My Family Fled Socialism. Then I Voted for Bernie Sanders. An immigrant's journey to the radical left and back Reason · Jun 30
Gorsuch Warns About Executive Overreach While Expanding Trump's Power The Supreme Court extended presidential control over federal agencies. What could go wrong? Reason · Jun 30
Brickbat: TMI The Denver Public Schools Board of Education unanimously voted to fire French teacher Jennifer Honka for incompetence and neglect of… The post Brickbat: TMI appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jun 30
Can Trump v. Slaughter be Used to Challenge the Continued Legality of Executive Agencies Congress Intended to be Independent? If the laws requiring such agencies to be independent are unconstitutional, it may be that very existence of those agencies is also now illegal. Reason · Jun 29
Is Socialism Going Mainstream? Plus: the DSA's policy agenda, Trump's chaotic Iran strategy, and America's 250th birthday Reason · Jun 29
Chief Justice Roberts (Likely) Ordered The Release Of Cook 30 Minutes Before He Announced It Slaughter and Cook were bundled together, as the Chief (likely) instructed. Reason · Jun 29
Can the Supreme Court Slaughter Slaughter Without Cooking Cook? Tensions between today's two major presidential removal power decisions. Reason · Jun 29
In Chatrie, Neil Gorsuch Reiterates His Critique of 2 Dubious Fourth Amendment Doctrines The justice argues that the "reasonable expectation of privacy" test and the third-party doctrine are indefensible in theory and unworkable in practice. Reason · Jun 29
ICE Warns Syracuse Poll Worker To Delete a Political Instagram Post Federal law can punish true threats, and doxing intended to facilitate violence. But this woman simply named a government agent, which is not a crime. Reason · Jun 29
In Big Win for Fourth Amendment Advocates, the Supreme Court Says 'Geofence Warrants' Count as a 'Search' Understanding Chatrie v. United States. Reason · Jun 29
The American Revolution Isn't Over Washington’s troops won the ground war, but today's left and right are waging war on the ideals of the Revolution. Reason · Jun 29
Can the President Fire Anyone He Wants? Yes, Unless the Target Is Part of the Federal Reserve. In a pair of decisions on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents have full authority to fire heads of executive branch agencies—but that the Fed is different. Reason · Jun 29
The Mob Used To Run Sports Betting. Now DraftKings and FanDuel Do. How sports betting moved online and started a debate about its benefits and negatives. Reason · Jun 29
Reason · Jun 29 Marjorie Taylor Greene: 'You're Not Being Represented!' Marjorie Taylor Greene discusses the future of the Republican Party, the resurgence of democratic socialism, and why the political establishment always wins
Reason · Jun 29 Court Will Hear Parental Rights Case Related to Minors Seeking "Gender-Affirming Treatment" The Question Presented from the petition, which the Court just granted: The "interest of parents in the care, custody, and… The post Court Will Hear Parental Rights Case Related to Minors Seeking "Gender-Affirming Treatment" appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Jun 29 Recap of Today's Opinions and Predictions For The Final Four Cases My predictions from last Thursday panned out well. The Chief Justice wrote the majority opinion in both Cook and Slaughter. There… The post Recap of Today's Opinions and Predictions For The Final Four Cases appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Jun 29 Supreme Court Ends Agency "Independence," Save for the Federal Reserve As expected, the Supreme Court overturns Humphrey's Executor, but reaffirms the independence of the Federal Reserve.
Reason · Jun 29 Still Just Two Votes (No Evidence of More) for Overruling "Actual Malice" Test in Defamation Cases From today's dissent from the denial of certiorari in Dershowitz v. CNN, Inc., written by Justice Thomas, joined by Justice… The post Still Just Two Votes (No Evidence of More) for Overruling "Actual Malice" Test in Defamation Cases appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Jun 29 I Survived Europe's Heat Wave Without AC—No Thanks to Regulation European countries are stubbornly refusing to adapt to warming weather, with deadly results.
Reason · Jun 29 Christian Flight Attendants' Religious Discrimination Case Against Union Can Go Forward As I noted this morning, on Wednesday the Ninth Circuit allowed a religious discrimination claim against Alaska Airlines to go… The post Christian Flight Attendants' Religious Discrimination Case Against Union Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Jun 29 Dire Strait Plus: A federal flip-flop on AI innovation, the beauty of America as seen through World Cup tourists' eyes, and more...
Reason · Jun 29 A New Name for ENRD at the Department of Justice The division will be renamed the "Energy and Natural Resources Division."
Reason · Jun 29 Should the Clergy-Penitent Privilege Be Abolished in Child Sexual Abuse Cases? My new law review article defends long-standing principles: The privilege is not only constitutionally required, but it also helps to protect abuse victims by bringing sexual abuse to light.
Reason · Jun 29 "Employees Actually Do Not Have the Right to Believe That LGBTQ Rights Are 'Immoral'" The Ninth Circuit allows a religious discrimination claim against Alaska Airlines to go forward, based on its firing of Christian flight attendants who objected on a company-run intranet to the company's statement in favor of a federal ban on sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination.