Tom Wins the Battle Over Tom’s Diner
For the past 20 years, Tom Messina has run Tom’s Diner, a popular 24-hour eatery in Denver, Colorado. After two decades behind the grill, Messina decided to hang up his …
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Brickbat: And She’s the Stupid One?
In Australia, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has ruled two New South Wales police officers racially abused two Afghan women during a traffic stop. The officers said they pulled over …
ByteDance, bitten. By CFIUS.
We open this episode with David Kris’s thoughts on the two-years-late CFIUS investigation of TikTok, of its Chinese owner, ByteDance, and of ByteDance’s US acquisition of the lip-syncing company Musical.ly. …
In Debate Over Political Speech Online, Facebook Has the Constitution on Its Side
As surely as winter follows fall, Republican election victories are followed by unconstitutional attempts to restrict political speech. The Nixon presidency brought the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, which …
L.A. to Uber: Either Hand Over Realtime Data on Scooter Riders or Get Out of Town
Uber and Los Angeles are headed for a showdown over the city’s controversial data-sharing demands. If Uber loses, the company’s dockless electric scooters and bikes could disappear from city streets. …
This Chronicle of Sloppy Alcohol Breath Testing Highlights the Hidden Problems With Supposedly Scientific Forensic Evidence
In principle, machines that analyze drivers’ breath can accurately measure the concentration of alcohol in their blood. But as The New York Times shows in an eye-opening exposé, that depends …
“It’s OK to Be White” Flyers Lead to Promise of “Severest Disciplinary Action” by Western Conn. State U.
Hartford Courant (Zach Murdock) reported on this Friday: Police and federal agents are investigating “hate-filled flyers and inscriptions” left around Western Connecticut State University’s campus Thursday night in Danbury. It …
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Hear Sanctuary Cities Case
The constitutional showdown over sanctuary cities is now one step closer to the U.S. Supreme Court. Late last month, the Justice Department filed a petition asking the Court to hear …
College and the First Amendment: Free Speech Rules (Episode 7)
Lots of recent free speech debates have come up at colleges. Here are 10 rules for how the freedom of speech applies to college students. Students at public colleges may …
The Largest Single-Day Commutation in History
Hundreds of low-level offenders in Oklahoma will be reunited with their families today, now that the state’s Pardon and Parole Board has recommended the largest single-day commutation order ever seen …