Sandy Snakenberg, a San Diego street performer whose act involves blowing bubbles, was performing in a park when two park rangers cited him for “littering in bubble form.” Video shows one of the rangers telling Snakenberg that he will cite him again if he continues to perform and recommend that prosecutors handle it as a […]
Democracy is the watchword with the ruling classes, yet a Read More Article from Mises Institute
In the January 2025 issue of Reason, we’re giving performance reviews of Joe Biden’s presidency. Click here to read the other entries. Biden’s changes to education policy are among the central achievements of his first—and only—term in office. Chief among them are his sweeping reforms to the federal student loan program, increasing opportunities for debt […]
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From today’s order: At the request of the parties, this court expedited its consideration of the case “to ensure that there is adequate time before the Act’s prohibitions take effect to request emergency relief from the Supreme Court.” Consistent with the schedule proposed by the parties, on December 6, 2024 this court unanimously upheld the […]
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From today’s decision by Judge Gerald Austin McHugh (E.D. Pa.) in Landau v. Haverford College: On May 13, 2024, Plaintiff “Jews at Haverford,” which purports to be an association of individuals associated with Haverford College, initiated this Title VI action against Defendant Haverford College. An amended complaint followed, adding Haverford Alumni Ally Landau and current […]
Today the Supreme Court granted certiorari in two potentially significant cases, one concerning-church-state relations and other Article III standing. First up is Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission, in which the petition for certiorari posed the questions presented as follows: Wisconsin exempts from its state unemployment tax system certain religious […]
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday his intention to nominate Mark Meador as a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). If confirmed, Meador would take over the commissioner slot currently held by FTC Chair Lina Khan, whose term expired on September 26. Meador is an accomplished antitrust litigator, but his antagonism toward Big Tech, and […]
Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice. New cert petition: Midland County, Tex. hired a prosecutor to secretly moonlight as a paid law clerk for nearly two decades, helping judges decide his and his colleagues’ cases—an “utterly bonkers” due-process violation and […]