A short excerpt from today’s long Braid v. Stilley, written by Seventh Circuit Judge Michael Scudder and joined by Chief Judge Diane Sykes and Judge Thomas Kirsch: In September 2021 Dr. Alan Braid, a Texas OB/GYN, wrote an editorial in the Washington Post admitting he performed an abortion in violation of the Texas Heartbeat Act. […]
The Trump administration is ramping up its attack on Harvard University. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Wednesday that it would subpoena the university for information regarding its Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), a program that certifies schools to enroll international students. Since April, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has made sweeping demands that […]
Back when the debate about foreign law—including especially Islamic law—in U.S. courts was in the news, I blogged quite a bit about it. I also wrote two law review articles on the subject, see Foreign Law in American Courts and Religious Law (Especially Islamic Law) in American Courts. My basic view was that: American courts […]
Set aside for a moment the real estate price controls, the government groceries, even the growing stack of missed opportunities to forthrightly condemn antisemitic violence—New York mayoral Democratic Party nominee Zohran Mamdani this week reminded us anew about the awfulness of his candidacy by receiving the enthusiastic endorsement of (shudder) the local teachers union. “[Mamdani] […]
A bit of pragmatic candor from an order today in Point Bridge Capital, Inc. v. Johnson (N.D. Tex.): Plaintiffs’ Motion to Permit Remote Trial Testimony of Expert Witness … states that their expert has been hospitalized for heart problems and is under strict doctor’s orders not to travel. Plaintiffs submit a sworn affidavit in support of their […]
Brazilian flag. (NA)  Earlier today, President Donald Trump announced he intends to impose 50% tariffs on imports from Brazil, citing that country’s prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro, for the latter’s attempt to stage a coup to keep himself in power after losing an election. Bolsonaro is a political ally of Trump’s. The incident highlights […]
This week the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a controversial video that lionizes the work of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which it suggests is aimed at delivering divine justice to evildoers. The video quotes Isaiah 6:8, which describes the prophet’s acceptance of a mission from God, and includes an excerpt from the […]
Newly announced tariffs on imported copper might be the Trump administration’s most foolish trade policy yet. It is a move that will force American industries to pay significantly higher prices for a metal that is essential for everything from tech manufacturing to homebuilding. “Copper is necessary for Semiconductors, Aircraft, Ships, Ammunition, Data Centers, Lithium-ion Batteries, […]
In a May 2025 Instagram post, former FBI Director James Comey shared a photo of seashells on a beach arranged to spell out “86 47.” It was clearly a reference to Comey’s opposition to President Donald Trump—”86″ being a slang term meaning “to throw out,” and Trump being the 47th president. Right away, Trump supporters […]
X CEO Linda Yaccarino has become an ex-X CEO. She is stepping down after two years at the helm of Elon Musk’s social media site, formerly known as Twitter, which he purchased in October 2022. Musk hired Yaccarino in June 2023 to run Twitter and rebranded it as X the following month. In her departure […]