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Today in Supreme Court History: March 11, 1936
3/11/1936: Justice Antonin Scalia's birthday. The post Today in Supreme Court History: March 11, 1936 appeared...
Brickbat: I'll Be Watching You
A Milwaukee police officer resigned after prosecutors charged him with attempted misconduct in public office f...
Trump's New Tariff Plan Still Asserts a Crisis That Does Not Exist
The president’s invocation of Section 122 conflates a trade deficit with a balance-of-payments deficit.
CNN Retracts Terrible Post About Alleged Terrorists at New York City Mayor's Mansion
"In less than an hour, their lives would drastically change as the pair would be arrested for throwing homemad...
First Amendment May Protect First-Grader's Giving Black Classmate "Black Lives Mater Any Life" Drawing
So holds a Ninth Circuit panel, though reinforcing the Ninth Circuit's view that allegedly "derogatory and inj...
Users Made Grok Post Offensive Soccer Jokes. Now the U.K. Wants To Censor It.
After users prompted Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok to generate "vulgar" posts, British officials warned X it cou...
Congress' Housing Bill Goes From Small Supply Booster to Housing Killer
The Senate's proposed inclusion of an effective ban on build-to-rent housing in a bipartisan housing bill coul...
California AI Model Training Disclosure Law Likely Doesn't Violate First Amendment
From last Wednesday's decision in X.AI LLC v. Bonta, by Judge Jesus Bernal (C.D. Cal.): Assembly Bill 2013 …,...
Trump May Waive the Jones Act for Oil Shipments. Let's Repeal It Instead.
The century-old law makes energy more expensive even when there isn't a war raging in the Middle East.
Am I an Evil, Selfish Scalper for Selling My World Cup Tickets for a Profit?
The buyer, seller, and FIFA middleman were all happy with how the transaction went.
Very Complete?
Plus: Trump waves off missile blame, Virginia's latest firearms ban, a California representative leaves the GO...
Will SCOTUS Review the Iran War's Constitutionality? Don't Count on It.
The judiciary is largely absent from the long-running constitutional debate over undeclared foreign wars.
Today in Supreme Court History: March 10, 1919
3/10/1919: Debs v. United States decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: March 10, 1919 appeared f...
Minnesota's Fraud Scandal Isn't an Immigration Problem. It's a Spending Problem.
Health care fraud is an all-too-common feature of the U.S. health care system, not only in Minnesota.
Brickbat: Hands Free
A woman in Florida, says a Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy wrongly ticketed her for using a cell phone whil...
Justice Jackson Was Partly Mistaken About Mifepristone
The Biden Administration also announced a new COVID-era policy, halting the enforcement of the "initial in-per...
Will the War in Iran Crash the Global Economy?
Plus: Kristi Noem is fired as DHS secretary, a listener asks about libertarian drug use, and new polling revea...
"See MAGA, Shoot MAGA" in TikTok Video Was Criminally Punishable Threat
From U.S. v. Segari, decided today by Judge Kathryn Mizelle (M.D. Fla.): In August 2025, Desiree Doreen Segari...