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Ron FilipkowskiAnyone who has worked with domestic violence victims know the answer to this is too often yes.
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Ilya Somin
Профиль VivelyLaw professor; author of Free to Move: Foot Voting Migration and Political Freedom; Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government is Smarter; The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain; Volokh Conspiracy blogger.
My qualified endorsement of @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social's insightful qualified defense of the Supreme Court's recent work (read and you will see why there's 2 levels of qualification here; I think he's sometimes too nice to the Court, sometimes the opposite): reason.com/volokh/2026/...
David Cole's Qualified Defense of the Supreme CourtDebate over the Supreme Court's performance in recent years has become highly polarized. So it's worth noting that prominent…reason.comI’m shocked, shocked to learn these charges might not have been justified. Shocked, I tell you! But at least Trump can now continue Making American Algae Great Again.
CNNThe Justice Department is admitting that a $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, was flawed, and is dropping the criminal case against a former Olympian that accused him of damaging the pool, according to a new court filing. https://cnn.it/3RJJnwj
Updated version of my article "Immigration is Not Invasion" now available on SSRN and under submission to law reviews. Everything you ever wanted to know about meaning of "invasion" in the Constitution & Alien Enemies Act, but were afraid to ask: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Immigration is Not Invasion<div> In recent years, state governments and the second Trump Administration have increasingly advanced the argument that illegal migration and cross-border drpapers.ssrn.comMy new @brennancenter.org article explains to use state constitutions to combat exclusionary zoning, and thereby alleviate the housing crisis: statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
Using State Constitutions to Combat Exclusionary ZoningThe U.S. Constitution may not provide an immediate roadmap out of the nation’s housing shortage. But state constitutions can help.statecourtreport.orgIt’s cheaper still if you get your meat from roadkill, like RFK, Jr. himself does! And it’s really healthy, too. No one can gain say his vast expertise on these matters.
FactPostRFK Jr. suggests Americans can more easily afford groceries if they start eating liver instead of beef: "Most of the cheap cuts of meat are very inexpensive. ... You can buy liver"
A very valuable skill! But can he also teach you to summon demons when you need one?
Kyle ClarkColorado GOP Gov candidate Victor Marx says God has given him a "gift" to uncover people's demons and rid them of evil spirits through a specialized prayer. Marx says you, too, can learn how to do it. The eight-part course is $99. www.9news.com/article/news...
My new article "The State Constitutional Case Against Exclusionary Zoning" (coauthored w/Josh Braver) is the first comprehensive overview of how to use state constitutional law to combat exclusionary zoning: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The State Constitutional Case Against Exclusionary Zoning<div> Exclusionary zoning is the biggest cause of the housing crisis besetting many parts of the United States. This Article shows how state constitutions canpapers.ssrn.comIn this new @theunpopulist.net article I respond to @andycraig.bsky.social's defense of court-packing. His proposal is better and more creative than standard packing plans, but still a dangerous cure worse than the disease it seeks to treat: www.theunpopulist.net/p/court-pack...
Court Packing Is a Dangerous Gambit Best AvoidedThe Roberts Court is not Trump's lackey—but its worst rulings can be fixed by less radical measureswww.theunpopulist.netEconomist David Hebert shows Trump's tariffs damage US reputation/credibility with trading partners. In this post, I outline steps courts and Congress could take to mitigate this problem: reason.com/volokh/2026/...
How Trump's Tariffs Undermine US Trustworthiness and Credibility - and What can be Done to Stop itI have previously written about how Trump's new Section 301 tariffs are illegal and harmful. The same goes for…reason.comThere is now 2nd lawsuit challenging Trump's Section 301 tariffs. This one filed by Learning Resources, toy manufacturer that was also involved in IEEPA tariff case decided by Supreme Court (their case got consolidated with ours): reason.com/volokh/2026/...
Second Lawsuit Challenging Trump's New Section 301 TariffsNA In my last post, I did a brief overview of the new lawsuit challenging Trump's massive new Section 301…reason.comMy post about the Liberty Justice Center's important new lawsuit challenging Trump's massive Section 301 tariffs (I worked with LJC on the Supreme Court tariff case). It's the first case against Section 301 tariffs, and absolutely deserves to prevail: reason.com/volokh/2026/...
Liberty Justice Center Files First Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Massive New Section 301 TariffsNA Today, the Liberty Justice Center filed Burlap & Barrel, Inc. v. Greer, the first case challenging Donald Trump's massive…reason.comIn this post, I summarize reasons why the massive new Section 301 tariffs are illegal, drawing on excellent analyses by @petereharrell.bsky.social and @scottlincicome.bsky.social: reason.com/volokh/2026/...
Trump Imposes Massively Harmful and Illegal Section 301 TariffsThe new policy is based on sham investigations, and runs afoul of the major questions and nondelegation doctrine.reason.comVideo of my @CBC Canadian TV interview on Trump's latest tariffs against Canadian imports: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
www.cbc.caIn this post, I go over important new Institute for Justice Supreme Court case on asset forfeiture, in which $95,000 was confiscated because pilot illegally transported 6-72 cans of beer. Hopefully, Court will rule this violates 8th Amendment Excessive Fines Clause: reason.com/volokh/2026/...
Supreme Court Will Consider Excessive Fines Clause Asset Forfeiture CaseIt will review Alaska's confiscation of a $95,000 plane arising from the pilot's illegal transportation of up to 72 cans of beer.reason.comA short post on Trump's new illegal tariffs on Canadian goods - based on the notorious - and long-defunct - Section 338 of the 1930 Smoot-Hawley tariff act: reason.com/volokh/2026/...
Trump Imposes New Illegal Tariffs on CanadaThe 50% tariffs on many Canadian imports are based on the long-defunct Section 338 of the notorious Smoot-Hawley tariff act.reason.com