Reason From Straw v. Dentons US LLP, decided in June by Judge Louis L. Stanton (S.D.N.Y.); Plaintiff Andrew U.D. Straw, an attorney appearing pro se, brings this action alleging that “language …
The Fourth Amendment right to be free from “unreasonable…seizure” includes the right to be free from unreasonable arrest or detainment. Does it also include the right to be free from …
With their survival on the line amidst a new round of government restrictions targeted at slowing the spread of COVID-19, many Illinois restaurants and bars are refusing to comply. It’s …
Carol Nesteikis’ son Adam is 33. He is developmentally disabled and lives in Illinois with his mother and her husband, both retired, who still have to remind him to brush …
In this post I’ll consider the original meaning of the second requirement of the Constitution’s citizenship clause: that a person be born “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States. …
10/28/1787: James Wilson gives speech to the Pennsylvania ratification convention about the need for a Bill of Rights. Justice James Wilson ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free …
20 Years Ago November 2000 “You can see…why black reparations activists might get the idea that such political settlements, no matter how secure and final they looked at the time, …
The Gloucestershire Constabulary in England says it will patrol routes out of Wales looking for Welsh drivers who appear to be taking long trips. Cops will stop them and order …
Worried about Tuesday? Remember: The most important parts of life happen outside politics. Love, friendship, family, raising children, building businesses, worship, charity work—that is the stuff of life! Politicians get …
An op-ed forum in today’s New York Times includes some interesting ideas for “How to Fix the Supreme Court.” But evaluating them requires clarifying exactly what, if anything, is broken about …