Deliberately Arming Oneself to Answer Door to Police May Be "Privileged" Against "Obstructing Official Business" Prosecution

When the first officer arrived, Conrad observed him approaching the front door on foot, at which point Conrad opened the door for the officer and informed him that he was armed. The officer responded ...

I've Seen Fake Cites on Both Sides Now (II)

From Evans v. Robertson, decided today by Judge Judith Levy (E.D. Mich.) (for the original on the Magistrate Judge's ...

Sharia Divorce Law in American Court

From yesterday's Pennsylvania appellate decision in Adewale v. Adewale, decided by Judge Correale Stevens, joined by Judge Anne Lazarus ...

"Are LLMs Stifling Political Speech? An Assessment of How AI Models Protect Free Expression"

Note that the results were based on queries sent "from an IP address in Australia," so this didn't just reflect (for instance ...
Opinion

"Academics Spent Years Lending Their Institutional Credibility to Various Political Projects"

Now they are reputationally bankrupt. If they don't repair the damage, and convince people to keep writing the checks, ...

Pentagon Journalist Escort Requirement Can Continue Pending D.C. Circuit Decision

From yesterday's decision in N.Y. Times Co. v. U.S. Dep't of Defense, by Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson and Patricia ...

Judge Faults Federal Government Lawyer for Apparent AI Hallucination

From Judge Hala Jarbou (W.D. Mich.) yesterday in Daghra v. Hinkley: Petitioner, a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
Reason

Odd January 6 Trial Follow-On: Copying Expert's Report from Another Case, to File It in Your Case, May Infringe Copyright

From Olson v. McBride Law Firm, PLLC, decided yesterday by Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald (S.D.N.Y.); seems correct to me: In April 2022, plaintiff [Lindsay Olson] prepared an expert report titled ...

Site Linking to Abortion-Pill-Selling Websites Likely Protected by First Amendment, Even in States That Generally Ban Abortions

Mayday Health runs a website that provides various information about abortion pills. South Dakota law provides, in relevant part, ...

D.C. Circuit Upholds 5-Year Sentence for Leaker of Trump's and Others' Tax Returns

From U.S. v. Littlejohn, decided today by D.C. Circuit Judge Justin Walker, joined by Judges Neomi Rao and Judith ...

Court Rejects Claim That Allowing Allegedly Biologically Male Student in Girls' Restroom Violates Equal Protection Clause and Title IX

From F.F. v. Valley View Comm. Unit School Dist. 365U, decided Monday by Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman (N.D. Ill.): ...

Is the war in Iran spiraling out of control?

Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the escalating war with Iran and whether President Donald Trump has any way to ...