Today in Supreme Court History: May 17, 1954

5/17/1954: Brown v. Board of Education and Bolling v. Sharpe are decided. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx6Wxib74MA?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281]   ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce …

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10 Ways a Roadside Police Stop Can Go Wrong

“These days,” Charles Glover’s lawyers noted in a Supreme Court brief last year, “traffic safety is so pervasively regulated that it is difficult to drive on a regular basis without …

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Justin Amash Drops Out of Presidential Race

In the three years that he was weighing a presidential run, and the three weeks that he was an actual candidate for the Libertarian Party’s nomination, Rep. Justin Amash (L–Mich.) …

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Today in Supreme Court History: May 16, 1918

5/16/1918: The Sedition Act of 1918 is enacted. The Supreme Court upheld prosecutions brought under this law in Schenck, Debs, and Abrams. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsdVSfxvGNQ?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of …

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In Zimbabwe, It’s Crisis as Usual

“Zimbabweans are heartbreakers, trust you me,” drawls Prince Matsika as he reworks a hand-strung necklace in front of his stall at an outdoor city market. People bustle by, but few …

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