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Politics investigates how governments, parties, and policymakers shape the landscape of free speech and censorship. From campaign regulations to state restrictions, this category examines the role of politics in defining the boundaries of expression and democratic debate.
As Congress returns to session this week amid a new conflict in the Middle East, a crucial question hangs over…
A month ago, the police chief of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, held an extraordinary press conference where he accused federal immigration…
Mirabelli v. Bonta represents an important installment in the Supreme Court’s developing emergency docket jurisprudence. Indeed, I think it is extremely…
The Gulag History Museum in Moscow has been permanently closed. I wrote about my 2016 visit to the museum dedicated to…
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s newsletter includes stories on: Two New Jersey property…
Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Get out there and get a hit today—or don’t, and maybe…
Newly-elected Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger is refusing to cooperate with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) efforts to detain and…
My hometown of Staten Island is often called the forgotten borough. Everyone knows about Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.…
For more on the backstory, see these posts; an excerpt from one: This case arises out of the tragic murder…
[The second of four blog posts drawing on yesterday’s Hallows Lecture at Marquette Law School.] My first blog post set…
President Donald Trump has launched a massive military attack on Iran without first obtaining a declaration of war from Congress.…
On his second inauguration day, in January 2025, President Donald Trump signaled one of his administration’s highest priorities by issuing…