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From Weed to Whiskey: Is This the Supreme Court's Next Big Commerce Clause Case?

What’s at stake in Ream v. U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Reason · Jul 23

Chief Justice Roberts Broke The Fourth Wall in Cook

This unusual opinion suggests something happened behind the scenes over the past ten months.

Reason · Jul 21

The secret lives of flight attendants: ‘British passengers always drink like they’ve never drunk before’

Lewd propositions, drunken tirades, groping, grumbling and grubby behaviour – cabin crew have to experience it all, at altitude. They open up about the horrors they’ve seen from passengers and colleagues

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16

Supreme Court Ends Agency "Independence," Save for the Federal Reserve

As expected, the Supreme Court overturns Humphrey's Executor, but reaffirms the independence of the Federal Reserve.

Reason · Jun 29

Still Just Two Votes (No Evidence of More) for Overruling "Actual Malice" Test in Defamation Cases

From today's dissent from the denial of certiorari in Dershowitz v. CNN, Inc., written by Justice Thomas, joined by Justice… The post Still Just Two Votes (No Evidence of More) for Overruling "Actual Malice" Test in Defamation Cases appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jun 29

Second Amendment Roundup: Supreme Court Decides Wolford

Aloha to Hawaii’s Vampire Rule on private property open to the public.

Reason · Jun 26

Transcription by Ben Lerner wins Orwell prize for political fiction

Judging chair calls Lerner’s novel a ‘funny, brainy and timely’ study of our appetite for technology, while Karen Bartlett wins the nonfiction prize for The Escape from Kabul

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25

Something Feels Off About Hemani and Wolford (Updated)

The Court decides two major Second Amendment cases, but the latter does not even mention the former.

Reason · Jun 25

Mayor and Fire Chief Calling Union Leaders "Punk Ass White Boys" and "Racist" Was Labor Law Violation

From the Ohio State Employment Relations Board in In re City of Youngstown, decided in December by Chair W. Craig… The post Mayor and Fire Chief Calling Union Leaders "Punk Ass White Boys" and "Racist" Was Labor Law Violation appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jun 25

The Fourth Amendment and the Color-Blind Constitution

A tale of two doctrines.

Reason · Jun 24