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A reply to Steve.
Police in some major cities are refusing to enforce the law against protest "encampments"
The 34 misdemeanor charges of falsifying business record to conceal some other crime clearly contemplate a violation of federal or state elections laws and that "other crime" is not a crime because of the First Amendment
From Hughes v. Few, decided yesterday by Judge Andrew Oldham, joined by Judges E. Grady Jolly and Kurt Engelhardt; for the details, read the opinion itself: For those who worry that qualified immunity can be invoked under absurd circumstances: Buckle up. Austin Thompson Hughes is a Good Samaritan. […]
Revolutionary AI technologies can't solve the 'wicked problems' facing policy makers.
5/4/1942: Wickard v. Filburn argued.
How did an obviously fabricated article end up in a peer-reviewed journal?
A response to Steve Calabresi.
The liberal news media buys in to the NY state district attorney's unconstitutional prosecution of Donald Trump
Don't fall for scaremongering about "military-age male" migrants crossing the border. They are actually less dangerous than native-born citizens of the same age and gender.
Proposed AI legislation would enshrine tech-killing precautionary principle into law.
The pledge, while mostly legally illiterate, offers a reminder of the former president's outlook on government accountability.
To convert a hush money payment into 34 felonies, prosecutors are invoking an obscure state election law that experts say has never been used before.
River rides, purple robes, and aesthetic injuries.
Due to persistent glitches in the financial aid form, Gov. Jim Justice issued an executive order lifting the FAFSA requirement for several state grants.
I have a piece up at National Review Online about the Antisemitism Awareness Act. As described in my article, the most important feature of the act is that it codifies administrative guidance that began in the Bush Administration holding that Jews are protecting from ethnic discrimination by Title […]
From Spicuzza v. Commonwealth, decided yesterday by the Massachusetts High court: The petitions stemmed from the ongoing trial, in the Superior Court in Norfolk County, in Commonwealth vs. Karen Read. Read has been indicted for murder, among other crimes, and the case has garnered significant […]
With only a minority of support in Congress, the president had to make concessions to secure the passage of his sweeping reform bill.
And for good reason: Even at 3.5 percent, inflation is running higher than it did in almost every year for three decades before 2021.
A recent panel discussion on whether state and local suits against fossil fuel producers are preempted by federal law (and my arguments for why the answer is "no, they are not").
"I am writing today to reiterate the reasons why the encampment is so problematic and why I am calling on you to end it."
HR6090, which passed the House of Representatives Wednesday by a 320-91 vote, would provide, in relevant part, For purposes of this Act, the term "definition of antisemitism"— (1) means the definition of antisemitism adopted on May 26, 2016, by the IHRA [International Holocaust Remembrance […]
A civil discussion on the U.S. Supreme Court and its role in American life, past and present.
The letter, which as of this writing has over 200 hundred signatories, starts off like this: Social and Personality Psychologists on Student Protests for Justice in Palestine We are a group of faculty from various demographic, religious, and ethnic backgrounds who are trained in the methods and […]
Can artificial intelligence overhaul the regulatory system?
In February, I wrote about a Fourth Circuit decision in Doe v. Sidar, which discusses one-sided pseudonymity. On Wednesday, Google received a request that it remove that post from its indexes—and thus vanish it from search results—on the theory that the post violated the copyright […]
It's not a great movie. But it is a great time at the movies.
Plus: San Francisco can't fix homelessness, future lawyers can't handle cops, and more...
The Merkley-Kennedy Amendment Would Prevent Travelers From Choosing TSA Lanes with Face Recognition
Why work extra hard when you won't be able to get an A? Why try to improve when you won't get worse than a C?
5/3/1802: Washington D.C. incorporated as the capital of the United States. Article I, Section 8 empowers Congress to "To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of […]
Restricting the price of housing kills incentives to supply places to live.
According to Grok, Robert Heinlein's novel reminds us that even a supercomputer can have a heart—or at least a well-programmed sense of humor.
When does a sufficiently advanced algorithm start to mimic our conception of God?
The Los Angeles County Probation Department has placed 12 officers on administrative leave pending an investigation of violence at the Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. Video taken in December 2023 showed officers standing around watching, and perhaps encouraging, fights among the youth housed at the […]
What's on your mind?
A new study shows deportation of undocumented migrants reduces housing construction by diminishing the supply of workers needed to do it.
While sanctions fail to change Iran's policies, they inflict severe hardships on civilians and rally support for the regime.
Just circulated: Our community is in deep pain. We are reeling from days of violence and division. And we hope with all our hearts that we can return to a place where our students, faculty and staff feel safe and, one day, connected again. Our approach to the encampment that was established on […]
My contribution to the American Journal of Law and Equality symposium on the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.
While the governor framed the legislation as necessary to protect Floridians from "the global elite," he's the real authoritarian.
In 2022, police received a tip that officers were getting paid to make DWI cases disappear—the same allegation that prompted FBI raids in January.
Jesse Singal questions the science of "gender-affirming care."
Various district courts have put out such orders; here's the most recent I've seen, a Standing Order on Requests for Hearings and Oral Arguments from Magistrate Judge David Horan (N.D. Tex.): With regard to possible oral argument or an evidentiary hearing, the Court notes a trend today in which […]
The protesters deserve criticism—but Congress is the real threat.
Plus: Trump speaks at L.P. convention, Bill Ackman buys Zyn for the frat bros, Ukraine flagging, and more...
5/2/1927: Buck v. Bell decided.
Introducing Reason's artificial intelligence issue