Open Thread
The Volokh Conspiracy is a blog that features law professors and often discusses libertarian and contrarian views. The blog is independent and its authors' opinions are not endorsed by any institution. The authors recently discussed various topics including a bill to codify the right to film federal agents and a new embryo editing technique.
- ▪Eugene Volokh is the Thomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford.
- ▪A bill has been introduced in Congress to codify the First Amendment right to film federal agents.
- ▪A new embryo editing technique has been developed that could potentially be used to design babies without disease.
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The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The Volokh Conspiracy Editorial Independence Who we are Books Volokh Daily Email Archives Search DMCA RSS Open Thread What’s on your mind? Eugene Volokh | 6.9.2026 3:00 AM NEXT: Ex-DOGE Staffer, Ex-Pete-Hegseth Advisor Justin Fulcher Sues the Guardian for Libel Eugene Volokh is the Thomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford, and the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA School of Law. Naturally, his posts here (like the opinions of the other bloggers) are his own, and not endorsed by any institution. He is also the co-host of the Free Speech Unmuted podcast.
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