Reason 6/17/1963: Sherbert v. Verner is decided. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEIxVCwkL3s?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism on civil liberties, politics, …
Shenandoah County, Virginia, Sheriff Timothy Carter has apologized to pastor Leon McCray after McCray was falsely arrested by deputies. McCray, who is black, called 911 after a white family attempted …
For my internet video this week, my staff showed me clips of violent cops. It’s not just Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes—it’s the other …
Earlier this month, I lamented the end of the Bleeding Heart Libertarians blog. I am happy to say that several of the scholars previously associated with BHL have now started …
Enough about Supreme Court cases with leaks. Now, let’s move onto the second highest court in the land. In August 2019, someone leaked to the Washington Post an email exchange between …
Monday, June 15, 2020 was a significant day at the Supreme Court. In the span of 30 minutes, the Justices handed conservatives four defeats. The Court denied review in ten …
Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri delivered an impassioned and important speech on textualism, originalism, and the conservative legal movement. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrKb_OuEy2k?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] Here is an excerpt: This decision, this Bostock case …
As America sees its biggest wave of street protests since the Vietnam War, Donald Trump has done little to tamp down the anger fueling the sometimes-violent demonstrations. But he’s done …
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order on police reform in the wake of protests surrounding the death of George Floyd, the unarmed man killed by former Minneapolis …
Lost in the understandable hubbub over other developments at the Supreme Court is the fact that the Court yesterday declined to take the California “sanctuary state” case, which the Trump …