Today in Supreme Court History: September 4, 1851
9/4/1851: Justice Levi Woodbury dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 4, 1851 appeared first on…
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Maryland Synagogue Challenges Restrictive Gun Law
Montgomery County officials want to prevent houses of worship from making security decisions.
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Review: What To Burn, What To Carry Tells the Stories of People Confronted With Disaster
This podcast appeals to both history dads and true-crime girlies.
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Review: Outsider Art on Display at a New York City Museum
The American Folk Art Museum curates works by self-taught artists.
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Brickbat: Duck and Cover
A member of the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle gang from Port Willunga, South Australia, has been arrested and charged…
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This U.S. Citizen Is Suing ICE for Arresting Him 3 Times. His Lawsuit Is Moving Forward.
Despite carrying a REAL ID, Leo Garcia Venegas has been repeatedly detained by immigration agents. Now he’s suing to…
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Trump's Beef Tariff Cut Accidentally Makes the Case for Free Trade
As the president liberalized the market for beef, he also imposed new 50 percent tariffs on some $20 billion worth of…
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Congress Is Trying (Again) To Ban Boycotting Israel
The bipartisan bill, which passed the House, takes aim at university boycotts of any “major strategic partner.”
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Lindsay Clancy, Heehaw the Donkey, and New Magneto Origins
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss the stalled jury deliberations in Lindsay Clancy’s case and the police…
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This Wired Article About AI Detection Software Was Really Mean
Pangram founder Max Spero urged social media not to pile on too much though.
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State Film Subsidies Lose Money. Trump Wants To Try the Idea Nationally.
There's “no reason to think a federal incentive would work any differently from state incentives,” says one expert.
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A New Bill Reflects the Bipartisan Backlash Against Flock-Enabled Mass Surveillance
Criticism from Trump allies and recent survey results show that resistance to widespread deployment of automated…
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Brief Update on the Entergy / Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Matter
From the docket this morning; for more on the case, see here and here (the latter item notes the sealing,… The post…
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ICE Reportedly Lowered Its Standards To Meet Trump's Hiring Goal
Trump has criticized DEI initiatives for lowering hiring standards. A whistleblower now says ICE did that on purpose.
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A California County Used Drones To Spy on Homes. A Settlement Will Now Require Warrants.
Sonoma County launched the program to find illegal cannabis grows, but it secretly morphed into a wider search for…
Read at source →Judge's Opinion Denying TRO Against Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as to Publishing of Data Center Plans
This is Entergy Arkansas LLC v. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Inc., a case I blogged about yesterday, where a data center…
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Trump Is Taking a Stake in Venezuela's Oil Industry and This Crony Is Cashing In
Alejandro Betancourt has become the key go-between for the Trump administration, Venezuela’s new regime, and American…
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Trump Can't Deport Legal Immigrants for Protected Speech, Judge Rules
The court struck down the government’s use of immigration law to threaten lawful noncitizens with deportation for…
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My New USA Today Article On Dangerous Similarities Between "Democratic Socialists" and MAGA Nationalists
Both seek sweeping government control over the economy, thereby imperiling liberty, prosperity, and democracy.
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Judge Rejects Trump Administration's Plan To Break Up Google's Ad Business
Punishing a company for building the best product doesn't serve the businesses or users antitrust enforcers claim to…
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Mamdani Bans the Robot Teachers
Plus: Times Square stabbing, free-range kids case, Gloria Steinem dies, and more...
Read at source →Florida Revenge Porn Law Doesn't Cover Simulated Sexual Conduct That's Implied Rather Than Shown
(to oversimplify slightly); so a Magistrate Judge concluded in case where defendant "posted a video to a blog allegedly…
Read at source →Puerto Rico Has Rational Basis for Allowing Only Two Genders for Birth Certificate Gender Changes
From Tuesday's decision by Judge Lara Montecalvo, joined by Chief Judge David Barron and Judge Sandra Lynch, in Díaz…
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Today in Supreme Court History: September 3, 2005
9/3/2005: Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 3, 2005 appeared…
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John Roberts Overruled Trump's Tariffs. But He Can't Seem To Stop Trump's Ballroom.
The chief justice finds himself in dissent in his latest showdown with the president.
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Brickbat: School of Hard Knocks
A former school administrator and two others received federal prison sentences after pleading guilty to wire fraud.…
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Federal Court Issues First Ruling Against Trump's New Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
The court rightly concluded that the order is barred by the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Barbara.
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How St. Paul's Rent Control Experiment Backfired Spectacularly
Construction of new housing collapsed in the Minnesota city as builders took their business elsewhere.
Read at source →No TRO Against Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as to Publishing of Data Center Plans
From KARK (Alex Kienlen) today, reporting on a decision by Judge Lee Rudofsky (E.D. Ark.) in Entergy Arkansas LLC v.…
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Mamdani Wants To Block a Law Giving Teachers' Aides $10,000 Bonuses. The Teachers Union Is Not Happy.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is sparring with the teachers union over bonuses. But is he really concerned about New York…
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Prosecutors Say a North Carolina Teenager Committed Murder by Livestreaming a California Mosque Shooting
The case smacks of a desire for retribution that cannot be satisfied by prosecuting the actual killers, who committed…
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USDA Approves Bioengineered American Chestnut Tree That Could Bring Them Back From Near-Extinction
It sets a precedent for releasing other bioengineered organisms into the wild to repair ecological damage.
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Trump Is Back To Seeking Regime Change in Iran
With the conflict over Hormuz dragging on, the administration is betting on a strategy that failed at the beginning of…
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