# Eugene Volokh

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Is the Declaration Our Law?

“Two competing originalist instincts” In this episode of The Declaration at 250, Michael McConnell introduces Randy Barnett, the Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law at the Georgetown University Law Center and Faculty Director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution alongside Eugen…

Government Speech and the First Amendment: Does the Government’s Own Expression Have Limits?

The government-speech doctrine generally permits the government to select and promote its own messages without being subject to First Amendment scrutiny. But does that principle have limits? What about when public funds, facilities, or employees are used to convey partisan messages or selectively p…

Can AI Libel You? The Robby Starbuck Case | Eugene Volokh and Jane Bambauer | Hoover Institution

Eugene Volokh and Jane Bambauer examine the groundbreaking Robby Starbuck v. Google case, one of the first major defamation lawsuits arising from generative AI "hallucinations." They explore whether AI-generated falsehoods can constitute libel, why Section 230 offers no protection for AI-generated …

Prolific legal scholar Eugene Volokh

We discuss free speech under the First Amendment. His biography: https://www.hoover.org/profiles/eugene-volokh His recent article: http://www.law.ucla.edu/volokh/addiction.pdf (“Addiction to Constitutionally Protected Activity: Speech, Press, Addiction to Constitutionally Protected Activity: Spee…

Spoiler Alert: Can You Get Sued For Revealing A Plot Point? | Eugene Volokh and Jane Bambauer | Hoover Institution

Can revealing a plot twist get you sued? Inspired by the controversy surrounding HBO’s Lanterns, Eugene Volokh and Jane Bamabuer explore the tension between copyright protection and free speech. From Gerald Ford’s memoirs to 2 Live Crew’s “Pretty Woman” parody, they examine how courts distinguish p…

Can the President Kick Reporters Out of the White House? | Eugene Volokh and Jane Bambauer | Hoover Institution

When President Trump moved to bar CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House over "biased" coverage, it set off a fast-moving legal showdown.  Today, Eugene Volokh and Jane Bambauer break down why the law was surprisingly clear-cut. Drawing on a 50-year-old D.C. Circuit precedent and a fresh ru…

Staying Relevant in the Age of AI

As artificial intelligence reshapes the practice of law, which skills will remain most valuable? Former UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh, now a fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, joins Jon Van Gorp to explore that question. Show Notes: 1:38 – Eugene reflects on a career spanning computer pr…

Large Libel Models? When Do AI Hallucinations Become Defamation?

When an AI system fabricates damaging claims about a real person, is the AI company liable for defamation? Just last week, in Keene v. Google, a federal court confronted this question for the first time, holding that allegedly false Google AI search summaries could be viewed as potentially defamato…

Large Libel Models? When Do AI Hallucinations Become Defamation?

When an AI system fabricates damaging claims about a real person, is the AI company liable for defamation? Just last week, in Keene v. Google, a federal court confronted this question for the first time, holding that allegedly false Google AI search summaries could be viewed as potentially defamato…

Get Off My Plane - Guests Eugene Volokh and Vikram Amar

The President has been throwing news organizations out of various places: the White House in general, including the Press Room, and Air Force One.  Can he do that?  Does it matter why he is doing it?  Has this come up before?  Is it a  constitutional matter?  We welcome a leading First Amendment ex…