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Day: September 7, 2026

Second Amendment Roundup: 1st Volley of Briefs Filed in Viramontes

AR-15 ban issue attracts filing of 45 amicus briefs in Supreme Court.

Stephen Halbrook |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.7.2026 9:29 PM

SanctuaryCity2 | NA

Federalism

Trump Loses Two More Sanctuary City Cases - And Picks up A Rare Win

The unusual victory arises from a connection to the Contracts Clause.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.7.2026 5:22 PM

Professor Stuart Reges at the University of Washington | FIRE/Twinkle Don't Blink

First Amendment

Professor Investigated for Mocking a University 'Land Acknowledgment' Gets a $600,000 Settlement

The agreement follows a 9th Circuit ruling that the University of Washington violated Stuart Reges' First Amendment rights by treating his dissent as intolerable "disruption."

Jacob Sullum | 9.7.2026 1:50 PM

How Often Are Articles in Top Law Reviews Written In Part By AI?

A guest post from Julian Nyarko.

Orin S. Kerr |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.7.2026 1:10 PM

Free Speech

Court Grants TRO Barring "Threatening, Intimidating, and Retaliation Action … Without a Legitimate Law Enforcement Purpose" Against ICE Watcher

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.7.2026 12:53 PM

FootVoting2 | NA

Labor

Help Workers by Breaking Down Barriers to Labor Mobility

Labor Day is a great time to remember that we can make workers vastly better off by empowering more of them to vote with their feet, both within countries and through international migration.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.7.2026 10:10 AM

IMG_0293 | Photo: Wiki Commons/Alan Butters/Dreamstime. Illustration: Fatima Ruiz.

Cold War

Robert Anderson's Cold War

How Eisenhower’s treasury secretary became a Cold War fixer, an intelligence go-between, and a man no one wanted to discuss.

Naif Alrogi | 9.7.2026 8:00 AM

President Donald Trump rips a paper in half, with the U.S. flag on one side and the Canadian flag on the other. | Illustration: Midjourney

Tariffs

If Canada is 'Ripping Off' the U.S., Why Is It Falling Behind?

Americans have been widening the prosperity gap with our neighbors for years.

J.D. Tuccille | 9.7.2026 7:00 AM

Politics

Today in Supreme Court History: September 7, 1958

Josh Blackman |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.7.2026 7:00 AM

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on a kitchen TV set | Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on YouTube

MAHA

RFK Jr.'s MAHA Cooking Show Is Government Propaganda. I Kind of Love It?

I think it's cool that conservatives are trying to make it cool to care about nutrition. But this isn't the government's place.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.7.2026 6:30 AM

A photo of two men holding gold pans with a donkey beside a rocky stream | Published by Royal Pictures, colored by Merle Porter; Public domain

Travel

Who Owns California's Gold?

The Gold Rush was not only a scramble for wealth. It was also a scramble for property rights.

Katarina Hall | 9.7.2026 6:00 AM

Police traffic stop at night | Welcomia/Dreamstime

Police Abuse

Brickbat: Itchy Taser Finger

Charles Oliver | 9.7.2026 4:00 AM

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.7.2026 3:00 AM

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