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Terrorwashing a Genocide
The United States sent 22 Uyghurs to Guantanamo bay in 2002. They joined over 700 detainees who were living outside the Geneva Convention. U.S. intelligence […]
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Brickbat: We Know Where You Live
Norma Garcia Lopez-Lopez was the co-chairperson of Fort Worth Independent Schools District’s Racial Equity Committee. Garcia Lopez didxx several parents for challenging COVID-19 and speaking […]
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Every Year, Police Pull People Over To Give Out Turkeys Instead of Tickets. That Could Be Illegal.
Thanksgiving is synonymous with tradition. Police departments have noticed a trend in recent years to pull over uninformed drivers and hand out turkeys rather than […]
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A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature from the Institute for Justice. Federal officials, dear friends, are generally immune to claims for […]
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No “Defense of Others” Defense in Justina Pelletier Hospital Hacking Case
Start at U.S. v. GottesfeldThe First Circuit (Judge Kayatta joined by Judge Howard, Chief Judge Howard, and Judge Lynch) decided in favor of the following: […]
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University Administrators on the Rittenhouse Verdict
Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic has an excellent article about this. Here’s an excerpt. Instead of encouraging independent scrutiny, many campus administrators have released statements that […]
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A Worrisome New COVID-19 Variant Identified in South Africa
South African scientists have reported the rapid rise of B.1.1.529, a COVID-19 variant that is highly mutational. The World Health Organization will likely assign it […]
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Volokh Conspiracy Holiday Gifts – 2021
It’s the holiday season. What could be better for gift ideas for Volokh Conspiracy loyal readers than books from VC bloggers? Two new books were […]
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Thursday Open Thread (Friday This Week)
Reason.com’s Thursday Open Thread (Friday this Week) was first published.
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That Time Mikhail Gorbachev Appeared in a Pizza Hut Commercial
The 60-second Pizza Hut advertisement is perhaps the most striking example of capitalism’s victory against the Soviet Union. Although it was originally broadcast more than […]