Why America's Prisons Keep Failing C.J. Ciaramella discusses 250 years of prison reform, the crisis facing state prisons, and whether America can build a more humane system. Reason · Sep 8
Retaliation Plus: Capitalism blaming, desalination innovation, Houthis fire on Saudi Arabia, and more... Reason · Sep 8
Forensic Election Fraud Analysts Allege Defendants Defamed Them as "Retaliation for Plaintiffs' Refusal to Report False Findings of Election Fraud" Their defamation and breach of contract case against Stefanie Lambert can go forward, a judge concluded. Reason · Sep 8
Was D.C. Bar's Liquor License Denied Partly Based on Owner's Speech Criticizing Anti-Masking/Vax-Proof Requirement? The D.C. Circuit just let a case making this allegation go forward. Reason · Sep 8
"Jewish, Zionist" Teachers' and Parents' Lawsuit Over Allegedly Anti-Capitalist and Anti-Zionist School Curriculum Can Be Refiled, Ninth Circuit Rules The district court had thrown out the case with no opportunity to file an amended complaint; the Ninth Circuit agrees that plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the claim, but allows them to refile an amended complaint to "cure the standing deficiencies" (if they can). Reason · Sep 8
Can Ohio Tolerate Ramaswamy's Religious Toleration? In November, we will learn whether Buckeye Republicans have been sufficiently persuaded by a more tolerant vision of the fusion of faith and freedom. Reason · Sep 8
The American Prison Experiment: A 250-Year History of Good Intentions and Bad Results A strange trip through the U.S. prison system's never-ending cycle of failure and reform Reason · Sep 8
Brickbat: Thinkin' About My Doorbell A police officer in Greenville, North Carolina, was placed on administrative leave after a Ring doorbell video showed officers entering… The post Brickbat: Thinkin' About My Doorbell appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Sep 8
Second Amendment Roundup: 1st Volley of Briefs Filed in Viramontes AR-15 ban issue attracts filing of 45 amicus briefs in Supreme Court. Reason · Sep 8
Trump Loses Two More Sanctuary City Cases - And Picks up A Rare Win The unusual victory arises from a connection to the Contracts Clause. Reason · Sep 7
Professor Investigated for Mocking a University 'Land Acknowledgment' Gets a $600,000 Settlement The agreement follows a 9th Circuit ruling that the University of Washington violated Stuart Reges' First Amendment rights by treating his dissent as intolerable "disruption." Reason · Sep 7
How Often Are Articles in Top Law Reviews Written In Part By AI? A guest post from Julian Nyarko. Reason · Sep 7
Court Grants TRO Barring "Threatening, Intimidating, and Retaliation Action … Without a Legitimate Law Enforcement Purpose" Against ICE Watcher From Judge Michael Newman (S.D. Ohio) Friday in Moorman v. Doe No. 1; since this is a decision at the… The post Court Grants TRO Barring "Threatening, Intimidating, and Retaliation Action … Without a Legitimate Law Enforcement Purpose" Against ICE Watcher appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Sep 7
Help Workers by Breaking Down Barriers to Labor Mobility Labor Day is a great time to remember that we can make workers vastly better off by empowering more of them to vote with their feet, both within countries and through international migration. Reason · Sep 7
Reason · Sep 7 Robert Anderson's Cold War How Eisenhower’s treasury secretary became a Cold War fixer, an intelligence go-between, and a man no one wanted to discuss.
Reason · Sep 7 If Canada is 'Ripping Off' the U.S., Why Is It Falling Behind? Americans have been widening the prosperity gap with our neighbors for years.
Reason · Sep 7 Today in Supreme Court History: September 7, 1958 9/7/1958: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas denied the Little Rock School Board's petition to suspend… The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 7, 1958 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Sep 7 RFK Jr.'s MAHA Cooking Show Is Government Propaganda. I Kind of Love It? I think it's cool that conservatives are trying to make it cool to care about nutrition. But this isn't the government's place.
Reason · Sep 7 Who Owns California's Gold? The Gold Rush was not only a scramble for wealth. It was also a scramble for property rights.
Reason · Sep 7 Brickbat: Itchy Taser Finger Phoenix police officers Luis Vasquez and Antonio Felix have been fired and charged with kidnapping and aggravated assault. They are… The post Brickbat: Itchy Taser Finger appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Sep 6 Alienation of Affections as Complicity In the discussion of the Kyrsten Sinema alienation of affections case, several commenters took roughly the following view: Spouses have… The post Alienation of Affections as Complicity appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Sep 6 Can an All-Female Nude Spa Bar Transgender Clients With Male Genitalia? The Supreme Court May Decide. Olympus Spa—an all-female, nude establishment in Washington state—sued after the government said it had broken the law by refusing to accept a preoperative transgender woman. But the case is more complicated than it looks.
Reason · Sep 6 Today in Supreme Court History: September 6, 1983 9/6/1983: The City of Richmond solicited bids for installing plumbing fixtures at the city jail. The J.A. Croson Company's bid… The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 6, 1983 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Sep 6 Photo: AI Unfurls an Ancient Scroll The Vesuvius Challenge awards money to researchers who use AI to decipher ancient scrolls.
Reason · Sep 6 Do You Have the Right To Possess an AR-15? The Supreme Court Will Soon Decide. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a pair of cases involving rifle restrictions imposed by Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois.