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Second Amendment Roundup: ATF's "Firearm" and "Frame or Receiver" Rules Invalid
Supreme Court’s VanDerStok decision didn’t resolve the vagueness and Second Amendment challenges.
3h ago
Correcting an Obnoxious Mischaracterization
In the middle of an article that amounts to, among other things, a disgraceful apologia for the explosion in campus… The post Correcting an Obnoxious Mischaracterization appeared first on Reason Magaz…
6h ago
No Bail Release for Tate Brothers, Detained While Extradition Matter Is Pending
From Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis's long opinion today in In the Matter of Extradition of Tate (S.D. Fla.): On July… The post No Bail Release for Tate Brothers, Detained While Extradition Matter Is P…
7h ago
The Feds Are Spying on Your Bank Account
While the Treasury forces money changers to report on suspected immigrants, Homeland Security is having police pull people over for suspicious transactions.
8h ago
The Trump Administration's Long, Fruitless Hunt for Voter Fraud Comes to Rhode Island
The Justice Department’s election integrity tour has turned up nothing, while ignoring the threats to elections that voters actually fear.
9h ago
Urging SCOTUS To Reject AR-15 Bans, the Trump Administration Explains Why They Are Unconstitutional
The case hinges on the distinction between "unusual" weapons and arms in common use for lawful purposes.
9h ago
Our New Federal Circuit Amicus Brief in the Section 122 Tariff Case
The brief explains why the Section 122 tariffs are illegal and run afoul of the major questions and nondelegation doctrines.
9h ago
Michigan Judge Can Be Sued for Livestreaming a Mock Hearing of Teen Who Fell Asleep on a Field Trip
The Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled that judicial immunity did not cover Kenneth King's "scared straight" approach to a sleepy 15-year-old.
10h ago
Journal of Free Speech Law: "Speaking Collectively: The First Amendment, the Public Sector, and the Right to Bargain and Strike," by Kate Andrias
Part of a Knight First Amendment Institute Symposium on Managing Government Employee Speech in a Democracy, which the Journal is publishing.
10h ago
Appeals Court Grants Immunity to Texas Cops Who Held Handcuffed Woman Face Down in a Fire Ant Hill
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Taylor Rogers didn't show that it was clearly established that it was excessive force to be held down on a pile of fire ants while handcuffed.
10h ago
Scary Spice off the Hook in Florida
From today's decision by Judge Darrin Gayles (S.D. Fla.) in Belafonte v. Brown: This case arises out of abuse allegations… The post Scary Spice off the Hook in Florida appeared first on Reason Magazin…
11h ago
Trump Expands Illegal Section 338 Tariffs Against Canadian Imports - and Bans Some Entirely
The move further escalates this harmful and illegal trade war with a vital ally.
11h ago
Trump Bans Canadian Beer, Wine, Motorcycles, and More
The ban was accompanied by a new set of tariffs targeting Canadian motorboats, cheese, and other products in the latest expansion of an absurd trade war.
11h ago
I Celebrate Labor—Just Not Organized Labor
Unions do protect the jobs of existing workers and sometimes get them raises. But that protection kills jobs later.
11h ago
Trump's War in Iran Has Cost Americans Over $101 Billion at the Pump
Gasoline is up nearly 30 percent, and diesel prices are at a record high since the war began.
11h ago
Kyrsten Sinema Headed to Home-Wrecker Court After Judge Says Texts to Married Lover Could Leave Her Liable
"Alienation of affection" actions like the one Sinema is facing undermine the idea that adults have agency in their romantic and sexual choices.
12h ago
Why So Many Men Feel Lost
Jon Ronson discusses why old social structures are breaking down, the rise of online identity, and what happens when people lose a sense of meaning.
14h ago
Judge Recommends Fining Delivery Nurse for Vulgar TikTok Video "Wish[ing] a Gruesome Birth Injury on the White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, While She Was Pregnant"
From Dep't of Health v. Lawler, decided Sept. 1 by Florida Administrative Law Judge Robert Cohen: On or about January… The post Judge Recommends Fining Delivery Nurse for Vulgar TikTok Video "Wish[ing…
16h ago
Sound of da Harassment Prosecution
Defendant's playing "the KRS-One song entitled 'Sound of da Police' at a high and disruptive volume from her vehicle while simultaneously directing offensive, suggestive, and threatening remarks towar…
17h ago
Today in Supreme Court History: September 9, 1806
9/9/1806: Justice William Paterson dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 9, 1806 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
18h ago
Brickbat: Mein Gott
Sven Hüber, the deputy chairman of Germany's largest police union and a high-ranking government official with the Federal Police, has… The post Brickbat: Mein Gott appeared first on Reason Magazine.
21h ago
Open Thread
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Why Conservative Republicans Are Worried About License Plate Cameras
Recent comments by Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis reflect a bipartisan backlash against warrantless surveillance.
1d ago
A Strange Sorting Feature On The Supreme Court's Docket
The order from the Justice is listed before the reply briefs.
1d ago
Will It Matter That ABA Council Repealed The DEI Standard?
Law schools will still voluntarily follow the standard, and the Department of Education will still remove the ABA's accrediting authority
1d ago
Journal of Free Speech Law: "Permission to Speak Freely: An Introduction," by Sam Lebovic
Part of a Knight First Amendment Institute Symposium on Managing Government Employee Speech in a Democracy, which the Journal is publishing.
1d ago
Donald Trump Hasn't Violated Twenty-Second Amendment
Magistrate Judge rejects plaintiff's theory that, because President Trump has claimed he was the rightful winner in 2020, he was therefore ineligible in 2024.
1d ago
Trump's Executive Order on Mail-in Ballots is an Assault on Federalism and Separation of Powers
It seeks to usurp state and congressional power over election administration.
1d ago
Why Public Schools Lost 1.4 Million Students
Plus: J.D. Vance wants to pay stay-at-home parents, what America got wrong after 9/11, and whether FDA cuts are putting food safety at risk
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