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Video of Cato Institute Online Event on the Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Case
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (172+ words) I participated, along with prominent legal scholars Gabriel Chin and Paul Finkelman. Ilya Somin | 5. 24. 2026 5: 27 PM Last week, I participated in a Cato Institute an online event on "Trump v. Barbara: Birthright Citizenship at the Supreme Court." The other participants were prominent…...
The DJ who brought America Weird Al, Tom Lehrer, and "Cows With Guns
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (719+ words) When Barret Hansen, better known as Dr. Demento, recently ended his weekly show, he had spent 55 years spinning weird, silly, or otherwise strange songs on the radio or online. No mere fringe figure, he was an influential figure in American…...
Today in Supreme Court History: May 24, 1870
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (7+ words) 5/24/1870: Justice Benjamin Cardozo's birthday....
Judge Dismisses Author Michael Wolff's Lawsuit Over Melania Trump's Defamation Litigation Threat:
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (334+ words) A short excerpt from yesterday's 15 K-word opinion by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil (S. D. N. Y.) Friday in Wolff v. Trump: In this. .....
Texas Juries Decide Child Custody Cases
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (20+ words) In most states, child custody matters are decided by judges; but in Texas, they are in large part decided by. .....
The Art of the Deal
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (924+ words) The Trump/DOJ Settlement Agreement:"Utterly stupid, morally wrong."...
Today in Supreme Court History: May 23, 1991
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (8+ words) 5/23/1991: Rust v. Sullivan is decided....
Abigail Spanberger vetoes mandatory collective bargaining, defying Virginia unions
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (318+ words) They also have an unlikely person to thank, at least for the moment: Gov. Abigail Spanberger, who vetoed collective bargaining legislation last week. Yet there was much less ambiguity when it came to public sector collective bargaining. During the campaign,…...
Professor's #They Lied Defamation Case Against National Academy of Sciences (Related to Sexual Harassment Allegations) Can Go Forward
2+ day, 31+ min ago (21+ words) From today's D. C. Circuit decision in Butters v. Nat'l Acad. of Sciences, by Judge Douglas Ginsburg, joined by Judges Karen. .....
FBI Director Kash Patel's Girlfriend's Defamation Suit Over Allegations She Was Israeli Spy Can Go Forward
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (238+ words) From Judge David Alan Ezra (W. D. Tex.) today in Wilkins v. Seraphin: This case arises from allegedly defamatory statements made. .....