Confederate Monuments Are Participation Trophies. Thankfully, Some Are Coming Down.
It would be “wiser…not to keep open the sores of war,” wrote the former Confederate general Robert E. Lee in 1869, “but to follow the examples of those nations who …
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Interesting Public Access Decision as to the R. Kelly / Drea Kelly Divorce Case
From In re Marriage of Kelly & Kelly, decided Friday by the Appellate Court of Illinois, and written by Justice Mathias Delort, joined by Justices Thomas Hoffman and Mary Rochford …
Quick Thoughts on the California Church-Closure Case
Last weekend, the Supreme Court rejected a California church’s application for a temporary injunction against enforcement of a state public-health order limiting attendance at houses of worship (South Bay United …
Those Curfews Sure Didn’t Work
Last night looked like a recipe for disaster as cities across the country instituted curfews to curb protests against police brutality and protesters showed no intent to comply. And, in …
What Should We Do If YouTube Censors on Behalf of the Chinese Communist Party?
A funny thing has been happening on YouTube. For some reason, certain combinations of Chinese characters have been immediately removed from the platform within a few short seconds. No warning …
Today in Supreme Court History: June 2, 1952
6/2/1952: Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer decided. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF5j5u4LgCY?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 …
The Legal Academy, Episode 3: Sarah Lawsky
There’s a lot going on in the country right now. But for law professors and others interested in legal academia who want a distraction, here’s the third episode of my …
Brickbat: Bowing to Their Masters
The University of Queensland, a public university in Australia, has suspended student Drew Pavlou for two years, after he and his attorney walked out of a closed disciplinary hearing, calling …
“Leave the Community Alone,” from the Sheriff of Polk County
From Fox-13 (Ken Suarez & Catherine Hawley): Sheriff [Grady] Judd … said there’s a difference between a protester and a rioter and rioting will not be accepted…. Judd said there …
Participants in Defined-Benefit Retirement Plan Lack Standing to Sue Over Alleged Mismanagement
Among the five opinions handed down today by the Supreme Court was Thole v. U.S. Bank, in which the Supreme Court concluded that participants in a defined-benefit retirement plan lacked Article …