Looters in the palace: Rebels toppled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime over the weekend. The former dictator has received asylum in Moscow. In the past, Russia “had intervened in Syria’s 13-year civil war in an effort to keep [Assad] in power,” per the BBC. This time, neither Russia nor Iran really came to Assad’s aid, […]
My work with the Harlan Institute has introduced me to many High Schoolers who have a deep knowledge of constitutional law. I am extremely proud of Originalist Angles, a national high school law journal. It has published insightful essays on pending Supreme Court, deep dives into originalist theory, as well as interviews with jurists and […]
From Friday’s opinion by Judge Austin Huffaker (M.D. Ala.) in Prattville Pride v. City of Prattville: Prattville Pride is a non-profit, LGBTQ organization that alleges that the Defendant, the City of Prattville (“City”), has excluded it from participating in the City’s Christmas parade (scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. on December 6, 2024; i.e., this […]
From Friday’s decision in Olivet Univ. v. Newsweek Digital LLC, by Second Circuit Judges Guido Calabresi and Sarah Merriam, and District Judge Jed Rakoff (S.D.N.Y.): For purposes of our de novo review, we accept the following allegations of the operative Amended Complaint as true. “Olivet is a private religious institution consisting of multiple colleges” with […]
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If you own a small business, you may have just dodged a bullet you didn’t even know about. Last week, a federal judge in Texas issued a temporary restraining order against a new requirement that small companies identify their owners to the federal government. Since many small businesses remain unaware of the intrusive rule, this […]
12/9/2015: Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin II argued. 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 […]
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 he was hired for his current position, Joe Biden set ambitious goals for himself on the drug policy front. He promised to “eliminate mandatory minimums”; “end, once and for all, the federal crack and […]
David Braff Jr., an assistant principal at a California middle school, has been charged with 17 felony counts of “lewd acts” on children. Prosecutors say Braff molested eight students between the ages of six and 10 when he was a counselor at McKevett Elementary School from 2015 to 2019. The post Brickbat: Unprincipaled appeared first […]
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