Did President Lincoln defy a court order by Chief Justice Taney?; Justice Kagan’s beautiful remarks at the Antonin Scalia Law School dedication; Progressives push to strip groups of nonprofit status for opposing administration foreign policy; What is the intent requirement of the Fourth Amendment?;     Did President Lincoln defy a court order by Chief Justice Taney? Debunking the conventional understanding of the facts and holding of Ex parte Merryman By Randy Barnett  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Remotely accessing an IP address inside a target computer is a search A follow-up to my earlier post on the Playpen warrant. By Orin Kerr  •  Read more »   Justice Kagan’s beautiful remarks at the Antonin Scalia Law School dedication On Thursday, my law school held a dedication ceremony, attended by six Supreme Court justices, honoring the renaming of George Mason University's law school as the Antonin Scalia Law School. By David Bernstein  •  Read more »   Progressives push to strip groups of nonprofit status for opposing administration foreign policy J Street and others critical of Israel are lobbying the administration to revoke the 501(c)(3) status of charities that support Israeli settlements, on the grounds that it contradicts the administration's foreign policy and view of international law. By that standard, groups that oppose the Iraq War, or any U.S. war, should also lose their tax status. But it is understood this unconstitutional abuse of power should only apply to pro-Israel groups. By Eugene Kontorovich  •  Read more » What is the intent requirement of the Fourth Amendment? For a Fourth Amendment "search" to occur, is it only the government's act that matters, or is there also a purpose requirement for the government's act? In a new decision, the 11th Circuit identifies a circuit split on this question and defends its side of the split. By Orin Kerr  •  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