CJ Roberts Agrees with AT&T and Verizon, But Rules For FCC The SG flipped positions on appeal, and the Chief Justice whips up a blue plate special to deny the carriers a refund. Reason · Jun 4
Lawsuit Says a Memphis Police Task Force Waged a Harassment Campaign Against People Who Filmed Them The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a judge to block the Memphis Safe Task Force from retaliating against anyone who exercises their First Amendment right to record the police. Reason · Jun 4
Will the Supreme Court Review Judge Newman's Stealth Impeachment? The Court should grant cert on the important separation of powers issue raised by her long-running, allegedly "temporary suspension" from case assignments. Reason · Jun 4
The Government Wants a Monopoly on Conservation The Department of the Interior embraces its inner statism by banning conservation groups from leasing public land. Reason · Jun 4
How Do You Define Ceasefire? Plus: Lunchtime bullying, the decline of H-1B visas, orgy mating, and more... Reason · Jun 4
If Judge Ross's "Improper Sexual Activity" "Greatly Damage[s] [Her] Credibility as a Judge," Does That Satisfy the Standard for Impeachment? Another guest post from Professor Arthur Hellman. Reason · Jun 4
More on the Southern Poverty Law Center Allegedly Funding the American Nazi Party and Other Racists "[The National Socialist Party of America leader] used [SPLC] donors' money to, among other things, travel to extremist rallies, host extremist rallies, donate money to leaders of other extremist organizations, recruit new members into his extremist organization, publish racist and extremist material for the purpose of recruiting new members, both… Reason · Jun 4
Court Refuses to Release Auto-Generated Transcript in Justin Fairfax Child Custody Trial, Citing AI Transcription Errors An interesting May 22 order from the court in the Justin Fairfax child custody trial, Fairfax v. Fairfax (Judge Timothy… The post Court Refuses to Release Auto-Generated Transcript in Justin Fairfax Child Custody Trial, Citing AI Transcription Errors appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jun 4
Court Reverses Child Porn Convictions, Finding Material Was Non-Lewd Family Photos and Videos From People v. Nichols, decided Tuesday by Justice Mark Clarke, joined by Justices John Barberis and Barry Vaughan: [The] charges… The post Court Reverses Child Porn Convictions, Finding Material Was Non-Lewd Family Photos and Videos appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jun 4
Brickbat: A Friend on the Inside A federal judge sentenced former New York Police Department Detective Saul Arismendy De La Cruz to six years and three… The post Brickbat: A Friend on the Inside appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jun 4
Trump's Dubious New Section 301 Tariffs They appear to be yet another illegal power grab, one that should be challenged in court. Reason · Jun 4
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Lighthiser v. Trump Kids' Climate Suit Yet another federal court opinion dismissing constitutional climate change claims. Reason · Jun 3
Slush Fund, We Hardly Knew Ye I have bad news for the Acting Attorney General: This shitshow is not going away any time soon. Reason · Jun 3
Reason · Jun 3 Republican Hawks Don't Want an Iran Deal—and Opportunist Democrats Are Helping Them Along Bipartisan pressure is keeping the war alive.
Reason · Jun 3 As Rubio Declares Iran War 'Over,' Lawmakers Prepare War Powers Vote Rubio offered more information than the president, but the hearings still offered little clarity on the war.
Reason · Jun 3 Ninth Circuit on AI Hallucinations Some excerpts from today's long opinion in LNU v. Blanche, decided by the Ninth Circuit by Judge Richard Paez, Carlos… The post Ninth Circuit on AI Hallucinations appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Jun 3 New Study Finds Average College Professor 'Only Slightly Less Left' Than Bernie Sanders FIRE's data suggest that the range of opinions at American universities is far too narrow.
Reason · Jun 3 Trump's Immunity Deal Stinks Even More Than His Blatantly Corrupt 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' An addendum to the president's "settlement" of his lawsuit against the IRS shields him and his family from liability for any federal offenses they committed prior to May 19.
Reason · Jun 3 CBP Agents Violently Arrested This Chicago Woman. Now She's Seeking $10 Million in Damages. Debbie Brockman, a U.S. citizen, was held in federal custody for seven hours and released with no charges after her arrest by immigration agents last October.
Reason · Jun 3 The Supreme Court For The First Time Refers To Our "Colorblind Constitution" 130 years later, Justice Harlan's Plessy dissent is now the "supreme law of the land."
Reason · Jun 3 This Social Worker Wants To Help Kids With Special Needs. Louisiana Won't Let Her. The state requires that people prove certain businesses are needed. How to do that is another question entirely.
Reason · Jun 3 Do You Trust the Government to Control AI? Donald Trump wants to give it a little more control. Bernie Sanders wants to give it a lot.
Reason · Jun 3 Was Lincoln More Radical Than We Remember? Damon Root discusses the path to emancipation, the struggle to secure freedom after the Civil War, and the constitutional changes that remade America.