As I noted yesterday, I’m still trying to fully digest the Netchoice v. Paxton opinions, but I passed along two commentaries from top scholars on the subject, one entirely critical from Prof. Genevieve Lakier (Chicago) and one that’s mostly critical from Prof. Alan Rozenshtein (Minnesota). I thought I’d also pass along are more positive commentary … Read more
Each new entry on the Supreme Court’s emergency docket brings twists and turns. The latest lesson comes in Yeshiva University v. YU Pride Alliance. On June 24, the New York Supreme Court (the trial court) entered a permanent injunction, requiring YU to recognize the LGBT club. On August 23, the New York Appellate Division (the … Read more
Occupational licensing raises barriers, not quality. In an alarming number of US professions, would-be practitioners have to obtain a government permission slip to work legally. This sort of occupational licensing might make sense for, say, doctors and pharmacists; less so for tree trimmers and tour guides. A lot of it seems to come down to … Read more
FACT 1: The FBI infiltrated the Proud Boys — and their informant exonerated the Proud Boys of any conspiracy In July TGP contributor Cara Castronuova released whistleblower documents, text messages, and audio transcripts of FBI informant James Knowles’s communications with his FBI handlers on January 6. The evidence exonerates Trump supporters and the Proud Boys … Read more
Persians are rising up against the brutal regime The protests in Iran are on the verge of toppling the regime. The only thing that can stop the revolution now is another bloodbath like Nov. 2019, when 1500 protestors were killed and thousands more arrested, many of whom were tortured and executed. Now, the protestors are … Read more
This is part V in a series of posts discussing First Amendment Limits on State Laws Targeting Election Misinformation, 20 First Amend. L. Rev. 291 (2022). What follows is an excerpt from the article (minus the footnotes, which you will find in the full PDF). Even if most of the state statutes we reviewed end … Read more
If Vladimir Putin expected the western propaganda campaign to slacken in the wake of his speech this week announcing Russia is ready to accept four Ukrainian oblasts as new republics in Russia and ordering a partial military mobilization, he is very disappointed today. There has been a flood of reports claiming that the Russian stock … Read more
Americans don’t much like each-other and many are willing to fight each other over their differences. But what do the opposing parties believe in? When it comes to economic systems and whether production and consumption should be dictated from above or guided by free exchange, a growing number of Americans don’t seem to believe in … Read more
Conservative activist and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute Christopher Rufo shined the light this week on some of the extremely graphic “LGBTQ+” materials being shown to children in schools. (Warning to readers, some of this stuff is very sexually explicit.) Known for rabble-rousing the extreme left-wing crowd, Mr. Rufo broke down the contents of … Read more
A federal appeals court yesterday restored the FBI’s access to more than 100 documents with classification markings that it found last month when it searched Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump’s residence and private club in Palm Beach, Florida. US District Judge Raymond Dearie, the special master appointed by US District Judge Aileen Cannon, will continue … Read more