An internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo sent on July 8 “declared that immigrants who arrived in the United States illegally are no longer eligible for a bond hearing as they fight deportation proceedings in court,” The Washington Post reported on Monday. The new policy means millions of undocumented immigrants may be detained by […]
After the Supreme Court decided Trump v. CASA, the Wall Street Journal editorial page took a victory lap. The editors, who have consistentyl defended Barrett, wrote “What an end-of-term rejoinder to the MAGA loudmouths who have been complaining that Justice Barrett is a pushover.” On July 4, the WSJ published a letter to the editor as […]
The Commerce Department’s 17.09 percent duties on most imports of tomatoes from Mexico went into effect on Monday. While the duties are intended to protect American tomato growers at the expense of Mexican ones, it is American consumers and tomato processors who will bear the burden. The International Trade Administration (ITA), an agency within the […]
Inflation predictably creeps upward:Â Consumer prices rose in June, indicating that the tariffs that have already taken effect are making everyday items more expensive for all Americans. The consumer price index (CPI) “increased 0.3% on the month, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 2.7%,” per CNBC. “Excluding volatile food and energy prices, core inflation picked up […]
Kirill Muzyka The October 2024 Term of FantasySCOTUS finally came to a close. On the whole, this term was a less predictable than some recent terms. In the aggregate, our crowd predicted 76.36% of the cases accurately, down from 83.05% of the cases accurately last term. I am happy to announce that the Chief Justice […]
In this third post in The Volokh Conspiracy guest series, I examine a critical issue in the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) hate speech jurisprudence: its embrace of what I term the “low threshold hatred paradigm.” Under this approach, expressions that offend, insult, ridicule, or defame minority groups are routinely held to fall outside […]
Many missteps by the Biden–Harris administration and Democrats eased the path to victory for Donald Trump and the GOP, but Trump may be best known for embracing immigration and border control as his signature issues. His administration acted quickly to round up undocumented migrants and to publicize its activities, so you’d expect voters to be […]
7/16/2019: Justice John Paul Stevens died. Justice John Paul Stevens The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 16, 2019 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 […]
Washburn County officials shut down a 15-year-old’s bait stand on his family’s farm in Spooner, Wisconsin, deeming the shed a zoning violation, according to a cease-and-desist letter that threatened daily fines for non-complian Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and […]
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