Coronavirus Cuisine
This was not going to plan. On Monday, March 16, I was supposed to be in Austin, Texas, wrapping up a weeklong event at South by Southwest, where I would …
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Oregon Doesn’t Get Injunction Against Certain Federal Enforcement Procedures
From Judge Michael W. Mosman’s opinion yesterday in Rosenblum v. Does (D. Or.): In the wake of the tragic killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, international protests have demanded fundamental …
Can Congress Issue A Subpoena to Federal Judges About Internal Judicial Deliberations?
Last week, ten Democratic Senators sent letters to Judge Lagoa and Luck of the Eleventh Circuit. The Senators asked the Judges to “explain” their involvement in the Florida felon disenfranchisement …
The Space Force Has a Horse. Of Course.
In space, no one can hear you neigh. It remains somewhat unclear exactly what purpose the newest branch of the American military, the U.S. Space Force, is supposed to serve, …
“Judge Rules That Seattle Media Must Give Unaired Protest Videos to Police”
AP (Chris Daniels) reports: A judge has ruled that KING 5, along with four other Seattle news outlets must comply with a subpoena and give the Seattle Police Department unpublished …
Laws Protecting Private Employees’ Speech and Political Activity Against Employer Retaliation: Broad Protection for Off-Duty Lawful Activity
On, then, to the specific laws, beginning with ones that protect off-duty lawful activity (or, in the case of Montana, require good cause for firing more broadly). [A.] Engaging in …
Adult Daughter Who Relies on “Faith-Based Medicine” Loses Guardianship Over Intellectually Disabled Mother
From yesterday’s unanimous Alaska Supreme Court decision in In re Tiffany O., written by Chief Justice Joel Bolger: A daughter was appointed as guardian for her mother, a woman in …
Today in Supreme Court History: July 25, 1965
7/25/1965: Justice Arthur J. Goldberg resigns. Justice Arthur Goldberg ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism on civil liberties, …
Indians and Aliens
The Mound Builder Myth: Fake History and the Hunt for a “Lost White Race,” by Jason Colavito, University of Oklahoma Press, 386 pages, $24.95 It took Jason Colavito eight years to …
The Three Dissents in Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak
In Nevada, restaurants, bars, casinos, and gyms are allowed to operate at 50% of their capacity. However, houses of worship are capped at fifty people, regardless of their capacity. On …