HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - Caught on Camera

My Contribution to Brennan Center Symposium on the Most Significant State Constitutional Cases of 2023

I focus on the Washington Supreme Court's flawed decision holding an eviction moratorium is not a taking of private property.

Reason · Dec 19, 2023

No Absolute Privilege for Accuser's Allegations in High School Sex Misconduct Investigation,

because the investigations doesn't offer the sort of due process available in a judicial trial.

Reason · Nov 15, 2023

State-Licensed Pot Suppliers Say Federal Prohibition Is Unconstitutional As Applied to Them

A federal lawsuit argues that it is time to reassess the Commerce Clause rationale for banning intrastate marijuana production and distribution.

Reason · Nov 7, 2023

Prisoners donating organs to get time off raises thorny ethical questions

In January 2023 two Democratic representatives, Judith Garcia and Carlos Gonzalez, proposed a bill that would offer prisoners in Massachusetts a new way to win reduction in their sentences: by donating their bone marrow or vital organs.

The Conversation · Feb 15, 2023

Gunmen open fire outside nightclub killing one and injuring four in latest US shooting

Police say more than 50 shots were fired at a concentrated area outside the club, with the suspects reportedly wearing ski masks and firing high-powered AK-47 assault rifles

Daily Mirror · Jan 16, 2023

WEC Bahrain: #8 Toyota wins title; Ferrari hangs on to take GTE Pro crown

Toyota clinched the World Endurance Championship title for a fourth season in succession after Alpine struggled for pace in the year-closing Bahrain 8 Hours.

Autosport · Nov 12, 2022

Bahrain WEC: Toyota and Ferrari clinch world titles

Toyota clinched the FIA World Endurance Championship title for a fourth season in succession after Alpine struggled for pace in the year-closing Bahrain 8 Hours on Saturday.

Motorsport · Nov 12, 2022

Lindsey Graham's Proposed Federal Abortion Ban is an Unconstitutional Assault on Federalism - But it Might Fly Under Current Supreme Court Precedent

The problem is the Court's ultra-broad interpretation of Congress' power to regulate interstate commerce. But the justices might cut that back.

Reason · Sep 16, 2022

At CPAC, Ted Cruz says China shooting down Pelosi’s plane would be ‘an act of war’

DALLAS — Sen. Ted Cruz told a conservative gathering in Dallas on Friday that President Joe Biden should have reacted more forcefully to China’s threats to shoot down House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plane during her trip to Taiwan — saying it would be an “act of war” if the threats…

Tribune News Service · Aug 6, 2022

At CPAC, Ted Cruz calls China’s threats against Pelosi an ‘act of war’

DALLAS — Sen. Ted Cruz characterized threats from the Chinese to shoot down a plane carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan as “an act of war,” telling a conservative gathering in Dallas on Friday that President Joe Biden should have reacted more forcefully.

Tribune News Service · Aug 5, 2022