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reason. com > volokh > 05/15/2026 > secret-recording-at-pretend-date-by-okeefe-media-wasnt-tortious-court-holds

Secret Recording at Pretend Date by O'Keefe Media Wasn't Tortious, Court Holds

1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (21+ words) From yesterday's decision by Judge Anthony Trenga (E. D. Va.) in Fseisi v. O'Keefe Media Group: The Complaint alleges the following: .. ....

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reason. com > 05/15/2026 > an-alabama-mom-delivered-a-preterm-baby-in-a-jail-cell-she-says-staff-refused-to-help

An Alabama mom delivered a preterm baby in jail cell. She says staff refused to help.

2+ hour, 28+ min ago  (444+ words) A woman is suing Houston County in southeast Alabama for violating her constitutional rights after she was forced to give birth preterm with no medical assistance in the county jail." The lawsuit, filed in federal court earlier this week, accuses…...

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reason. com > volokh > 05/15/2026 > georgia-high-court-admonishes-d-a-s-office-over-vehement-dissent-for-role-in-ai-hallucinations-in-court-order

Georgia High Court Admonishes D. A. s Office, Over "Vehement" Dissent, for Role in AI Hallucinations in Court Order

3+ hour, 49+ min ago  (53+ words) But the court is unanimous on the sanctions for the particular Assistant D. A. who was involved, and added: "We strongly encourage trial courts to carefully review proposed orders with the understanding that artificial intelligence software, with all of its potential risks…...

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reason. com > volokh > 05/15/2026 > vladeck-v-adler-on-the-shadow-docket

Vladeck v. Adler on the Shadow Docket

3+ hour, 43+ min ago  (14+ words) A discussion of the Supreme Court's "Shadow Docket" on the We the People Podcast....

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reason. com > 05/15/2026 > the-surprising-divide-over-what-counts-as-true

The surprising divide over what counts as true

4+ hour, 45+ min ago  (22+ words) A new study finds that what people think about facts, authenticity, or coherent beliefs explains why they disagree about what is true....

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reason. com > volokh > 05/15/2026 > short-circuit-an-inexhaustive-weekly-compendium-of-rulings-from-the-federal-courts-of-appeal-59

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

4+ hour, 32+ min ago  (16+ words) A camp chair, a shaking of faith, and a murder in front of a Waffle House....

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reason. com > 05/15/2026 > judge-stops-u-s-treasury-from-sanctioning-someones-speech

Judge stops U. S. Treasury from sanctioning someone's speech

5+ hour, 41+ min ago  (175+ words) Leon cited Rubio's own sanctions announcement'which accused Albanese of "unabashed antisemitism'support for terrorism, and open contempt for the United States, Israel, and the West"'as evidence that the sanctions were meant to punish mere speech. While the Trump administration's lawyers…...

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reason. com > 05/15/2026 > trumps-golden-dome-estimated-to-cost-1-2-trillion-new-report-reveals

Trump's "Golden Dome" estimated to cost $1. 2 trillion, new report reveals

6+ hour, 5+ min ago  (279+ words) President Donald Trump's grand vision for the "Golden Dome" national missile defense system may cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars more than originally expected, according to a new estimate by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which found that the…...

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reason. com > 05/15/2026 > thomas-massies-enemies-are-attacking-him-with-an-unfair-accusation

Thomas Massie's enemies are attacking him with an unfair accusation

6+ hour, 37+ min ago  (668+ words) Yet those who are foisting this hush money accusation on the public are engaged in pathological dishonesty. There is simply no substance to it. This is a filthy political hit job designed to punish one of the only Republicans who…...

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reason. com > volokh > 05/15/2026 > 500k-damages-for-false-report-of-assault-to-police

$500 K Damages for False Report of Assault to Police

19+ hour, 24+ min ago  (20+ words) From Bisogno v. Libertella, decided two months ago by the New York Appellate Division, Justices Francesca E. Connolly, Paul Wooten, .. ....