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Brian Doherty, Historian of the Libertarian Movement, Dead at 57

The longtime Reason senior editor accidentally fell to his death in a park along the San Francisco Bay.

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Judge Concludes Grand Jury Subpoena to Fed Had Improper Purpose

"There is abundant evidence that the subpoenas' dominant (if not sole) purpose is to harass and pressure Powell either to yield to the President or to resign and make way for a Fed Chair who will. On the other side of the scale, the Government has offered no evidence whatsoever…

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Lawyers Citing Nonexistent Cases Ordered to Pay Opponents' Attorney Fees, Double Costs, $15K Fine Each

From Whiting v. City of Athens, decided yesterday by Sixth Circuit Judge John Bush, joined by Judges Jane Stranch and… The post Lawyers Citing Nonexistent Cases Ordered to Pay Opponents' Attorney Fees, Double Costs, $15K Fine Each appeared first on Reason.com.

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"If the Defendants Continue the Practice, It Will Not End Well for Them"

From Judge Robert Hinkle's Injunction Not to File Emails yesterday in Elephant Shoe, LLC v. Cook (N.D. Fla.): Some of… The post "If the Defendants Continue the Practice, It Will Not End Well for Them" appeared first on Reason.com.

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The Enduring Fight Over 'Fighting Words'

More than eight decades ago, the Supreme Court invented a vague First Amendment exception that would-be censors continue to invoke.

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Facing a Budget Squeeze, New Jersey Decides To Go After Big Tech

Gov. Mikie Sherrill called Big Tech worse than Big Tobacco before proposing measures to regulate social media platforms.

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Elizabeth Warren Ruins Housing Again; Iran War Endgame?

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi return to discuss yet another bad idea from Elizabeth Warren and if the war in Iran will end sooner rather than later.

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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Fiery writs, imperial sovereigns, and cheating escheators.

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Police Investigate German Historian for Hitler-Putin Meme

Germany’s law against Nazi symbolism "is being misused to silence people with dissenting views," Rainer Zitelmann tells Reason.

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The Penis Mightier

Why is it worse to use problematic language to describe something than to acknowledge that thing is actually problematic?

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Litigant Who Cited "Fictional Authority" Ordered to Include All Cited Authorities in Future Filings in Any Court

The Texas Court of Appeals just upheld the order.

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How Chile's Free Market Miracle Survived a Resurgent Left

Outgoing President Gabriel Boric predicted that Chile would go from being neoliberalism’s “cradle” to its “grave.” His movement got buried instead.

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The First Opinion From Justice Hawkins on the Supreme Court of Texas

"Is a holiday-themed community footrace 'recreation'?"

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Yet Again with the Heckler's Veto in a Government Employee Speech Case

From Judge Glen Davidson's opinion Wednesday in Stokes v. Boyce (N.D. Miss.): On September 10, 2025, well-known podcaster Charlie Kirk… The post Yet Again with the Heckler's Veto in a Government Employee Speech Case appeared first on Reason.com.

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Trump and Vance Promised 'No New Wars.' What Happened To That?

Some MAGA peaceniks have seemingly transformed into neocons.

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Bye-Bye Build-To-Rent

Plus: bad arguments in favor of a build-to-rent ban, a tanker plane crash kills four in Iraq, signs the Iran war isn't going so well, and more...

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In Space, Regulators Seek To Boldly Go Where No Bureaucrat Has Gone Before

We don’t really need intrusive laws and regulations to govern lunar mining and space exploration.

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Background Check's Reporting Expunged Conviction Isn't Defamation or Fair Credit Reporting Act Violation

From Smith v. InformData, LLC, decided Wednesday by Judge Rossie Alston (E.D. Va.): Plaintiff Harry Smith filed suit for alleged… The post Background Check's Reporting Expunged Conviction Isn't Defamation or Fair Credit Reporting Act Violation appeared first on Reason.com.

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Who's Being Pornographic Here? (And Were Pornography Allegations Related to School Library Book Reading Defamatory?)

From yesterday's opinion in Wilburn v. Guthrie by the Colorado Court of Appeals (Judge Karl Schock, joined by Judges Matthew… The post Who's Being Pornographic Here? (And Were Pornography Allegations Related to School Library Book Reading Defamatory?) appeared first on Reason.com.

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Firing Government DEI Executive Didn't Violate First Amendment

From Judge Dabney Friedrich (D.D.C.) Wednesday in Jewell v. Jagadesan, which generally seems correct to me: In December 2022, Jewell… The post Firing Government DEI Executive Didn't Violate First Amendment appeared first on Reason.com.

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Review: Have Aliens Visited Earth? This Documentary Says Yes.

The Age of Disclosure makes bold claims but is frustratingly thin on specifics.

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Review: A Period Drama About the Price of Progress in the American West

Train Dreams follows a logger in the Pacific Northwest during the age of westward expansion.

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Brickbat: Blocked and Reported

Australia's medical regulators ordered psychiatrist Andrew Amos not to post about gender medicine or transgender people on social media. Amos… The post Brickbat: Blocked and Reported appeared first on Reason.com.

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Judge VanDyke: "This is a case about swinging dicks."

30 members of the Ninth Circuit write to disagree.

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Is Judge Pauline Newman Entitled to Her Day in Court?

Her cert petition to the Supreme Court presents the important jurisdictional question of whether the Judicial Disability Act bars all judicial review of a decision by her fellow judges to remove her from active service.

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