[This post is co-authored by Will Baude and Richard Re and cross-posted at Re’s Judicata.] When a new presidential administration begins, the executive branch often changes position on some cases pending before the Supreme Court. But why wait till inauguration day to hear the views of the incoming administration? The TikTok litigation casts this question […]
Some excerpts from Canaan v. Carnegie Mellon Univ., decided Tuesday by Judge Scott Hardy (W.D. Pa.); the opinion is 15,000 words, so this can only give a flavor of the matter. First, the allegations from plaintiff’s Complaint (which, at this stage of the case, the court assumes to be factually accurate in determining whether the […]
12/19/1940: U.S. v. Darby argued. Â The post Today in Supreme Court History: December 19, 1 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 […]
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 described his vision for the U.S. immigration system in 2020, the presidential candidate painted himself as the antidote to Donald Trump’s cruel restrictionism. “Trump has waged an unrelenting assault on […]
Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth fired Gen. Charles Hamilton for improperly intervening in the process to select battalion commanders to help a subordinate officer who was found unfit for command. This is the first time since 2005 that a four-star Army general has been fired. Hamilton lobbied officers on the board to pass the […]
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The Supreme Court has granted TikTok’s request for a hearing on the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications (PAFACA) Act. The act bans TikTok in American markets unless the app’s owner, ByteDance (which is 1 percent owned by the Chinese government), divests from the app by January 19. The Supreme Court will hear the […]
Social media influencers who post their children online often face their share of criticism. But now, if their audience disapproves of their parenting decisions, they could also find themselves being investigated by child protective services (CPS). The latest parent to face a CPS investigation for showing innocuous footage of her children is Hannah Hiatt, an […]
From Hines v. Stamos, decided today by Judge Terry Doughty (W.D. La.): This case stems from Defendants’ alleged participation in censoring Plaintiffs’ speech on social media. Defendants are “nonprofits, academic institutions, and researchers alleged to have been involved in examining the issue of the viral spread of disinformation on social-media and the resulting harms to […]
Susette Kelo’s famous “little pink house,” which became a nationally known symbol of the case that bears her name. (Institute for Justice.)  Today, the Institute for Justice filed a cert petition urging the Supreme Court to hear Bowers v. Oneida County Industrial Development Agency, a case in which IJ seeks to overrule Kelo v. City […]