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What the Media Didn't Tell You in 2025

The Reason editors examine the most underreported stories of 2025 across politics, economics, global affairs, and culture.

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26-Year-Old Case Against Smith & Wesson et al. by Gary (Indiana) Finally Over

From Smith & Wesson Corp. v. City of Gary, decided today by Chief Judge Robert Altice, joined by Judges… The post 26-Year-Old Case Against Smith & Wesson et al. by Gary (Indiana) Finally Over appeared first on Reason.com.

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Innocent L.A. man sues for over $60,000 after police blew up his business. A court says he's entitled to nothing.

It is yet another ruling that shields the government from liability for damages caused by law enforcement.

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These Companies Want To Use AI To Make Cheaper and Cleaner Energy—If the Government Lets Them

Don't blame AI for your high electricity bill. Blame the politicians who are trying to take AI away.

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The TRUMP AMERICA AI Act Is Every Bit As Bad As You Would Expect. Maybe Worse.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s latest is an anti-tech omnibus, combining years' worth of dangerous policy ideas into one big, bad bill.

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No Trademark Infringement Liability Based on Use of a Political Slogan ("Proven Problem Solver")

From Judge André Birotte (C.D. Cal.) in Cloobeck v. Villaraigosa, decided Dec. 8 but just posted on Westlaw: This action… The post No Trademark Infringement Liability Based on Use of a Political Slogan ("Proven Problem Solver") appeared first on Reason.com.

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Journal of Free Speech Law: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Gitlow," by Ronald K.L. Collins

From the "Gitlow v. New York at 100" symposium, held this year at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.

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Not Tortious to Post YouTube Video That Includes Conversation with Homeless Man

From the long opinion by Chittenden County (Vermont) Judge Colin Owyang in Doe v. Deluca, decided Dec. 15 but posted… The post Not Tortious to Post YouTube Video That Includes Conversation with Homeless Man appeared first on Reason.com.

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"From Plaintiff's Astonishingly Verbose Complaint, … the Court Was Able to Extract the Following Relevant Facts":

A short excerpt from Chief Judge Sara Lioi's long opinion Tuesday in Deters v. Barrett (S.D. Ohio); the plaintiff… The post "From Plaintiff's Astonishingly Verbose Complaint, … the Court Was Able to Extract the Following Relevant Facts": appeared first on Reason.com.

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This 1,300-Page Anticapitalist History Gets a Few Things Wrong

Sven Beckert's Capitalism: A Global History is...not a reliable history.

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Is Zohran Mamdani Coming Around to Housing Deregulation?

New York's new mayor has moved away from some of his far-left beliefs, acknowledging that private businesses play an important role in homebuilding.

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Bail Reform Faces Backlash as Policymakers Move To Require Cash Bond for Pre-Trial Defendants

Critics of cash bail say it creates a two-tiered justice system: Those who can pay maintain their freedom, while those unable to pay remain behind bars.

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Brickbat: Wrong Side of the Bars

New Jersey corrections officer Anthony Nelson has been charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault and two counts of… The post Brickbat: Wrong Side of the Bars appeared first on Reason.com.

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Today in Supreme Court History: December 28, 1856

12/28/1856: President Woodrow Wilson's birthday. His administration would initiate the prosecutions under the Sedition Act that gave rise to Schenck… The post Today in Supreme Court History: December 28, 1856 appeared first on Reason.com.

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Research Suggests People Who Work From Home Are Having More Babies

"Flexibility at work has the power to drive fertility decisions," according to researchers running a survey in the U.S. and 38 other countries.

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The John Galt of Comic Books

The co-creator of Spider-Man and Dr. Strange later created some failed Ayn Rand–inspired superheroes.

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

Citizen flag poles, mega-appeals, and land acknowledgments.

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Discrimination and Defamation Claim Stemming from Firing Based on Allegedly Racist Conduct Can Go Forward

Birch v. John Muir Health, decided Tuesday by California Court of Appeal Justice Carin Fujisaki, joined by Alison Tucher &… The post Discrimination and Defamation Claim Stemming from Firing Based on Allegedly Racist Conduct Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

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"[T]he First and Fifth Amendments Require ICE to Provide Information About the Whereabouts of a Detained Person"

ICE Salt Lake City apparently isn't answering its phone.

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Here Are 5 Wars Trump Started or Expanded in 2025

The U.S. military is fighting or preparing to fight in more countries than it was when the self-proclaimed "peace president" took office.

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Journal of Free Speech Law: "Representing Benjamin Gitlow: Charles Recht and Walter Nelles," by Eric Easton

From the "Gitlow v. New York at 100" symposium, held this year at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.

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Could the Feds Throw You in Jail for Merely Filming ICE Immigration Raids?

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said "videotaping" agents was violence—but Border Patrol brought a film crew to Chicago-area raids.

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Trial Court Had Ordered Mother to Only Call Son by First Name (Javier), not Middle Name (Reece), in Public

But the Colorado Court of Appeals just reversed that, in part on First Amendment grounds.

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Were Statements in Roblox Chats About "Deal[ing] a Grievous Wound upon the Followers of the Cross" True Threats of Violence?

No, a district court held earlier this month, because they were made "while playing an online video game, speaking as a character, among other players who were similarly acting as characters in a virtual Church."

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From Nixon to Trump, the 'War on Drugs' Has Been a Disaster for Americans' Freedom

The Trump administration's chest-pounding approach is costing lives and eroding freedoms.

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