Since joining the U.S. Supreme Court in 2020, Justice Amy Coney Barrett has voted with the majority to expand gun rights, curtail affirmative action, kill Chevron deference, and eliminate the constitutional right to abortion, all causes that have long been near and dear to the hearts of American conservatives. Yet despite her role in bringing […]
When Bridger Lee Jensen opened a spiritual center in Provo, Utah, he contacted city officials to let them know the religious group he had founded, Singularism, would be conducting ceremonies involving a tea made from psilocybin mushrooms. “Singularism is optimistic that through partnership and dialogue, it can foster an environment that respects diversity and upholds […]
A federal appeals court ruled that San Diego’s ban on yoga classes in public parks and beaches is unconstitutional because teaching yoga is a form of free speech. The 2024 ordinance had prohibited yoga groups of four or more people Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians […]
From the opinion in Kratovil v. City of New Brunswick: The Legislature enacted Daniel’s Law “to enhance the safety and security of certain public officials in the justice system,” thereby enabling those officials to “carry out their official duties without fear of personal reprisal.” Subject to strict notice requirements [under which the official must first […]
If you think federal regulators care about data-driven, evidence-based policymaking, a case currently before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will leave you scratching your head. The case involves a terrible Biden administration regulation driven by Big Labor. In defending this regulation, which mandates that crews on freight trains include at least […]
In a video that has flooded the internet, Afghan ally Sayed Naser was arrested and put in handcuffs by two masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents following his June 12 hearing at a San Diego Courthouse. “What’s your name?” the agents asked. “I work for the U.S. military back in my home country. I […]
On Monday, the President’s Religious Liberty Commission held its first public meeting. I was honored to testify on the third panel. Panel 1 Mark Rienzi, President and CEO of the Becket Fund Gerard Bradley, Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School Panel 2 Mark David Hall, Professor in Robertson School of Government at Regent […]
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law banning minors from accessing certain kinds of controversial gender-transition treatments. The lawsuit over the case hinged on whether the state’s ban on hormones, puberty blockers, and surgical interventions violated the Equal Protection Clause and required a stricter standard of scrutiny than the one a previous appeals […]
As the U.S. grapples with ballooning federal budgets and increasingly necessary spending cuts, the military remains ripe for austerity. In February, the Pentagon suggested cutting $50 billion per year from its budget over the next five years—a good start but nowhere near enough, considering the Trump administration is floating a defense budget of nearly $1 […]
Federal courts have no role whatsoever in assessing President Donald Trump’s decision to take control of the California National Guard, Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate argued at a hearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Tuesday. Two Trump-appointed members of the three-judge panel, Mark Bennett and Eric Miller, seemed appropriately […]