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 […]
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the TikTok divestment statute case is better for TikTok than the alternative: The D.C. Circuit had upheld the statute, and now TikTok has a chance to try to reverse that. But it’s not a high chance, I think, chiefly because the D.C. Circuit opinions on the First Amendment were […]
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Earlier this month, a gunman shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Days later, police apprehended the shooter, identified as 26-year-old Luigi Mangione. Contrary to what internet memes would suggest, Mangione’s actions are indefensible. There is no justification for killing another human being unless Thompson somehow posed an immediate threat to Mangione’s life or safety—which […]
Federal taxpayers will cover the full cost of rebuilding Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge if Congress approves a major spending bill this week. The toll bridge, which carried Interstate 695 across the entrance to Baltimore’s harbor, was destroyed in March when a container ship collided with one of its supports. Rebuilding the bridge will cost […]
Reports of the NC Libertarian Party’s death have been exaggerated  Carolina Journal Read More Article from “libertarian” – Google News
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Today, the Supreme Court acted on pending applications in the challenges to the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.” The Court did not grant an injunction pending review. Instead, the Court construed the applications as petitions for writs of certiorari, and granted them. The Court set a blazing fast briefing schedule, with opening […]