Liberty Justice Center Files First Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 338 Tariffs Against Canadian Imports The tariffs are illegal for multiple different reasons. Reason · Oct 20
ADU Nihilism Definitions of different housing types are arbitrary. Every productive housing reform produces conflict. Reason · Oct 20
You Can Trade Contracts on Elections, but Not on Onions. These College Students Want To Fix That. Students at the University of Chicago are rallying to repeal the 1958 Onion Futures Act to give onion producers a tool that corn and wheat growers already have. Reason · Oct 20
Supreme Court Takes Up Accusations of Race-Based Middle School Admissions Maryland parents say admissions rules tied to school poverty levels put Asian-American students at a disadvantage. Reason · Oct 20
New in SCOTUSBlog: "The separation and expansion of powers between Congress and the president" Our final installment to track the changes in constitutional law. Reason · Oct 20
The European Union Wants To Punish People for Their Speech—Without Even a Trial Authorities are claiming draconian powers against Hüseyin Doğru, a German journalist accused of spreading Russian propaganda. Reason · Oct 20
New Yorkers Don't Compost. Will They Be Fined Into Compliance? The city mandates composting, but New Yorkers don’t like to be told what to do with their garbage—and don't seem all that clear on the rules in the first place. Reason · Oct 20
Fans Don't Want a 24-Team College Football Playoff. The NCAA Thinks You'll Watch Anyway. Plus: NBA restricts problematic bets without needing regulation; the real plan for Trump to profit from East Potomac Golf Course renovation Reason · Oct 20
Will Ohio Voters Buy Republicans' Pitch? Plus: Gun laws in Oregon, Mamdani's free-daycare expansion, vibrators and selfishness, and more... Reason · Oct 20
Children May Proceed Pseudonymously; May Their Parents? From L.R. v. Bd. of Ed. of Jennings School Dist., decided Wednesday by Judge Joshua Divine (E.D. Mo.): L.R. and… The post Children May Proceed Pseudonymously; May Their Parents? appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Oct 20
Did Oregon Man Who Shot the School Shooter Violate Oregon Law in Carrying Gun onto School Property? I've seen some say yes as to that—as an objection to gun control laws, not as an objection to the… The post Did Oregon Man Who Shot the School Shooter Violate Oregon Law in Carrying Gun onto School Property? appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Oct 20
After the International 'Liberal Order' A new book imagines a new global system. How plausible are its ideas? Reason · Oct 20
Trump Administration Urges SCOTUS To Uphold Federal Ban on Distilling Liquor at Home The justices will decide the case later this term. Reason · Oct 20
Reason · Oct 20 Brickbat: Sticky Fingers Fairfax County, Virginia, police officer Scott Abram was charged with two counts of misdemeanor shoplifting for stealing merchandise from two… The post Brickbat: Sticky Fingers appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Oct 20 Second Amendment Roundup: Saving Lives at Silver Rail Elementary After School District bans licensed pistols, license holder saves children.
Reason · Oct 19 France's Welfare State Is Finally Imploding Plus: Trump's tariffs lose support among his own voters, a five-day White House press secretary, and Elizabeth Warren's crusade against corporate mergers
Reason · Oct 19 Justice Department Will Investigate Conditions at D.C. Jail After Years of Reports of Filth and Neglect The Justice Department is investigating years of complaints of wretched living conditions, neglect, and brutality inside the D.C. Jail.
Reason · Oct 19 "The Court Requires Me to Warn You That I Pose a Risk of Stalking and Harassment to Intimate Partners" From Judge Ted Stewart (D. Utah) in U.S. v. Wang, dated Sept. 9 but just docketed today: Defendant objected to… The post "The Court Requires Me to Warn You That I Pose a Risk of Stalking and Harassment to Intimate Partners" appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Oct 19 Britain Wants To Punish Microsoft for Being Too Successful Britain's regulator says Microsoft's products are “useful,” “secure,” and “good value for money.” Apparently, that’s a problem.
Reason · Oct 19 A Texas Lawsuit Dubiously Accuses Students for Life of Violating the State's Abortion Pill Restrictions The case, styled as a critique of the state's "vigilante" statute, aims to punish anti-abortion activists for constitutionally protected advocacy.
Reason · Oct 19 A Months-Old Anti-Robotaxi Group Is Steering Transportation Policy From Albany to D.C. Even though its claims about job loss and safety don't hold up, the group has convinced the likely next mayor of D.C. to slow Waymo's development.
Reason · Oct 19 Supreme Court Will Hear Case on "Facially Neutral" Discrimination Against Asian Students in Admissions to Public Magnet Schools The case arises as both right and left favor various forms of anti-Asian discrimination.
Reason · Oct 19 Matt Gaetz Lawsuit Shows How Twisted the Term 'Sex Trafficking' Has Become Two women are suing Gaetz in federal court for alleged sex trafficking. But they claim no force, fraud, or underage victims, just an "exploitative power imbalance."
Reason · Oct 19 3 Reasons To Cancel This Year's 3.6% Social Security Boost Or at least change how the cost-of-living adjustment is calculated.