From City of Arcata v. Citizens in Support of Measure M, decided Friday by the California Court of Appeal (Justice Charles Smiley, joined by Justices Jim Humes and Monique Langhorne Wilson); seems quite right to me: In November 2022, the City’s voters passed Measure M, an initiative to enact an ordinance requiring the City to […]
An excerpt from the 12K+-word opinion by Judge Gerard McHugh (E.D. Pa.) yesterday in Landau v. Corp. of Haverford College (for more, read the whole opinion, and I’ll also post separately about the court’s allowing the breach of contract claim to go forward, but only for nominal damages): As recognized in my first opinion in […]
The U.S. Supreme Court concluded its 2024–25 term on Friday with a high-profile ruling that leaves President Donald Trump with more power to impose his second-term agenda. But the Court’s decision on nationwide injunctions also contained several exceptions that may render Trump’s victory short-lived. The big question now is exactly how long the president’s new […]
I was alone on a wide swath of soft grass near Shelburne, Vermont. A weekend away, phone off, brain quiet. I thought I’d listen to the wind rustling the cedar trees, but what I heard instead was the entire world. The rumble of a plane at 30,000 feet, whisking honeymooners to Mykonos or accountants to […]
Citing extreme heat and humidity, the city of Toronto recently closed several swimming pools temporarily. Temperatures reached the mid-30s Celsius (about 95 Fahrenhei 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, […]
Twenty-four years ago, I left my home in Virginia and moved to Ohio to join the faculty at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Several years later, I was tenured, became the inaugural holder of the Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking […]
Susette Kelo’s famous “little pink house,” which became a nationally known symbol of the case that bears her name. (Institute for Justice.)  Last week, on June 23, was the 20th anniversary of Kelo v. City of New London, perhaps the most controversial property rights decisions in the history of the Supreme Court. Although the Fifth […]
Even though most state legislatures are done for the year, Americans can expect the government to keep interfering with their lives. Starting July 1, many new state laws take effect. Here are 10 of the most ridiculous. 1. Florida Requires Schools To Call the Gulf of Mexico the ‘Gulf of America’ On Inauguration Day, President […]
This week, Reason editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch are joined by Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson to analyze Zohran Mamdani’s primary win over Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s mayoral race and what it signals about the future of Democratic politics. They also discuss the Senate GOP’s version of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful […]
Last week I speculated what would happen to the ACLU’s cert petition in Skrmetti that raised the Due Process issue. I wondered if the Court would GVR the parental rights issue in light of Mahmoud. Today’s order list denied review in L.W. v. Skrmetti. There were no recorded dissents. It seems the Due Process claim is now dead. […]