12/1/1897: Justice Stephen Field resigns. Justice Stephen Field The post Today in Supreme Court History: December 1, 1897 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 […]
Few realistic political observers expected a blowout for Kamala Harris. But Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election was far from guaranteed, either. For most of Harris’ relatively brief candidacy, she and Trump appeared to be locked in a very tight race. So Harris’ incredibly dismal showing was also somewhat unexpected. She came up […]
From today’s decision by Judge Fernando M. Olguin (C.D. Cal.) in Concerned Jewish Parents & Teachers of L.A. v. Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium: The Concerned Jewish Parents and Teachers of Los Angeles …, “an unincorporated association comprised of Jewish, Zionist Los Angeles teachers who teach in the [Los Angeles Unified School District] and […]
From Hill v. DePaul Univ., which was decided in September by the Illinois Appellate Court (Justice Martin, joined by Justices Rochford and Hoffman) but which I missed at the time: Jason Hill is a tenured professor of philosophy at DePaul University in Chicago. Professor Hill authored an article, which he describes as an “op-ed,” that […]
From Ruth v. Carter, decided Tuesday by the Nevada Supreme Court: Appellant Shannon Ruth sued respondent Nickolas Carter for sexual battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress, alleging that Carter sexually assaulted Ruth following a Backstreet Boys concert in 2001, and that Carter had also sexually assaulted several other women. […]
11/30/1981: Harlow v. Fitzgerald argued. The Burger Court (1981) The post Today in Supreme Court History: November 30, 1981 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, […]
Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society, by John Hasnas, Oxford University Press, 328 pages, $90 Arguments for libertarianism typically take two forms. Some libertarians base their creed on natural rights—the idea that each individual has an inborn right to self-ownership, or freedom from aggression, or whatever—and proceed to argue that only […]
From today’s opinion in U.S. v. King County, written by Judge Daniel Bress and joined by Judges Michael Hawkins and Richard Clifton: For some years, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) chartered flights out of Washington’s King County International Airport, also known as Boeing Field, to transport removable aliens from this country elsewhere. At […]
Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice. New on Unpublished Opinions, IJ’s roundtable podcast: public interest attorneys and social media, specialized courts, and judges wearing wigs. Narrow ruling (for now) in buzzy nondelegation case. Issue: Does FINRA, a private corporation that stockbrokers must join, […]
From the motion for preliminary injunction in Peter v. Lopez (D. Haw.), filed Wednesday: Plaintiff is a long-term resident of Hawaii who legally lives in the United States pursuant to the Compact of Free Association (“COFA”) the United States has with various islands nations located in the Pacific. “The Compact grants [citizens of the Federated […]