Your Uber Driver May Soon Be Unionized. At What Cost? It is in part an attempt to treat gig workers as full-scale employees rather than independent contractors. Drivers and riders will pay the price. Reason · Jun 13
Disillusioned Revolutionaries: Many Founders Died in Despair About the American Experiment America's Founders helped create a world they were not yet ready to live in. Reason · Jun 13
Assessing Non-Packing Rationales For Increasing the Size of the Supreme Court These arguments are relatively weak. And to the extent they are valid, they can be addressed without changing the Court's ideological balance. Reason · Jun 12
Cultural Difference "Cannot Be Accepted as a Reason to Mitigate" Ethiopian-Born Lawyer's Dishonesty-Related Misconduct From the long (20K-word) decision of the Washington Supreme Court Thursday in In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceeding Against Feyissa,… The post Cultural Difference "Cannot Be Accepted as a Reason to Mitigate" Ethiopian-Born Lawyer's Dishonesty-Related Misconduct appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jun 12
Terrorists and Criminals Reportedly Got $37.5 Billion From COVID Relief and Other U.K. Aid Programs Britain has long wasted taxpayer money on frivolous projects. A secret dossier suggests it has now outdone itself. Reason · Jun 12
"Eight Conspirators … Threatened University of Michigan Officials, Businesses, and the Jewish Federation" From a Justice Department press release Wednesday: "… In the dead of night, masked and hooded defendants allegedly threw noxious… The post "Eight Conspirators … Threatened University of Michigan Officials, Businesses, and the Jewish Federation" appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jun 12
Judge Ross Did Not Even Sign Her First Apology Letter She materially breached the terms of her private reprimand many times over. Impeach her. Reason · Jun 12
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal Righteous gaolers, crooked feds, and interlocutory appeals. Reason · Jun 12
Elon Musk Becomes the World's First Trillionaire. Is That Such a Bad Thing? Growing economies benefit all people, not just the uberwealthy. Reason · Jun 12
Blake Lively Entitled to Attorney Fees (But Not Punitive Damages) in Justin Baldoni et al.'s Libel Lawsuit Against Her Some excerpts from Judge Lewis Liman (S.D.N.Y.) long opinion today in Wayfarer Studios LLC v. Lively: [Blake] Lively filed a… The post Blake Lively Entitled to Attorney Fees (But Not Punitive Damages) in Justin Baldoni et al.'s Libel Lawsuit Against Her appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jun 12
‘Why Is America Hosting the World Cup If It Is So Hostile?’: Trump’s Border Crackdown Spoils Soccer Tournament America pushed to host the international tournament. Now the government is hassling fans, official guests, and even players who want to come. Reason · Jun 12
Our Friend with the "Attractive, Busty Jewess" Problem Denied Pseudonymity Again, in Case Against Dartmouth From today's decision by Judge Steven McAuliffe (D.N.H.) in Doe v. Trustees of Dartmouth College (for an earlier similar decision related… The post Our Friend with the "Attractive, Busty Jewess" Problem Denied Pseudonymity Again, in Case Against Dartmouth appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jun 12
Maryland Court Rules Against Unconstitutional Stop-and-Frisk in Victory for State's Gun Owners In a unanimous opinion, the court ruled that it is unconstitutional for officers to stop and frisk someone based solely on suspicion that the person is carrying a gun. Reason · Jun 12
Reason · Jun 12 Large Libel Models Ruling in Germany, Allowing Liability Against Google AI From Matthias Bastian (The Decoder) Tuesday: Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it… The post Large Libel Models Ruling in Germany, Allowing Liability Against Google AI appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Jun 12 The Latest Chicanery in Judge Ross's Case Congress needs to revisit this entire regime.
Reason · Jun 12 Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day Has Some Strange Assumptions About the Media The best way to release secret footage of alien life is…local TV news?
Reason · Jun 12 Judge Ross Lacked Any Remorse, and The Chief Judge of the Eleventh Circuit Gave Her One Too Many Chances To Correct The Record The latest developments make Judge Ross's situation, and the Eleventh Circuit's response, even worse.
Reason · Jun 12 'VERY HARD' Plus: SpaceX's initial public offering, L.A. taking S.F.'s place, matchmaking reinvented, and more...
Reason · Jun 12 Graham Platner Signals a Problem for Democrats, and the Rest of Us Platner is too typical of a wave of radical and unprepared Democrats who seem poised to take power.
Reason · Jun 12 Review: George Washington's Apple Brandy A replica of Washington's apple brandy is available for purchase at his Mount Vernon estate.
Reason · Jun 12 Review: The Lesser-Known Texts That Shaped the American Revolution The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution draws upon writings and speeches you might not have heard of.
Reason · Jun 12 Brickbat: Volunteer Medicine In Georgia, a new interpretation of state law could force many health clinics run by nurse practitioners to close. Under… The post Brickbat: Volunteer Medicine appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Jun 12 Federal Circuit Stays Enforcement of Ruling Against Trump's Section 122 Tariffs The ruling is flawed on both substantive and procedural grounds.
Reason · Jun 11 The Judicial Misconduct Complaint Against Judge Ryan Nelson: What Happens Next? Another guest post from Professor Arthur Hellman.