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AALS Online Symposium on New Books in Constitutional Law

Presenters include Kermit Roosevelt (UPenn), Samantha Barbas (U. of Buffalo), Michael Mannheimer (Northern Kentucky Univ.), and myself.

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Three Cheers for the Supreme Court

Plus: A listener question on the potential efficacy of congressional term limits.

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Andrew Hyman Responds on Migration and Invasion

I have posted his response to my previous post, along with a rejoinder.

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There Is No Party of Immigration in American Politics

Plus: A listener question concerning the key to a libertarian future—should we reshape current systems or rely upon technological exits like bitcoin and encryption?

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Is Biden Replacing Bad Border Policy With Worse Border Policy?

Plus: Schools suing social media companies, a bitcoin mining tax is a bad idea, and more...

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Federal Zoning Bill Would Preempt Local Parking Mandates

The legislation would give property owners "sole discretion" in deciding how many parking spaces they want to build.

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Showdown Over Student Loan Forgiveness Hits Supreme Court Tomorrow

Plus: Texas prosecutors can't criminally charge people who help others access out-of-state abortions, food trucks fight rules banning them in 96 percent of North Carolina city, and more...

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"Strangers on the Internet" Podcast Episode 23: A Rationalist Guide to Dating

Volokh Conspiracy blogger Prof. Ilya Somin gives tips on taking a scholarly approach to achieve dating success

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Coase on Koppelman on Somin on Koppelman on Somin on Koppelman

A Post-Script to the Balkinization symposium on Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House.

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Andrew Koppelman Responds to Critics of His Book on Libertarianism [Updated]

The response is part of the Balkinization blog symposium on his book " Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed," in which I was among the participants.

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California Chief Justice on Bumble Bees as Fish (and Statutory Interpretation More Broadly)

Wednesday, the California Supreme Court denied review in this case (for more on the lower court case, see this post by Jonathan Adler and this one by Ilya Somin); Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, joined by Justices Carol Corrigan and Joshua Groban: Our denial of a petition for review does not…

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Guardrails of Democracy, Extended: Comparing Notes On The Team Libertarian Report

Fifth post in the symposium on the National Constitution Center "Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy" project. Walter Olson of Team Libertarian comments on similarities and differences between the three reports.

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Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy: A Libertarian View

Third post in the symposium on the National Constitution Center "Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy" project. Walter Olson presents the Team Libertarian Report.

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Harvard affirmative action, gay rights cases are next up at Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court reshaped the legal landscape in dramatic ways in the past few months, and it may just be getting started.

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California Court Rules That Bees Are Fish

Insects aren't a category protected by the California Endangered Species Act. So state officials classified four bumblebee species as fish to get them listed.

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Court Won't Let CDC End Migrant Expulsion Order Just Yet

Plus: Book bans come for Barnes & Noble, a blow to SEC enforcement power, and more...

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Sweeping, limited or no powers at all? What’s at stake in the mask mandate appeal

The definition of “sanitation.” An old court case that involves an underwear manufacturer. Whether people had a fair chance to express their opinions about wearing masks on planes.

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If the CDC's Mask Mandate Is 'Necessary for the Public Health,' Why Didn't the DOJ Seek a Stay To Restore It?

The Biden administration's main priority seems to be leaving the agency's authority vague enough to allow future interventions.

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