ChatGPT-Generated Poster of U.S. Presidents
My query: "Please produce a poster with the images of all the U.S. presidents, in chronological order, with their names…
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https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/01/chatgpt-generated-poster-of-u-s-presidents/
DHS Says REAL ID, Which DHS Certifies, Is Too Unreliable To Confirm U.S. Citizenship
It's the punch line to a bad joke that started 20 years ago when Congress passed the REAL ID Act.
Lawsuit Claiming First Amendment Violation from "Equity Training" Can Go Forward
So holds a majority of the Eighth Circuit federal court of appeals, sitting en banc.
Searching Old Digital Haystacks: Some Thoughts on the Richman v. United States Litigation
Interesting Fourth Amendment issues, with a novel remedy.
Why College Students Prefer Socialism—and Why They're Wrong
When the media say the middle class is in decline, they're technically right—because people are getting richer.
https://reason.com/2025/12/24/why-college-students-prefer-socialism-and-why-theyre-wrong/
Trump's Marijuana Order Vindicates Longstanding Criticism of the Plant's Legal Classification
In addition to its symbolic significance, rescheduling the drug will facilitate research and provide tax relief to state-licensed cannabis suppliers.
New York Attorney General Forum Shops Case Against CFPB to Judge Aiken in Eugene Division of District of Oregon
AG James had a 100% chance of drawing a Democratic appointee, and drew a judge that the Ninth Circuit had to repeatedly reverse.
My Resignation From The Heritage Foundation
I sent this letter this evening to Dr. Kevin Roberts, President of the Heritage Foundation
https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/21/my-resignation-from-the-heritage-foundation/
"You Are Not the Selection Committee. You Are the Welcoming Committee."
A nice line for prospective parents-in-law, from Abigail Shrier (crediting a friend of hers) in her Free Press advice column.…
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Did the Internet Break Our Sense of Reality?
Katherine Dee examines how living online reshapes attention and behavior and makes the case for a more grounded, realistic way of using digital tools.
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/d2h6a3ly6ooodw.cloudfront.net/reasontv_audio_8359855.mp3
https://reason.com/podcast/2025/12/17/did-the-internet-break-our-sense-of-reality/
Want To Vacation In America? Trump Wants To See Your Social Media Posts First.
The move is bad for free speech and bad for American businesses that depend on tourism.
Trump Will Let Nvidia Sell Chips to China, the Feds Will Keep 25 Percent of the Profits. Here's the Downside.
Why make the government a middleman in the chip war?
French Far-Right Politicians Want To Reopen Brothels as Sex-Worker Cooperatives
The current system, in which paying for sex is illegal, doesn't work, said Jean-Philippe Tanguy, a National Assembly member.
"Our Job is to Teach the Children, Not be the Children"
UVA lawprof Xiao Wang exposes immature and unprofessional behavior by his colleagues
https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/09/our-job-is-to-teach-the-children-not-be-the-children/
Trump Is Using the 'Misinformation' Censorship Playbook Republicans Attacked Biden for
The party in power changes. The pressure to silence critics doesn’t.
New York Voters Say Yes to Faster Housing Approvals
Does that mean they want more housing generally?
https://reason.com/2025/11/05/new-york-voters-say-yes-to-faster-housing-approvals/
The Hatchet-Wielding-Hitchhiking-Murderer-Unsuccessful-Intellectual-Property-Litigant
From McGillvary v. Hartley, decided Tuesday by Judge Ashley Royal (M.D. Ga.): Pro se Plaintiff Caleb McGillvary is currently serving…
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Court Blocks Impending Firing of South Dakota Art Professor for Vulgar Tweet Calling Charlie Kirk a "Hate Spreading Nazi"
From today's decision by Judge Karen Schreier (D.S.D.) in Hook v. Rave: Hook is a tenured Professor of Art at…
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Kamala Harris Slams Trump for Pardoning 'the Fentanyl Dealer Ross Ulbricht'
In her new book, 107 Days, the former vice president reminds us that she is ever the prosecutor.
Louisiana Cops Beat a Naked Inmate During a Strip Search. Long Withheld Video Shows He Was Compliant.
Although the officers were eventually criminally convicted, Jarius Brown is still pursuing damages to cover the medical expenses for serious injuries to his face, nose, and chest.
America's Free Speech Culture Is Under Attack From Within
The First Amendment still stands, but the culture that supports it is eroding.
https://reason.com/2025/09/22/americas-free-speech-culture-is-under-attack-from-within/
Major Gun-Rights Groups Oppose the Trump Administration's Idea to Ban Trans People from Owning Guns
The NRA says it won't support "any policy proposals that implement sweeping gun bans that arbitrarily strip law-abiding citizens of their Second Amendment rights without due process."
Wednesday Open Thread
What's on your mind?
https://reason.com/volokh/2025/09/03/wednesday-open-thread-32/
Wednesday Open Thread
What's on your mind?
https://reason.com/volokh/2025/09/03/wednesday-open-thread-32/
Death Doulas Have First Amendment Right to Advise Clients Without Having to Get Funeral Services License
"[Indiana's] approach furthers the state's interests the way an atom bomb would further the eradication of a residential ant infestation."
Friday Open Thread
What's on your mind? (Other than the thread was late, sorry about that.)
Federal Appeals Court Says Trump's Tariffs Are Unlawful, Allows Them To Remain in Place
Trump went "beyond the authority delegated to the President," the court ruled, but it vacated an injunction that could have provided immediate tariff relief to American businesses.
California Law Restricting "Materially Deceptive" Election-Related Deepfakes Violates First Amendment
So a federal judge just held.
Friday Open Thread
What's on your mind? (Other than the thread was late, sorry about that.)
Trump's Tariffs and Immigration Policies Are Why Your Amazon Packages Are So Expensive and Will Take Forever
I got a pair of shoes delivered from Asia for a reasonable price. Trump just ended the exemption that makes that transaction possible.
Trump's Deportation Goals
Plus: Elites in the media, revoking security clearances, car prices going up, and more...
Trump's D.C. Goon Squads Are Un-American
The president ordering federal agents onto the street is not how routine policing should work, even in the nation's capital.
https://reason.com/2025/08/20/trumps-d-c-goon-squads-are-un-american/
Seventh Circuit Allows Teacher to Pursue Title VII Claim Against School for Requiring Him to Use Chosen First Names of Transgender Students
This case presents a religious accommodation claim, rather than a free expression claim.
A Terrible Environmental Law Finally Did Something Good: It Paused Construction of Alligator Alcatraz
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against any additional construction at the immigration detention center amid plans to increase the facility’s capacity to 4,000 detainees.
Leaked Documents Show 'Alligator Alcatraz' Could Cost Over $600 Million
More questions arise over how Florida’s newest immigration detention center is being funded by the Trump administration.
https://reason.com/2025/07/09/leaked-documents-show-alligator-alcatraz-could-cost-over-600-million/
Brickbat: In a Hurry
Former Warren, Michigan, police officer James Burke faces two felony counts of homicide-manslaughter with a motor vehicle after he drove a…
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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Federal enclaves, false alarms, and pseudonymous lawsuits.
Medicaid Work Requirements Are a Short-Term Fix to a Long-Term Problem
A more effective reform is to let the market curb waste and reward innovation.
4th Cir.: Civil Service Reform Act May Have "Been So Undermined" That District Courts Should Take Over Federal Employee Lawsuits
"Because Congress intended for the Civil Service Reform Act to strip district courts of jurisdiction only if federal employees were otherwise able to receive adequate and independent review of their claims, we vacate and remand to the district court to consider whether the text, structure, and purpose of the Civil Service Reform Act has been so undermined that the jurisdiction stripping scheme no longer controls"
Today in Supreme Court History: May 20, 1996
5/20/1996: Romer v. Evans is decided.
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https://reason.com/volokh/2025/05/20/today-in-supreme-court-history-may-20-1996-6/
How Britain's Protectionist Trade Policies Created Valley Forge
The site of George Washington's famed winter encampment might not have existed without colonial-era iron regulations.
https://reason.com/2025/05/13/how-protectionist-trade-policy-created-valley-forge/
"Alleged Discrimination at the University of Oregon School of Law," by Prof. Ofer Raban
Ofer Raban, who is a professor at the University of Oregon School of Law (but who, even more clearly than…
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Mothers Are Losing Custody of Their Babies After Hospitals Report Inaccurate Drug Test Results
Some hospitals are even reporting women for testing positive for drugs that were given to them during labor.
https://reason.com/2025/05/11/mothers-are-losing-custody-over-sketchy-drug-tests/
Colorado Federal District Court Issues Additional Alien Enemies Act Ruling Against Trump
The court instituted a preliminary injunction against the Administration's use of the Act to deport Venezuelans.