Hate Speech at a High School In my last post on the VC, I would like to say a bit about so-called "hate speech" (which I… The post Hate Speech at a High School appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · May 29
Court Rejects Lawsuit Over Firing of Georgetown Administrator for Old "Hate for Zio Bitches" Posts From Judge Christopher Cooper's opinion Tuesday in Johnson v. Georgetown Univ. (D.D.C.): Plaintiff Aneesa Johnson, an African American and Muslim… The post Court Rejects Lawsuit Over Firing of Georgetown Administrator for Old "Hate for Zio Bitches" Posts appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Apr 2
New in WaPo: "College deans aren't protected by academic freedom" Ilya Shapiro and I respond to the situation at the University of Arkansas Reason · Feb 2
Ilya Confusion At The Scalia Memorial Dinner Justice Barrett mentioned Ilya Somin, but meant Ilya Shapiro. Reason · Nov 7, 2025
A Discussion of "Campus Free Speech After October 7" at NYU The discussion of campus free speech that almost did not happen at NYU. Reason · Oct 10, 2025
Professor Barrett Was At Home In CASA After the Supreme Court decided Trump v. CASA, the Wall Street Journal editorial page took a victory lap. The editors, who… The post Professor Barrett Was At Home In CASA appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jul 16, 2025
Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85 - Roll Call The tenure of the late Justice David H. Souter on the Supreme Court helped shape the modern era of judicial confirmations. Roll Call · May 9, 2025
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Named Kamala Harris' 2024 Running Mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz faces criticism for equating socialism to 'neighborliness,' sparking debate and drawing conservative backlash. His remarks resu... Top News · Aug 6, 2024
Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, AP-NORC/UChicago poll shows New polling finds that America’s college campuses are seen as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes free speech The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023
Unusual Cross-Ideological Agreement in Tyler v. Hennepin County Takings cases often divide opinion along left-right ideological lines. The home equity theft case argued before the Supreme Court today is a rare exception. Reason · Apr 26, 2023
Federal Courts Clash Over Financial Watchdog's Constitutionality The CFPB funding scheme is constitutional, the 2nd Circuit says. Reason · Mar 27, 2023
A Consistent Approach to Protecting Judicial Review in Both the US and Israel Why I oppose both right-wing efforts to neuter judicial review in Israel and left-wing attempts to do the same in the US. Reason · Mar 8, 2023
Free Speech Group Calls Out 10 Censorship-Prone Colleges To Avoid A rogues’ gallery of institutions that anybody with an independent mind should skip. Reason · Feb 10, 2023
Question for justices: Does California put US pigs in clover? - Roll Call National pork producers argue before the Supreme Court against California's Proposition 12 requirements on pork production. Roll Call · Oct 11, 2022
Reason · Oct 9, 2022 National Constitution Center Project Offers Constitutional Amendment Proposals with Broad Cross-Ideological Support The proposals were agreed on by members of the conservative, libertarian, and progressive teams participating in the NCC's earlier constitution drafting project.
Reason · Jul 6, 2022 The Academic Freedom Podcast #15 on Recent Controversies A conversation with Eugene Volokh about the Shapiro controversy and political statements by university leaders
Reason · Jul 3, 2022 How the Conservative Supreme Court Is Changing America Leading libertarian legal scholar Randy Barnett talks about abortion, gun rights, and worrying trends at the highest court in the land.
Reason · Jun 29, 2022 Randy Barnett: Abortion, Guns, and the Future of the Supreme Court The leading libertarian legal theorist talks about worrying trends at the Supreme Court as a conservative majority takes hold.
Reason · Jun 15, 2022 The 10th Anniversary of DACA A compendium of my writings defending the morality and legality of this program - but also warning that it remains imperiled unless and until Congress passes a law institutionalizing it.
Reason · Jun 7, 2022 What are Georgetown Professors Forbidden to Say? Under the reasoning of the Georgetown University Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity & Affirmative Action (IDEAA) report in the Ilya Shapiro matter, a wide range of public speech criticizing religions, political parties, veterans, etc. could be "prohibit[ed] harassment."
Reason · Jun 7, 2022 Drag Shows for Children Under Fire in Texas Plus: Proud Boys indicted for seditious conspiracy, the FDA prepares to crack down on almond milk, and more...
Reason · Jun 6, 2022 Ilya Shapiro Resigns From Georgetown University Law School "Further analysis shows that you’ve made it impossible for me to fulfill the duties of my appointed post," writes Shapiro.
Reason · Jun 6, 2022 Ilya Shapiro Reinstated at Georgetown Law, then Resigns The law school reinstated him on a technicality, but made it clear that they weren't going to uphold the university's free speech policy.
Reason · Jun 3, 2022 Pro-Life Identification Falls to Lowest Level Since 1996 Plus: Michigan prisons ban Spanish and Swahili dictionaries, a win against New York's ban on "unauthorized" legal advice, and more...
Reason · Jun 2, 2022 Georgetown Ends Investigation of Ilya Shapiro for Bad Tweet, Will Not Fire Him "I look forward to teaching and engaging in a host of activities relating to constitutional education," said Shapiro.