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Virginia McDonald's Bars Under-21-Year-Olds from Eating Inside. Is That Legal?

4 days ago | reason.com | Eugene Volokh

Discrimination | WJLA (Ida Domingo) reports that a Virginia McDonald's put up a sign that states, Due to repeated incidents of student violence, this McDonald's location is temporarily closed for dine-in service to anyone under 21 years of age. This decision was made to protect our staff, our guests, and our community.
"This Case Has Ended Up in a Rather Confusing Procedural Neverland," "in a Peter Pan-esque State of Immaturity,"

5 days ago | reason.com | Eugene Volokh

Politics "preventing any court from adjudicating on the merits." (Lawyers' true superpower: The power to turn every question into a question about procedure.) | From Westenbroek v. Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, decided by Judge Alan Johnson (D.
Hate Crime Hoax Could Be Constitutionally Unprotected True Threat

5 days ago | reason.com | Eugene Volokh

Free Speech | From today's decision by Judge Regina M. Rodriguez (D. Colo.) in U.S. v. Bernard: Colorado Springs, Colorado, held an election for mayor …. CANDIDATE 1 [Yemi Mobolade -EV] is black and CANDIDATE 2 [Wayne W. Williams -EV] is white…. Defendants supported CANDIDATE 1.
Free Speech Unmuted: Can AI Companies Be Sued For What AI Says? |

5 days ago | reason.com | Eugene Volokh

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Should Streisand Warnings Join Miranda Warnings?

6 days ago | reason.com | Eugene Volokh

Free Speech | Apropos Tuesday's post "Are Employment Lawyers Disclosing the Reputational Risks of Litigation to Their Clients?," Krista Lee Baughman (Dhillon Law) writes about a similar question related to libel law. (Baughman is a prominent libel lawyer, see, e.g., Starbuck v.
Transcendental Remediation: $2.6M Settlement in Lawsuit Over Chicago Public School Transcendental Meditation Program

6 days ago | reason.com | Eugene Volokh

Religion and the Law | The ABA Journal (Debra Cassens Weiss) reports on the settlement (in which "defendants did not admit liability"): The lead plaintiff in the suit, Kaya Hudgins, was a practicing Muslim at the time of the "Quiet Time Program," according to prior coverage by Patch and Religion News Service and an April 2024 press release.
Reasonable to Deny Pseudonymity to Plaintiff Who Seeks to Conceal That She Has Epilepsy

6 days ago | reason.com | Eugene Volokh

Free Speech So holds the Eleventh Circuit. | From today's Eleventh Circuit opinion in Tessa G. v. Secretary, decided by Judges Adalberto Jordan, Robert Luck, and Embry Kidd: In June 2023, Tessa G.
"Justice Is Not Served by Allowing This Game of Whack-a-Mole to Continue."

6 days ago | reason.com | Eugene Volokh

Free Speech | From today's decision by Judge Steven McAuliffe (D.N.H.) in Beres v.
Claim Can Go Forward Against American Publisher That Allegedly Knew Knew Author It Paid Was Hamas Hostage-Holder

6 days ago | reason.com | Eugene Volokh

Politics The claim is under the Alien Tort Statute, which allows lawsuits in U.S. courts for aiding and abetting terrorism (among other things). | From Jan v.
Dating Violence Restraining Order Reversed Because Court Relied on Unauthenticated Anonymous Communications

1 week ago | reason.com | Eugene Volokh

Due Process | From Adams v. Cox, decided last week by the Florida Court of Appeal (Judge John MacIver, joined by Judges Harvey Jay and Adrian Soud): Cox petitioned for injunction for protection against dating violence, alleging that Adams had committed acts of violence against her and that she feared imminent future violence.

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Articles

Virginia McDonald's Bars Under-21-Year-Olds from Eating Inside. Is That Legal?

"This Case Has Ended Up in a Rather Confusing Procedural Neverland," "in a Peter Pan-esque State of Immaturity,"

Hate Crime Hoax Could Be Constitutionally Unprotected True Threat

Free Speech Unmuted: Can AI Companies Be Sued For What AI Says? |

Should Streisand Warnings Join Miranda Warnings?

Transcendental Remediation: $2.6M Settlement in Lawsuit Over Chicago Public School Transcendental Meditation Program

Reasonable to Deny Pseudonymity to Plaintiff Who Seeks to Conceal That She Has Epilepsy

"Justice Is Not Served by Allowing This Game of Whack-a-Mole to Continue."

Claim Can Go Forward Against American Publisher That Allegedly Knew Knew Author It Paid Was Hamas Hostage-Holder

Dating Violence Restraining Order Reversed Because Court Relied on Unauthenticated Anonymous Communications

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