3/31/1962: Justice Charles Whittaker resigns. Justice Charles Whittaker The post Today in Supreme Court History: March 31, 1962 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 […]
President Donald Trump isn’t the first U.S. leader to contemplate annexing Canada, though he may be the first to take the idea seriously in a long time—if he is serious. The “51st state” comments and maps of a unified North America could be an elaborate joke with no obvious punchline. If it’s a joke, Canadians […]
(Illustration: Peter Bagge) (Illustration: Peter Bagge) (Illustration: Peter Bagge) (Illustration: Peter Bagge) (Illustration: Peter Bagge) The post Comic: The Bottom-Up POV of Jane Jacobs 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 […]
Avery Richard Smith, a former corrections officer in Berkeley County, South Carolina, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison—the maximum—after pleading guilty to four counts of f 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 […]
The post Monday Open Thread 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 free markets, the site offers a diverse range of articles, videos, and podcasts […]
Tufts University. (Tufts University)  The Trump administration has been detaining and trying to deport immigrant and foreign students for their First-Amendment protected speech. That includes even speech that does not even support terrorism, as in the case of a Tufts graduate student detained for an anti-Israel op ed that, however flawed, does not endorse Hamas […]
Yesterday, more than ninety members of the Harvard Law School faculty issued a statement concerning the rule of law: We are privileged to teach and learn the law with you. We write to you today—in our individual capacities—because we believe that American legal precepts and the institutions designed to uphold them are being severely tested, […]
In my recent post on the DC Circuit’s decision upholding a temporary restraining order blocking deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, I explained why the DC Circuit majority is right on the merits. See also my other writings on the subject, such as those here, here, and here. But I could not address Judge Walker’s […]
Very soon, the Supreme Court will be asked to decide whether Humphrey’s Executor should be overruled. Critics often assert that the Justices should not decide important questions on the emergency docket. Indeed, some Justices said these sorts of disputes are better resolved in the orderly process on the merits docket, as if “percolation” matters anymore. […]
3/30/1875: U.S. v. Cruikshank argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: March 30, 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 diverse range […]