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Intel N.Y.-Based Israeli Employee Alleges Firing Over Complaints of Executive's Pro-Hamas Posts, Seeks Pseudonymity

From a motion filed today in Doe v. Intel Corp. (S.D.N.Y.); for more on the underlying lawsuit, see Intel Axes Israeli NYC Engineer Who Complained About Boss 'Liking' X Posts Cheering Hamas: Suit (N.Y. Post, Beri Kochman): John Doe is a Jewish Israeli executive at Intel, a global multi-technology company,…

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Lawsuit Challenges Florida Lab-Grown Meat Ban

The ban was "enacted with the express purpose of insulating Florida agricultural businesses from innovative, out-of-state competition," according to the suit.

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Trump Falsely Claims That 'Homicides Are Skyrocketing,' an Imaginary Trend He Blames on Kamala Harris

Trump's campaign dismisses recent crime data while glossing over the fact that he was president during the huge homicide spike in 2020.

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California's AI Bill Threatens To Derail Open-Source Innovation

The bill’s sweeping regulations could leave developers navigating a legal minefield and potentially halt progress in its tracks.

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No Pseudonymity for Hindu Plaintiffs Challenging Enforcement of California Caste Discrimination Ban

From Hindu American Found. v. Kish, decided today by Judge Dale Drozd (E.D. Cal.): [P]laintiff HAF [and nine individual plaintiffs, including three Doe plaintiffs, seek] declaratory and injunctive relief against defendant Kevin Kish, in his official capacity as the director of the California Civil Rights Department …, for allegedly violating…

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Protesting Outside School, Calling Principal a Racist, Is Protected by the First Amendment

From Johnson v. Knox County Bd. of Ed., decided Mar. 31 by Judge J. Ronnier Greer (E.D. Tenn.), but just recently posted on Westlaw; seems correct to me: Plaintiffs allege the following facts: On the afternoon of March 31, 2022, Rebekiah Johnson, and her young adult son Shaque Johnson went…

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Case Over Handcuffing and 30-Minute Detention of Concealed Carry Permit Holder Can Go Forward

"[A] person in possession of a firearm and a facially valid permit for that firearm had a clearly established right to be free from the kind of forcible and prolonged detention to which Soukaneh was subjected, absent any objective reason to suspect that the permit was forged or otherwise invalid."

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The Housing Theory of Childless Cat Ladies

Would a YIMBY building boom rejuvenate urban family life or produce sterile, megacity hellscapes?

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Can Nostr Make Twitter's Dreams Come True?

Twitter's founder says Nostr is “100 percent what we wanted”—an open, ownerless network.

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Actually, Interviewing Presidential Candidates Is a Good Thing

Plus: RFK Jr. thrown off the N.Y. ballot, Ukraine advances into Russia, and more...

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State May Not Deny Grants to Charity Based on Its Religious Discrimination in Employment, When

the state had allowed other organizations to get grants despite their discriminating based on race and sex—so suggests the Ninth Circuit in a recent decision granting an injunction pending appeal.

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First Amendment Right to Post Videos of One's Disability-Claim Medical Examination

From yesterday's opinion in Ten Injured Workers v. State (Wash. Ct. App.), written by Chief Judge Lori Smith, joined by Judges Stephen Dwyer and Leonard Feldman; I'm not sure the analysis is quite right, but the result seems correct: In 2023, the legislature amended RCW 51.36.070 to allow injured workers…

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County Contractors May Be Required to Report How Many Jews (Among Other Minority Groups) They Employ

From the Wayne County (Mich.) Municipal Code; this is the county that contains Detroit: Sec. 55-14. - Nondiscrimination by county contractors. (1) A contractor shall, as a condition of being awarded a contract, certify in writing that it is in compliance with the provisions of Section 120-192 of the Wayne…

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The Fifth Circuit Shuts Down Geofence Warrants—And Maybe A Lot More

An astonishing ruling, and one that creates splits on two differerent issues.

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Brickbat: Heckler's Veto

An Israeli team was barred from taking part in the European Youth Ultimate Championships in Belgium after government officials in the cities of Ghent and De Pinte objected to the team's presence. Officials in both cities cited threats to protest and disrupt the tournament if it went forward with Israeli…

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The Logic of Voting for a Lesser Evil—and Other Writings on the Morality of Voting

Compendium of some of my work on the rights and wrongs of voting.

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Replacing the 7 Dwarfs in Snow White With CGI Is Not 'Progressive'

Disney said they wanted to "avoid reinforcing stereotypes." The company's solution was to take away roles from a group that has almost no opportunity in Hollywood.

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Tim Walz Is Another Big-Government Liberal

Plus: A listener asks the editors about tariffs and subsidies in the manufacture of electric vehicles.

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Advice to Entering Law Students—2024

Some ideas that might help you make better use of the opportunities available to you in law school.

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60 Percent of Voters Want Kamala Harris To Abandon Bidenonomics

A new survey suggests that neither Harris nor Donald Trump have won over a majority of voters with their respective economic visions.

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Iran Hawks Are Falling for the 'Evil Wizard' Theory of Geopolitics

Assassinating enemy leaders isn’t a silver bullet for solving international conflict.

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Lawsuit Claims Indiana Unconstitutionally Seizes Millions in Cash From FedEx Packages Every Year

The Institute for Justice says Indianapolis police and prosecutors are exploiting one of the biggest FedEx hubs in the U.S. to seize cash for alleged crimes they never explain.

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5 Years of Chicago Police Misconduct Cost Taxpayers Almost $400 Million

Repeat offenders accounted for over 40 percent of the hefty cost.

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"Why You Should Feel Good About Liberalism" "in the Tradition of Locke, Kant, and the Founders"

"We need to get better at standing up for the greatest social technology ever devised."

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FDA Declines To Approve MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy As a PTSD Treatment

The FDA, which approved the protocols for the studies it now questions, is asking for an additional Phase 3 clinical trial, which would take years and millions of dollars.

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