Politics
Additional Testimony Against the Proposed "Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act"
I submitted some additional testimony to a House subcommittee, in response to questions from Rep. Mary Gay Sca...
Sam Altman et al. "May Not Inquire into Musk's Ketamine Use" at Trial of Musk Suit Over OpenAI
But "evidence related to his political activities, attendance at Burning Man in 2017, and relationship with Sh...
A Lawsuit Settlement Highlights Trump's Hypocrisy on Government Meddling With Social Media
Despite its rejection of the Biden administration's interference, the Trump administration is still asserting...
Politicians Want To Ban Gambling Ads To Stop Youth Addiction. What Do the Data Say About Teens and Betting?
Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it illegal to broadcast sports betting ads between 8...
Politicians Want To Fix the Economy. So Why Do They Keep Making It Worse?
"Central planning doesn't work because everybody has different ideas for themselves," says Ryan McMaken of the...
Ex-Law-Student's Defamation Claim Against Howard University Can Proceed in Part
His breach of contract and race discrimination claims, however, are dismissed.
Article Reporting on Jan. 6 as "Insurrection" Not Defamatory + Pardon Isn't "Acquittal"
From Bitzer v. Tegna, Inc., decided today by Judge Thomas Varlan (E.D. Tenn.): Plaintiff alleges that on Augus...
Brief Challenging California Law Banning Publication of Information About Sealed Arrests
From the Introduction to an amicus brief filed by Gill Sperlein and Ronnie London (the Foundation for Individu...
Possible $5K Sanctions for Repeated Mis-Citation in Coomer v. Lindell / My Pillow Election-Related Libel Suit
"It appears that the Court’s prior admonitions and sanctions have had little, if any, remedial impact."
FCC Bans Nearly All Wireless Routers Sold in the U.S.
The government says foreign-made routers pose a national security risk, but since basically all routers are ma...
Adam Carolla: Why No One Under 30 Trusts Legacy Media
Comedian Adam Carolla discusses how soft journalism destroys media credibility, why California is losing resid...
An Afghan Ally Was Arrested by ICE. Less Than 24 Hours Later, He Was Dead.
ICE responded to Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal's death by portraying him as a criminal.
A Jury Hit Meta With a $375 Million Verdict. The Open Internet May Pay the Price.
Meta's loss in a New Mexico "product design" case could also be a blow against Section 230, free speech, and o...
On Scholarly Engagement
Some thoughts on a Balkinization post on the birthright citizenship debate
Don't Legislate Morality: Most Americans Can't Agree on What's Immoral
Most matters enjoy too little moral agreement to make fertile ground for government intervention.
Utah Court of Appeals Upholds Dismissal of Child Sexual Abuse Accusations
An excerpt from the detailed discussion in State v. Murphy, decided Thursday by the Utah Court of Appeals (Jud...
Facebook Guilty
Plus: Trump declares victory over Iran again, Afroman trial reflections, and more...
Grant of Mental Health Pretrial Diversion for Man Accused of Attempted Murder Reversed
The man "was just released from a psychiatric facility when he thereafter failed to take his medications and c...