Now playing at the Supreme Court: The Deplorables!; My argument with Richard Posner about originalism; Happy Saturnalia!; Judge Sykes, possible confirmation hearings, and sexual-orientation discrimination;     Now playing at the Supreme Court: The Deplorables! A brilliant affirmation, by a "basket of deplorables," of the principle that the government should stay out of the business of deciding whether words are "disparaging." By David Post  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   My argument with Richard Posner about originalism Judge Posner claims that originalism is "nonsense," but Steve Sachs and I try to show why it is has real "bite." By Will Baude  •  Read more » Nullification and secession in America A timely new book on the role of nullification and secession in American federalism. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more »   Happy Saturnalia! The Volokh Conspiracy's annual celebration of an ancient Roman holiday. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more » Judge Sykes, possible confirmation hearings, and sexual-orientation discrimination "Sykes could face questioning about her handling" of a case that asks "whether the ban on sex discrimination in Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation." But it's pretty easy questioning to answer, no? By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Fact Checker Count the pinocchios. A weekly review of what's true, false or in-between. Sign Up »         Share The Volokh Conspiracy:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for updates from The Volokh Conspiracy blog. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071