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After Plaintiff "Criticized the City Manager …, the Manager Complained About Him to the Police."

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 12.17.2024 8:01 AM From yesterday's decision in Blackwell v. Nocerini , written by Sixth Circuit Judge Eric Murphy and...

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Brickbat: No Free Parking

Parking Charles Oliver | 12.17.2024 4:00 AM San Francisco officials estimate the city will lose 14,000 parking places—5 percent of its total—when...

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Missouri Legislative Employee Was Unconstitutionally Fired for Pro-Mask-Policy Letter

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 12.17.2024 9:03 AM From Mayfield v. Missouri House of Representatives , decided Friday by Eighth Circuit Judge Jane...

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Judge Rejects Meta's Attempt to Seal Various Information About Moderating Practices

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 12.17.2024 8:37 AM From Judge William Alsup's opinion Thursday in Dangaard v. Instagram, LLC (N.D. Cal. 2024): The...

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Eugene Volokh

Today in Supreme Court History: December 17, 1910

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Josh Blackman

Baby Incentives

Tax credits Liz Wolfe | 12.17.2024 9:30 AM Child tax credit battles: Sen. Josh Hawley (R–Mo.) is pitching the idea of raising the child tax...

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CNN Presented a Syrian Jailer as a Torture Survivor

Media Criticism Matthew Petti | 12.17.2024 10:36 AM The most heartbreaking story out of the Syrian revolution last week was the opening of the...

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Biden's Transformation From a Dove to a Hawk

Foreign Policy Matthew Petti | From the January 2025 issue In the January 2025 issue of Reason, we're giving performance reviews of Joe Biden's...

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Jurisprudence on the Adjournment Power, Old and New

Josh Blackman | 12.17.2024 12:20 PM Last month, Washington was in a tizzy about whether President Trump could use the adjournment power as a means...

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Social Security Is Deeply Unfair. The Social Security Fairness Act Won't Fix That.

Social Security Eric Boehm | 12.17.2024 12:55 PM Since publishing an article yesterday about the Senate's upcoming vote on a bill to bestow better...

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North Carolina Passes Sweeping Surprise Ban on 'Downzoning'

Housing Policy Christian Britschgi | 12.17.2024 2:05 PM Happy Tuesday and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's newsletter takes an...

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How Many Americans Really Want Mass Deportation?

Immigration Fiona Harrigan | 12.17.2024 2:20 PM Before winning the presidential election last month, Donald Trump made immigration and border...

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Fiona Harrigan

The Best of Reason: The Great American City Upon a Hill Is Always Under Construction

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M. Nolan Gray

No Pseudonymity for Attempt to Get President-Elect Trump Disqualified and to Allow Him to Be Privately Prosecuted

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Eugene Volokh

"Out of my peripheral I felt as if something could have taken place."

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Given George Stephanopoulos' Carelessness, ABC's Defamation Settlement With Trump Seems Prudent

Defamation Jacob Sullum | 12.16.2024 5:35 PM In an interview with Rep. Nancy Mace (R–S.C.) on ABC's This Week last March, host George...

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Biden's Messy Mercy

Clemency Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Jacob Sullum | 12.16.2024 5:18 PM In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt...

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Amazon Warehouses Benefit Local Economies, Study Finds

Amazon Joe Lancaster | 12.16.2024 3:00 PM It is often taken as a given that corporate retail giants like Amazon are "killing Main Street." "Amazon...

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Monday Open Thread

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Eugene Volokh

$25K Damages for Statements Alleging Woman's Fiancé Said Her "Vagina Stinks"

Politics Eugene Volokh | 12.16.2024 8:01 AM From Ihim v. Magambo , decided Friday by the Appellate Court of Maryland (opinion by Judge Dan...

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Does Your Law Review's Cite-Checking Process Include Retraction Checking for Cited Scientific Articles?

Eugene Volokh | 12.16.2024 3:52 PM The UCLA Law Library has a new guide by librarian Lynn McClelland with recommendations on that, Understanding...

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Rape Allegations in #TheyLied Defamation Lawsuit Aren't on a Matter of "Public Interest," Says N.Y. Judge

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 12.16.2024 8:23 AM [1.] The First Amendment generally protects remarks on a wide range of matters, not just on...

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Today in Supreme Court History: December 16, 1936

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Josh Blackman

Elton John Condemns Marijuana Legalization, but Doesn't Mention Prohibition's Harms

War on Drugs J.D. Tuccille | 12.16.2024 7:00 AM In a sign that the times surely are changing, pop music icon Elton John came out against marijuana...

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Brickbat: Blast Off in the Comments

Campus Free Speech Charles Oliver | 12.16.2024 4:00 AM Leigha Lemoine has sued South Carolina's Horry-Georgetown Technical College, claiming it...

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How To Think About Justice Jackson "& Juliet"

Josh Blackman | 12.16.2024 11:33 PM Being a Supreme Court Justice is a cushy gig. In addition to having immense power, you gain access to...

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What Is The Remedy For Judge Wynn's "Brazenly Partisan" Withdrawal of Senior Status?

Josh Blackman | 12.17.2024 12:25 AM The Article III project filed a judicial misconduct complaint against Judge Wynn of the Fourth Circuit....

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Is the YIMBY Movement Hopelessly Divided?

YIMBY Ilya Somin | 12.16.2024 6:56 PM In a helpful recent Vox article, Rachel Cohen suggests the "YIMBY" ("yes in my backyard") housing...

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How Exclusionary Zoning Increases Homelessness

Housing Policy Ilya Somin | 12.16.2024 5:18 PM   Homelessness has been in the news a great deal lately, and become a major focus of public debate....

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The IRS Is Required To Protect Kids From Identity Theft. They're Not Complying.

Social Security Emma Camp | 12.16.2024 4:10 PM Children are surprisingly frequent victims of identity theft—around 25 percent of them will...

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Don't
Credit Drug Warriors for Reducing Overdoses

War on Drugs Jacob Sullum | From the January 2025 issue During their presidential campaigns, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both promised to...

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The Return of the Women's Libbers

Feminism Liz Wolfe | 12.16.2024 9:30 AM I'm now in Phyllis Schlafly mode: Yesterday, a group of 120 Democrats sent a letter to President Joe Biden,...

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7 Ways To Mark the International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers

Sex Work Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.16.2024 11:00 AM For two decades, activists have marked December 17 with demonstrations meant to mourn sex...

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When SCOTUS Amends The Question Presented

Josh Blackman | 12.16.2024 1:12 PM On Friday, December 14, the Supreme Court granted cert in Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor &...

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Senate Tees Up $200 Billion Social Security Giveaway to Public Sector Workers

Social Security Eric Boehm | 12.16.2024 1:26 PM The Senate is reportedly set to vote on a bill boosting Social Security payouts to public sector...

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El Salvador's New Cybersecurity Laws Raise Concerns Over Media Freedom

El Salvador Katarina Hall | 12.16.2024 1:10 PM El Salvador has passed sweeping cybersecurity and "data protection" laws that human rights advocates...

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The Day the Pope Met a Psychedelic Evangelist

Psychedelics Travis Kitchens | 12.16.2024 12:49 PM The pope met an emissary from the psychedelic world at a "holy meeting" at the Vatican, where a...

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"Brazenly Partisan" Judge Wynn Withdraws Senior Status Because Trump

Josh Blackman | 12.15.2024 4:40 PM During the last four years, much attention has focused on the Fifth Circuit. But during the first Trump...

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Judicial Misconduct Complaint Against Judge Vaden For Columbia Boycott Referred to Seventh Circuit's Judicial Counsel

Josh Blackman | 12.15.2024 6:53 PM It is all too common for critics to demand an "enforceable" ethics code against the Supreme Court justices....

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Today in Supreme Court History: December 15, 1791

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Amanda Knox Tells Her Own Story

Criminal Justice Billy Binion | From the January 2025 issue Amanda Knox's story is one of the most infamous and controversial criminal cases in...

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Sheldon Gilbert to Lead Federalist Society

Jonathan H. Adler | 12.14.2024 3:19 PM Today the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies announced that attorney Sheldon Gilbert will...

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The Trump v. ABC Defamation Decision That Led to the $15M Settlement

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 12.14.2024 9:20 PM From the July 24 opinion by Chief Judge Cecilia Altonaga (S.D. Fla.) that led to ABC's $15M (plus...

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Brickbats: January 2025

Politics Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | From the January 2025 issue Sandy Snakenberg, a San Diego street performer whose act involves blowing...

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Today in Supreme Court History: December 14, 1964

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The Death and Life of New York Outdoor Dining

Regulation Katarina Hall and M. Nolan Gray | 12.14.2024 7:00 AM On November 30, one of the COVID-19 pandemic's few positive influences on New York...

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Sheldon Gilbert: The New President of the Federalist Society

Steven Calabresi | 12.14.2024 9:38 PM Many readers of this Blog may be interested in knowing more about Sheldon Gilbert, the new President of the...

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Biden's Attempts To Forgive Student Debt Were a Disaster

Joe Biden Emma Camp | From the January 2025 issue In the January 2025 issue of Reason, we're giving performance reviews of Joe Biden's presidency....

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Pro-Israel Jewish Students Suing Haverford College for Hostile Environment Harassment Can Proceed Pseudonymously

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 12.13.2024 6:25 PM From today's decision by Judge Gerald Austin McHugh (E.D. Pa.) in Landau v. Haverford College : On...

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Supreme Court Adds Two Potentially Significant Cases to OT2024 Docket

Supreme Court Jonathan H. Adler | 12.13.2024 6:05 PM Today the Supreme Court granted certiorari in two potentially significant cases, one...

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Was the Supreme Court Wrong About Presidential Immunity?

Supreme Court Gene Epstein | 12.13.2024 3:20 PM HD Video Download Did the Supreme Court err in its July 1 ruling in Trump v. United States that...

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Appeals Court Decisions

Politics John Ross | 12.13.2024 3:30 PM Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the...

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5 Years After Giving Birth, a Mississippi Mother Was Arrested for a Felony Based on a Postnatal Drug Test

War on Drugs Jacob Sullum | 12.13.2024 3:05 PM Since June 27, 2022 (three days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade), Mississippi has...

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D.C. Circuit Panel Denies TikTok's Request for Stay of the TikTok Divestment Law

Free Speech Eugene Volokh | 12.13.2024 10:13 PM From today's order: At the request of the parties, this court expedited its consideration of the...

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Mark Meador's Nomination to the Federal Trade Commission Is Bad News for Consumers

Trump Administration Jack Nicastro | 12.13.2024 3:37 PM President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday his intention to nominate Mark Meador as a...

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