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Las Vegas Police Arrest TikTok Livestreamers and Tell Them 'You Should've Shut Your Mouth'

"You need to learn the rules," an officer says. "You run your mouth at me. Now you're on your face."

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New Jersey Business Owners Sue City of Perth Amboy Over Bogus Blight Designation

Two business owners are suing the city of Perth Amboy for using eminent domain to seize their property based on unsubstantiated allegations of blight.

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Would Releasing the Martin Luther King Files Help Curb the Surveillance State?

The FBI spied on the civil rights leader for years. Would releasing its surveillance files just be a further violation of King's privacy, or would it make future abuses less likely?

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New Orleans Police Officer Who Shot a Puppy Will Face Trial

This is far from the first time a cop has shot a dog for seemingly no reason.

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Missouri Town Wants To Seize Local Businesses Over Chipped Paint and Cracked Sidewalks

Brentwood business owners are challenging the city’s definition of blight in an ongoing lawsuit against city officials' use of the dubious designation to invoke eminent domain.

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Fake Immigration Crisis Triggers Actual Violence

Are outdated laws ripe for abuse? A listener asks whether it's time to sunset certain old laws.

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How Tariffs Are Breaking the Manufacturing Industries Trump Says He Wants To Protect

Most imports to the U.S. are raw materials, intermediate parts, or equipment—the stuff that manufacturing firms need to make things.

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Marsha Blackburn Wants Secret Police

Sen. Blackburn introduced a bill this week that would make it a crime to publish the name of a federal law enforcement officer.

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This Virginia Small Business Is in Limbo As Owner Sues To Stop Trump's Tariffs

Next week could be a pivotal one, as a federal appeals court could decide whether to restore an injunction against Trump's tariffs.

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Police Blew Up This Innocent Woman's House and Left Her With the Bill. A Judge Says She's Owed $60,000.

Vicki Baker's legal odyssey is finally coming to an end.

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Texas Cop Who Killed Unarmed Man Is Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity

Former Rusk County deputy Shane Iverson can now be sued for the 2022 fatal shooting of Timothy Michael Randall, who was fleeing a traffic stop.

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Correcting Some Media Misconceptions About Libertarianism, Trade, and Immigration [updated with apology/acknowledgement of error by Elie Mystal]

Media coverage of our tariff case has mostly been fair and accurate. But there are a few examples of unfortunate misconceptions, mainly having to do with libertarianism and its relationship to conservatism.

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Starter Homes Live in Texas, Die in Arizona

Plus: A new constitutional challenge to inclusionary zoning fees, a vetoed ban on rent-recommendation software, and a ill-conceived rent freeze in New York City.

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Two Courts Have Ruled Against Trump's Tariffs—but Not for the Same Reasons

Both are wins for free trade, but only one vindicates the separation of powers.

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Civil Rights Groups Say Immigrants Are Being Denied Legal Access at Detention Centers

Reason confirmed reports of dysfunction and violence at one of those detention centers earlier this week.

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What To Expect Now That Trump Has Scrapped Biden's Crippling AI Regulations

"New opportunities for innovation, economic growth, and global engagement," says one expert.

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More Government Intervention Won't Make Concert Tickets Cheaper

There's only one way to eliminate the scalping market: Charge more for tickets.

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Overcrowding and Dysfunction Produced a Quiet Riot at a Miami Federal Prison Holding ICE Detainees

Half the elevators at Federal Detention Center Miami are broken. Immigrant detainees are kept on lockdown, and lawyers can barely reach their clients.

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The Steroid Olympics Are Coming

Plus: Brett Favre, Monaco, and an unprecedented media ban.

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A Top Antitrust Enforcer Is Open To Prosecuting People Who Disagree With Him

Mark Meador thinks the Federal Trade Commission may have the legal right to investigate nonprofits that “advocate for the interests of giant corporations” if they don’t disclose their donors.

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Republicans Just Killed California's E.V. Mandate. Will They Regret It?

The vote could set a dangerous precedent and empower progressive policymaking in the future.

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A Judge Blocked Apple From Collecting These Commissions

"It's hard to see how completely ripping [the system] apart will be helpful to consumers," warns one economist.

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Will Trump's Order To Lift U.S. Sanctions on Syria Be Followed?

Reason heard from a minister in the new Syrian government about the Trump administration's outreach.

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Trade War Means Higher Prices, Fewer Customers for This Vermont Distillery: 'It's Just Chaos'

Scenes from a trade war.

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