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[Ilya Somin] US, Allies Consider Seizing Russian Government Assets and Giving them to Ukraine

28 Dec 2023, 8:32 am by Ilya Somin

[They should take this wise and just step sooner rather than later.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Why Section 3 Disqualification Doesn't Require a Prior Criminal Conviction on Charges of Insurrection

26 Dec 2023, 7:20 am by Ilya Somin

[The reason is a combination of the general structure of our legal system and the original meaning of Section 3 [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Biden Expands Pardons for Marijuana Possession

22 Dec 2023, 12:09 pm by Ilya Somin

[It's a commendable, but very modest, expansion of a step he took last year.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Efforts to Show that Exempting the President from the Scope of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment isn't Absurd Underscore that it Actually is

21 Dec 2023, 2:04 pm by Ilya Somin

[Harvard law Prof. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Colorado Supreme Court Rules Trump is Ineligible for the Presidency Under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment

19 Dec 2023, 6:22 pm by Ilya Somin

[The Colorado court got this issue right. [read post]

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[Eugene Volokh] Prof. Rick Hasen on the Colorado S. Ct. Trump Disqualification Ruling

19 Dec 2023, 5:52 pm by Eugene Volokh

Ilya Somin has posted a much more detailed analysis. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] My Contribution to Brennan Center Symposium on the Most Significant State Constitutional Cases of 2023

19 Dec 2023, 12:34 pm by Ilya Somin

[I focus on the Washington Supreme Court's flawed decision holding an eviction moratorium is not a taking of private property.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Review of "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes"

18 Dec 2023, 10:56 pm by Ilya Somin

[The new movie is a compelling film version of Suzanne Collins' prequel to the Hunger Games trilogy.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Don't Put too Much Stock in Survey Finding that 67% of 18-24-Year-Olds Say Jews are "Oppressors"

17 Dec 2023, 4:13 pm by Ilya Somin

[The much-cited Harvard-Harris poll question has flawed wording,and is at odds with other, better surveys.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Happy Saturnalia!

17 Dec 2023, 7:45 am by Ilya Somin

[Another year of the the Volokh Conspiracy tradition of marking the occasion of this ancient Roman holiday.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Virginia Should Refuse to Subsidize the Construction of a New Stadium for the Capitals and Wizards

16 Dec 2023, 2:32 pm by Ilya Somin

[The proposed deal could be the largest-ever government subsidy for a sports stadium. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] The GOP's Bogus Linkage Between Aiding Ukraine and "Border Security"

12 Dec 2023, 2:52 pm by Ilya Somin

[The analogy between Russia's invasion of Ukraine and illegal migration to the US is nonsensical. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Cato Amicus Brief in the Texas and Florida Social Media Cases

11 Dec 2023, 7:50 am by Ilya Somin

[The brief urges the Supreme Court to reverse its badly misguided precedent in Pruneyard v. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] New Survey Showing Public Ignorance About the Holocaust Among Young Americans

9 Dec 2023, 12:35 pm by Ilya Somin

[The Economist/YouGov survey indicates 1 in 5 young Americans believe the Holocaust is a "myth. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Future of Freedom Podcast on Proposals to Expand War on Drugs by Attacking Mexico

7 Dec 2023, 2:48 pm by Ilya Somin

[The podcast addresses recent GOP advocacy of military intervention to curb cross-border drug trafficking.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] My Forthcoming Publius Review of Christopher Zurn, "Splitsville, USA: A Democratic Argument for Breaking Up the United States"

7 Dec 2023, 10:46 am by Ilya Somin

[The book argues democracy can be preserved and improved by breaking up the United States into two or more new nations.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Fifth Circuit Rules Against Texas in Case Where State Claimed Immigration and Drug Smuggling Qualify as "Invasion"

2 Dec 2023, 10:29 am by Ilya Somin

[The ruling is mostly based on statutory issues, but also covers the "invasion" question.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Sandra Day O'Connor, RIP

1 Dec 2023, 11:24 am by Ilya Somin

[She was the first woman Supreme Court justice, and played a key role in changing the Court's jurisprudence for the better on several issues.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] My New Bulwark Article on Trump and Section 3 of the 14th Amendment

30 Nov 2023, 12:18 pm by Ilya Somin

[The article makes the case for disqualification on moral and pragmatic grounds, as well as legal ones.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Federal Agencies Neglect Anti-Asian Discrimination in Education

29 Nov 2023, 1:37 pm by Ilya Somin

[My wife Alison Somin, an attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation, outlines the problem.] [read post]

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