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How Does The Supreme Court Caption Cases?

The briefs in the transgender sports cases were styled as "By next friend" but the Court captioned the case as "By her next friend."

Reason · Jul 14

4 Takeaways From the Supreme Court's 2025–2026 Term

From executive power to civil liberties, what to make of a momentous year at SCOTUS?

Reason · Jul 14

'Government Totally Annihilated': How Americans Governed Themselves as British Rule Crumbled

America in the mid-1770s was a jumble of spontaneous formations amid the ruins of an empire.

Reason · Jul 14

A New Jersey Judge Defies the First Amendment by Censoring News Coverage of a High School Lockdown

The judge contradicted Supreme Court precedents by ruling that a student's "privacy interests" trumped "the severe constitutional presumption" against prior restraints.

Reason · Jul 13

Trump Accounts Add Confusion to Savings Accounts Without Adding Much Benefit

Let's simplify this system instead of making it even more complicated.

Reason · Jul 13

Reminder: Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshop

We've already received several submissions, but you can submit until August 16.

Reason · Jul 13

Tariff Refund Update [Updated]

Important progress has been made on repaying illegally collected tariffs. But serious problems remain, including some caused by the Trump Administration's efforts to keep some of the illegally collected loot.

Reason · Jul 13

RFK Jr. Wants the Government To Teach Everyone How To Cook Again

Can we trust the federal government and its ever-changing nutrition guidelines, to teach us how and what to cook?

Reason · Jul 13

Justice Department Subpoenas New York Times Journalists Who Reported About Trump's New Plane

The government says the reporters are not targets of the investigation, but such subpoenas can still have a chilling effect on the press.

Reason · Jul 13

Meet 5 of Britain's Most Unusual Election Candidates

From Count Binface to AI Steve, Britain’s novelty candidates use costumes, absurd promises, and electoral loopholes to puncture the self-importance of politics.

Reason · Jul 13