Eugene Volokh is the Thomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford, and the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA School of Law. Naturally, his posts here (like the opinions of the other bloggers) are his own, and not endorsed by any institution. He is also the co-host of the Free Speech Unmuted podcast.
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"Disturbing Lawful Meeting" Doesn't Need to Be "Substantial" to Be Criminal, at Least if a "Purpose to … Disrupt" Is Shown
So holds the Ohio Court of Appeals, interpreting the Ohio disturbing-lawful-meeting statute.
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"ICE Expected the Court to Accept … [Its] Basis for Detaining Petitioner, but Shield Its Rationale from the Court"
"Such practices are repugnant to the rule of law, and ICE is warned that further obfuscation and misuse of sealing and redaction before the undersigned will lead to sanctions against the agency."
No Pseudonymity in Lawsuit by Inmate Who Claims Detectives Endangered Him by …
actions signaling that he might have sent law enforcement information about another inmate.
Conviction for Antifa Conspiracy to Riot Upheld, Despite Claim of Mental Disorder
"This is sociopolitical behavior," the trial court held, "not the behavior one would engage in when he [has PTSD]."
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"Ukraine Turns Real-Life Kills into Video Game Thrills for Drone Pilots"
"Kyiv says the Army of Drones Bonus system, in which points may be redeemed for weapons, is the first of its kind anywhere."
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Libel Suit by "King of Vape" Against N.Y. Post, Over Allegations of Misconduct and Anti-Israel Actions, Thrown Out
"Plaintiff's allegations in [an earlier] complaint let the cat out of the bag that he is a public figure. He cannot put the cat back into the bag in the hope of keeping his case alive."
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California Judge "Cited and Relied on a Fictitious Case" Submitted by Lawyer, Even Though …
opposing counsel had "directly and swiftly pointed the errors out to the trial court."
Panel on Free Speech at the Library of Congress This Tuesday (June 2), 5:30 to 7:30 pm (Moderated by David Lat)
Mary Anne Franks (GW), Emerson Sykes (ACLU), and I will be discussing a wide range of free speech matters.
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DoJ Sues UCLA for Allegedly Tolerating Discrimination and Harassment Against Jews and Israelis, Seeks Return of Federal Grants
The lawsuit asks the court to (among many other things) "Rescind and award to the United States restitution of all grant payments made to UCLA during the time of UCLA’s noncompliance with Title VI."
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Defamation Claim Against University-Owned Public Radio Station Dismissed on State Sovereign Immunity Grounds
"Eby alleged an anonymous group of KWMU's staffers published an article on Medium.com [in 2020] accusing him of upholding 'white supremacy at the station by remaining complacent with the status quo.'"
American Can't Sue Iraq and Lebanon for Allegedly Anti-Gay Policies
"Plaintiff claims that these policies and laws 'have been exported to the United States through their nationals' and 'have directly caused catastrophic harm to Plaintiff, a gay United States citizen residing in Wayne County, Michigan.'"
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Texas Juries Decide Child Custody Cases
UPDATE: I've included a reader's pragmatic perspective on why many Texas parents choose not to ask for jury trials.
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Law School Recommended Against Student's Bar Admission, Partly for Alleged "Celebration" of Charlie Kirk Assassination in Law School Clinic
The student sued seeking to undo the reprimand and report to the bar, but a federal court concluded that this particular remedy is barred by state sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment/
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