Politics
The FBI's Alleged Probe of a Reporter for 'Stalking' Breaks New Ground in Criminalizing Journalism
The bureau reportedly investigated the author of a New York Times story that made FBI Director Kash Patel look...
Lawmakers Seem Unlikely To Back RFK's $16 Billion Cuts to HHS
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defends his HHS budget, the modest cuts suggest shrinking government isn’t his real p...
So There Was More To The Story
Kannon Shanmugam and Masha Hansford move from Paul Weiss to Davis Polk.
America's Debt Problem Is a Health Care Problem
And the government's "solution" is making it worse.
Spotting Scammers with "Verified" Dating App Profiles
Understanding what photo verification means on a dating app (and what it doesn't)
What's the Point of Telling Middle Schoolers Not To Commit Adultery?
Texas might have the right to post the Ten Commandments in public classrooms, but it shouldn't bother.
Chaos with the SPLC, Hasan Piker Endorses Violence, and Predictions Markets Run Amok
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi break down this week’s bizarre turn of events: The SPLC got indicted, and...
Two Cheers for Abundance Liberalism
This emerging school of thought has its flaws. But it's a potentially valuable ally for libertarians and other...
Do the Supreme Court "Shadow Papers" Reveal Supreme Court Hypocrisy?
William Baude and Richard Re respond to a common narrative
Medical Marijuana Rescheduling Is Legally Puzzling but a 'Huge Win' for Patients, Suppliers, and Scientists
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's distinction between medical and recreational cannabis is hard to reconc...
Biden Killed the Spirit Airlines Merger. Now Trump Wants Taxpayers To Save the Company.
A merger with JetBlue could have saved the company. Instead, taxpayers will now be forced to pick up the bill.
Federal Appeals Court Says Texas' Ten Commandments Law Isn't Indoctrination
The 5th Circuit upheld a controversial law requiring Texas schools to display the Ten Commandments.
California Law Generally Requiring Federal Law Enforcement Officers to Display ID Violates Supremacy Clause
So the Ninth Circuit held yesterday.
The Trump Administration Might Send Afghan Refugees to Danger in Congo
About 1,100 Afghans currently stranded at a military base in Qatar could be relocated to the crisis-addled Afr...
Rubio Falsely Accuses Iranian Exiles of Being Soleimani's Nieces
The State Department and ICE claimed to have caught Islamic Republic nepo babies “enjoying a lavish lifestyle....
ABA: Law Schools Can Satisfy "Cross-Cultural Competency" Standard By Criticizing DEI
"Schools are free to determine the content of those sessions, even (if they so choose) teaching on the harms o...
What Would It Take to Tame the "Shadow Docket"?
Those who don't like how the Supreme Court handles requests for interim relief might like solutions to the pro...
Prosecution for Threats to Kill Muslims (and Blacks, Immigrants, and People from India) Can Go to Jury
From U.S. v. Demeo, decided Tuesday by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell (M.D. Fla.); compare the recent "See MAGA,...