Trump Is Taking Credit for D.C.'s Crime Drop. Here's What the Data Say.
Crime in D.C. had already fallen 29 percent before the National Guard showed up, yet the Pentagon plans to keep at…
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Justice Department Finds 'Unbroken Pattern' of Sexual Abuse in Two California Women's Prisons
A Justice Department report documents California's failure to protect incarcerated women from sexual assault going back…
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Tenn. S. Ct. Lets Stand Decision That Copyright Law Doesn't Bar Release of Covenant Shooter Manifesto
Last week, the Tennessee Supreme Court denied the parents' application to review the Tennessee Court of Appeals'…
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A Wealth Tax Built on Billionaires Who Aren't Really Billionaires
Many entrepreneurs with high net worths don't actually have much cash. What bank lends $100 million against illiquid…
Read at source →Court Partly Blocks Minnesota Law Restricting False Statements About "Restrictions on Voter Eligibility"
Minnesota officials were using the law to block contested claims about when felons were allowed to vote in Minnesota…
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$40 Trillion and Parents' Night Out
Plus: ICE chillin', Moderna-Merck melanoma advances, and more...
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Texas Requires the Ten Commandments Be Posted in Every Classroom. SCOTUS May Decide If That's Constitutional.
A major separation-of-church-and-state case lands at the Supreme Court.
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Today in Supreme Court History: August 20, 1866
8/20/1866: President Andrew Johnson proclaims an "end to insurrection in the United States." The post Today in Supreme…
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Brickbat: Fake Stop
Baltimore police officer Dequwan Houchins has been indicted on charges of misconduct and making false entries in public…
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"Trendy Eateries May Keep a Secret Menu; the United States Code Does Not"
Some excerpts from the long opinion in R.J. Reynolds Tobacco v. FDA, written by Judge Don Willett and joined in… The…
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ICE Handed Over Specific Iranians at the Islamic Republic's Request
Newly released FOIA files reveal a back channel between ICE's office in Israel, the Qatari government, and the Islamic…
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Breakthrough Personalized mRNA Vaccines Are Highly Effective Against Melanoma Skin Cancers
The vaccine could be available as soon as 2027.
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Unionized Delivery Drivers Vs. Deliveries
Across the country, the Teamsters union is at war with companies trying to ship more things to your door for less money.
Read at source →"The Cascade of Dysfunction That Helped Doom Jason Arday"
An excellent piece today by Jesse Singal in The Dispatch; the whole thing is worth reading, but here are some… The post…
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Border Agents Searched His Phone 5 Times Without a Warrant. He's Asking the Supreme Court To Put a Stop to It.
How many warrantless cellphone searches does it take to change border policy?
Read at source →Fourth Circuit Concludes South Carolina Cannot Limit "No-Excuse" Absentee Ballots to Those Over 65
An election law question that seems destined for the Supreme Court.
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Does Gun Control Make Us Safer?
Statistician Aaron Brown and professor Robert Spitzer debate the efficacy of gun control.
Read at source →Islamic Center's Allegation of Religious Targeting by Texas Funeral Services Commission Can Go Forward
From the longish opinion by Judge David Alan Ezra in East Plano Islamic Center v. Texas Funeral Servs. Comm'n, decided……
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Can America Survive Its Political Divide?
Kurt Andersen discusses the politicization of everyday life, generational conflict, and whether markets have failed…
Read at source →Seventh Circuit Strikes Down Restriction on Informing Indiana Minors About Out-of-State Abortion Providers
Some excerpts from yesterday's long decision in Planned Parenthood Great Nw. v. Comm'r, decided by Judge David…
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Routledge Handbook of Classical Liberalism Available for Free on Amazon Kindle
It is edited by Richard Epstein, Mario Rizzo, and Liya Palagashvili. I am one of the contributors.
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Universal Healthcare Sounds Great. Here's What's Happening in Countries That Have It.
With calls for “free healthcare” growing louder in America, countries with universal systems offer a warning: long…
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DSA Goes for Florida
Plus: Fire Island, data center NIMBYism, cost-of-living discourse, and more...
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Azerbaijan Suing CNN for Libel: Can They Do That?
From yesterday's Complaint in Republic of Azerbaijan v. CNN, Inc. (D. Del.): … Azerbaijan … brings this defamation…
Read at source →Prof. Rick Hasen on Too Many Dan Sullivans
From his post last night on Election Law Blog (Hasen is one of the top election law scholars in the… The post Prof.…
Read at source →Arizona S. Ct.: Concern About "Job Offers" Being "Withdrawn" Because of "Pending Civil Litigation" …
doesn't justify sealing of court records.
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Today in Supreme Court History: August 19, 1937
8/19/1937: Justice Hugo Black takes the oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 19, 1937 appeared first…
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Trump's Dictator Envy Is Once Again on Display in Tiff with South Korea
The president openly admires world leaders who exercise absolute power.
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Brickbat: Texas Two-Step
Social media messaging app Discord has agreed to a Texas court order requiring it to introduce the same…
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ICE Admits It Investigated a Critic Based on Constitutionally Protected Speech
The agency’s attempt to intimidate David Streever is at the center of a First Amendment case.
Read at source →Minnesota's "Nudification" Ban Repeats Unconstitutional Errors of Early Revenge Porn Bills
The lack of a scienter requirement renders the content-based ban unconstitutional.
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Voter Ignorance and the Problem of Confusion Caused by Candidates With Similar Names [Updated]
Voter confusion caused by candidates with similar names - as in the current Alaska Senate race - is part of the much…
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The Greater the Illegal Migrant Population, the Stronger the Case Against Mass Deportation
Cato Instiute immigration expert David Bier explains why.
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Ibram X. Kendi Is Wrong About Jason Arday
Are the media responsible for the demise of a famous black professor at the University of Cambridge?
Read at source →No Pseudonymity for U Michigan Student Challenging Discipline for Using "Assertedly 'Fake' … Medical Note" "to Obtain an Accommodation"
From yesterday's decision by Judge Laurie J. Michelson (E.D. Mich.) in Doe v. Regents of Univ. of Mich.: Plaintiff, a……
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Upcoming Speaking Engagements
Ilya Somin's upcoming speaking engagements for the Fall 2026 semester. Most are free and open to the public.
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