Nominations Sought for Harold Berman Law & Religion Award Information on how to nominate an excellent paper on law and religion. Reason · Oct 24
Some Communications by Rabbi Shmuley with AI Platforms May Be Discovered in Order to Determine Punitive Damages From Wednesday's decision in Fontainebleau Florida Hotel, LLC v. Botach [Rabbi Shmuley], decided by Magistrate Judge Marty Fulgueira Elfenbein: Plaintiff's… The post Some Communications by Rabbi Shmuley with AI Platforms May Be Discovered in Order to Determine Punitive Damages appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Oct 24
Iowa Voters Don't Want Police or Flock Tracking Their Cars. Politicians Are Still Catching Up. Opposition to license plate surveillance is crossing party lines in Iowa, where police departments have built an extensive camera network with limited public oversight. Reason · Oct 24
Trump Wants To Force Data Centers To 'Make Their Own Electricity.' Deregulation Would Work Better. The president joins a long list of politicians who think the government knows best when it comes to data centers. Reason · Oct 23
The U.K.'s Online Safety Act Has Been a Failure. Regulators Want To Broaden It Anyway. A new report reveals more shortcomings of the U.K.’s Online Safety Act. Reason · Oct 23
How Helping Someone Buy Drugs Can Send You to Prison for 20 Years State and federal prosecutors responded to fentanyl overdoses by treating accidents as homicides. Reason · Oct 23
Why Would Trump Make A Deal With A Judge Who Ruled Illegal Aliens Have A Right To "Locomotion" In The United States? And does Todd Butler agree with Judge Southwick that denying a bond hearing to illegal aliens is an affront to freedom “at its most basic”? Reason · Oct 23
Under Proposed Treasury Rule, Corporate Homebuyers Who Don't Track Their Receipts Face $1 Million Fines The proposed regulations implement the restrictions on large investor purchases of single-family homes passed by Congress this year. Reason · Oct 23
Even Under Mamdani, New York City's Ballot Questions Might Cut Red Tape and Public Review Hearings Mamdani’s Commission on Government Efficiency put forward ballot proposals to cut red tape. Reason · Oct 23
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal Rebellions, rebels without a cause, and military discounts. Reason · Oct 23
Trump Sues to Block Alaska Senate Election Results Because of Potential Voter "Confusion" The administration claims voters might be confused between two candidates named "Dan Sullivan." Reason · Oct 23
Kalshi's CEO Wants 1 Set of Rules. The States Want 50. Tarek Mansour argues prediction markets can police insider trading themselves, but regulators still see a gambling app. Reason · Oct 23
Mississippi Cop Who Shot 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley Resigns After State Calls Shooting 'Justified' The resignation comes after the release of bodycam footage that raised questions about the police's handling of the incident. Reason · Oct 23
The Founders Warned Against Secret Arrests. ICE Is Testing That Principle. A lawsuit filed by The Marshall Project argues that ICE must disclose the names of immigrant detainees because you can’t check a government that won’t say who it’s holding. Reason · Oct 23
Reason · Oct 23 Worst Nathan for You–Style Scheme Ever? A Polling Company Claimed Its Fake Polls Were a Social Experiment. Information regulation is not the way to stop online hoaxes. But that doesn’t mean we should stop searching for the truth.
Reason · Oct 23 He Won a City Council Seat by Openly Admitting How Little He Wants the Job "I barely want to do this," Brady Rogers admitted. Voters apparently appreciated the honesty.
Reason · Oct 23 Could a Libertarian Swing the Texas Senate Race? Libertarian Senate candidate Ted Brown discusses Ken Paxton's corruption scandals, James Talarico's economic policies, and why Texas isn't as free as Republicans claim.
Reason · Oct 23 California Republicans Pushing New Voter ID Law Are Motivated by Trump's 'Stolen Election' Fantasies Proposition 39's requirements aren't overly obtrusive, only unnecessary.
Reason · Oct 23 "The District Court—or Perhaps, Being Charitable, Its AI Agent—Ignored and Manipulated Governing Law, Apparently to Satisfy a Policy Agenda" A short excerpt from the long opinion in Jackson Fed. of Teachers v. Fitch, decided yesterday by Fifth Circuit Judge… The post "The District Court—or Perhaps, Being Charitable, Its AI Agent—Ignored and Manipulated Governing Law, Apparently to Satisfy a Policy Agenda" appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Oct 23 Family Separation Drama Fjord Is a Haunting Depiction of Unchecked State Power This is what it looks like when your children are taken by the state.
Reason · Oct 23 The Man Who Saved the Internet Plus: How to be more secure in an age of AI hacking, more Trump administration corruption allegations, Virginia Democrat indicted for marijuana scheme, and more...
Reason · Oct 23 The U.S. Tax System Gets a Middling Score Fortunately, we do better on overall economic freedom, despite losing ground.
Reason · Oct 23 Review: eBay Live Is QVC for the Modern Age Sellers appear in TikTok-style livestreams to pitch their goods to chatrooms full of potential buyers.
Reason · Oct 23 Javier Milei's Case Against AI Regulation "Keep AI unregulated," the Argentine president wrote in support of his proposed plan to boost artificial intelligence.
Reason · Oct 23 Brickbat: Don't Slap Me Five Philip Morant School and College, a public secondary school in England, faced strong criticism after introducing a rule banning physical… The post Brickbat: Don't Slap Me Five appeared first on Reason Magazine.