Politics
Rumblings About Callais
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Louisiana v. Callais back on October 15. At the time, there was a… Th...
The U.S. House Just Voted To Stop Trump's 'Emergency' Tariffs on Imports From Canada
But the numbers are a long way from a veto-proof majority, so Wednesday's vote may be a purely symbolic victor...
Is This the End of Endangerment?
The Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly prepared to rescind the "endangerment finding" that underpin...
Pro-Palestinian Protesters' Religious Beliefs Don't Preclude Trespass Prosecution
From Hubersberger v. State, decided yesterday by Arizona Court of Appeals (Division 2) Judge Eppich, joined by...
An Immigration Judge Finds No Legal Basis To Deport a Student Arrested for an Op-Ed
Rumeysa Ozturk is one of several international students targeted by the Trump administration's speech-based de...
The Trump Administration Plans To Repeal EPA Finding That Greenhouse Gas Emissions 'Threaten' Public Health
The EPA under the Obama and Biden administrations invoked that finding to adopt strict and costly regulations...
In 2024, Trump Rejected Numbers Showing a Homicide Drop As a 'Lie.' Now He Is Bragging About Them.
While running against Kamala Harris, Trump claimed homicides were "skyrocketing," disregarding the data contra...
Can Congress Get 'YIMBY Grants' Right?
Plus: The House passes housing reform, Florida advances ADUs, and Zohran Mamdani hosts show trials for bad lan...
Ring's Lost Dog Finder Is a Potential Civil Liberties Nightmare
Search Party uses AI to detect lost pets, but some worry about the Ring program's potential use by law enforce...
No Preliminary Injunction in Challenge to Minnesota Election Deepfake Law, but Challenge Goes On
From Kohls v. Ellison, decided today by Eighth Circuit Chief Judge Steven Colloton, joined by Judges James Lok...
Jimmy Lai Got a 20-Year Sentence for Saying Things the Chinese Government Didn't Like
China's "national security law" was perfectly tailored to zero in on someone like Lai, who vigorously pushed f...
Recent Books on the Constitution
My seminar picks for 2025 (and every year since 2005)
Immigration Massively Reduces Budget Deficits
A new Cato Institute study provides the most comprehensive analysis of this issue to date.
Seven Pages Of Nixon Grand Jury Testimony Reveal The Real Threat Of the Deep State
Nixon's enemies within his own administration were spying on and trying to subvert the elected President.
My Thoughts On Typos In Blog Posts
Earlier today, I wrote a post about whether a minor typo in a clerkship application should disqualify the cand...
Today in Supreme Court History: February 8, 1941
2/8/1941: Justice Willis Van Devanter dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: February 8, 1941 appeared...
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Arkansas tooth picks, selective schools, and inconsistent travel plans.
Fourth Circuit Rejects Facial Challenge to Two Trump Anti-DEI Executive Orders
"What plaintiffs are really asking us to do is read subtext into the Provision's text."