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Henry Repeating Arms Introduces Deadeye Revolvers with Sight Upgrades
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (387+ words) Henry Repeating Arms has announced the addition of two new revolver variants, the H16 Golden Boy Deadeye Revolver and the H17 Big Boy Deadeye Revolver, created in direct response to feedback from Henry owners and enthusiasts. Henry Repeating Arms has announced the…...
West Virginia Senate Approves Constitutional Carry Expansion
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (462+ words) Young adults in the Mountaineer State may soon be able to exercise their Second Amendment rights without the need for a government-issued permission slip. On Tuesday, the West Virginia Senate overwhelmingly approved SB 30, which repeals the state law requiring 18-to…...
2-1 Ninth Circuit Decision in Suit Against Airline Brought by White Father Traveling with Black Adopted Son
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (294+ words) Eugene Volokh | 2.11.2026 9:03 AM From DelVechhia v. Frontier Airlines, Inc., decided Tuesday by the Ninth Circuit, in an opinion by Judges Michael Daily Hawkins and Johnnie Rawlinson: [1.] Peter DelVecchia, a White man, and his adopted son A.D., who is Black, sued Frontier Airlines,…...
New Mexico Senate Passes Sweeping Semi-Auto Gun Ban
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (500+ words) The New Mexico State Senate has approved a sweeping ban on common semi-automatic firearms legally owned and used by thousands of lawful citizens for sport, competition and self-defense. The measure, Senate Bill 17, would ban common gas-operated semi-automatic firearms, .50-caliber rifles…...
The Original Meaning of Birthright Citizenship
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (135+ words) Problems ahead for the Trump administration Keith E. Whittington | 2.11.2026 8:30 AM From the introduction to the paper: You can read the whole thing here. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Trump's executive order excluding birthright citizenship to children of unauthorized…...
"No State Authority Is Needed to Be a Creep in a Local Bar. Any Jamoke Can Do That."
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (445+ words) Eugene Volokh | 2.11.2026 8:01 AM From Heckman v. Village of Shannon, decided Monday by Judge Iain Johnston (N.D. Ill.): Unless noted, the following allegations come from Heckman's complaint, accepted as true for the purposes of this motion. Heckman is no stranger to Shannon's Village Board…...
Brickbat: Well-Housed
9+ hour, 4+ min ago (54+ words) NEXT: The Heavy Pot Taxes Favored by The New York Times Would Undermine Legalization Charles Oliver | 2.11.2026 4:00 AM Jacob Sullum | 2.11.2026 12:01 AM Robby Soave | 2.10.2026 7:15 PM Jacob Sullum | 2.10.2026 5:10 PM Ronald Bailey | 2.10.2026 5:00 PM...
Open Thread
10+ hour, 5+ min ago (124+ words) Eugene Volokh | 2.11.2026 3:00 AM NEXT: What Happens If A Religion Precludes A Person From Supporting Zionism? Eugene Volokh is the Thomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford, and the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus and Distinguished…...
California Dems Pass Bill to Give $90M to Abortion Giant Planned Parenthood
11+ hour, 14+ min ago (239+ words) California lawmakers passed a measure on Monday to send $90 million to abortion giant Planned Parenthood and other clinics. The Democrat-led State Legislature passed the funding in response to the Trump administration's cuts to abortion-related efforts and organizations, the Los Angeles…...
The heavy pot taxes favored by the New York Times would undermine legalization
13+ hour, 3+ min ago (586+ words) The New York Times embraced legalization of recreational marijuana in 2014, two years after Colorado and Washington became the first states to take that step. By that point, most Americans opposed pot prohibition, and that majority has grown since then. The…...