Politics
A Short Take on Chiles v. Salazar
Another religious freedom case in a free speech guise
On 'Liberation Day,' Trump Promised a Manufacturing Boom. The Data Tell a Different Story.
More than 89,000 manufacturing workers lost their jobs in the past year as tariffs caused input prices to rise...
A Year After 'Liberation Day,' Trump's Tariffs Will Never Be Legitimate Without a Vote in Congress
The Trump administration keeps trying to find legal loopholes, but the will of the people is the final judge o...
Today in Supreme Court History: April 2, 1980
4/2/1980: Justice Stanley Forman Reed dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 2, 1980 appeared fi...
Trump's Mercurial, Constantly Changing Import Taxes Took American Businesses on a Wild Ride
There was little rhyme or reason to the president's "emergency" tariffs, which fluctuated wildly depending on...
Brickbat: Cop and Robber
Former New Haven, Connecticut, Police Chief Karl Jacobson is facing criminal charges for allegedly embezzling...
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?