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The Protect College Sports Act Shows How Much the GOP Doesn't Care About Limited Government Anymore

Nothing says “small government” like having politicians run college sports.

Reason · Sep 15

Hoax

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Reason · Sep 15

Restoring Childhood Says It's Not Smartphones Making Teens Miserable. It's School.

Computers, video games, and the internet actually helped "restore childhood" in the 1990s, suggests psychologist Peter Gray in a new book. Then changes to our education system reversed those gains.

Reason · Sep 15

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$175K Settlement in Suit Over Requiring Fifth-Graders to Read Pro-Gender-Ideology Books to Kindergarten Students (with No Opt Out)

This case, which I blogged about last year, just settled yesterday for $175K ($108K to S.E. and his family, $40K… The post $175K Settlement in Suit Over Requiring Fifth-Graders to Read Pro-Gender-Ideology Books to Kindergarten Students (with No Opt Out) appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Reason · Sep 15

Who Are You? (Lawyers, Active and Otherwise, and Law Students)

Readers: If you're a lawyer, active or otherwise, or a law student, tell us a few things about yourself in… The post Who Are You? (Lawyers, Active and Otherwise, and Law Students) appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Reason · Sep 15

Who Are You? (Non-Lawyers)

Readers: If you aren't a lawyer/ex-lawyer/future lawyer, tell us a few things about yourself in the comments. If you are… The post Who Are You? (Non-Lawyers) appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Reason · Sep 15

Why a Trump-Appointed Judge Just Blocked the President's Mail-In Ballot Restrictions

A notable legal defeat for the Trump administration

Reason · Sep 15

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Brickbat: E.U. Blues

The European Union has placed ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox under stricter rules after all three passed the threshold of 45 million… The post Brickbat: E.U. Blues appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Reason · Sep 15

Supreme Court Refuses to Block Lower-Court Ruling Against Trump's Mail-in Ballot Executive Order

The decision was 7-2.

Reason · Sep 15

Chief Justice Roberts Goes Postal on Trump's USPS Rule

Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Heat Nor Gloom Of Night Will Stop The Shadow Docket.

Reason · Sep 15

New Book on "Democracy's Challenges: 100 Ideas"

Now available online for free, from NYU Press. I am one of many contributors.

Reason · Sep 14

The Brief "Contained False Testimony from Wholly Fabricated Witnesses"

From the New Mexico Supreme Court last week in State v. Sandoval, via Ars Technica (Jon Brodkin): WHEREAS, Respondent acknowledged… The post The Brief "Contained False Testimony from Wholly Fabricated Witnesses" appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Reason · Sep 14

Is AI Really an Existential Threat?

Plus: California's new restrictions on social media, Trump's $5,000 “dividend,” and the future of libertarianism.

Reason · Sep 14

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Forced Unanimity and the First Amendment," by Frank LoMonte

Part of a Knight First Amendment Institute Symposium on Managing Government Employee Speech in a Democracy, which the Journal is publishing.

Reason · Sep 14

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Reason · Sep 14

'Alligator Alcatraz' Held Detainees in Small Metal Cages, Inspector General Report Finds

An inspection of the now-closed detention camp found overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and an "unprecedented" use of small metal cells to confine detainees.

Reason · Sep 14

AI Executives Want International Regulation. They Could Just Slow Down Themselves.

Dario Amodei is calling for coordinated international limits on AI development while Anthropic prepares to go public.

Reason · Sep 14

Libel Suit Against Book Publisher by Doctor Accused of Performing Unnecessary Gynecological Procedures on Immigration Detainees Can Go Forward

From Judge Maragaret Garnett (S.D.N.Y.) in Amin v. Spiegel & Grau LLC: Plaintiff is Dr. Mahendra Amin, a gynecologist who… The post Libel Suit Against Book Publisher by Doctor Accused of Performing Unnecessary Gynecological Procedures on Immigration Detainees Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Reason · Sep 14

Our New Amicus Brief in the Section 301 Tariff Case

The Cato Institute, Michael McConnell, and I filed an amicus brief in litigation challenging Trump's massive Section 301 tariffs, which use "forced labor" as a pretext for sweeping protectionism.

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Reason · Sep 14

A $95,000 Fine for Transporting a 6-Pack of Beer Defies the Eighth Amendment, a Supreme Court Brief Argues

The history of the Excessive Fines Clause shows why Alaska pilot Ken Jouppi should not lose his airplane simply because he helped a passenger defy a local alcohol ban.

Reason · Sep 14

The 'Stop Nick Shirley Act': Yet Another Anti-Doxxing Law That Chills Free Speech

A lawsuit argues that a recently passed law to protect immigration service providers in California is "overbroad and vague."

Reason · Sep 14

The 9 Libel-by-AI Cases in the U.S. Since 2023 (6 Still Going Forward)

Walters v. Openai, L.L.C. (Ga. Super.): No liability (summary judgment), because of the peculiar facts of the case. Battle v.… The post The 9 Libel-by-AI Cases in the U.S. Since 2023 (6 Still Going Forward) appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Reason · Sep 14

Federal Court Allows Libel-by-AI Claim (Brought by Protagonist of Apple TV's Black Bird Series) to Go Forward

From today's decision by Judge Thomas Durkin (N.D. Ill.) in Keene v. Google LLC: Keene is an author, television producer,… The post Federal Court Allows Libel-by-AI Claim (Brought by Protagonist of Apple TV's Black Bird Series) to Go Forward appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Reason · Sep 14

Should Data Centers Go Seasteading?

With their reputation figuratively underwater, data centers might be going literally underwater too.

Reason · Sep 14

AI Slowdown

Plus: Commercial surrogacy regulation, Russian weapons, a new drug in San Francisco, and more...

Reason · Sep 14

Police Department May Decline to Release Names of Officers Trained by ICE

"[T]he Department submitted credible evidence that threats, doxxing, and other forms of harassment have been directed toward law enforcement charged with enforcing existing federal immigration laws."

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