January 26, 2023 11:25 am
Louisiana Keeps Over a Quarter of Inmates Detained Past Their Release Dates, DOJ Investigation Finds
“There is an obligation both to incarcerated persons and the taxpayers not to keep someone incarcerated for longer than they should be,” a Louisiana district attorney said. “Timely release is not only a legal obligation, but arguably of equal importance, a moral obligation.”
Tags: Civil Liberties, constitution, REASON
January 23, 2023 1:25 pm
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Wrongfully Jailed Children for Months, New Lawsuit Alleges
“Sometimes I even feel like they wanted me in there, because I was in there so long,” said one 18-year-old who was wrongfully incarcerated for 166 days.
Tags: children, Civil Liberties, REASON
January 19, 2023 11:40 am
North Dakota Legislators Consider Bill To Ban ‘Sexually Explicit’ Material From Public Libraries
“If you don’t like a book, don’t read it. The First Amendment’s guarantee of the freedom of speech and the right to access information has created a beautiful marketplace of ideas in our country,” said one ACLU representative opposing the bill.
Tags: censorship, Civil Liberties, First Amendment, free speech, REASON
January 19, 2023 6:30 am
Inside the CDC’s Campaign To Police COVID Speech
Plus: FOSTA in court, challenges to Illinois’ assault weapon ban, and more…
Tags: censorship, Civil Liberties, First Amendment, free speech, Internet, REASON
January 18, 2023 7:46 am
Appeals Court Panel Seems Skeptical That FOSTA Doesn’t Violate the First Amendment
The 2018 law criminalizes websites that “promote or facilitate” prostitution. Two of three judges on the panel pushed back against government claims that this doesn’t criminalize speech.
Tags: Civil Liberties, First Amendment, free speech, Internet, REASON
January 17, 2023 2:10 pm
Yet Another Shady, Hypocritical Document Hoarder
Plus: The editors field a listener question on college admissions and affirmative action.
Tags: Civil Liberties, Congress, education, FBI, Politics, race, REASON, School Choice, transparency
January 13, 2023 2:00 pm
Google’s Brief to the Supreme Court Explains Why We Need Section 230
There’s a good reason why algorithms are still protected by Section 230.
Tags: Civil Liberties, free speech, Google, Internet, REASON, Supreme Court
January 10, 2023 2:55 pm
Like Trump, Biden Had a Private Stash of Secret Documents, but It Was Much Less Impressive
In both cases, proving criminal intent would be a tall order.
Tags: Civil Liberties, FBI, REASON
January 4, 2023 10:36 am
An Arizona Prison Is Requiring Inductions for Pregnant Inmates
“Just because I made some bad choices in my life, they shouldn’t be allowed to make bad health choices for me and my baby,” said one woman whose labor was induced against her will.
Tags: Civil Liberties, health care, REASON
January 4, 2023 8:00 am
Beverly Gage: The Dark Truth About J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI
The first FBI director wasn’t all bad (or a cross-dresser). But he and the agency he created regularly flouted constitutional limits on power.
Tags: Civil Liberties, discrimination, FBI, REASON
January 4, 2023 7:30 am
The Complicated Truth about J. Edgar Hoover
The first FBI director wasn’t a cross-dresser, says a new biography, but he was often quick to flout constitutional limits on state power.
Tags: Civil Liberties, FBI, racism, REASON
January 3, 2023 3:00 am
Pundits Predicted a Backlash Against Criminal Justice Reform in the Midterms. What Happened?
While rising crime created headwinds for candidates who supported criminal justice reform, the apocalyptic storm never quite arrived.
Tags: Civil Liberties, Democratic Party, REASON
January 2, 2023 4:00 am
Twitter Files Reveal Politicians, Officials Evading the Constitution’s Restrictions
People in power lean on private businesses to impose authoritarian policies forbidden to the government.
Tags: censorship, Civil Liberties, constitution, Department of Homeland Security, FBI, First Amendment, free speech, Government, guns, REASON, twitter
January 2, 2023 3:00 am
Chinese Protesters Use Their Bodies as Weapons Against the State
Standing with blank pages in hand, the protesters’ goal is to make manifest the implied violence that authoritarian states use to keep order.
Tags: Civil Liberties, Communism, free speech, freedom, REASON