Ilya Somin

It’s a violation of international law. But probably not one that can be fixed with a lawsuit:).

I am not one of the lawyers on the case this time around (I'm primarily an academic, not a litigator). But will support as much as possible from the outside!

Liberty Justice Center Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 122 Tariffs NA Today, the Liberty Justice Center filed, Burlap and Barrel, Inc. v. Trump, a lawsuit challenging Donald Trump's massive new…

The Liberty Justice Center, with whom I worked on the tariff case decided by Supreme Court last month, has filed a compelling lawsuit challenging new Section 122 tariffs (following on a similar suit filed by 24 states). See my discussion here for more: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

Liberty Justice Center Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 122 Tariffs NA Today, the Liberty Justice Center filed, Burlap and Barrel, Inc. v. Trump, a lawsuit challenging Donald Trump's massive new…

The Liberty Justice Center, with whom I worked on the tariff case decided by Supreme Court last month, has filed a compelling lawsuit challenging new Section 122 tariffs (following on a similar suit filed by 24 states). See my discussion here for more: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

Why Donald Trump’s Iran War Is Unconstitutional The Founders were clear that Congress decides when to go to war.

My new @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social article on "Why Donald Trump's Iran War is Unconstitutional." It covers a wider range of issues than my earlier writings on this subject, including why the War Powers Act does NOT authorize this war: thedispatch.com/debates/dona...

Not yet.

Twenty-Four States Led by Oregon File Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 122 Tariffs NA Today, 24 states led by the state of Oregon filed the first lawsuit challenging Donald Trump's massive new Section…

24 states led by Oregon just filed first lawsuit challenging Trump's massive and illegal Section 122 tariffs. See my post for more, including why lawsuit deserves to prevail: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

Why Donald Trump’s Iran War Is Unconstitutional The Founders were clear that Congress decides when to go to war.

My new @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social article on "Why Donald Trump's Iran War is Unconstitutional." It covers a wider range of issues than my earlier writings on this subject, including why the War Powers Act does NOT authorize this war: thedispatch.com/debates/dona...

Twenty-Four States Led by Oregon File Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 122 Tariffs NA Today, 24 states led by the state of Oregon filed the first lawsuit challenging Donald Trump's massive new Section…

24 states led by Oregon just filed first lawsuit challenging Trump's massive and illegal Section 122 tariffs. See my post for more, including why lawsuit deserves to prevail: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

US Court of International Trade Orders Refund of All Illegally Collected IEEPA Tariffs Importantly, the Court ordered payment of refunds even to those businesses who have not filed a lawsuit to claim them.

My thoughts on today's US Court of International Trade ruling ordering refunds of all IEEPA tariffs ruled illegal by Supreme Court in Learning Resources decision: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

US Court of International Trade Orders Refund of All Illegally Collected IEEPA Tariffs Importantly, the Court ordered payment of refunds even to those businesses who have not filed a lawsuit to claim them.

My thoughts on today's US Court of International Trade ruling ordering refunds of all IEEPA tariffs ruled illegal by Supreme Court in Learning Resources decision: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

I understand. This isn’t just purpose. It’s understanding the text in historical context. A context even the administration concedes is relevant.

It has been mentioned before. But my post explains how it defeats every pro-administration argument.

Ron Wyden Is Begging His Colleagues To Stop Trying To Hand Trump A Censorship Weapon

We've been writing about Section 230 for a very long time. We've written about why it matters, why the people attacking it are wrong, and why most of the proposed "reforms" would make the internet dramatically…

Slavery and Birthright Citizenship All the Trump Administration's arguments for denying birthright ctizenshing to children of undocumented immigrants are at odds with the main purpose of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendme...

Every argument for Trump claim that children of illegal migrants can be denied birthright citizenship would also have denied it to numerous freed slaves and their children, thus going against main purpose of 14th Amendment Citizenship Clause. See my post for reasons why: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

Slavery and Birthright Citizenship All the Trump Administration's arguments for denying birthright ctizenship to children of undocumented immigrants are at odds with the main purpose of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendmen...

"[A]ccepting the government's position [in the birthright citizenship case] would undermine the central purpose of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment."
- @ilyasomin.bsky.social
Read more in @reason.com: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

Read our #SCOTUS brief on behalf of an ideologically diverse group of scholars, including @ilyasomin.bsky.social and @amandafrost.bsky.social: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/t...

'UNIMAGINABLE CRUELTY': Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointeee from NY, thrashes DHS' treatment of a man who came to the US at 9 as an abuse/neglect victim, has no criminal record and became a college grad.

"The laws of decency condemn such villainy." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Slavery and Birthright Citizenship All the Trump Administration's arguments for denying birthright ctizenshing to children of undocumented immigrants are at odds with the main purpose of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendme...

Every argument for Trump claim that children of illegal migrants can be denied birthright citizenship would also have denied it to numerous freed slaves and their children, thus going against main purpose of 14th Amendment Citizenship Clause. See my post for reasons why: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

Trump launched a war on Iran without a single vote in Congress. No authorization. No debate. No declaration. Just one man's decision. The Framers called this sort of thing the greatest danger to the republic.

@ilyasomin.bsky.social

YouTube video by Society for the Rule of Law Tariffs Debrief with Ilya Somin: Understanding the Supreme Court's decision

I did a @chkbal.bsky.social podcast about the tariff case. @greggnunziata.bsky.social interviewed me. Video linked below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=amda...

An Unconstitutional War Trump's attack on Iran is obviously unconstitutional. The moral and policy issues are a closer call.

This war is blatantly unconstitutional - undeniably a large enough military action to require congressional authorization. Its wisdom and morality are closer calls. But I'm skeptical regime change (which would be good) can be achieved by air attack alone: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

An Unconstitutional War Trump's attack on Iran is obviously unconstitutional. The moral and policy issues are a closer call.

This war is blatantly unconstitutional - undeniably a large enough military action to require congressional authorization. Its wisdom and morality are closer calls. But I'm skeptical regime change (which would be good) can be achieved by air attack alone: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

JUST IN: A federal judge says the Trump administration has been “terrorizing” refugees — violating the promise America made to them when they fled persecution at home — by locking them up illegally. He blocked the policy for those in MN storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Trump v. Barbara | Constitutional Accountability Center

Read our #SCOTUS brief on behalf of an ideologically diverse group of scholars, including @amandafrost.bsky.social and @ilyasomin.bsky.social: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/t...

Supreme Court Rules Trump’s Tariffs Unlawful Under IEEPA by We the People Unpacking the Supreme Court's Decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump

I did this @constitutionctr.bsky.social podcast on the Supreme Court tariff decision. Other participants were Zach Shemtob of @scotusblog.com and Julie Silverbrook (NCC). megaphone.link/NCC2191263670

Supreme Court Rules Trump’s Tariffs Unlawful Under IEEPA by We the People Unpacking the Supreme Court's Decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump

I did this @constitutionctr.bsky.social podcast on the Supreme Court tariff decision. Other participants were Zach Shemtob of @scotusblog.com and Julie Silverbrook (NCC). megaphone.link/NCC2191263670

YouTube video by Society for the Rule of Law Tariffs Debrief with Ilya Somin: Understanding the Supreme Court's decision

I did a @chkbal.bsky.social podcast about the tariff case. @greggnunziata.bsky.social interviewed me. Video linked below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=amda...

Thoughts on the Supreme Court Oral Argument in the Pung v. Isabella County Takings Case Most of the discussion was focused on the wrong issue. What matters under the Takings Clause is not the "fairness" of the process by which the owner's house was taken, but whether he got adequate "jus...

My assessment of today's frustrating Supreme Court oral argument in the Pung v Isabella County home equity theft takings case (in which I wrote amicus brief for @cato.org & property scholars). The justices seemed to be focusing on the wrong issue: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

See our amicus brief for how this case can be easily resolved by just requiring state/local governments to pay at least fair market value compensation when they foreclose on property for tax delinquencies (minus amount needed to pay the taxes): www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...