Many parents are placed on the child abuse and neglect registry for seemingly harmless incidents and they don't even know it. | Continue reading
Can a web designer be compelled under the First Amendment to host wedding pictures? | Continue reading
Perhaps the problem is that government shouldn't be trying to run golf courses in the first place. | Continue reading
A lawsuit filed last month in a New York court seeks to prevent New York City's foie gras ban from... | Continue reading
The change represents a substantial reversal of civil forfeiture reforms aimed at protecting innocent property owners. | Continue reading
Insects aren't a category protected by the California Endangered Species Act. So state officials classified four bumblebee species as fish to get them listed. | Continue reading
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Why did it take an hour for the police to stop alleged killer Salvador Ramos? | Continue reading
With the shooter trapped in a classroom, the Uvalde police considered him "a barricaded subject" and believed "there were no... | Continue reading
There was an odd moment at this past Saturday's baseball game between the hometown New York Yankees and the visiting... | Continue reading
Don't conflate mass shootings with school shootings. | Continue reading
Many people on the right fear "woke capitalism" and the idea that corporate executives will bend to pressure to advance... | Continue reading
On Wednesday, a Massachusetts judge will decide whether Joao DePina will face the possibility of a decade behind bars for publicly criticizing a district attorney. | Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court declared in 1987 that "the freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without... | Continue reading
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"I really think I'm allowed to stay here," I explained, in vain. | Continue reading
U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has quietly built up a massive "dragnet surveillance system" that allows it to snoop without... | Continue reading
Tawanda Hall's house was worth $286,000 more than her overdue tax bill. There was nothing she could do about it. | Continue reading
"Great moments in unintended consequences"—when something that sounds like a great idea goes horribly wrong. Watch the whole series here.... | Continue reading
"Over years of reporting on internet culture, I've heard countless versions of [this] story: an aimless young man—usually white, frequently... | Continue reading
"The suspect then intervened, deployed pepper spray and sprayed the victim, before fleeing the scene on foot," according to the police. | Continue reading
In recent years, there has been widespread concern that democracy is threatened by the spread of misinformation and "fake news"... | Continue reading
"The effect of displaying fatality messages is comparable to raising the speed limit by 3 to 5 miles per hour or reducing the number of highway troopers by 6 to 14%." | Continue reading
In recent years, there has been widespread concern that democracy is threatened by the spread of misinformation and "fake news" on social media and other similar new technologies. Rick Hasen's recent book Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics-and How to Cure It , … | Continue reading
From Eleventh Circuit Judge Stanley Marcus's concurrence in Speech First, Inc. v. Cartwright: I join fully in Judge Newsom's opinion... | Continue reading
The maverick Columbia neuroscientist explains why America should embrace drug legalization for all. | Continue reading
"This is such outrageous behavior by the FBI," a D.C. Circuit judge says, calling the agency's special treatment of rich people "deeply troubling." | Continue reading
Science should be a profession, not a priesthood. | Continue reading
Terry Abbott couldn't afford representation, because the state took the cash he'd use to pay for it. | Continue reading
By now, you've almost certainly seen the most exciting moment from last night's Academy Awards show: Will Smith's on-stage slapping... | Continue reading
There's a powerful David vs. Goliath lesson emerging from Russia's brazen, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine that should give deep pause... | Continue reading
Congress used the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to throw money around in ways that would be comedic if the results weren't so tragic. | Continue reading
And it will only drive people further into the arms of President Vladimir Putin. | Continue reading
Yale Law School's chapter of the Federalist Society invited two speakers to campus to discuss a recent Supreme Court case,... | Continue reading
"This is very bad for property rights." | Continue reading
How the weaponization of sexual misconduct allegations wrecked Florian Jaeger's life and cost his university millions | Continue reading
The service bot will revolutionize warehouses, hospitals, farms, and maybe your home. | Continue reading
In December, San Francisco Mayor London Breed declared a state of emergency in the city's Tenderloin district, which will lead... | Continue reading
Patrick Card's story is a case study in how the state uses civil forfeiture to try to coerce plea bargains. | Continue reading
The Russians seem - understandably to want out, and I'm becoming more and more optimistic that they will be out, soon. | Continue reading
Economist Timur Kuran's excellent idea to bolster Ukraine's defense. | Continue reading
Let's give green cards to the Russians and deprive Vladimir Putin of the brainpower that keeps Russia's industrial motors running. | Continue reading
The Silicon Valley entrepreneur says cryptocurrencies, virtual reality, and mobile devices are helping individuals escape failed institutions. | Continue reading
There’s no freedom if the state can separate us from our money. | Continue reading
Elizabeth Warren's bizarre theories about corporate greed driving inflation have made their way into federal law enforcement, it seems. | Continue reading
Seven out of 10 Americans say "it's time we accept COVID is here to stay and we just need to get on with our lives." Politicians are taking notice. | Continue reading
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is inviting you to celebrate Valentine's Day by getting your ex... | Continue reading
Global temperature to rise to around 2.2°C above the pre-industrial average by 2100. | Continue reading