Politics
Brickbat: Too Fast for Conditions
A jury sentenced former Missouri City, Texas, police officer Blademir Viveros to 15 years in prison for causin...
Happy Yuri Gagarin Day!
Gagarin was the first man in space, 65 years ago today.
Keonne Rodriguez on Bitcoin, Privacy, and Going to Prison
"We thought we were on the right side of the law," the Samourai Wallet co-founder tells Reason.
Tiger King Attorney Sanctioned for Filing Complaint with AI Hallucinations
Another example of the risks of relying upon AI tools to assist in legal research.
Today in Supreme Court History: April 12, 1945
4/12/1945: President Harry Truman's inauguration. He would make four appointments to the Supreme Court: Chief...
Trump Responds to Iranian Blockade of Strait of Hormuz By Blockading It
After walking out of peace talks in Pakistan, the U.S. and Iran are now playing a game of chicken.
Petitioner's Regret No Grounds for Sealing of 8-Year-Old Restraining Order Documents
Petitioner's new-found "public figure" status, and concerns that records are "impeding his employment, profess...
Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Federal Law Banning Home Alcohol Distilleries
The ruling holds the law exceeds Congress' authority under the tax power and the Necessary and Proper Clause....
Follow-Up to "Reproducing Controversial Tweet in News Story = Fair Use" Post
"Market Erasure," "Three Plinths," "The March 2nd Transformation," "Karen" "branding," and "The Commercially S...
Wisconsin Reined in Public Sector Unions. Now Those Reforms Are in Jeopardy.
Act 10 saved taxpayers billions and helped government run more efficiently. Fifteen years later, a questionabl...
Today in Supreme Court History: April 11, 1862
4/11/1862: Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes's birthday. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 11, 1...
Democrats and Republicans Both Want To Regulate AI. They Just Can't Agree on How.
As lawmakers of both major parties hustle to regulate their preferred villains, they're losing sight of the bi...
Thoughts on Today's Oral Argument in the Section 122 Tariff Cases
The outcome is unclear. But the judges seemed skeptical of the Trump Administration's claims that Section 122...
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Phony checks, a twinkling of an eye, and sparkling sports gambling.
DOGE, the Social Security Administration, and How Inferior Courts Should Treat S. Ct. Interim Orders
Some excerpts from the 88 pages of opinions in AFSCME v. Social Security Admin., decided today by the Fourth C...
In New Tariff Cases, Trump Asserts 'Unreviewable' Power To Invent a Balance-of-Payments Deficit
The Court of International Trade is weighing the legality of the import taxes that the president wants to impo...
UNC Newspaper Halts Satire and Implements DEI Training After Backlash Over April Fools' Issue
Free speech lawyers say UNC violated North Carolina’s institutional neutrality law.
Operation Eternal Darkness Threatens Iran Ceasefire Deal
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi play a little war vs. music game before they go back over COVID craziness...