiracy Lawsuit Against National Students for Justice in Palestine Parent Organization Can Go Forward
From yesterday's opinion by Judge Andrew Carter (S.D.N.Y.) in Horowitz v. AJP Educ. Found., Inc., the plaintif...
There Are Many Good Reasons To Criticize Kristi Noem. Her Husband's Sexual Interests Are Not Among Them.
Who cares if Bryon Noem likes pretending to have giant breasts?
Justice Harlan's Lectures Gets A Shout-Out In Birthright Citizenship Case
Justice Gorsuch twice referenced Justice Harlan's constitutional law lecture on Wong Kim Ark.
How Capitalism Lost the Working Class
Brink Lindsey discusses the gap between mass prosperity and mass flourishing, capitalism’s crisis of inclusion...
What If the U.K. Had Free Speech Like the U.S.?
The U.K. said it would stop investigating "legal" social media posts, but free speech advocates demand more ch...
Slavery, Birthright Citizenship, and Today's Upcoming Supreme Court Oral Argument
The administration's arguments for denying birthright ctizenship to children of undocumented immigrants are at...
Illegal To Defund NPR?
Plus: Judge stops Trump's ballroom, Iran announcement incoming, NASA takes steps to go back to the moon, and m...
No Pseudonymity for Lawyer Alleging Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
From Judge Ronnie Abrams yesterday in Doe v. Legal Aid Society (S.D.N.Y.): [1.] [Pseudonymity is more justifie...