USC Lawprof Michael Simkovic Defends the LSAT
Simkovic, over at Leiter’s Law School Reports, defends the LSAT from those who would eliminate it in an effort to enhance law school “diversity” (see the original for hyperlinks supporting …
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No Gag Order Against Extrajudicial Commentary in AR-15-Related Patent Case
From GWACS Armory, LLC v. KE Arms, LLC, decided yesterday by Magistrate Judge Susan Huntsman (N.D. Okla.): The ownership and use of intellectual property for the CAV-15 monolithic polymer receiver …
Can #TheyLied Lawsuits, Alleging Defamatory Allegations of Sexual Assault, Be Litigated as Doe v. Doe?
That’s the question raised by Doe v. Doe, just filed today; you can see the Complaint and the motion to proceed pseudonymously. Here, John Doe accuses Jane Doe (together with Sue …
Thursday Open Thread
The post Thursday Open Thread appeared first on Reason.com. ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism on civil liberties, …
Time To End Affirmative Action? Live With David Bernstein and Kenny Xu
The Supreme Court might end race-based college admissions with upcoming rulings in two cases: one involving Harvard, the other the University of North Carolina (UNC), both filed by the nonprofit …
Computer Code Can Be Regulated Because of What It Does, Even If Not Because of What It Says
From today’s D.C. Circuit decision in Green v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice, written by Judge David Tatel and joined by Judges Judith Rogers and Justin Walker: In this digital age, …
Whoa! You Helped Reason Blast Through Our $400,000 Webathon Goal!
Wow. Thanks to a booming $20,000 contribution at around 7:30 p.m. Monday night, you beautiful people matched a second $100,000 Webathon challenge grant from an anonymous donor, thus kicking our …
Volokh Conspiracy Holiday Gifts—2022
The holiday season is now upon us! If you are looking for possible gifts for the loyal Volokh Conspiracy readers in your life, what could better than books by VC …
A First Amendment for Everyone
Over the past century the First Amendment’s protection of “the freedom of speech” has been interpreted to shield the reprehensible — White Supremacists and homophobes—as well as the admirable — the Black Civil …
Election-Denying Republicans Were Big Losers in the 2022 Midterms
After former President Donald Trump’s fanciful claims of election fraud spurred a Capitol riot, many observers felt that there was no going back: From now on, conspiracies of fraud would …