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 ...

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 ...
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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
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, ...

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, ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.): ...
Reason

US Court of International Trade Orders Refund of All Illegally Collected IEEPA Tariffs

Today, in the case of Atmus Filtration, Inc. v. United States, Judge Richard K. Eaton of the US Court of International Trade ordered the Trump Administration to refund all tariffs illegally collected ...