Reason Grimmett v. Costa, decided today by Judge Catherine Eagles (M.D.N.C.), refused to issue a preliminary injunction against a N.C. statute that makes it a misdemeanor [f]or any person to publish …
The Biden administration yesterday urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the ban on gun possession by medical marijuana users, saying that law is consistent with a long …
My forthcoming Cato Supreme Court Review article on the Supreme Court’s January 2022 vaccine mandate rulings is now available on SSRN. The decisions dealt with important policies, and also have …
One of the first things I did after signing a contract to write a biography of Samuel Adams was to try to hire Mike Hill, a researcher who worked with …
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit last week against the state of Idaho, arguing that its incredibly strict abortion ban violates a federal law requiring that hospitals provide …
A funny, and seemingly authentic card for a birthday party thrown by J.R.R. Tolkien and his wife for their son Christopher Tolkien: Thanks to Prof. Glenn Reynolds (InstaPundit) for the …
Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D–Fla.) is drafting legislation—called the Let Parent’s Choose Protection Act, or “Sammy’s Law”—that would require social media platforms to let parents track their children’s activity. The bill …
Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin hold primary elections today. One race in particular, for Wisconsin’s attorney general, could be a meaningful test case for abortion rights. Josh Kaul, the Democratic …
Republicans have rediscovered skepticism of FBI power following a Monday raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida. Many questions remain about both the origins or purpose of …
From C.K.-W. v. Wentzville R-IV School Dist., decided Friday by Judge Matthew Schelp (E.D. Mo.); assuming the facts are as described, the decision seems legally correct to me as to …