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The Government Wants Your Posts Before It Grants You Papers
The Trump administration has approved a profoundly disturbing new immigration policy: collecting social media account information from anyone seeking to change their immigration status or obtain work or travel authorization. On February 11, the policy was approved for a one-year period. Social media data will now be required of “the more than 3 million people applying […]
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Strategic Monetization of Digital Asset Volatility: A Comprehensive Analysis of Income Generation via Crypto Options in the 2026 Financial Ecosystem
The transition of the cryptocurrency market from a speculative arena into a foundational pillar of global financial infrastructure was decisively solidified throughout 2025, setting the stage for a highly sophisticated derivatives landscape in 2026. As institutional capital “goes vertical,” the shift from simple spot accumulation to advanced yield-generation strategies has become the hallmark of the […]
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Climate Change Goes Back to the Supreme Court — Colorado Edition
On today’s order list there is only one grant of certiorari, but it is a big one: Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) v. County Commissioners of Boulder County. This is one of the climate change tort suits filed by state and local governments against fossil fuel companies under state law, and it will unquestionably be one of […]
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Trump’s New Tariffs Are Probably Illegal Too
Hours after the Supreme Court struck down the tariffs that President Donald Trump had imposed by invoking emergency executive powers, Trump signed a new order imposing another set of tariffs under a different law. Just one problem: These new tariffs are likely unlawful too. Indeed, Trump’s own attorneys even admitted as much during the legal battle […]
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How Should The Non-Delegation Doctrine and the Major Question Doctrine Apply to Foreign Affairs?
In an earlier post, I observed that Learning Resources is not really a constitutional law case. The bulk of the Chief Justice’s controlling opinion focuses on statutory interpretation, sprinkled with some major question analysis. But there is very little straight-up conlaw. Justice Thomas, as usual, is in a league of his own. He wrote a through […]
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Can You Trust Wikipedia?
Whom can you trust? Trust in institutions is at an all-time low. Trust in the media has collapsed. “Meanwhile, during that same 25-year period, Wikipedia has gone from being kind of a joke to one of the few things people trust,” says Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, whose new book The Seven Rules of Trust: A […]
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Oklahoma Ends Indefinite Death Row Solitary Confinement
Every year, thousands of prisoners in the U.S. are placed in solitary confinement, where they endure isolation, abuse, and mental suffering. This practice might soon become rarer for some inmates in Oklahoma, thanks to the efforts of activists in the state. Earlier this month, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oklahoma announced that the […]
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Litigation Breeds Litigation + Follow-Up to Lawsuit Against Pro-Palestinian / Anti-Semitic Protesters Outside Synagogue
From Friday’s decision by Judge Shalina Kumar (E.D. Mich.) in Susselman v. Attorney Grievance Comm’n (for more on the Sixth Circuit’s decision rejecting the underlying lawsuit against the protesters, see this post): Plaintiffs Marc Susselman … sue[s] the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission (“[AGC]”), its Board of Commissioners, and Michael Goetz, in his official capacity as […]
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The Roberts Court Rejects Trump’s Tariffs
Last Friday’s opinion for the Court in Learning Resources v. Trump was mercifully short. The full stack of opinions, not so much. The dueling opinions give us academic types lots of interesting material to chew on, including what to make of the fact that four separate opinions embrace the major questions doctrine, but do so in […]
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Looking for the Best Cloud Mining Platforms in 2026? Top 5 Options Compared
As Bitcoin mining difficulty continues to increase, hardware costs rise, and energy prices remain unpredictable, more investors are seeking simple mining solutions without the need for hardware. Cloud mining, with its convenience and low entry threshold, continues to dominate the digital investment market, becoming the preferred choice for those looking to earn Bitcoin passively. Among […]
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