Enforcement of Florida’s “Combating Public Disorder Act” has been partially blocked by a federal judge, who appeared to agree with those challenging the “anti-riot” law that it was unfairly targeted at black Floridians and people protesting racial injustice. Challengers to the law argued that it had a chilling effect on free speech and protest in […]
“The Court is not convinced that the transmission of COVID-19 during border processing cannot be significantly mitigated.” The Biden administration can’t keep expelling migrant families under the banner of pandemic precaution, a federal court says. On Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia struck down the administration’s interpretation of a public health […]
Tweeting article after Nunes called it defamatory could count as “actual malice,” court says. In a disturbing ruling for fans of free speech, a federal court has partially sided with Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Calif.) in his lawsuit against journalist Ryan Lizza. Nunes has accused Lizza and Hearst Magazine Media, which publishes Esquire, of defamation and conspiracy. Back […]
Did poverty rise or fall in 2020? That depends on how you define it. American household income fell significantly in 2020, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. That should come as little shock considering how much of the country was out of work because of the pandemic. But it is an interesting corollary […]
On Monday, jurors in a trial concerning whether former Backpage executives knowingly facilitated prostitution heard hours of biased testimony from an “expert” witness who has worked closely with law enforcement for decades. Again and again, Sharon Cooper—a self-described “developmental and forensic pediatrician” and a witness for the prosecution—conflated all sex work with sex trafficking and […]
Twitter is off the hook for Hunter Biden article removals. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has dismissed a complaint that Twitter illegally blocked links to an article about Hunter Biden last fall. The complaint was filed by the Republican National Committee (RNC), which alleged that Twitter had temporarily blocked links to a New York Post […]
Congressional plan would raise taxes, but by less than Biden proposed. After a monthlong summer break, the Senate is back in session starting today—and ready to quickly remind us why we wish they would stay on hiatus. On the agenda: raising the debt limit, passing a $550 billion infrastructure bill, and fleshing out President Joe […]
President Joe Biden has announced the next stage of his administration’s COVID-19 pandemic response—and it’s a doozy of dubious constitutionality and executive branch overreach. The biggest news is that Biden is ordering all private businesses with more than 100 employees to make their workers get the COVID-19 vaccine or submit to weekly testing. Enforcement of […]
In 2018, a young Canadian cryptocurrency entrepreneur named Gerald Cotton died of complications from Crohn’s disease while on his honeymoon in India. Or did he? Questions and rumors have long swirled around Cotton’s death, fueled by revelations of a con artist past, a shady business partner, a lavish personal lifestyle (he’d purchased a private island […]
California is set to outlaw unannounced condom removal. A bill that passed the California legislature earlier this week and now awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature would be the first in the country to make such “stealthing” a cause for legal action. But the measure (Assembly Bill 453) will not work through the state’s criminal code. […]
