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Brickbat: Listening In
Dylan Hembrough, editor in chief of the student newspaper at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, contacted the…
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Fusionism and its Limits
Fusionism is far preferable to nationalism and postliberalism. But it has shortcomings of its own, and its political…
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Join siguimi.com →Kansas Ban on Private Parties' Partially Prefilling Voters' Mail Ballot Applications Upheld
A short excerpt from today's longish Tenth Circuit opinion in VoteAmerica v. Schwab, by Judge Timothy Tymkovich, joined…
Read at source →Florida "Addictive Features" Social Media Restrictions on Minors Likely Constitutional, Eleventh Circuit Holds
Some short excerpts from the long opinion in Computer & Comm. Indus. Ass'n v. Uthmeier, decided today by Judge Kevin……
Read at source →Lawsuit Alleging Bank Played Role in Facilitating "Jeffrey Epstein's … Sex-Trafficking Operation" Can Go Forward
From Molchonova v. FirstBank Puerto Rico & First Bancorp, decided today by Judge Jed Rakoff (S.D.N.Y.): On September…
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Trump's $90 Checks to Seniors Look a Lot Like Vote Buying
With the midterms rapidly approaching, Trump is sending out billions in taxpayer money to court Medicare-enrolled…
Read at source →Second Amendment Rights Forfeited by Past Terroristic Threats Conviction
Some excerpts from the long Third Circuit en banc opinion yesterday by Judge Stephanos Bibas in U.S. v. Bost (for… The…
Read at source →America: Democracy or Republic?
I'm interviewed about this roughly at about 3:15 to 6:30 of this episode of PBS's Civics Made Easy series.…
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A Trump Appointee Says the President Likely Violated the First Amendment by Banishing Disfavored Journalists
U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly granted a preliminary injunction to CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, which Trump banned…
Read at source →Second Amendment Rights Not Forfeited by Past Drunk Driving Conviction
From yesterday's Third Circuit en banc opinion in Williams v. Attorney General, written by Judge Paul Matey (and…
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Posting About This 'Robot Sexual Assault' in Germany Could Be a Crime
Let's unpack the latest dystopian tech news—and German cops' dystopian response.
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Trump's Plan To Buy Russian Diesel Would Violate Federal Law
If laws passed by Congress do not apply to presidential actions, then we no longer live in a democracy.
Read at source →New on SCOTUSBlog: "Witnessing a reorientation of the First and Second Amendments on the Roberts court"
"What a difference two decades has made for the First and Second Amendments."
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How Local Governments Turn Minor Violations Into Financial Ruin
The Supreme Court will soon have a chance to rein in excessive fines.
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Mark Cuban: 'I'd Get Rid of All Political Parties'
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban discusses breaking up Big Medicine, why he wants to abolish political parties, and…
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Mental Illness Doesn't Cancel Your Right to Say No
Informed consent applies to psychiatry too.
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Ohio's Democrat Momentum
Plus: OpenAI arrest, Pope Leo's cancer, Guilfoyle forced out, and more...
Read at source →TV Station News Managers Fired for Allegedly Anti-Gay Memo Win >$4M from Nexstar Media
The verdict came Friday; here's the backstory, from a decision in March in Fox v. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. by… The…
Read at source →"Fortunately for Society, Plaintiff's Framework for Retrospectively Punishing News Outlets Is Not the Law"
From Tate v. Fox News Network, LLC, decided yesterday by Judge Gregory Presnell (M.D. Fla.): Plaintiff has been a…
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College Still Has a Future, but It's No Longer the Default Choice
High costs and political bias have eroded higher education’s standing.
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Today in Supreme Court History: October 14, 1911
10/14/1911: Justice John Marshall Harlan I dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 14, 1911 appeared…
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Brickbat: Not Counting Every Penny
A California state auditor found waste, mismanagement, and misuse of taxpayer money inside several state agencies,…
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Other Courts Should Heed a Federal Judge's Warning About Flock-Enabled Mass Surveillance
Car-tracking cameras, like cellphones, generate vast amounts of sensitive data.
Read at source →Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Requiring CNN, MS NOW, and Politico to Be Readmitted to White House Briefings
"[T]he Court is 'not required to exhibit a naiveté from which ordinary citizens are free.'"
Read at source →Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Requiring CNN, MS NOW, and Politico to Be Readmitted to White House
"[T]he Court is 'not required to exhibit a naiveté from which ordinary citizens are free.'"
Read at source →No Immunity for Judge Who Locked Children in Holding Cells in Custody Case
From Rockett v. Eighmy, decided today by Eighth Circuit Judge David Stras, joined by Judges Bobby Shepherd and Jane…
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Will Pennsylvania's Vape Ban Create More Cigarette Smokers?
Starting next week, retailers will face steep fines for selling unapproved e-cigarettes, potentially pushing consumers…
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The Shane Gillis SNL Backlash Is Really Stupid
"It's complacency that has created the environment in which women are sexually assaulted," said Dan Levy.
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Trump Fired Kimberly Guilfoyle for Influence Peddling That Pales Next to His Presidential Profiteering
If the former ambassador tried to use her office for personal gain, she was only imitating her boss.
Read at source →Interesting Criminal Case on Proving Intent to Cause Fear, Stemming from Confrontation at Protest
From State v. Elavsky, decided yesterday by Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge Kevin Ross, joined by Judge Elise Larson:…
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Code Games 2.0
The Trump administration begins the implementation of manufactured housing deregulation.
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No, Giving Immigrants Research Jobs Is Not Fraud
J.D. Vance says he's probing universities for visa fraud, but the investigation is really about protectionism.
Read at source →Claiming Video Was "Deepfake" Not Enough to Require Excluding It, Even Absent Evidence of Who Recorded It
"Apart from trying to cash in on the so-called 'liar's dividend,' Amyda's counsel had little to work with."
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An Illinois College Tried To Cancel Its Flock Contract. Flock Refused.
Elgin Community College even tied garbage bags over the cameras, but Flock technicians just cut them down.
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