The Nazi-Skokie Controversy In 1977, a planned neo-Nazi march in Skokie, Illinois set off one of history's most contentious debates about the limits of free speech. Reason · Sep 22
Flock's Gunfire Alerts Raise a New Fourth Amendment Question Gun owners should be paying attention to how police use gunfire microphones in conjunction with license plate cameras. Reason · Sep 22
Biden's Team Wanted War in the Middle East Without Owning It Crossing the Red Line peels back the curtain on the bureaucratic machinery behind U.S. involvement in Gaza and beyond. Reason · Sep 22
Brickbat: Unclipped Top governments officials in Australia have asked lawmakers to restrict people from sharing clips of parliamentary hearings on social media,… The post Brickbat: Unclipped appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Sep 22
Exit, Voice, and Nikole Hannah-Jones Nikole Hannah-Jones' controversial article about her daughter's schooling is a testament to the importance of exit rights. Reason · Sep 21
Does CNN Deserve To Be Banned From the White House? Plus: why parents are abandoning public schools, whether AI requires government intervention, and what happened to fusionism in the conservative movement. Reason · Sep 21
Judge Blocks Warrantless ICE Construction Site Raids After Agents in Alabama Arrested a U.S. Citizen 3 Times Being on a construction site "does not open the floodgates to warrantless government intrusion," a federal judge ruled in a lawsuit filed by a construction worker who has been detained three times by ICE. Reason · Sep 21
MSNBC Pundit's Tweet Accusing Lawyer of "Coach[ing]" Jan. 6 Hearing Witness "to Lie" Wasn't Negligent From today's decision by Judge Loren AliKhan (D.D.C.) in Passantino v. Weissmann (for an earlier decision in the case, see… The post MSNBC Pundit's Tweet Accusing Lawyer of "Coach[ing]" Jan. 6 Hearing Witness "to Lie" Wasn't Negligent appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Sep 21
Trump Takes Page From Leftist Playbook With $5,000 Dividend Proposal The Trump administration is willing to use public money for campaigning and gamble the country’s fiscal future, just like the leftists in Argentina who ran against Milei. Reason · Sep 21
FA with "FAFO" and FO A short excerpt from the long opinion in Barlow v. Dep't of Navy, decided Sept. 11 by Merit Systems Protection… The post FA with "FAFO" and FO appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Sep 21
No Warrant, No Suspicion, No Problem: Flock and Border Cellphone Searches Excluded From 4th Amendment Rules Cops keep carving out tech exceptions to the Fourth Amendment—and courts are giving them their blessing. Reason · Sep 21
4chan & Kiwi Farms Can't Sue U.K. Internet Regulator in American Court "Plaintiffs' suit fails because they seek to use American courts as a sword against Ofcom rather than as a shield to protect themselves." Reason · Sep 21
Purposely Negative Plus: School segregation, ICE shooting, Cuban Americans envision the future, and more... Reason · Sep 21
Just a 10% Gender Gap in Attitudes on Lindsay Clancy Verdict From a YouGov Sept. 4-8 survey: Thus, there's a 10-point gender gap, with women being less likely to vote guilty;… The post Just a 10% Gender Gap in Attitudes on Lindsay Clancy Verdict appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Sep 21
Reason · Sep 21 The 1950s: The Repudiation of Hate Speech Laws In the 1950s, Americans confronted the precipitous rise of hate speech and hate groups, yet very few turned to hate speech laws as a solution.
Reason · Sep 21 Careful with Those Redactions In Magistrate Judge Lara Eshkenazi's opinion Monday in Mercante v. Tarzia (E.D.N.Y.), defendant's counsel (Coleman) filed an exhibit containing "wire… The post Careful with Those Redactions appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Sep 21 People Get Paid for Blood, Plasma, and Drug Trials—Why Not Kidneys Too? Instead of kidney waitlists that kill thousands of people a year, let people get paid for kidney transplants.
Reason · Sep 21 President Trump Stubbornly Clings to Archaic Mercantilist Economics He who dies with the most hoarded cash does not, in fact, win.
Reason · Sep 21 Brickbat: I Spy High school principal Eric James has been arrested and charged after authorities discovered four hidden recording devices in areas where… The post Brickbat: I Spy appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Sep 20 More from Jacob Mchangama on Frederick Douglass's Views on Free Speech A short excerpt from Prof. Mchangama's Sept. 3 post (though the whole thing is much worth reading): Frederick Douglass was… The post More from Jacob Mchangama on Frederick Douglass's Views on Free Speech appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Sep 20 Today in Supreme Court History: September 20, 1968 9/20/1968: The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission denied a certificate of no exterior effect to the Penn Central Transportation… The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 20, 1968 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Sep 20 Why Did a California County Fine Them Over $1 Million for Someone Else's Code Violations? A recent settlement crippled a local code enforcement scheme—and exposed the perils of turning petty violations into government revenue streams.
Reason · Sep 20 AI Companies Promise Humanoid Assistants. How Will the Robots Know What To Do? Developers are using videos of real-life work to train the new generation of robots.
Reason · Sep 19 When You're in a College Electrical Circuits Lab, Better Follow the Teacher's Instructions From Soliz v. Alamo Colleges Dist., decided by Judge David Ezra (W.D. Tex.) on Sept. 16: Plaintiff Joseph Soliz, who… The post When You're in a College Electrical Circuits Lab, Better Follow the Teacher's Instructions appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Sep 19 General Threats to Kill Jews and "Zionists" Can Be Punished An excerpt from a longish opinion by Judge David Alan Ezra (W.D. Tex.) Monday in U.S. v. Griffin: Defendant was… The post General Threats to Kill Jews and "Zionists" Can Be Punished appeared first on Reason Magazine.