Indiana prosecutors will return $42,000 in cash they seized from a California small business, several months after the owners filed a class action lawsuit alleging that law enforcement is exploiting a major FedEx shipping hub in Indianapolis to seize millions of dollars in cash from innocent owners. The Institute for Justice (I.J.), a public interest […]
The court just agreed to this last Wednesday; here’s the earlier panel decision (Henderson v. Springfield R-12 School Dist.)—which will now be reconsidered—written by Eighth Circuit Chief Judge Steven Colloton and joined by Judges James Loken and Jane Kelly: During the 2020-21 school year, the school district required employees to attend a presentation entitled, “Fall […]
From yesterday’s decision in Matsumoto v. Labrador, written by Ninth Circuit Judge Margaret McKeown and joined by Judge John Owens: This case concerns a unique legislative undertaking: an “abortion trafficking” statute. Idaho Code § 18-623. Idaho defines the crime of “abortion trafficking” as “procur[ing] an abortion” or “obtain[ing] an abortion-inducing drug” for an unemancipated minor […]
From Carver v. Grace, decided today by Judge Carl Barber (E.D. La.): This defamation case derives from the alleged rape and tragic death of an LSU student, Madison Brooks, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After a heavy night of drinking, Madison Brooks left a Baton Rouge bar with Plaintiffs Casen Carver and Everett Lee and their […]
The Supreme Court heard the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) appeal in Food and Drug Administration v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC on Monday. The case concerns the FDA’s requirement for scientific studies to approve premarket tobacco applications (PMTAs) for flavored electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) manufacturers and distributors. The FDA’s requirement contradicts data and years […]
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week, we cover the battle between tribal government sovereignty and local land use law, the shortcomings of common antieviction policies, and a potential boom in modular housing construction. Another Warming Center Goes to Court to Ensure It Can Open Yet another homeless shelter has […]
A few hours after the American stock markets closed on Monday night, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he was “totally against” the sale of U.S. Steel to a Japan-based competitor. “As President, I will block this deal from happening,” Trump promised. When those same stock markets opened this morning, shares of U.S. Steel sank by […]
Let’s examine Biden’s innermost feelings: The digital front page of The New York Times this morning leads with a piece titled “How Biden Changed His Mind on Pardoning Hunter.” “The threat of a retribution-focused Trump administration and his son’s looming sentencings prompted the president to abandon a promise not to get involved in Hunter Biden’s […]
Welcome to the most wonderful time of the year: Reason‘s annual Webathon! This is our end-of-year fundraising drive, where our readers come together to ensure that Reason can continue producing bold, independent, and principled journalism that challenges government overreach and champions individual liberty. To that end:Â Please give us your money. We take U.S. dollars! […]
From Judge Fernando Aenlle-Rocha (C.D. Cal.) in KBS Holdco, LLC v. City of West Hollywood, decided July 8 but just recently posted on Westlaw: The amendments to the Sunset Specific Plan (the “Amended Billboard Plan”) include “new standards and guidelines to regulate the distribution, size, location, and operation of new and modified billboards and tall […]