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reason. com > volokh > 05/18/2026 > the-missing-part-of-the-state-court-mangione-suppression-ruling

The Missing Part of the State Court Mangione Suppression Ruling?

5+ hour, 47+ min ago  (55+ words) The federal court denied a similar motion; the state court grants it in part....

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reason. com > 05/18/2026 > trumps-federal-gas-tax-holiday-would-save-drivers-less-than-9-per-month

Trump's federal gas tax holiday would save drivers less than $9 per month

8+ hour, 45+ min ago  (270+ words) It was a bad idea when Biden proposed it, and it's a bad idea now that Trump is proposing it. Want lower gas prices? End the war....

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reason. com > 05/18/2026 > the-smartphone-theory-of-birth-rate-decline-doesnt-hold-up

The smartphone theory of birth rate decline doesn't hold up

13+ hour, 47+ min ago  (1615+ words) Just when you think smartphone panic can't get any more dumb, it always does. Case in point: People are insisting that phones are why people worldwide are having fewer kids. There's one very simple, very obvious flaw with this theory:…...

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reason. com > volokh > 05/18/2026 > court-refuses-to-order-pam-bondi-to-delete-tweeted-booking-photos-in-prosecution-for-interference-with-ice-in-minneapolis

Court Refuses to Order Pam Bondi to Delete Tweeted Booking Photos in Prosecution for Interference with ICE in Minneapolis

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (21+ words) From Magistrate Judge Elsa Bullard (D. Minn.) Wednesday in U. S. v. Doyle: On January 26, 2026, the Government filed a. .....

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reason. com > volokh > 05/18/2026 > why-is-the-court-gvring-cases-in-light-of-callais-that-did-not-turn-on-the-issues-in-callais

Why is the Court GVRing Cases In Light Of Callais That Did Not Turn On The Issues In Callais?

14+ hour, 9+ min ago  (21+ words) I think the Court is hoping these cases go away on the merits and they won't have to deal with them....

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reason. com > volokh > 05/18/2026 > the-second-amendment-guns-on-private-property-guns-in-parks-and-the-fifth-element

The Second Amendment, Guns on Private Property, Guns in Parks, and "The Fifth Element"

14+ hour, 26+ min ago  (20+ words) From today's Second Circuit decision in'Christian v. Keane, in an opinion by Judge Joseph Bianco, joined by Judge Eunice Lee. .....

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reason. com > volokh > 05/18/2026 > notre-dame-pro-abortion-rights-professor-ordered-to-pay-200k-in-fees-in-failed-libel-lawsuit-against-student-newspaper

Notre Dame Pro-Abortion-Rights Professor Ordered to Pay $200 K in Fees in Failed Libel Lawsuit Against Student Newspaper

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (20+ words) So Special Judge Steven David (Ind. Super. Ct. St. Joseph County) ruled Friday. There had been a dispute about the. .....

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reason. com > volokh > 05/18/2026 > plaintiff-can-sue-pseudonymously-because-shes-a-criminal-defense-lawyer-with-a-gambling-addiction

Plaintiff Can Sue Pseudonymously Because She's a Criminal Defense Lawyer with a Gambling Addiction

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (40+ words) But reputational and professional harm is generally not a basis for allowing pseudonymity in most cases (since so many litigants face some such harm from the allegations in their cases being public). Did it make sense to allow it here?...

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reason. com > volokh > 05/18/2026 > 8%c2%bd-year-sentence-for-american-who-fought-for-isis-is-too-lenient-says-sixth-circuit

8-Year Sentence for American Who Fought for ISIS Is Too Lenient, Says Sixth Circuit

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (383+ words) The district court had departed downward from the Sentencing Guidelines' recommended sentence of 30 to 50 years....

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reason. com > volokh > 05/18/2026 > today-in-supreme-court-history-may-18-1860-7

Today in Supreme Court History: May 18, 1860

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (11+ words) 5/18/1860: Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination....

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