What’s really the matter with North Carolina?; Texas AG: Lawyer speech code proposed by American Bar Association would violate the First Amendment; Federalism as insurance; Washington secretary of state: Possible $1,000 penalty proceeding against four ‘faithless electors’; Did the warrant for Huma Abedin’s emails establish probable cause?; Cases that are likely wrong as a matter of original meaning: What would you add to the list?;     Second Amendment claim of felon with 25-year-old false statements conviction may go forward So concludes a federal district court in Illinois; the case may eventually go up to the Seventh Circuit, which has "left open the possibility that a felon might be able to rebut that presumption [that the ban on felon gun possession is valid as to him]." By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » What’s really the matter with North Carolina? Putting the N.C. GOP's legislative power grab in some historical and political perspective. By Jonathan H. Adler  •  Read more »   Texas AG: Lawyer speech code proposed by American Bar Association would violate the First Amendment "A court would likely conclude that the American Bar Association's Model Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(g), if adopted in Texas, would unconstitutionally restrict freedom of speech, free exercise of religion, and freedom of association for members of the State Bar. In addition, a court would likely conclude that it was overbroad and void for vagueness." By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » Federalism as insurance Legal scholar Rick Hills is right to describe federalism as "insurance." But he is overly dismissive of the potential value of "fair weather" federalists who only support constitutional limits on federal power when it is politically convenient to do so. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Washington secretary of state: Possible $1,000 penalty proceeding against four ‘faithless electors’ "Secretary of State Kim Wyman, the state’s chief elections officer, said she will enforce the statute." By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   Did the warrant for Huma Abedin’s emails establish probable cause? Now that the warrant is public, we can take a look. It turns out to be a somewhat tricky question. By Orin Kerr  •  Read more »   Cases that are likely wrong as a matter of original meaning: What would you add to the list? Suggestions welcome. By Will Baude  •  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