The Volokh Conspiracy

JULY 4, 2025

[This year, my annual post celebrating the Fourth of July is drawn from a chapter of Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People , and from a short essay on the same topic, The Declaration of Independence and the American Theory of Government: First Come Rights, and Then Comes Government. It also draws upon Sean Wilentz, No Property in Man: Slavery and Antislavery at the Nation's Founding.

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JULY 4, 2025

Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a relatively rare clarification of its earlier opinion, which lifted the injunction on the deportation of immigrants to third-party countries. In a surprising response, Judge Brian Murphy in Boston ruled that he considered his orders regarding the eight immigrants set for deportation to South Sudan to remain unchanged by the decision.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JULY 4, 2025

From Eleventh Circuit Judge Andrew Brasher, joined by Judges Kevin Newsom and Ed Carnes, in Wednesday's Brooks v. City of Southside : Brooks [a pseudonym] alleged violations of the United States Constitution and Alabama state law related to his arrest and prosecution… The district court allowed Brooks to file a motion under seal to explain why he should be allowed to proceed anonymously.

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JULY 4, 2025

“Nijjar and his associates have treated lawsuit after lawsuit and code violation after code violation as the cost of doing business and have been allowed to operate and collect hundreds of millions of dollars each year from families who sleep, shower, and feed their children in unhealthy and deplorable conditions,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JULY 4, 2025

From a June 27 Massachusetts AG opinion : We find the facts as follows. Like many college campuses, UMass Amherst was the site of demonstrations during the 2023-2024 academic year, stemming from events in the Middle East. On April 29, demonstrators established an encampment, including tents, on campus property and made certain demands of the University.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JULY 4, 2025

An Alabama grand jury has indicted Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith on six misdemeanor charges, and Chief Deputy Ralph Williams on one, for knowingly hiring six people—four school resource officers, a jailer, and a deputy—who lacked Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission certification, as required by law. One of those hires was Deputy Andrew Neves-McDonald, whose police certification in Arizona was suspended for misconduct.

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JULY 4, 2025

Conventions & Instruments On 17 June 2025, the Republic of Korea deposited its instrument of ratification of the 1993 Adoption Convention. With the ratification of the Republic of Korea, the 1993 Adoption Convention now has 107 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for the Republic of Korea on 1 October 2025. More information is available here.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JULY 4, 2025

Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit , a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice. At The Unpopulist , IJ's Anthony Sanders digs into the Supreme Court's inequitable evisceration of universal injunctions. This week on the Short Circuit podcast : Is yoga speech? And what's a scrivener's error? On the latest episode of Unpublished Opinions , IJ's roundtable podcast: Things get heated when opening the Bluebook, secrets are dished about dictionaries, and

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JULY 4, 2025

Professor Mareike Schmidt (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology) has kindly shared the attached Call for Applications with us.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JULY 4, 2025

On July 3, the Supreme Court granted the government's "motion for clarification" in Department of Homeland Security v. D. V. D. I did a quick search, and I can't seem to find any other instance where the Court granted a similar "motion for clarification." Then again, I highly doubt any district court attempted to play fast and loose with a Supreme Court order.

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JULY 4, 2025

General Motors Recalls 62,000 Silverado Trucks

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JULY 4, 2025

7/4/1776: Declaration of Independence is signed. Stone Engraving of the Declaration of Independence The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 4, 1776 appeared first on Reason.com.

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JULY 4, 2025

According to a press release issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission , these Chinese-made power stations could shock you. Over 6000 units recalled. # # # Harbor Freight Tools Recalls Predator 2000-Watt Power Stations Due to Shock Hazard Name of Product: Predator 2000W Power Stations Hazard: The wires in the power station’s AC outlet receptacles are reversed when the product is in Emergency Power Supply (“EPS”) mode, posing a shock hazard to consumers operating the pow

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JULY 4, 2025

Happy Independence Day! Despite the planned protests, most Americans will join today in celebrating our common article of faith in the Declaration of Independence. This country remains the greatest hope for freedom in the world, and these protests reaffirm those rights. We celebrate the ideals of the people we strive to be — and the millions who came before us.

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JULY 4, 2025

A coalition of human rights groups raised concerns on Thursday over FIFA’s decision to cancel “anti-racism and anti-discrimination messaging” in the lead up to the 2026 Men’s World Cup in the US, Canada, and Mexico. The statement followed a report by The Athletic revealing that FIFA has not displayed anti-racist or anti-discrimination messaging in stadiums at the 2025 Club World Cup in the US, despite having done so at the 2022 Men’s World Cup and 2023 Women’s

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JULY 4, 2025

RSS Feed Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Menu LegalReader.com · Legal News, Analysis, & Commentary Home Business Health & Medicine Lawsuits & Litigation News & Politics Science Positive News Crimes Search Recalls & Safety Alerts Coleman Recalls 228,000 Camping Cots Sara E. Teller — July 4, 2025 Photo by RDNE Stock project from Pexels Share on Facebook Tweet this Story Thousands of Coleman camping cots recalled after reports of serious injuries.

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JULY 4, 2025

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday that Türkiye’s administrative court in the province of Kahramanmaraş should scrutinize whether the environmental impact assessment (EIA) sufficiently determined the effects of a coal power plant’s expansion on human rights. HRW Human Rights Watch (HRW) submitted an amicus brief with the court, a legal document filed by a third party to provide additional context or arguments, arguing the assessment failed to meet legal standards.

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JULY 4, 2025

Happy 4th of July! I hope you have a wonderful Independence Day. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Judges are finding workarounds to Trump’s big Supreme Court win (Kyle Cheney and Hassan Ali Kanu, Politico) Supreme Court rejects Montana’s bid to revive parental consent law for minors’ abortions (Lindsay Whitehurst, AP) Federal prison guards allegedly beat an inmate to a pulp.

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JURIST

JULY 4, 2025

New York City (NYC) filed an amicus brief in a federal habeas corpus proceeding on Tuesday, supporting a former high school student who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after attending his mandatory immigration hearing in lower Manhattan. The city filed the brief in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York in support of Jose Luis, arguing that his June 2 arrest—despite his clean record and pending Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) application—reflects a

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JULY 4, 2025

Happy 4th of July from all of us here at the Canna Law Blog! We hope you have a fun, safe and not-too-hot holiday celebrating with family and friends. We’ll be back tomorrow with our regular programming.

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JULY 4, 2025

Amnesty International expressed outrage on Thursday over the violent crackdown on protests in Togo on June 26, citing the unjustified use of force and ill-treatment by the police and security forces. The organization urged the Togolese authorities to stop the unlawful use of force and ensure the release of those detained, calling for an investigation into the cases of alleged unlawful killings, arbitrary arrests, torture, and abduction.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JULY 4, 2025

The Declaration of Independence. (National Archives.) Over the years, I have written various posts and articles on the American Revolution and the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. Some have obvious continuing relevance to such issues as identity politics, nationalism, immigration, the role of slavery in American history, and more. This post is an expansion of last year's similar compendium.

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HowAppealing

JULY 4, 2025

“Conservative Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick has a warning for America”: Taylor Seely of The Arizona Republic has an article that begins, “Clint Bolick is worried. The Arizona Supreme Court justice and rock star of the political right stood before a crowd of lawyers recently and rebuked ‘deeply disturbing’ attacks on the American justice system coming from senior Trump administration officials.” The Society for the Rule of Law has posted on YouTube

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JULY 4, 2025

The Declaration of Independence. (National Archives.) Today is July 4, and we appropriately celebrate the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration is best known for its ringing affirmation of the rights to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." But it also contains a long list of grievances against King George III, by which the signers justified their decision to break from Britain.

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JULY 4, 2025

“Trump wants Alina Habba to stay as U.S. attorney in N.J. Sens. Andy Kim and Cory Booker say absolutely not. Interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba has prosecuted Democratic elected officials in New Jersey and Sens. Cory Booker and Andy Kim say she isn’t fit to keep the position.” Aliya Schneider of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

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