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What is life like under the bombs of the Iran war?
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (690+ words) Since the U.S.-Israeli air raids on Iran last week, every single country in the region has seen some level of bombing or even ground skirmishes. While most Americans are experiencing the war mostly through higher prices at the gas pump'though…...
Mamdani’s ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearings won’t fix New York housing
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (285+ words) "No heat, no hot water. The boiler wasn't working. I have water in my walls," renter Tori Brown informed officials at the first Rental Ripoff Hearing last month in Brooklyn. Another tenant told NTD that he had been dealing with…...
Lawsuit Over Cancellation of April 2024 Pro-Palestine Protest at U Texas Can Go Forward
7+ hour, 29+ min ago (201+ words) Eugene Volokh | 3.9.2026 8:33 AM In response, UT preemptively cancelled the event by sending notices to PSC student representatives, with one such notice dated April 23, 2024, and four others dated April 24, 2024. In those notices, UT states its reasons for cancellation as follows: However,…...
No Second Amendment "Right to Build Solar-Powered Greenhouses"
5+ hour, 56+ min ago (138+ words) Eugene Volokh | 3.9.2026 10:06 AM So Judge Joshua Wolson (E.D. Pa.) held yesterday in Nellom v. Shapiro, unsurprisingly. An excerpt, from the Factual Allegations section: Congress passed the "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" in 2021, which resulted in the "Justice40 Initiative mission of Sustainability of our…...
Brickbat: Breaking In
12+ hour, 2+ min ago (50+ words) NEXT: Tony Gilroy on Andor, the Force, and Authoritarianism Matt Welch | From the April 2026 issue Charles Oliver | 3.9.2026 4:00 AM Eric Boehm | From the April 2026 issue C. Jarrett Dieterle | 3.7.2026 7:00 AM Christian Britschgi | From the April 2026 issue...
Open Thread
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (64+ words) Eugene Volokh | 3.8.2026 3:00 AM NEXT: Federal Government Lawyer's Filings Appear to Include "Fabricated Quotations and Misstatements of Case Holdings" Eric Boehm | From the April 2026 issue C. Jarrett Dieterle | 3.7.2026 7:00 AM Christian Britschgi | From the April 2026 issue Reem Ibrahim | 3.6.2026 5:42 PM Jack Nicastro | 3.6.2026 4:04 PM...
Today in Supreme Court History: March 7, 1965
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (71+ words) Josh Blackman | 3.7.2026 7:00 AM 3/7/1965: Civil rights marchers are attacked by the police in Selma, Alabama. The event would become known as "Bloody Sunday." C. Jarrett Dieterle | 3.7.2026 7:00 AM Christian Britschgi | From the April 2026 issue Reem Ibrahim | 3.6.2026 5:42 PM Jack Nicastro | 3.6.2026 4:04 PM Jacob Sullum | 3.6.2026 3:10 PM...
There is nothing positive to say about Kristi Noem's tenure at DHS
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (999+ words) Peter Suderman | 3.6.2026 9:30 AM Faith Noem more. It was never quite clear what, exactly, Kristi Noem brought to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) when President Donald Trump appointed her." She was a self-promoter with a penchant for obvious lies. Under…...
The Fifth Circuit and the Louisiana 10 Commandments Law
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (395+ words) The en banc court pushes pause--for now Mark Movsesian | 3.6.2026 7:15 AM Here's the background. In 2024, Louisiana enacted a statute requiring every public school classroom to display the Ten Commandments. The law specifies the text to be used and requires a…...
Trump fires Kristi Noem from DHS
4+ day, 12+ min ago (226+ words) Department of Homeland Security Robby Soave | 3.5.2026 3:50 PM President Donald Trump is replacing Kristi Noem, the embattled secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), due to mounting concerns about her performance, including from many Republicans. In a Thursday Truth Social…...