From Tuesday’s decision by Judge Richard Seeborg (N.D. Cal.) in In re: Xyrem (Sodium Oxybate) Antitrust Litigation: In the course of this complex and hard-fought multidistrict litigation, the parties have moved to seal some component of nearly every motion they filed. Too often, in this case and others, such requests are granted because it is […]
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party’s newly minted candidate to be the next mayor of New York City, found himself in some hot water last week after The New York Times reported that he claimed to be both “Asian” and “Black or African American” on his college application to Columbia University in 2009. Mamdani holds U.S. […]
In last week’s Peterson v. Rush (Pa. Super. Ct.), the trial court had given shared legal and physical custody of a daughter to the mother and father, but also stated this: I am, therefore, going to order Mother that, to the extent that she has concerns over child abuse, obviously any concerns regarding child abuse […]
7/7/1893: Justice Samuel Blatchford dies. Justice Samuel Blatchford The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 7, 1893 appeared first on Reason.com. Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and thought-provoking commentary. Championing the principles of individual freedom, limited government, and […]
The fate of the U.S. Department of Education is currently in limbo. President Donald Trump came into office promising—among other things—to rid us of this unnecessary federal bureaucracy. Democrats, closely aligned with teachers unions, vowed to prevent him from doing anything of the sort. The Trump administration has offloaded many of the department’s responsibilities and […]
7/7/1893: Justice Samuel Blatchford dies. Justice Samuel Blatchford The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 7, 1893 appeared first on Reason.com. Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and thought-provoking commentary. Championing the principles of individual freedom, limited government, and […]
Former Warren, Michigan, police officer James Burke faces two felony counts of homicide-manslaughter with a motor vehicle after he drove a police SUV at nearly 115 mph, crashing into a Dodge Durango and killing Cedric Hayden Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative […]
The post Monday Open Thread appeared first on Reason.com. Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and thought-provoking commentary. Championing the principles of individual freedom, limited government, and free markets, the site offers a diverse range of articles, videos, and podcasts […]
There is much to say about the Supreme Court’s decision in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc. The majority opinion by Justice Kavanaugh and the dissent by Justice Thomas disagree on just about every point. But one area where there is substantial agreement concerns the line between an “Officer of the United States” and a mere employee. […]
Gundy v. United States (2019) and Fulton v. City of Philadelphia (2020) signaled that the Court was open to changing course in two important doctrines. First, in Gundy, Justice Gorsuch’s dissent, which was joined by the Chief Justice and Justice Thomas, signaled that the Court should rethink the non-delegation doctrine. Justice Alito also seemed to be on […]