Thursday Open Thread
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John Roberts Likens Biden’s Executive Action on Student Loans to Trump’s Executive Action on Immigration
Three years ago, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote a majority opinion blocking the Trump administration from unilaterally rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. The manner in …
Today at the Supreme Court: Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Plan on Trial
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in a pair of cases that ask fundamental questions about the scope of executive power while simultaneously testing the legality of …
Why Big Tech will lose its Supreme Court case on section 230
The Supreme Court’s oral argument in Gonzalez v. Google left most observers in a muddle over the likely outcome. In three hours of questioning, the Justices defied partisan stereotypes and …
Today in Supreme Court History: February 26, 1869
2/26/1869: The 15th Amendment is submitted to the states. The post Today in Supreme Court History: February 26, 1869 appeared first on Reason.com. ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine …
Higher Education “Reform” in Florida
At the end of January, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference to announce a package of higher education reforms. I noted at the time that the details would …
Misdemeanant / Senate Candidate Don Blankenship Loses Appeal Over News Outlets’ Calling Him “Felon”
From Blankenship v. NBCUniversal, LLC (4th Cir.), decided Wednesday by Chief Judge Roger Gregory, Judge Paul Niemeyer, and District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles (E.D. Va.): Following an unsuccessful campaign for …
No Sealing of Record to Protect Reputation of Defendants
From Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co. v. Maple Manor Neuro Center Inc., decided Tuesday by Judge Linda Parker (E.D. Mich.): This dispute arises from no-fault insurance benefits that Plaintiffs … …
Today in Supreme Court History: February 22, 2005
2/22/2005: Kelo v. City of New London argued The post Today in Supreme Court History: February 22, 2005 appeared first on Reason.com. ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of …
Maryland CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) on Public School Restrooms
An interesting press release from last Thursday: The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Maryland’s …