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"But What About My Goats?": The Roman Poet Martial on Lawyers
11+ hour, 55+ min ago (24+ words) Reposting an item from 2015, which I've used often in my Amicus Brief Clinic, and which some of my students say they found enlightening....
Brickbat: Unfriendly Skies
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (76+ words) NEXT: A Trump-Appointed Judge Quashes a Subpoena Aimed at Validating the President's Stolen-Election Fantasy Damon Root | 7. 9. 2026 7: 00 AM Jason Russell | From the August/September 2026 issue Andrew Heaton | From the July 2026 issue Charles Oliver | 7. 9. 2026 4: 00 AM Jacob Sullum | 7. 8. 2026 3: 25 PM Celebrate your independence with…...
Claim That State Employee Was Unconstitutionally Demoted "Because She Did Not Share" Education Agency's Views on Race Can Go Forward
12+ hour, 16+ min ago (20+ words) From Spengler v. Coop. Educ. Serv. Agency 7, decided yesterday by Seventh Circuit Judge Michael Scudder, joined by Chief Judge. .....
Today in Supreme Court History: July 9, 1868
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (8+ words) 7/9/1868: The Fourteenth Amendment is ratified....
D. C. Circuit Denies Stay of Order Removing Trump's Name from Kennedy Center
15+ hour, 1+ min ago (21+ words) From D. C. Circuit Judges Patricia Millett, Robert Wilkins, and Gregory Katsas today in Beatty v. Trump: On May 29, 2026, .. ....
"AI Is the Democratic Party's Next Villain"
23+ hour, 9+ min ago (35+ words) "We analyze roughly 280, 000 candidate fundraising emails to trace the rise of anti-billionaire populism in the Democratic party and see how it is slowly merging with a new kind of anti-AI populism."...
Today in Supreme Court History: July 8, 1941
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (8+ words) 7/8/1941: Justice James Byrnes takes oath....
Plaintiffs Alleges "Harassment by Posting of. .. News Accounts. .. Referenc[ing His] Ongoing Litigation. .. [with] His Ex-Wife"
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (130+ words) A court refuses to order defendant to stop such posting....
$150 K Settlement as to Community College "Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility" Requirements for Teaching
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (20+ words) The Institute for Free Speech, which represented Bakersfield College Prof. Daymon Johnson, reports: Johnson has secured a settlement that makes. .....
Eleventh Circuit Panel Strikes Down (by 2-1 Vote) Florida University Professor Speech Restrictions
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (496+ words) The restrictions appeared in the law that Gov. Ron De Santis promoted as the "Stop W. O. K. E. Act."...