A Tim Urban bro:Â The suspected killer of the United Healthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, was found in a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania yesterday. He has been identified as 26-year-old Luigi Mangione. Mangione had on his person a 3D-printed gun and a silencer, as well as a manifesto detailing his motives. “The handwritten manifesto found on the person […]
During oral argument in Skrmetti, Justice Thomas disputed that the Tennessee law imposed a sex-based classification. Instead, he said, this was merely an age-based classification. Adults are able to receive certain treatment, but minors cannot. And generally, age-based classifications are reviewed for minimum rationality. For example, why do different states grant drivers licenses at 15, 16, […]
From In re Ex Parte Application of Kim, decided Thursday by Judge Beth Labson Freeman (N.D. Cal.), a case involving an application filed “pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782, seeking leave to take limited discovery from Google LLC” for a South Korean civil defamation case: Ms. Kim claims that she has been the victim of […]
In Berens v. Yale New Haven Health Servs. Corp., decided yesterday by Judge Janet Hall (D. Conn.)’s decision, Yale New Haven Health employees sued to challenge Yale New Haven’s COVID-19 vaccine protocols. Those plaintiffs who sued pseudonymously apparently all received exemptions from the vaccine mandate, but “were required to submit negative COVID-19 test results each […]
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From Judge Marco Hernandez’s decision posted yesterday in U.S. v. Hernandez-Zamora (D. Alaska); for the order granting a new trial, see this other post: On July 19, 2024, Defendant filed a motion for either dismissal of the indictment or a new trial based on misconduct by former U.S. District Court Judge Joshua Kindred and a […]
From Judge Marco Hernandez’s Opinion in U.S. v. Hernandez-Zamora (D. Alaska), filed Sept. 27 but just unsealed yesterday: On May 19, 2021, Defendant Rolando Hernandez-Zamora was indicted on one count of cyberstalking in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2261A(2)(A), (B), and 2261(b)(6). On June 1, 2021, the matter was assigned to United States District Court […]
12/10/2003: McConnell v. Federal Election Commission decided. The post Today in Supreme Court Histor 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 […]
In the January 2025 issue of Reason, we’re giving performance reviews of Joe Biden’s presidency. Click here to read the other entries. When Joe Biden was sworn in as president in January 2021, he had good reason to be optimistic about the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite being widely criticized for—and arguably losing his […]
Kevin O’Rourke, a 64-year-old Canadian man, has been sentenced to life in prison for possession of cannabis and CBD products. O’Rourke was stopped and searched in the Dubai International Airport while traveling to South Africa. Authorities detained him after finding 118 grams of cannabis, CBD, and CBD oil. O’Rourke’s wife says he suffers from Addison’s […]