I’m now in Phyllis Schlafly mode: Yesterday, a group of 120 Democrats sent a letter to President Joe Biden, who is apparently still kickin’, asking him “to take immediate action to recognize the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.” The ERA is a zombie that won’t […]
[1.] The First Amendment generally protects remarks on a wide range of matters, not just on politics, science, or other big subjects. As the Court held in U.S. v. Stevens (2010), “[m]ost of what we say to one another lacks ‘religious, political, scientific, educational, journalistic, historical, or artistic value’ …, but it is still sheltered from […]
From Ihim v. Magambo, decided Friday by the Appellate Court of Maryland (opinion by Judge Dan Friedman, joined by Judges Stephen Kehoe and J. Frederick Sharer: In May 2021, an anonymous user on Instagram sent a direct message to Achilihu suggesting that her fiancé, Magambo, had commented on her body odor. Several days later, … […]
In a sign that the times surely are changing, pop music icon Elton John came out against marijuana in a Time magazine interview. Once known as much for his excesses as for his music, the long-rehabbed star regrets not only his own overindulgence, but also legalization efforts that free users from the threat of arrest […]
12/16/1936: West Coast Hotel v. Parrish argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: Dece Read More Article from Reason.com
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During their presidential campaigns, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both promised to fight substance abuse by disrupting the drug supply. Recent trends in drug-related deaths underline the folly of that approach. According to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the death toll from illegal drugs during the year ending in April 2024 was 10 […]
Libertarian Party of Colorado sues to remove secretary of state following password leak Courthouse News Service Read More Article from “libertarian” – Google News
Leigha Lemoine has sued South Carolina’s Horry-Georgetown Technical College, claiming it violated her First Amendment rights. The college suspended Lemoine from its cosmetology program for one year and issued her a no-trespass notice, saying she violated student code by “engaging in any activity that disrupts the educational process of the college.” Lemoine posted in a […]
“Nudge” and Libertarian Paternalism substack.com Read More Article from “libertarian” – Google News