Some short excerpts from Judge Allison Burroughs (D. Mass.) very long decision yesterday in President & Fellows of Harvard College v. U.S. Dep’t of Homeland Security: [A] presidential proclamation entitled “Enhancing National Security by Addressing Risks at Harvard University” … suspends “the entry of any alien into the United States as a nonimmigrant to pursue […]
Nick Gillespie chats with Stimson Center Senior Fellow Emma Ashford and Ideas Beyond Borders founder Faisal Saeed Al Mutar to discuss President Do 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, […]
Our peer-edited Journal of Free Speech Law publishes a mix of symposia, solicited pieces, and blind-reviewed submissions. Submitters might wonder: Blind though the process might be, can I get my piece published if I’m not a law professor at a top 20 (or even top 50) law school? I thought I’d answer that by going […]
While President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is packed with controversial, debt-increasing policies, one lesser-known provision may make considerable inroads to correcting a decades-long student loan policy that has driven expensive programs and large debt burdens for students. The House version of the bill eliminates the Graduate PLUS loan program, which allows graduate students to […]
The Trump administration has approved funding for Florida to build migrant detention centers to house 5,000 detainees. Among the projects approved is “Alligator Alcatraz,” a proposed facility located on a 30-square-mile abandoned airfield in the Everglades. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Monday that the facility will start receiving detainees by the first week […]
This new article is here. The Introduction: In the United States, as is widely known, “hate speech” is generally protected by the First Amendment. Hate speech is considered “free speech” unless it provokes imminent violence or constitutes a “true threat” or “fighting words.” No other nation protects the right to express hate so vigorously. Hate speech […]
Merrit E. McAlister, the Interim Dean at the University of Florida College of Law, released this statement to the UF Law Community: Dear UF Law Community: Many of you may have seen the recent New York Times article about a student at the law school. The article stated that the student—who told the Times it “would not be manifestly […]
A lawsuit against genomics firm 23andMe is stirring a debate about what the proper role of government is in regulating how private companies use sensitive data. In June, 27 states filed a lawsuit against 23andMe to block the sale of the company’s customer data without their consent. The firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in […]
On July 6, 1775, the great Pennsylvania lawyer John Dickinson coauthored the Continental Congress’ Declaration of Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms. Among the grievances in the Declaration were the British government’s gun control program, namely having “murdered” people in attempting to confiscate arms and gunpowder at Lexington and Concord, and the disarmament of […]
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s stories include: A vetoed housing supply bill in Connecticut. A gutting of San Diego’s productive “bonus ADU” program. The legacy of the Supreme Court’s Kelo eminent domain decision two decades on. But first, our lead item on yet another case of eminent domain […]