Hacker News
- The Ethics of Publishing Cease-and-Desist Letters http://volokh.com/2011/01/25/the-ethics-of-publishing-cease-and-desist-letters/ 9 comments
- California’s Woes and Prop 13 http://volokh.com/2010/05/04/californias-woes-and-prop-13/ 3 comments
- Orin Kerr gives a good rundown of the actual legal issues in the "enema case" that has been making news http://www.volokh.com/2013/11/07/thoughts-eckert-v-city-deming/ 36 comments law
- California Law School Claims First Amendment Right Not to Report Bar Passage Rates http://www.volokh.com/2013/08/17/california-law-school-claims-first-amendment-right-not-to-report-bar-passage-rates/ 37 comments law
- The Volokh Conspiracy » Metadata, the NSA, and the Fourth Amendment: A Constitutional Analysis of Collecting and Querying Call Records Databases http://www.volokh.com/2013/07/17/metadata-the-nsa-and-the-fourth-amendment-a-constitutional-analysis-of-collecting-and-querying-call-records-databases/ 10 comments law
- A Real Live Third Amendment Case http://www.volokh.com/2013/07/04/a-real-live-third-amendment-case/ 7 comments politics
- The Supreme Court's recent ruling in Salinas v. Texas may have removed your right to remain silent http://www.volokh.com/2013/06/17/do-you-have-a-right-to-remain-silent-thoughts-on-the-sleeper-criminal-procedure-case-of-the-term-salinas-v-texas/ 53 comments politics
- Can you plead the Fifth after giving an opening statement to Congress? http://www.volokh.com/2013/05/22/can-a-congressional-witness-deny-guilt-and-then-plead-the-fifth/ 6 comments politics
- Volohk Conspiracy Comments on the Door-to-Door Searches in Boston http://www.volokh.com/2013/04/19/house-to-house-searches-and-the-fourth-amendment/ 10 comments law
- The Volokh Conspiracy » United States v. Auernheimer (unauthorized access case) http://www.volokh.com/2013/03/21/united-states-v-auernheimer-and-why-i-am-representing-auernheimer-pro-bono-on-appeal-before-the-third-circuit/ 16 comments law
- A tl;dr analysis of prosecutorial discretion in the Aaron Swartz case. http://www.volokh.com/2013/01/16/the-criminal-charges-against-aaron-swartz-part-2-prosecutorial-discretion/#more-69788 107 comments law
- Do Civilians Armed With Guns Ever Capture, Kill, or Otherwise Stop Mass Shooters? http://www.volokh.com/2012/12/14/do-civilians-armed-with-guns-ever-capture-kill-or-otherwise-stop-mass-shooters/ 5 comments politics
- Ukrainian Bill Banning “Promotion of Homosexuality” Passes First Reading, with 289 Votes (out of 350 Present) http://www.volokh.com/2012/10/03/ukrainian-bill-banning-promotion-of-homosexuality-passes-first-reading-with-289-votes-out-of-350-present/ 31 comments europe
- No, the Officer Doesn’t Have to Announce the Offense When He Makes An Arrest http://www.volokh.com/2012/09/26/no-the-officer-doesnt-have-to-tell-you-why-he-is-arresting-you/ 36 comments law
- Inviting A “Stop and Frisk” By Openly Carrying an AK-47 Pistol with a Thirty Round Clip In a Public Park. Appellant comments in the discussion on Volokh. http://www.volokh.com/2012/08/30/unusual-fourth-amendment-second-amendment-case/#disqus_thread 8 comments law
- Federal Judge in Hawaii Rejects Same-Sex Marriage Claim: 'Gay couples may enter civil unions with all the state-based rights and legal protections of marriage, but without the official designation of being “married.” http://www.volokh.com/2012/08/11/federal-judge-in-hawaii-rejects-same-sex-marriage-claim/ 3 comments politics
- Denying building permits to Chik-fil-A on account of the company's position on SSM is a blatant 1st Amendment violation. http://www.volokh.com/2012/07/25/no-building-permits-for-opponent-of-same-sex-marriage/ 26 comments politics
- Proposed Constitutional Amendment Would Ban Editorials About Candidates or Ballot Measures by Nearly All Newspapers http://volokh.com/2011/12/09/congressional-bill-would-ban-editorials-about-candidates-or-ballot-measures-by-nearly-all-newspapers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+volokh%2Fmainfeed+%28the+volokh+conspiracy%29 23 comments politics
- Judge Orders Plaintiff to Give Defendant Her Facebook Username and Password So Defendant Can Access Plaintiff’s Account As Part of Discovery http://volokh.com/2011/12/01/judge-orders-plaintiff-to-give-defendant-her-facebook-password-so-defendant-can-access-plaintiffs-account-as-part-of-discovery/ 24 comments law
- For all those horrified about the potential of being arrested for using a fake ID on Facebook and other potential travesties of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, this is how it turned out—for now. http://volokh.com/2011/09/16/senate-judiciary-committee-passes-amendment-to-prohibit-prosecutions-for-terms-of-service-violations/ 9 comments technology
- Judge Blocks Implementation of Missouri Law Banning Teachers from Facebook “Friendships” with Under-18 Current or Former Students http://volokh.com/2011/08/26/judge-blocks-implementation-of-missouri-law-banning-teachers-from-facebook-friendships-with-under-18-current-or-former-students/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+volokh%2Fmainfeed+%28the+volokh+conspiracy%29 6 comments politics
- An actual legal analysis of the cheerleader/rapist case http://volokh.com/2011/05/08/the-case-of-the-cheerleader-the-alleged-rapist-and-the-first-amendment/ 28 comments law
- The Justice Department claims it has the right to lie to a judge in federal court. http://volokh.com/2011/04/29/federal-district-court-reports-the-government-lied-to-it/ 14 comments politics
- Are Health Care Waivers Unconstitutional? http://volokh.com/2011/02/11/are-health-care-waivers-unconstitutional 5 comments law
- Is Star Trek's Federation an ideal socialist state? http://volokh.com/2009/05/09/when-and-why-did-the-federation-turn-socialist-a-question-i-hope-will-be-answered-in-the-new-star-trek-movie/ 42 comments politics
- What's Magic About a Unanimous Jury Decision? http://volokh.com/ 4 comments politics
- Louisiana's anti-"cyberbullying" legislation: It’s now a crime to say anything online with “intent to ... abuse [or] torment” a minor http://volokh.com/2010/07/09/its-now-a-crime-in-louisiana-to-electronically-communicate-with-intent-to-abuse-or-torment-a-minor/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+volokh%2Fmainfeed+%28the+volokh+conspiracy%29&utm_content=google+reader 3 comments politics
- California restaurant kicks out neo-nazis. Right of association is an important right. Never fear ACLU is taking care of it! http://volokh.com/2010/05/25/some-strange-consequences-of-public-accommodations-laws/ 24 comments politics
- San Jose State University Blocks All Blood Drives on Campus - Says Red Cross Refusal To Accept Blood From Gays Is Discriminatory http://volokh.com/2010/05/05/san-jose-state-university-continues-to-suspend-all-blood-drives-on-campus/ 21 comments politics
- A Crime to Repeatedly Insult a Minor .. A 17-year-old finds that her 17-year-old boyfriend is cheating on her. She sends him two e-mails calling him a “lying, cheating scum.” She’s guilty of repeatedly “insulting” the other person, and perhaps “sending hate mail.” http://volokh.com/2010/04/07/a-crime-to-repeatedly-insult-a-minor-online/ 15 comments politics
- No more 4th Amendment protection for e-mail. The government can read your e-mails without a search warrant. http://volokh.com/2010/03/15/eleventh-circuit-decision-largely-eliminates-fourth-amendment-protection-in-e-mail/ 18 comments reddit.com
- Dismissal of Lori Drew case is finalized -- criminalizing website TOS violations "affords too much discretion to the police and too little notice to citizens" http://www.volokh.com/posts/1251601962.shtml 3 comments reddit.com
- KopBusters Hoax Looks Like It Was a Hoax Itself http://volokh.com/posts/1230530533.shtml 81 comments reddit.com
- Big Difference in Post-Debate Spin | The spin from commentators was pro-Palin at FOX and pro-Biden at CBS and ABC. http://volokh.com/posts/1223003174.shtml 6 comments politics
- Guy sells some pot out of his house. Happens to have a legally-owned gun in his nightstand. 55 year mandatory minimum. Article by judge who handed down the sentence. http://volokh.com/posts/1221591195.shtml 4 comments politics
- Does Religious Belief Cause Happiness? http://www.volokh.com/posts/1211577626.shtml 6 comments science
- New Mexico fines photographer $6000 because she didn't want to photograph gay marriage ceremony http://volokh.com/posts/chain_1207764182.shtml 3 comments reddit.com
- 42%->15% the probability of South winning the civil war http://volokh.com/posts/1201897240.shtml 3 comments science
- "The opposition isn't just wrong; they're evil!" Be honest, now. Is this how you think? http://volokh.com/posts/1191302418.shtml 7 comments reddit.com
- "The big, open secret in Republican politics is that everyone knows someone gay these days and very few people – excepting some committed anti-gay activists – really care." http://volokh.com/posts/1188407886.shtml 3 comments reddit.com
- Hostility to Atheism - The Last Socially Acceptable Prejudice? http://volokh.com/posts/1144075320.shtml 11 comments reddit.com
Linking pages
- Why Do Educated People Use Bad Words? - The New York Times http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/why-do-educated-people-use-bad-words/ 24 comments
- Appeals Court Upholds Prison Ban on Dungeons & Dragons - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/us/27dungeons.html?hpw= 23 comments
- Search Results Protected by First Amendment, Google-Funded Analysis Says | WIRED http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/05/google-first-amendment/ 4 comments
- Can Lori Drew Verdict Survive the 9th Circuit Court? | WIRED http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/12/can-lori-drew-v.html 1 comment
- Thoughts on Internet Content Moderation from Spending Thousands of Hours Moderating Volokh Conspiracy Threads https://reason.com/volokh/2022/09/25/thoughts-on-internet-content-moderation-from-spending-thousands-of-hours-moderating-volokh-conspiracy-threads/ 0 comments
- The real cost of US debt - CSMonitor.com http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/0525/The-real-cost-of-US-debt 0 comments
- Judge: When Bill of Rights was composed, bulletin boards were what blogs are today | Real Lawyers Have Blogs http://kevin.lexblog.com/2011/12/articles/blog-law-and-ethics/judge-when-bill-of-rights-was-composed-bulletin-boards-were-what-blogs-are-today/ 0 comments
- The Hackback Debate | Cyberblog http://www.steptoecyberblog.com/2012/11/02/the-hackback-debate/ 0 comments
- It's Time to Drop the 'Expectation of Privacy' Test | WIRED http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securitymatters/2009/03/securitymatters_0326 0 comments
- Law and the Multiverse Blog Mixes Lawyers and Superheroes - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/21/books/21lawyers.html?_r=1&src=twr 0 comments