Libertarian News
Will the FDA Adopt an Arbitrary & Capricious Ban on Menthol Cigarettes?
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration is considering whether to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes. The agency first proposed a ban in 2022, but it has yet to finalize the proposal, prompting some activist groups to sue. (Query whether these groups have standing.) The FDA and those groups calling for a ban on menthol cigarettes claim that […]
Embracing a Federalist Approach to Abortion, Trump Condemns Democrats As ‘Radical’
In a Truth Social video posted this morning, Donald Trump says abortion policy should be left to the states. The result, he noted, will be a wide range of restrictions, with different states drawing lines at different points in pregnancy. Although he does not say which cutoff he prefers, he has previously said Florida’s “heartbeat” […]
Georgia Independent Bookstore Sues Jail Over Policy Banning Book Shipments
A Georgia jail is refusing all books shipped to inmates, except those that come from major retailers. One local bookshop is suing, saying that policy is unconstitutional. In May 2023, two different people visited Avid Bookshop, a progressive independent bookstore located in Athens, Georgia. Each customer purchased three books to mail to an inmate at […]
No Pseudonymity for Porn Copyright Infringement Defendants, Says One Judge
From Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Pascal’s decision last month in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe (D.N.J.), one of the hundreds of cases filed over defendant consumers’ allegedly sharing pornographic films via BitTorrent. The court allows plaintiff to subpoena records from the Internet service provider associated with the IP addresses used in the downloads; that’s pretty […]
Biden Announces Second Attempt at Widespread Student Loan Forgiveness
On Monday, President Joe Biden announced a second attempt at federal student loan forgiveness. The new plan, which is estimated to affect over 30 million borrowers when combined with earlier efforts, aims to enact widespread loan cancelation primarily by expanding existing forgiveness programs and targeting borrowers with high balances due to accumulating interest. The Biden […]
Will the FDA Adopt an Arbitrary & Capricious Ban on Menthol Cigarettes?
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration is considering whether to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes. The agency first proposed a ban in 2022, but it has yet to finalize the proposal, prompting some activist groups to sue. (Query whether these groups have standing.) The FDA and those groups calling for a ban on menthol cigarettes claim that […]
Embracing a Federalist Approach to Abortion, Trump Condemns Democrats As ‘Radical’
In a Truth Social video posted this morning, Donald Trump says abortion policy should be left to the states. The result, he noted, will be a wide range of restrictions, with different states drawing lines at different points in pregnancy. Although he does not say which cutoff he prefers, he has previously said Florida’s “heartbeat” […]
Georgia Independent Bookstore Sues Jail Over Policy Banning Book Shipments
A Georgia jail is refusing all books shipped to inmates, except those that come from major retailers. One local bookshop is suing, saying that policy is unconstitutional. In May 2023, two different people visited Avid Bookshop, a progressive independent bookstore located in Athens, Georgia. Each customer purchased three books to mail to an inmate at […]
No Pseudonymity for Porn Copyright Infringement Defendants, Says One Judge
From Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Pascal’s decision last month in Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe (D.N.J.), one of the hundreds of cases filed over defendant consumers’ allegedly sharing pornographic films via BitTorrent. The court allows plaintiff to subpoena records from the Internet service provider associated with the IP addresses used in the downloads; that’s pretty […]
Biden Announces Second Attempt at Widespread Student Loan Forgiveness
On Monday, President Joe Biden announced a second attempt at federal student loan forgiveness. The new plan, which is estimated to affect over 30 million borrowers when combined with earlier efforts, aims to enact widespread loan cancelation primarily by expanding existing forgiveness programs and targeting borrowers with high balances due to accumulating interest. The Biden […]