What Did You Just Say?
Persuasion is possible only if we’re understood, which in turn is possible only if readers remember what we’ve said. There lies the challenge of legal writing: Most of what we …
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Today in Supreme Court History: May 20, 1996
5/20/1996: Romer v. Evans is decided. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBPDNIRkR2w?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, …
Brickbat: Everyone Considered Him the Coward of the County
An arbitrator has ordered the Broward County, Florida, sheriff’s office to reinstate Sgt. Brian Miller and pay him $138,410.25 in back pay. Miller was one of four deputies fired for …
Homeschooling Thrives in the Face of Coronavirus
The government has closed most schools. So, more parents are teaching kids at home. That upsets the government school monopoly. Education “experts” say parents lack the expertise to teach their …
Is a public-carry law only unconstitutional where “historical evidence clearly commands” that result?
The Harvard Law Review published an unsigned student note on Young v. Hawaii. (All student notes on HLR are unsigned). In that case, the Ninth Circuit declared unconstitutional Hawaii’s prohibition on …
Is America Headed for a Post-Coronavirus Traffic Apocalypse?
America’s eerily empty highways could soon become the site of apocalyptic gridlock as people start returning to work but keep avoiding the crowded buses and trains that once took them …
Two Cops Were Given Qualified Immunity After Allegedly Stealing $225,000. SCOTUS Won’t Hear the Case.
Last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Court decided that two police officers in Fresno, California, who allegedly stole more than $225,000 in assets while executing …
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Suit Saying Facebook Helped With Hamas Attack
The U.S. Supreme Court said no thanks this week to a case involving allegations that Facebook provided material support to terrorists. Filed in 2016 by the families of four people …
Red Bull Is Disgusting. And It Perfectly Captures Why Capitalism Is So Great.
With unemployment at 15 percent and rising and the hashtag #RIPcapitalism trending on Twitter, libertarian ideals of free minds and free markets need champions now more than ever. Rory Sutherland, …
Do Universities Really Expect to Treat their Students as “Pod” People?
The New York Times provides an in-depth look into the University of Kentucky’s re-opening deliberations. The University President, a former professor of public health, described the process as a “moonshot.” …