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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…
Read at source →My New Liberalism.Org Article on the Centrality of Private Property Rights to Liberalism
It argues that strengthening protection for property rights is essential to liberty, and to benefiting the poor and…
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Georgia Cop Claimed Petting Zoo Donkey Was Charging at His Team When He Shot It
In an incident report, the officer who shot the donkey wrote that he had to shoot the donkey to save himself and a K-9…
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Trump's Venezuela Oil Deal Sells Out Democracy and Free Markets
The Trump administration isn't trying to end socialism in Venezuela. Instead, it is doing socialism in Venezuela.
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Invasion of the Robot Teachers
New Mexico required kindergarten through second-grade students to learn literacy skills from a purple-haired AI avatar…
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Why the Right Is Embracing State Power
Stephanie Slade discusses the rise of the post-liberal right, the growing appeal of state power, and why fusionism…
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Automatic Selective Service Registration Keeps the Threat of Conscription Alive
If you oppose the draft, you should oppose the measures that would make it easier to implement too.
Read at source →Third Circuit Rejects Facial Challenge to Ban on Nonimmigrant Aliens' Gun Possession
Some excerpts from U.S. v. Aleman-Lozano, decided yesterday by Third Circuit Judge Patty Shwartz, joined by Judges…
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"[A]n Unopposed Grant" of Sealing "Carries Little Weight in a Contested Posture"
From Townsend v. The Gardens at Aldersgate LLC, decided Monday by Magistrate Judge Rachel Schwartz (D. Kan.): This is…
Read at source →Lion King Composer vs. Comedian Dispute Leads to ~$40K Attorney Fee Award Against Composer
Look, there's an attorney fee award. Oh my god!
Read at source →Second Amendment Doesn't Protect Machineguns, Doesn't Preclude Registration Requirement for Silencers
From Third Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas, joined by Judges Felipe Restrepo and Cindy Chung, in yesterday's U.S. v.…
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COVID-19 Origins: Lab Leak or Natural Spillover?
Watch Reason's Robby Soave and YouTube commentator Destiny debate the origins of COVID-19 live on September 9 at 2 p.m.…
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Study: Even Well-Intentioned Regulators Do More Harm Than Good
Bureaucrats who intend to do good still restrict competition and suppress liberty.
Read at source →Today in Supreme Court History: September 2, 1819
9/2/1819: James Madison writes letter to Judge Spencer Roane criticizing McCulloch v. Maryland. The post Today in…
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Brickbat: Seeing Red
Authorities in China are investigating comedian Guo Degang for changing the lyrics of a famous revolutionary song…
Read at source →CJ Roberts and the Smithsonian Bypass Congress To Build New Latino Museum
On the same day that he accuses President Trump of bypassing Congress to build a new structure, his own entity bypasses…
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Trump's White House Ballroom Is a Monument to His Lawlessness
By unilaterally razing and replacing the East Wing, the president again shows his disregard for the rule of law and the…
Read at source →Advocate John Roberts v. Chief Justice John Roberts
How do you know what a lawyer really believes when he is always representing a client?
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The Iran War's Defenders Are Losing the Plot
Robby Soave and Amber Duke break down the latest developments in the Iran war.
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Trump Loves Data Centers: 'Let Data Reign'
Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss Trump’s recent comments on data centers, unpacking how his stance diverges from…
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Foreign Regulators Are Trying To Censor Americans Online. A Bill Would Ensure Those Demands Are Unenforceable.
The proposed GRANITE Act looks to shield U.S. companies from foreign censorship orders.
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Federalism Will Save the Data Centers
State preemption worked for housing. It's unlikely to come to the rescue of incredibly unpopular data centers.
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Kalshi Says It's a Prediction Market. The 9th Circuit Says It's Gambling.
Prediction markets can no longer offer sports event contracts in Nevada after the appellate court's decision, giving…
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