Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature from the Institute for Justice. Each state has its own constitution, and each state court has the chance to interpret …
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COVID-19 Demonstrates the Need To Change Nuclear Weapon Launch Authority
After President Donald Trump was diagnosed with COVID-19, he was prescribed powerful steroids. Among other things, this has raised important questions about giving presidents unilateral control over nuclear weapons. While …
Bad News, Criminal Justice Reformers: Biden Probably Wants Sally Yates for Attorney General
Joe Biden claims to strongly back criminal justice reform, but that’s hard to square with his record. In his time in the Senate, the Democratic presidential nominee helped write bills …
National Law Journal Symposium on Possible Questions for Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation Hearings
Judge Amy Coney Barrett. The National Law Journal has posted a symposium in which eight legal commentators from across the political spectrum each suggest a question to be asked …
45th Anniversary of Our Arrival in the U.S.
Yesterday (Oct. 8) was the day, and today is the 45th anniversary of our arrival in L.A., where I’ve lived with only a few short breaks ever since. Many thanks …
Promoting On-Campus Discourse: Recommendations
This is the last in a series of five guest posts we are publishing this week as the co-authors of a new book published by Oxford University Press titled “Unassailable …
How Has George Mason University’s Law School Done Since the Scalia Renaming Gift?
When my law school accepted a $30 million gift in spring 2016 conditioned on renaming the law school in honor of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, some predicted gloom and …
Gretchen Whitmer Blames Trump’s Rhetoric for the Plot To Kidnap Her, but There’s No Evidence It Played a Role
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer criticized President Donald Trump during a press conference on Thursday, linking the president’s rhetoric to a recently foiled plot by Michigan militiamen to kidnap the governor. …
The Police Tactics That Caused Breonna Taylor’s Death Should Infuriate Second Amendment Advocates
Gun-rights groups understandably are upset that a Louisiana public school punished a fourth-grade student after a teacher saw a BB gun in the boy’s bedroom during a video classroom session. That …
Today in Supreme Court History: October 9, 1954
10/9/1954: Justice Robert H. Jackson dies. Justice Robert H. Jackson ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism on civil …