Reason Last week, four Republican senators co-sponsored legislation “to let states approve and distribute diagnostic tests when the state or federal government has declared a public health emergency” because—in the words …
Regulation run amok? Prosecutors in Columbus, Georgia, say doing donuts in a city parking lot without a permit is a multiple-felony offense. And they’re using this to arrest people who …
There are no shortage of opinions on the Michael Flynn case. President Trump’s former National Security Advisor wants to withdraw his guilty plea and the Department of Justice now wants …
From Judge Gregory H. Woods’ decision Friday in Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Bombardier, Inc., 2020 WL 2614704 (S.D.N.Y.): One distinguishing facet of the American legal system is its commitment …
5/26/1868: Senate acquitted President Andrew Johnson and adjourned as court of impeachment. Chief Justice Chase presided over that trial. Johnson is one of four presidents that did not appoint any …
In 2009, Wisconsinite Todd Bol created the first “Little Free Library”: a free-standing book pantry, little bigger than a birdhouse, where passersby can take and leave books at will. The …
Cartersville, Georgia, Police Department Lt. Ryan Prescott has resigned after the department launched an investigation into “unprofessional and inappropriate” messages he sent to three female students at Cartersville Middle School, …
I’m pleased to have posted the second episode of my new weekly show, The Legal Academy. This week’s guest is Jamal Greene of Columbia Law School. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elXIbcYCz6I?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] An audio …
“We’ve reached kind of an inflection point in the privacy debate,” says Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). With Americans spending more time online than ever before during the COVID-19 pandemic, he …
A federal judge ruled Sunday that Florida can’t block former felony offenders from voting because they can’t afford to pay court fines and fees. In a 125-page opinion, U.S. District …