Smoking Is Bad for You. Nicotine Isn't—but Politicians Keep Trying To Ban It.
Nicotine has become associated with the worst harms of smoking, even though the chemical is not responsible for the…
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Today in Supreme Court History: October 1, 1924
10/1/1924: Chief Justice Rehnquist's birthday. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 1, 1924 appeared first…
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Like Nikole Hannah-Jones, My Parents Put Ideology Over Pedagogy in Sending Me to Catholic School
Parents are indispensable to improving educational outcomes, but are often trapped by their own pasts.
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Brickbat: Thick as Thieves
An Oklahoma man is suing the Grady County Sheriff's Office for keeping his stolen property. Stacey McCurry said thieves…
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Justice Alito Says Recusal in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County a "Difficult Judgment Call"
Bloomberg reports on why Justice Alito decided to recuse from the first case of the Supreme Court's term.
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Cops Used AI Surveillance To Detain an Innocent Texas Driver. His Lawsuit Just Got the Program Struck Down.
AI-powered license plate readers flagged an abnormal driving pattern. Then officers made up reasons to pull him over…
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Trump Wants AI Companies To Police Themselves. His FTC Isn't Waiting.
While the White House settles for a voluntary accord, the Federal Trade Commission is preparing subpoena-like demands…
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Trump Orders Mosquitoes and Rats Out of the District of Columbia
Time to deploy gene drives to eliminate these disease-carrying pests?
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Why Is Seattle Keeping Her From Cleaning Up Trash?
Since 2020, We Heart Seattle has picked up over 2 million pounds of trash. In response, the state government is…
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The FDA Promises To Streamline the Dauntingly Complex Rules for Approving Nicotine Products
The planned reforms could promote harm reduction by addressing a huge backlog that has resulted in routine violations…
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How Regulation, Immigration Policy, and Tariffs Made Your BLT More Expensive
A BLT looks simple, but bacon rules, lettuce labor shortages, and tomato tariffs show how government meddling can make…
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Americans Are Wealthier Than 30 Years Ago. Here's the Data To Prove It.
Americans with upper, middle, and lower incomes are all better off today than in the 1970s or 1990s, new CBO data shows.
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You Can Now Sue Federal Agents in California. Good Luck Getting Past Qualified Immunity.
Californians can now sue federal officers for civil rights violations, but cops can still claim qualified immunity as a…
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Your Right to Privacy Doesn't Disappear When You're in Public
Defenders of Flock-style surveillance systems argue that people “have no reasonable expectation of privacy in public.”…
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Miami Beach Can't Dodge First Amendment Lawsuit After Police Questioned Woman Over Anti-Israel Facebook Post
Miami Beach detectives questioned Raquel Pacheco at her house over her pro-Palestine Facebook comments. A judge ruled…
Read at source →Journalist's Publishing Information About Sealed Arrest Protected by First Amendment
Tech CEO who sued over the publication had to pay about $400K in defendants' attorney fees as a result of the trial…
Read at source →District Court Declares Vacatur (Likely) Unconstitutional
"Even if Congress were to enact a law clearly empowering Article III courts to vacate agency rules or regulations and…
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NFL Player's Penis Size Is a 'Matter of Legitimate Public Concern,' Says Court
That means his ex-wife can talk about it on a podcast if she wants to. But you probably shouldn’t follow suit.
Read at source →On FOI Requests and Other Benefits of Working at a Public University
For twenty-five years I never had to think about freedom-of-information requests, but in the last year I have been the…
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Axel Kaiser Explains the Javier Milei Effect
Axel Kaiser discusses Latin America’s political realignment, the battle over culture, and why libertarians need to talk…
Read at source →Jewish Community Center's Lawsuit Against "Goyim Defense League" Can Go Forward
From Gordon Jewish Community Center v. Goyim Defense League, decided Wednesday by Judge Aleta Trauger (M.D. Tenn.): The…
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Homeland Security Admits To Watchlisting Americans Based on 'Potential Inaccuracies'
The feds’ response to a lawsuit over their voter fraud investigation program is an admission that their approach didn’t…
Read at source →Anti-White Speech Stemming from Seattle "Race and Social Justice Initiative" Training May Have Been Legally Actionable Workplace Harassment
From Diemert v. City of Seattle, decided by Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Mary Murguia, joined by Judges William A.…
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AI-Powered Concierge Government
Plus: FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv forced to emergency-land, ICE hiring surge, and more...
Read at source →No Sealing of Property Information in Motion Challenging Diversity Jurisdiction
From Magistrate Judge Reid Neureiter last Wednesday in Kazazian v. Wilson Elser LLP (D. Colo.) (plaintiff appears to be…
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Today in Supreme Court History: September 30, 1857
9/30/1857: Justice Benjamin Robbins Curtis resigns from the Supreme Court after Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857). The post…
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Filing Taxes Will Cost Americans $544 Billion This Year
The complexity and burden of the tax code add insult to injury.
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Nancy Pelosi Championed a Hong Kong Dissident. She May Have Doomed Him.
American politicians who cooperate with foreign activists, whether individual or institutional, often do more harm than…
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Brickbat: Bad Dog
Bradley Page has filed a federal lawsuit against the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the Pinal County Sheriff's…
Read at source →SCOTUS Stays Third-Party Removal Injunction 40 Minutes After Reply Filed
It seems the Justices worked out a plan before the briefing concluded.
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Hazy Drug Classification Criteria Invite Dubious Bureaucratic Judgments
A GAO report notes that the Controlled Substances Act does not define "potential for abuse" or "accepted medical use."
Read at source →Second Amendment Roundup: Bruen's Footnote 9 Not a Carve-Out from Text and History
Judge R. Nelson’s dissent from 9th Circuit’s Yukutake decision thoroughly analyzes footnote 9.
Read at source →Eleventh Circuit Upholds Restriction on Referring to "Settlement" of Trump v. IRS,
though concluding that the restriction is narrow.
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Beware the Rush to Judgment in the Cornell Rape Case
As with similar cases at UVA and Duke Lacrosse, it's important to get the facts first.
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