The National Debt Has Crossed $40 Trillion. Both Parties Are Responsible. And both are hiding behind a lie of omission. Reason · Aug 27
Strong Weed Is No Reason for Prohibition New research on cannabis use could reshape the debate around marijuana legalization and revive old arguments for restricting legal markets. Reason · Aug 27
Is Alito Making the Same Mistake as Ginsburg by Refusing To Retire? The conservative justice is sticking around on the Supreme Court. Will conservatives come to regret it? Reason · Aug 27
Official Precedent from a Supreme Court Justice's Opinion: We Jews Are "a Highly Intellectual Race" Just came across this in Justice Stephen Field's opinion as Circuit Justice in Ho Ah Kow v. Nunan (C.C.D. Cal.… The post Official Precedent from a Supreme Court Justice's Opinion: We Jews Are "a Highly Intellectual Race" appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 27
Data Center Savior Plus: AOC reaffirms her socialism, Russia-Ukraine war gets even deadlier, and more... Reason · Aug 27
Home Possession of AI-Generated Porn Depicting Fake Children Remains Constitutionally Protected, Seventh Circuit Rules From U.S. v. Anderegg, decided Tuesday by Seventh Circuit Judge John Lee, joined by Judges Doris Pryor and Joshua Kolar:… The post Home Possession of AI-Generated Porn Depicting Fake Children Remains Constitutionally Protected, Seventh Circuit Rules appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 27
A Connecticut Couple Is Fighting for the Right To Let People Hike on Their Land Charles and Elizabeth Copley have big plans for their 50-acre property, but the town insists they need a business license to let people to hike or walk their dogs. Reason · Aug 27
Israeli-American Emory Professor's Civil Rights Conspiracy Claim Against CAIR Georgia and Emory Student Can Go Forward (in Part) From yesterday's decision by Judge Thomas Thrash (N.D. Ga.) in Winer v. Mohammad: This action arises out of alleged defamatory… The post Israeli-American Emory Professor's Civil Rights Conspiracy Claim Against CAIR Georgia and Emory Student Can Go Forward (in Part) appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 27
Israeli-American Emory Professor's Defamation Case Against CAIR Georgia and Emory Student Can Go Forward (in Part) Some excerpts from the opinion yesterday by Judge Thomas Thrash (N.D. Ga.) in Winer v. Mohammad: This action arises out… The post Israeli-American Emory Professor's Defamation Case Against CAIR Georgia and Emory Student Can Go Forward (in Part) appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 27
He Spent Nearly 6 Years in Prison Based on the Word of a Notoriously Dishonest Houston Drug Cop In a federal lawsuit, Byron Prophet argues that police supervisors "turned a blind eye" for years as Gerald Goines framed innocent people. Reason · Aug 27
Brickbat: The Streets of San Francisco The San Francisco Department of Police Accountability found that two officers used unnecessary force and violated department policies while arresting Matthew… The post Brickbat: The Streets of San Francisco appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 27
High School's Ordering Parents to Remove Pink "XX" Protest Wristbands at Girls' Soccer Game Likely Violated First Amendment "The characteristics of the school as a place of learning reinforce that administrators cannot favor one side of a debate involving parental speech on an issue of prominent public concern, and which, in those parents' views, concerned the safety of their children." Reason · Aug 26
Prosecution of Congresswoman for Assaulting and Impeding Federal Officials at ICE Delaney Hall Detention Facility Can Continue Some excerpts from the long opinion in U.S. v. McIver, written by Third Circuit Judge Cindy Chung and joined by… The post Prosecution of Congresswoman for Assaulting and Impeding Federal Officials at ICE Delaney Hall Detention Facility Can Continue appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 26
Court Upholds N.Y. Law Mandating Platforms Post Terms of Service and Report How Content Moderation Policies Have Been Enforced From Judge John Cronan (S.D.N.Y.) today in X Corp. v. James: Businesses might not always want to share every detail… The post Court Upholds N.Y. Law Mandating Platforms Post Terms of Service and Report How Content Moderation Policies Have Been Enforced appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 26
Reason · Aug 26 A Federal Judge Just Struck Down Texas' Anti-Drag Law, Again A Texas law restricting “sexually oriented performances” was struck down after a federal judge said it could apply to everything from cheerleading to karaoke to performances by Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, and Miley Cyrus.
Reason · Aug 26 Florida Students Punished for Silent Protest Against ICE Get Free Speech Victory in Federal Court A federal judge sided with the Florida International University students who sued over their school's student expression policy.
Reason · Aug 26 Dolly Parton Knew What She Was Doing The country icon was a woman of contradictions. Or was she?
Reason · Aug 26 The Backlash Against Data Centers Is Bipartisan, Nationwide, and Wrong From Texas to Ohio, political candidates are backing voters’ bad arguments for opposing data centers.
Reason · Aug 26 What Is "Reasonable" Gun Control? According to the Gun Control Lobbies, Everything, Including Prohibition
Reason · Aug 26 Suspension of Couple's Gun Rights Because Their College Student Daughter Drew Allegedly Threatening Images Violated Second Amendment A police investigation had "verified that Plaintiffs' weapons were secured in a safe and that their daughter did not have access to them."
Reason · Aug 26 Trump Threatens To Demolish Kennedy Center Unless He Can Put His Name on It Just like he's doing with the White House ballroom, Trump suggests he would rather bulldoze a federal structure and build something else in its place, no matter what the law says.
Reason · Aug 26 Texas Moves To Protect Kids—and Women—From 'Demonic' Sex Education Book The book is part of a wider spate of "dirty" and "vulgar" books that authorities want yanked, including an educational book that mentions animal penis sizes and classic literature by authors like Tennessee Williams and Maya Angelou.
Reason · Aug 26 "A Lawsuit Showing up in Future Educational or Employment Screenings" "Is Not an Adequate Justification for Proceeding Anonymously" From Judge Robert Chambers (S.D. W. Va.) Friday in Roe v. Gozal; plaintiffs are suing a medical school dean for… The post "A Lawsuit Showing up in Future Educational or Employment Screenings" "Is Not an Adequate Justification for Proceeding Anonymously" appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 26 Vinay Prasad: Public Health in This Country Is So Broken Vinay Prasad discusses his departure from the FDA, Fauci's diaries, and how working for the government made him more libertarian.