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[Ilya Somin] Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Ends Onerous Truck Inspection Order Impeding International Commerce on the Mexican Border

15 Apr 2022, 7:04 pm by Ilya Somin

[The inspections caused great economic harm, and may also have violated the Dormant Foreign Commerce Clause of the Constitution.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] The Demand for Political Misinformation is a Bigger Danger than the Supply

15 Apr 2022, 5:38 pm by Ilya Somin

[Harvard Law Professor Guy-Uriel Charles has some useful insights on the problem.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] New Globe and Mail Article on How and Why Canada Should Open its Doors to More Ukrainian and Russian Refugees

12 Apr 2022, 2:32 pm by Ilya Somin

[I coauthored it with Canadian immigration policy expert Sabine El-Chidiac.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] The Case for Pursuing the Issue of Russian War Crimes in Ukraine - Even Though Putin is Highly Unlikely to Ever be Tried and Punished

10 Apr 2022, 3:50 pm by Ilya Somin

[Putin and other Russian leaders are likely guilty of massive war crimes. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Eighth Circuit Rules Eviction Moratoria are Likely to be Takings Requiring Compensation Under the Fifth Amendment

9 Apr 2022, 2:35 pm by Ilya Somin

My wife Alison Somin works for PLF. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] My NBC Article on the Confirmation of Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

7 Apr 2022, 1:03 pm by Ilya Somin

[It explains why many of the reasons GOP senators gave for opposing Jackson were ridiculous, but also that there is nothing inherently wrong in opposing a qualified "mainstream" nominee based on differences over judicial philosophy.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Article on "Gun Rights, Property Rights, and Takings"

5 Apr 2022, 1:22 pm by Ilya Somin

[My Duke Center for Firearms Law piece on why laws forcing private property owners to allow guns on their premises violate property rights and often qualify as takings requiring compensation under the Fifth Amendment.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Video of American Enterprise Institute Event on my Book "Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom"

3 Apr 2022, 3:13 pm by Ilya Somin

[It includes commentary by housing policy specialist Emily Hamilton (Mercatus Center), and economist Filipe Campante (Johns Hopkins University).] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] My Appearance on Prof. Eric Segall's "Supreme Myths" Podcast

2 Apr 2022, 8:05 am by Ilya Somin

[We discussed my book "Free to Move," the state of originalism, and other issues.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Fourth Circuit Stays Trial Court Ruling Against Racial Balancing Policy Discriminating Against Asian Applicants to Prominent Virginia Public School

1 Apr 2022, 3:41 pm by Ilya Somin

NOTE: My wife, Alison Somin, is one of the Pacific Legal Foundation public interest lawyers representing the plaintiffs in the TJ case. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Two Iliberal and Unjust Zelensky Policies the West Should Force Him to End

1 Apr 2022, 7:20 am by Ilya Somin

[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is leading his nation a just cause. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Biden May End Title 42 "Public Health" Expulsions of Migrants

30 Mar 2022, 7:00 pm by Ilya Somin

[The policy caused immense suffering, in exchange for meager public health benefits, if any at all. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Does the Risk of Terrorism Justify Migration Restrictions?

30 Mar 2022, 1:45 pm by Ilya Somin

[My essay for the German Verfassungsblog, explains why the answer to that question is generally "no. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] 21 States File Lawsuit Against CDC Mask Mandate For Public Transportation

30 Mar 2022, 1:44 pm by Ilya Somin

[The lawsuit raises some of the same issues as earlier successful challenges against the CDC's eviction moratorium. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] The Case for Opening Our Doors to Russians Fleeing Putin - as Well as Ukrainians

27 Mar 2022, 3:36 pm by Ilya Somin

[Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell explains how it can benefit the US economy while "draining Putin's brain. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] My New Article on "Nondelegation Limits on COVID Emergency Powers: Lessons from the Eviction Moratorium and Title 42 Cases"

24 Mar 2022, 11:20 am by Ilya Somin

[The eviction moratorium and Title 42 "public health" expulsion cases have many parallels that may have been ignored because of their differing ideological valence. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] US and Canada Expand Admission of Ukrainian Refugees

24 Mar 2022, 10:20 am by Ilya Somin

[But bureaucratic obstacles and other constraints might reduce the effectiveness of these policies. [read post]

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A Scandal or an Extremist/Utterly Brilliant and Wonderful

21 Mar 2022, 8:03 am by Paul Horwitz

Ilya Somin argues in the VC today that confirmation hearings, although flawed, "serve useful purposes. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Some Questions Senators Should ask Ketanji Brown Jackson

20 Mar 2022, 8:28 pm by Ilya Somin

[George Will and the Washington Post editorial board suggest some good ones. [read post]