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"Denaturalization's Missing Limit" to Appear in Northwestern University Law Review Online Why civil denaturalization should have a five-year statute of limitations under existing law https://reason.com/volokh/2026/03/17/denaturalizations-mi…

Trump Cuts Red Tape Plus: An effective build-to-rent ban advances in Congress and Florida expands one of the country's most successful zoning reforms. https://reason.com/2026/03/17/trump-cuts-red-tape/

"Stalking-Type Behavior"/"Coercive Control" of Minor Stepdaughter, or "Salutary" "Parental" Behavior? "[T]he trial court identified only two actions that purportedly constituted 'coercive control': the first was 'coordinating with someone Mia thought was her friend to deliver her' to her parents, and the second was an 'unreasonable level of monitoring a nearly grown woman,' which the trial court stated 'is concerning.'" https://reason.com/volokh/2026/03/17/stalking-type-behavi…

No Defamation Liability for NYU Report Summarizing Court Filing Alleging Prosecutorial Misconduct From McCaffery v NYU School of Law, decided yesterday by Judge John Murphy (E.D. Pa.): This is a defamation case.… The post No Defamation Liability for NYU Report Summarizing Court Filing Alleging Prosecutorial Misconduct appeared first on Reason.com. https://reason.com/volokh/2026/03/17/no-defamation-liabil…

U.S. Vows More Military Action in Latin America While Bombing Iran The Trump administration’s plan to end drug cartels in Latin America is another interventionist boondoggle. https://reason.com/2026/03/12/u-s-vows-more-military-acti…

DHS Is 'Upgrading' a Detention Facility Rife With Abuse Claims. It Should Close It Instead. Federal officers at Camp East Montana have beaten people for requesting medicine and even placed bets on which detainee would attempt suicide next.  https://reason.com/2026/03/12/dhs-is-upgrading-a-detentio…

Trump Goes to War Plus: Donald Trump vs. Thomas Massie, Republicans preparing to kill the filibuster for a very dumb reason, explosions in the Strait of Hormuz, and more... https://reason.com/2026/03/12/trump-goes-to-war/

The Supreme Court's Approval Ratings Have Dropped. Does It Matter? What happens if both political parties come to distrust the Court’s judgment? https://reason.com/2026/03/12/the-supreme-courts-approval…

Today in Supreme Court History: March 12, 1889 3/12/1889: Justice John Campbell dies.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: March 12, 1889 appeared first on Reason.com. https://reason.com/volokh/2026/03/12/today-in-supreme-cou…

NYC Transit Just Got Rid of MetroCards for Fares. The Successor Could Put Your Privacy at Risk. Unlike the MetroCard, the OMNY system requires train and bus riders in New York City to give their name and phone number to the government. https://reason.com/2026/03/12/the-privacy-cost-of-new-yor…

Brickbat: You Don't Have To Go Home, but You Can't Stay Here In England, the Ashford borough council ordered pub owner Paul Hartfield to stop offering customers rides home. Hartfield had been using… The post Brickbat: You Don't Have To Go Home, but You Can't Stay Here appeared first on Reason.com. https://reason.com/2026/03/12/brickbat-you-dont-have-to-g…

Open Thread What’s on your mind? https://reason.com/volokh/2026/03/12/open-thread-137/

"See Maga, Shoot Maga" in TikTok Video Was Criminally Punishable Threat From U.S. v. Segari, decided today by Judge Kathryn Mizelle (M.D. Fla.): In August 2025, Desiree Doreen Segari posted TikTok… The post "See Maga, Shoot Maga" in TikTok Video Was Criminally Punishable Threat appeared first on Reason.com. https://reason.com/volokh/2026/03/09/see-maga-shoot-maga-…

Open Thread What’s on your mind? https://reason.com/volokh/2026/03/08/open-thread-133/

Today in Supreme Court History: March 1, 1880 3/1/1880: Strauder v. West Virginia decided.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: March 1, 1880 appeared first on Reason.com. https://reason.com/volokh/2026/03/01/today-in-supreme-cou…

The Saving Construction in NFIB and the Anti-Saving Construction in Learning Resources Six justices found that the best reading of statute supports the government, but only three applied the major question doctrine. Why wasn't this a reversal? https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/24/the-saving-construct…

How Should The Non-Delegation Doctrine and the Major Question Doctrine Apply to Foreign Affairs? Justices Thomas and Kavanaugh raise important issues that Justice Gorsuch and Chief Justice Roberts do not fully address. https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/23/how-should-the-non-d…

Putting Trump's Backlash Against The Tariff Ruling In Context In Learning Resources v. Trump, the Supreme Court invalidated President Trump's global tariffs by a 6-3 vote. Almost immediately, Trump… The post Putting Trump's Backlash Against The Tariff Ruling In Context appeared first on Reason.com. https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/22/putting-trumps-backl…

Open Thread What’s on your mind? https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/22/open-thread-119/

An MQD Receipt Justice Gorsuch Overlooked Justices Kagan and Sotomayor have signed on to at least one opinion that expressly relied upon the major questions doctrine. https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/21/an-mqd-receipt-justi…