These Public Officials Blocked Critics on Social Media. Was That Constitutional? The Supreme Court considers whether and when banishing irksome constituents violates the First Amendment. Reason · Nov 3, 2023
Rebel, rebel: how Lee Miller’s defiance in fashion, photography and life still endures Miller counted Picasso and Man Ray as friends, took devastating war photos and dressed outrageously. A new film starring Kate Winslet and exhibition explore her renegade spirit The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023
Morrissey Slams Sinéad O'Connor Music Industry Tributes: "You Hadn't the Guts to Support Her When She Was Alive" O'Connor was known for speaking out against injustice. Marie Claire · Jul 28, 2023
Say Farewell To The "Diversity Benefits" Rationale For Affirmative Action The majority and dissent state the quiet part out loud: affirmative action was never about the educational benefits from diversity. Reason · Jul 4, 2023
Hibs loanee Josh O'Connor impresses boss as Airdrie sweep Motherwell aside in NL Cup The Diamonds now face a Monklands derby with Albion Rovers in tomorrow's final Daily Record · Jul 1, 2023
Apparently Joan Biskupic Knows How Justice Gorsuch Addresses His Memo… ...for a particular draft opinion by CJ Roberts. Reason · May 16, 2023
Newry City new boy 'grateful' to be given another opportunity at the club Former Glentoran man becomes Gary Boyle's frist recruit Belfast Live · May 15, 2023
Scalia Speaks about Clinton v. Jones in the JPS Papers Justice Stevens rejected most Justice Scalia's revisions. Reason · May 3, 2023
Justice Stevens's Papers Will Be Released While Justices O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, and Breyer Are Still Alive First stop for reporters: the Grutter and Gratz files. Reason · May 2, 2023
S. Ct. Will Decide: When May Politicians Selectively Block Public Comments on Their Social Media Pages? The question turns on whether the politician's web page is seen as the politician's own speech as a citizen, or as a government page. Reason · Apr 24, 2023
Leinster 30-15 Ulster: The Blues book quarter-final spot with battling victory Leo Cullen's men dealt with the brutal conditions better to set up a last eight clash with Leicester Tigers at the same venue next weekend Irish Mirror · Apr 1, 2023
Joan Biskupic's Barely-There Exclusives Gone are the days that Biskupic told us things we didn't already know. Reason · Mar 27, 2023
Eric Adams' Plan To Involuntarily Hospitalize Mentally Ill Homeless People Will Face Legal Challenges Civil liberties groups say Adams' plan violates constitutional rights protecting people with mental illness from being confined against their will simply for existing. Reason · Nov 30, 2022
Saudi Arabia's new "green" agenda The petrostate pitched a plan to cut carbon at COP27. And it’s covered in oil. Salon · Nov 25, 2022
Reason · Nov 9, 2022 Some Thoughts on Last Week's Oral Argument in the Affirmative Action Cases I was asked to give some brief remarks on the affirmative action cases at a panel discussion at the University of Baltimore today. I typed up some notes, and I thought they were worth sharing: I think at least seven Justices, including Kagan on the left, converged on the notion…
Reason · Oct 27, 2022 Justice Barrett and Affirmative Action In Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), Justice O'Connor wrote, "We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary." I never took this sentence--or really anything Justice O'Connor wrote--very seriously. And even if she was serious about that point, no one who joined her…
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 3, 2022 KOC: NBA execs looking to wrangle Shai Gilgeous-Alexander from the Thunder "A lot of execs around the league wonder whether SGA is the best player on the market, given the fact he’s signed to a five-year max and OKC isn’t winning anytime soon."
ABC News · Aug 24, 2022 Farmers cry out for backpackers amid labour shortages Backpackers are trickling back into WA, but farmers say there are not enough to ease dire worker shortages.
ABC News · Aug 19, 2022 Queer advocacy groups call for more LGBTQIA+ health and wellbeing services in regional areas Small populations and strong conservative values often mean queer people in small towns face more scrutiny than their metropolitan counterparts. Advocates like Tiger Bird want services tailored towards the LGBTQIA+ community.
Reason · Aug 15, 2022 Race-Based Layoff Scheme at Minneapolis Schools From Hans Bader (Liberty Unyielding): The Minneapolis Public Schools have adopted a race-based layoff provision that violates the Constitution and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. "A Minneapolis teachers union contract stipulates that white teachers will be laid off or reassigned before "educators of color" in the event Minneapolis…
Reason · Aug 4, 2022 Reasons Not to Limit Private-Employer-Imposed Speech Restrictions: A Constitutional Right Not to Associate? As I mentioned yesterday, ten years ago I wrote a descriptive and analytical law review article called Private Employees' Speech and Political Activity: Statutory Protection Against Employer Retaliation, which aimed to catalog these often-little-known statutes. This year, I'm returning to the subject, trying to analyze the strongest arguments for and…
Reason · Jul 2, 2022 Residential Picketing and Abortion I've seen some people argue that the Supreme Court's objection to the picketing of Justices' homes about abortion is inconsistent with the Court's upholding the right to picket outside abortion clinics, or stressing the right to protest more broadly. It's worth noting, though, that bans on residential picketing have been…
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 21, 2022 Paolo Banchero a contender for the Thunder at No. 2 in 2022 NBA draft, per KOC Should the Thunder draft Paolo Banchero at No. 2?
ABC News · May 13, 2022 Most minor parties in WA contesting federal election on anti-mandate platforms There are plenty of candidates to choose from for people in WA looking to support a minor party, but many of them share similar policies.
ABC News · Apr 22, 2022 Nationals' federal election candidate for O'Connor ruled ineligible to run Tony Crook, who held the seat between 2010 and 2013, says it is "ludicrous" that the Nationals will not be able to contest the enormous WA electorate.