How Trump's Tariffs Undermine US Trustworthiness and Credibility—and What Can Be Done to Stop it
Economist David Hebert highlights an underappreciated danger of Trump's tariff mania. It's a serious problem, but one…
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Trump Says He Believes in Giving People a 'Second Chance.' For 6,000 People, the Answer Was No.
The administration this month denied thousands of clemency applications.
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Today in Supreme Court History: July 26, 1892
7/26/1892: Justice George Shiras Jr. takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 26, 1892 appeared first…
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Bureaucracy, Labor, & Tariffs: How Government Is Making BLTs More Expensive
The BLT—a delicious celebration of the power of markets—exemplifies political attacks on the free movement of goods and…
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Court Notes Apparent AI-Generated Errors in Court Reporter's Transcript
"[W]e remind the Court Reporter that this court relies on transcripts being true and accurate representations of the…
Read at source →Brian Fitzpatrick Makes the Case for Callais
An argument in support of the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act jurisprudence one is unlikely to hear in academia.
Read at source →Is There Actually an Error in the Supreme Court's Analysis in Loper Bright?
Did the Administrative Procedure Act apply in Chevron v. NRDC?
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Today in Supreme Court History: July 25, 1965
7/25/1965: Justice Arthur J. Goldberg resigns. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 25, 1965 appeared first on…
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California's War on Goats Could Worsen the Wildfire Crisis
Standard minimum wage and overtime laws now apply to the state's goat herders, whose animals clear brush and reduce…
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For Thousands of New York City Apartment Buildings, the Math Doesn't Math
This year’s rent freeze is just the latest regulation pushing New York City’s rent-stabilized housing stock toward…
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Second Lawsuit Challenging Trump's New Section 301 Tariffs Filed
It was filed by several businesses, including Learning Resources, Inc., which was also involved in the IEEPA tariff…
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Georgia Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Misusing Flock Surveillance Data
Although Flock Safety’s auditing tools have helped catch the bad actors, more is needed to protect Americans’ privacy.
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In 39 States, People Can Be Sentenced to Life for Murders They Did Not Commit
The Sentencing Project highlights the perverse consequences of the felony murder rule, a vestige of British law that…
Read at source →Conservative Commentator Robby Starbuck's Lawsuit Alleging Google AI Had Defamed Him Can Go Forward
A Delaware trial court has denied Google's motion to dismiss, and concluded that, if the facts as alleged by Starbuck…
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Nashville Considers Using Eminent Domain To Stop a Planned Data Center From Irritating Zoo Animals
The Nashville Zoo says the vibrations from next door's planned data center might negatively affect hearing-sensitive…
Read at source →Liberty Justice Center Files First Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Massive New Section 301 Tariffs
The complaint explains why the tariffs violate the requirements of Section 301, and also run afoul of the major…
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Airports Are Opting for Private Security Over the TSA. The Union Says That's a Public Safety Threat.
Airport security screeners at the 20 private-contract airports get paid during a government shutdown. A public sector…
Read at source →Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
An iPod, a walrus, and the Almighty Vice Lord Nation.
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What Jimothy the Raccoon Reveals About Seattle
A local lawmaker said she wants to "keep my measured distance from him so he can live his good little life." What about…
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Trump Can't Just Pretend Iran War Casualties Don't Count
However the government chooses to list war casualties, it doesn't change the fact that Americans are dead because of…
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Trump's Newest Tariffs Are Likely Illegal Too
The Section 301 tariffs announced on Thursday overstep the powers granted by Congress and likely run afoul of the major…
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Trump's FAA Moves To End the 50-Year Ban on Domestic Supersonic Flight
Supersonic flight is legally limited to the ocean. But the federal bureaucracy is (slowly) changing, and at least one…
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Florida Wildlife Agency Tracked Critics Using Law Enforcement Database
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says it followed the law when it pulled the driving records of…
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Did Decriminalizing Drugs Lead to More Deaths in Washington and Oregon?
The Manhattan Institute’s Charles Fain Lehman overstates the evidence supporting that conclusion.
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Will This Mississippi Man on Death Row Get a Chance To Prove His Innocence?
Recent court rulings in Louisiana and Texas give hope to Devin Bennett.
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Tariff Man
Plus: House votes on war powers as Trump enters Iran war "revenge mode," Ted Cruz worries about AI, Marvel movies are…
Read at source →Court Considering Whether Litigant Should Be Barred from Further Self-Represented Filings, Because of Fabricated Citations
The court orders the litigant to explain why she shouldn't be so barred, and notes that hallucinated citations are "a…
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"Plaintiff Argues That, If She Does Not Use Her Chosen Name, She Will Suffer Serious and Lasting Effects to Her Mental Health"
Not a basis for allowing what is in effect a form of pseudonymity, says a district court.
Read at source →Jewish Teacher Sued Portland Public Schools + Union for Discrimination Over Colleagues' Anti-Israel Speech
(among other things). A federal Magistrate Judge has recommended that the lawsuit be dismissed.
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California's Prison Reform Experiment Worked. The State's Crime Rate Has Fallen by 27% in 15 Years.
Facts don't care about the GOP's "crime wave" feelings.
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Today in Supreme Court History: July 24, 1997
7/24/1997: Justice William Brennan dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 24, 1997 appeared first on…
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Review: The D.C. Museum Where Everything Is for Sale
The Mansion on O Street showcases consumerist artifacts, and none if it is taxpayer-funded like many of the city's…
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Brickbat: Deadly Hurry
Former Florida police officer Zachary Krug has been charged after investigators say he drove 104 mph in a 50 mph… The…
Read at source →Trump Imposes Massively Harmful and Illegal Section 301 Tariffs
The new policy is based on sham investigations, and runs afoul of the major questions and nondelegation doctrine.
Read at source →Justice Kagan Rejects Charge that Supreme Court Is "Rubber Stamp" for Trump Administration
In recent remarks before the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Justice Kagan rejects the conventional liberal…
Read at source →"There Is an Error in the Supreme Court's Analysis in Loper Bright."
The Supreme Court's Chevron decision did not cite the Administrative Procedure Act perhaps because it was not an APA…
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