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Pentagon Contractor's Fraudulent Misrepresentation Claim Over Hidden Date Recording by O'Keefe Media Group Can Go Forward

From today's decision by Judge Amit Mehta (D.D.C.) in Mannina v. O'Keefe Media Group: In January 2025, Plaintiff Jamie Mannina,… The post Pentagon Contractor's Fraudulent Misrepresentation Claim Over Hidden Date Recording by O'Keefe Media Group Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 29

Pentagon Contractor's Libel Claim Over Hidden Date Recording by O'Keefe Media Group Can Go Forward

From today's decision by Judge Amit Mehta (D.D.C.) in Mannina v. O'Keefe Media Group: In January 2025, Plaintiff Jamie Mannina,… The post Pentagon Contractor's Libel Claim Over Hidden Date Recording by O'Keefe Media Group Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 29

Anthony Fauci Refuses to Answer Rand Paul's Questions After Diary Disclosures Go Viral

Robby Soave and Amber Duke talk about Fauci's appearance before Congress, where he pleaded the Fifth rather than address COVID's origin.

Reason · Jul 29

"I Rushed out Already Moist. My Mouth. I Want My Face. We Just Carry It On."

From the Complaint in Kivler v. Wolf Licensee LLC, just removed to E.D. Pa.: E.K., is a 16-year-old student athlete,… The post "I Rushed out Already Moist. My Mouth. I Want My Face. We Just Carry It On." appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 29

Border Agents Can Lie To Search Your Phone, but Wiping Your Own Data Could Land You in Prison

The government is charging Samuel Tunick for telling them a code that would erase all the data on his phone—after they tried to take it on false pretenses.

Reason · Jul 29

Cert Denied, Cert Delayed, Cert Granted

In at least four cases, the Court denied cert over three dissentals, and then resolved the same issue a year or more later.

Reason · Jul 29

At Senate Hearing, Fauci Takes the Fifth To Avoid Accounting for Inconsistent Statements About a Lab Leak

Diary entries show the former public health official acknowledged that U.S.-supported researchers were conducting gain-of-function research in Wuhan that could have caused the pandemic.

Reason · Jul 29

Beyond the Panic: Study Finds That Most Teens Use Social Media Moderately

A new survey finds most teens use social media moderately, though class divides persist.

Reason · Jul 29

How Jailhouse Snitches Send Innocent People to Death Row

Pamela Colloff discusses the dangers of incentivized testimony, the difficulty of overturning wrongful convictions, and how the justice system compounds its own errors.

Reason · Jul 29

Straight to Deportation, Don't Pass 'Go'

Plus: Bodega lawsuit, Ross Douthat escapes, Anthropic book destruction, and more...

Reason · Jul 29