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My New Jotwell Review of Anna Law's Book "Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship"

The book is an important new account of the early constitutional and political history of American migration policy.

Reason · Jul 17

Journal of Free Speech Law: "A Cure Worse than the Disease: Why the EU's Proposal to Criminalize Hate Speech Violates Freedom of Expression—and Won't Reduce Intolerance or Extremism," by Jacob Mchangama & Natalie Alkiviadou

The article is here; the Introduction: In Germany, an artist and activist was arrested multiple times, once for wearing a… The post Journal of Free Speech Law: "A Cure Worse than the Disease: Why the EU's Proposal to Criminalize Hate Speech Violates Freedom of Expression—and Won't Reduce Intolerance or Extremism,"…

Reason · Jul 17

One Federal Agency's Unused Office Space Costs 'Hundreds of Millions of Dollars' Per Year

According to a new report, nearly 90 percent of the Department of Transportation's owned or leased buildings are more than half-empty.

Reason · Jul 17

Court Affirms Rejection of Allegedly Anti-Zionist Professors' Claims That University Should Have Stopped Jewish Professors from Filing Religious Discrimination Complaints Against Them

From Lax v. CUNY, decided in 2024 by N.Y. trial court judge Gina Abadi, and just affirmed Wednesday in a… The post Court Affirms Rejection of Allegedly Anti-Zionist Professors' Claims That University Should Have Stopped Jewish Professors from Filing Religious Discrimination Complaints Against Them appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 17

California's Local Governments Want State Taxpayers To Pay More, More, More

California local governments of every size are crying poor as they struggle with budget shortfalls.

Reason · Jul 17

Europe Requires Cameras in Cars To Monitor Drivers

The E.U. pulls ahead of the U.S. in the creepy international automobile surveillance race.

Reason · Jul 17

Today in Supreme Court History: July 17, 1862

7/17/1862: Congress enacts the Confiscation Act, which empowers the government to seize the property of the rebels. The Supreme Court… The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 17, 1862 appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 17

Review: Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Is Celebrating America's Semiquincentennial

The Declaration author's historic home is hosting a "1776: Road to the Declaration" exhibition.

Reason · Jul 17

Brickbat: Unlicensed Search

In Albany, Georgia, five police officers were fired after an internal audit found they had used the department's Flock license… The post Brickbat: Unlicensed Search appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 17

Second Amendment Roundup: Seventh Circuit Decides Barnett

After the Supreme Court grants cert on the identical issue, the circuit court offers a last hurrah

Reason · Jul 16