Supreme Court Issues Terrible Takings Decision in Pung v. Isabella County The Court ruled that local goverments may pay compensation far below fair market value for property seized in tax foreclosures. Reason · Jun 23
Buying Beer Is Both Legal and Illegal on Sunday Nights in Minnesota An unplanned encounter with a silly, arbitrary (and improving) liquor law Reason · Jun 23
You Can Root for Iran at the World Cup Without Rooting for the Iranian Regime Plus: the worst rule at the World Cup, and the worst person in golf? Reason · Jun 23
Trump Lets Americans Buy Iranian Oil for the First Time Since the 1980s As part of peace negotiations, the U.S. Treasury issued an unprecedented total waiver from Iranian oil sanctions. Reason · Jun 23
Trump Says His Task Force Is Fighting a Foreign 'Invasion.' It's Busting Americans for Drugs Instead. How Trump rebranded the war on drugs as a fight against illegal immigration Reason · Jun 23
Trump's Sabotage? Plus: Cuba's opposition waiting in the wings, the wealthy are feeling the squeeze, and more... Reason · Jun 23
The Secret Origins of 'Conspiracy Theory' A new book shows how a phrase made its way from the crime pages to our political arguments—and picked up a passel of meanings along the way. Reason · Jun 23
On Marijuana and Guns, Clarence Thomas Still Wants To Limit Federal Power The conservative justice continues to wage a lonely legal crusade over the Commerce Clause. Reason · Jun 23
Brickbat: Sign Here Former U.S. Army recruiter Jane Crosby pleaded guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft after using seven prospective Army recruits'… The post Brickbat: Sign Here appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jun 23
Why U.K. Socialism Could Soon Be America's Problem Plus: the rise of Democratic Socialists, Trump's Iran negotiations, and ICE abandons detention center plans Reason · Jun 22
Can You Un-Impeach a President? Democrats may revive impeachment if they take Congress in November. Trump and his allies, meanwhile, want his two impeachments erased. Reason · Jun 22
Boston Is Temporarily Legalizing Outdoor Drinking for the World Cup. Why Not Make It Permanent? If Boston can trust adults to “sip and stroll” during the World Cup, it can trust them all year round. Reason · Jun 22
Federal Court Strikes Down Immigration-Related Subpoenas of Minnesota Officials on Anti-Commandeering Grounds The court ruled the subpoenas were part of an unconstitutional effort to coerce Minnesota state and local governments into giving up their immigration "sanctuary" policies. Reason · Jun 22
Settlement as to "California Law Prohibiting Anyone from Sharing Lawfully Obtained Information About Sealed Arrest Records" From FIRE (the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) today: In a win for press freedom rights and free expression,… The post Settlement as to "California Law Prohibiting Anyone from Sharing Lawfully Obtained Information About Sealed Arrest Records" appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jun 22
Reason · Jun 22 35 Retired Federal Judges Slam Trump's 'Laughable' Defense of His 'Obviously Collusive' IRS Settlement The DOJ's unilateral abandonment of the Anti-Weaponization Fund "makes it crystal clear that these parties were never adverse," the former judges argue.
Reason · Jun 22 Secret Emails Reveal Sketchy Tactics in California Public Health's Tobacco Ban 'Endgame' Here are the sketchy tactics California’s public health agency is using to convince towns and cities to ban tobacco sales.
Reason · Jun 22 6th Circuit Backs Ban on Ohio Minors Using Social Media Without Parental Permission The court said the law—which would require age verification for everyone—constitutes only a “marginal burden” and "does not raise meaningful concerns about muting valuable protected discourse."
Reason · Jun 22 My Grandfather's Account of the Early Days of Germany's Attack on the Soviet Union in World War II Today is the 85th anniversary of that momentous event.
Reason · Jun 22 Compendium of Writings About Birthright Citizenship Links to my writings on this important issue about to be decided by the Supreme Court.
Reason · Jun 22 Nuclear Inspectors Plus: Keir Starmer steps down, Cuba privatizes, AOC inspires a copycat, and more...
Reason · Jun 22 What Did Professor Barrett Think About Smith? Justice Barrett's views on the Supreme Court's supervisory power were set two decades ago; what about her views on the Free Exercise Clause?
Reason · Jun 22 Independent Journalist's Lawsuit Against West Texas County Can Go Forward, Recommends Magistrate Judge The case is mostly about photography restrictions and false arrest, but the defendants also allegedly "discussed playing Disney music during public meetings to prevent Flash—through copyright restrictions—from monetizing his recordings."
Reason · Jun 22 Nassau County (N.Y.) Buffer Zone Outside Houses of Worship Struck Down Nassau County's Religious Safety Act "makes it unlawful for any person to," "from one hour before to one hour after… The post Nassau County (N.Y.) Buffer Zone Outside Houses of Worship Struck Down appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Jun 22 Justice Scalia's Message To Law School Faculty I heard Justice Scalia bestow this wisdom in 2013, and never forgot it.