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Justices reject billion-dollar judgment for copyright infringement by internet service provider
3+ week, 3+ day ago (684+ words) Ronald Mann is a professor of law at Columbia, where he teaches courses in commercial finance, payment systems and deals. He graduated from the University of Texas in 1985, and after clerking on the U. S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (Judge…...
When Trotsky Got the Axe
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (329+ words) Throughout his years in exile, Trotsky well understood that Stalin would not allow a regime opponent of his stature to survive. Stalin based his claim to leadership on his superior knowledge of Marx and Lenin. It was Trotsky who challenged…...
Into the Woods
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (1049+ words) I've never been to Maine, and all of the hikes I've ever taken can be tallied on one hand. Yet, somehow, in reading How to Survive in the Woods, Kat Rosenfield's latest thriller, I find myself transported to a dense…...
They Got Game
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (345+ words) The ABA was also the first league to use a 3-point line. Back then it was 25 feet away. The NBA, first believing the 3-point-line to be a "mockery" of the game, incorporated it into its rules in 1979, bringing it 15 inches…...
That Old Familiar Bern
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (1295+ words) Even if you loathe Bernie Sanders, you will adore this phenomenal and utterly charming 500-plus page love letter to the state of Vermont and its people. Superbly written'Chiasson is a Wellesley College English professor and a well-known poet'it is also…...
The Most Powerful People in the World Are Obsessed With Media Again
2+ week, 1+ day ago (612+ words) Sam Altman is buying his favorite show, Larry Ellison is buying CNN to merge it with CBS News, Jamie Dimon is toying with launching a venture. It may mark a new era of vanity media owners. It's a tale as…...
The Substance of the Clean Power Plan Memos
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (1123+ words) The Chief Justice reminds us why he was the best lawyer of his time. Josh Blackman | 4. 19. 2026 2: 22 AM The latest New York Times reporting fits the mold as well. Here, we get insights into how Roberts views emergency docket relief. First,…...
Open Thread
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (58+ words) Eugene Volokh | 4. 19. 2026 3: 00 AM NEXT: The Substance of the Clean Power Plan Memos C. Jarrett Dieterle | 4. 18. 2026 7: 00 AM Jacob Sullum | From the May 2026 issue Christian Britschgi | 4. 17. 2026 5: 10 PM Jacob Sullum | 4. 17. 2026 4: 55 PM Autumn Billings | 4. 17. 2026 4: 17 PM...
With his grandiose White House ballroom plan, Trump again asserts the power to do as he pleases
1+ week, 5+ day ago (314+ words) Jacob Sullum | 4. 6. 2026 3: 30 PM The government's lawyers argued that the terms "alteration" and "improvement" are "capacious" enough to encompass the president's plan. "A brazen interpretation, indeed!" Leon writes. "Those two words cannot bear that weight, for a few reasons." Finally, Leon…...
Some Questions About The SCOTUS Leak On the Clean Power Plan Case
5+ hour, 56+ min ago (158+ words) This story is only getting started. Josh Blackman | 4. 19. 2026 12: 37 AM Either the Supreme Court is supreme or it is not. Chief Judge Garland and his colleagues should not have had the final say on this matter. Chief Justice Roberts would. I'll…...