Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions; ‘The Surprisingly Weak Reasoning of Mohamud‘; Richard Nixon’s exploitation of political ignorance; Making Defamation Law Great Again: Michael Mann’s suit may continue; Congress should act to reclaim its war powers;     Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions Puppycide; averting jury nullification; and suspicionless drug tests for college students. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   ‘The Surprisingly Weak Reasoning of Mohamud‘ A closer look at the Ninth Circuit's recent Fourth Amendment decision on email surveillance. By Orin Kerr  •  Read more » Richard Nixon’s exploitation of political ignorance A new paper shows that Richard Nixon adopted wage and price controls even though he knew they were harmful. He did it to exploit public ignorance. Sadly, he was far from the last political leader to manipulate the public in this way. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more »   Making Defamation Law Great Again: Michael Mann’s suit may continue A D.C. court's refusal to dismiss Michael Mann's defamation suit, even in the face of D.C.'s anti-SLAPP law, may make it too easy for activists to sue their political opponents. By Jonathan H. Adler  •  Read more »   Congress should act to reclaim its war powers It should not allow the president to initiate wars without congressional authorization. By Ilya Somin  •  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