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Stop the Covid Travel Bans

Experience shows that what little good they do is outweighed by the immensely cruel harm.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.29.2021 5:06 PM

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Don't Expect Joe Biden's Travel Ban To Save America From the Omicron Variant

The World Health Organization warns that such restrictions can cause more harm than they prevent.

Jacob Sullum | 11.29.2021 4:20 PM

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Why We Can't Get Anywhere on Immigration

Turns out, building good systems is necessary to get good outcomes.

Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch | 9.20.2021 4:52 PM

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You Staying at Home Is the Future Unvaccinated-Punishers Want

Complying with the layers of COVID-19 restrictions on travel and human interaction is exhausting even for the vaccinated.

Matt Welch | 8.19.2021 12:33 PM

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Immigration

The End of Trump's Travel Bans

On his first day as president, Biden will end both of Trump's travel ban policies. It's a big step in the right direction, though more remains to be done.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 1.20.2021 3:49 PM

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Immigration

Federal Court Rules Against Trump's Work Visa Ban

The court concludes that the ban is illegal in large part because the broad authority claimed by the president violates the nondelegation doctrine.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 10.4.2020 5:51 PM

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The Law Protects Religious Liberty Far More than Many People Think

Conservative legal commentator and experienced religious liberties litigator David French explains why.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 6.24.2020 4:55 PM

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Will Trump's New Travel Restrictions Help Combat Coronavirus?

Here's what public health experts are saying.

Shikha Dalmia | 3.13.2020 10:35 AM

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Trump Confuses Nation With COVID-19 Address

Plus: A second person appears to be cured of HIV, cops can destroy your home for no reason and refuse to pay, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.12.2020 9:35 AM

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A Nondelegation Challenge to Trump's Travel Bans [updated to include some additional material]

Other possible legal challenges to Trump's expanded travel ban may be precluded by the Supreme Court's ruling in Trump v. Hawaii. This one is not.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.17.2020 4:27 PM

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Volokh Conspiracy

Trump's Expanded Travel Ban Compounds the Wrongs of Previous Versions

The courts may not strike it down. But it remains both illegal and deeply unjust.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.2.2020 4:19 PM

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Reason Roundup

7 More Countries From Which Trump Wants to Ban Immigrants and Visitors

Plus: Kobe Bryant, school choice week, John Bolton's book, a FOSTA ruling, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.27.2020 9:34 AM

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Volokh Conspiracy

The Montana Blaine Amendment Case and the Need for a Consistent Approach to Discrimination on the Basis of Religion

Conservatives want courts to consider the governments' bigoted motives in enacting anti-Catholic Blaine amendments, but not when it comes to Trump's travel ban. Liberals tend to be inconsistent in the opposite way.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 1.25.2020 4:14 PM

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Bill Barr is Wrong to Claim Courts Cannot Examine Government Motives

Assessment of motives is often an essential tool for protecting our constitutional rights.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.30.2019 1:01 PM

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Volokh Conspiracy

Assessing Justice Sotomayor's First Ten Years on the Supreme Court

The concerns I expressed about her record on property rights when I testified at her 2009 confirmation hearing were justified. But she has compiled an admirable record on several other issues.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 8.9.2019 5:18 PM

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The Ongoing Gratuitous Cruelty of Trump's Travel Ban

The way the travel ban policy has been implemented both before and after the Supreme Court's decision further underscores the magnitude of the Justices' mistake.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 1.29.2019 1:19 PM

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America Does Not Need to Stay in Syria to Protect the Kurds

It should lift the travel ban and bring them with it

Shikha Dalmia | 1.8.2019 10:30 AM

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Yemeni Mother Can't See Dying 2-Year-Old Because of Trump's Travel Ban, Family Says

"It's separating family-literally separating family from each other."

Joe Setyon | 12.17.2018 3:30 PM

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Google Employees Considered Adjusting Search Engine Algorithm to Hide Islamophobic Results

"Actively counter islamophobic, algorithmically biased results from search terms 'Islam', 'Muslim', 'Iran', etc."

Robby Soave | 9.21.2018 1:45 PM

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Discrimination

The Case for a Consistent Approach to Government Discrimination on the Basis of Religion

Both right and left decry implicit government discrimination on the basis of religion when it targets groups they sympathize with. But both are all too ready to turn a blind eye in other cases.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 8.25.2018 10:40 AM

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My USA Today Op Ed on the Travel Ban Decision

The op ed outlines some of the grave flaws in today's Supreme Court ruling.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 6.26.2018 3:44 PM

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Free Thoughts on Trump v. Hawaii

and the repudiation of Korematsu

Will Baude |The Volokh Conspiracy | 6.26.2018 2:43 PM

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Initial Thoughts on the Supreme Court's Terrible Travel Ban Decision

Some preliminary comments on a badly flawed ruling.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 6.26.2018 12:50 PM

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How the Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision Strengthens the Case Against Trump's Travel Ban

The Supreme Court's ruling was based on state officials' apparent hostility to the bakers' religious beliefs. There is far stronger evidence of such hostility in the travel ban case.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 6.4.2018 3:25 PM

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Evidence Indicates there is no "Extensive" Analysis Backing Trump's Travel Ban

Despite the administration's claims to the contrary, it appears that no such thing exists. Its absence strengthens the constitutional case against the travel ban.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.24.2018 4:26 PM

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Thoughts on the Travel Ban Oral Argument

The justices' comments in the oral argument suggest this will be a close case that could easily go either way. The outcome could well turn on the views of that perennial swing voter, Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.25.2018 12:05 PM

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Why All Libertarians Should Hope that the Supreme Court Throws Out Trump's Travel Ban

Giving the government blanket power to check the Bill of Rights at the border won't serve the interests of citizens or immigrants

Shikha Dalmia | 4.25.2018 8:45 AM

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My "The Hill" Op Ed on the Bill of Rights and the Travel Ban

Prof. Michael Mannheimer and I have coauthored an op ed explaining why the Bill of Rights limits federal power over immigration, and renders Trump's travel ban unconstitutional.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.24.2018 4:12 PM

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A Roundup of My Volokh Conspiracy Posts on the Travel Ban

On the eve of the of Supreme Court oral argument in the travel ban case, here are links to some of my more notable VC posts on the subject.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.24.2018 10:45 AM

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Don't Let Trump's Travel Ban Become a Road Map for Discriminatory Policies

If the Supreme Court rules that Trump's campaign statements cannot be used to prove that his travel ban order was an attempt to discriminate against Muslims, it could create a dangerous precedent.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.23.2018 3:50 PM

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Can Extremer Vetting Reduce the Already Tiny Risk of Terrorism?

A new Cato Institute study finds that screening of visitors, immigrants, and refugees is about as thorough as can reasonably be expected.

Jacob Sullum | 4.18.2018 2:55 PM

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Constitutional Law Scholars' Amicus Brief in the Travel Ban 3.0 Case Explains Why the Bill of Rights Restricts Federal Power over Immigration

The brief, which I coauthored on behalf of myself and six other legal scholars explains why the Bill of Rights constrains federal power over immigration no less than other types of federal power.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.2.2018 10:30 AM

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Appeals Court Rules That Trump's Travel Ban 3.0 Is Unconstitutional

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit concluded that the ban violates the First Amendment because it is intended to discriminate against Muslims.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.16.2018 10:29 AM

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Supreme Court Will Hear Case Challenging Trump's Travel Ban 3.0

The Court's decision to take the case is not surprising. It could potentially result in a very important decision addressing the scope of presidential power over immigration.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 1.19.2018 3:46 PM

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Appeals Court Rules Against Trump's Travel Ban 3.0

The court concluded that the travel ban exceeds the scope of presidential authority and violates immigration laws enacted by Congress.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.23.2017 4:19 PM

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