Reason 6/10/1916: Justice Charles Evans Hughes resigns. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism …
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that would have allowed bars and private clubs to reopen if they seated customers only outdoors. Cooper closed bars and clubs …
Deaths from COVID-19 are dropping, but we probably can’t resume normal life until someone develops a vaccine. Experts say it will take at least 12 to 18 months. Why so …
New York lawmakers passed a bill today rolling back a notorious police secrecy law that has hidden misconduct records from the public for decades. The New York Senate and Assembly …
From Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Dries in yesterday’s U.S. v. Smith (E.D. Wis.), denying (correctly, I think) the government’s motion to seal: On June 4, 2020, a criminal complaint charged …
The Brevard, Florida, chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police extended an invitation of employment over the weekend to various officers who have been charged with using excessive force amid …
Since they grew into power in the second half of the 20th century, police unions have become a dominant force in politics, pushing for increased government spending on law enforcement …
Sometimes you have to spend some green to make some green. On Wednesday the city council of Jersey City, New Jersey will vote on awarding a three-year, $1 million contract …
Our country’s systemic need for criminal justice reform is inescapable once again. This round of the conversation is occasioned by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police …
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis just published a paper suggesting the Federal Reserve should use negative interest rates to buoy the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 …