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 25, 2023 11:10 am
The Alamo Is Trying To Eminent Domain This Man’s Bar to Make Way for Museum Honoring Alamo Defenders
“I think, in principle, it’s ridiculous to have to deal with this eminent domain bullshit on the grounds of the Alamo,” says owner Vince Cantu.
Tags: constitution, Eminent Domain, REASON, Texas
January 20, 2023 11:42 am
Judge Rules DeSantis Violated First Amendment by Ousting Reform Prosecutor but Declines To Reinstate Him
“In short, the controlling motivations for the suspension were the interest in bringing down a reform prosecutor,” the judge wrote.
Tags: constitution, First Amendment, free speech, REASON
January 17, 2023 12:30 am
Courts Tell Biden’s Bureaucrats They Don’t Get To Make Health Care Decisions For American Workers
The contractor mandate is unlawful because the Constitution vests lawmaking authority with Congress and not with federal agencies.
Tags: constitution, FEDERALIST, Government, Supreme Court
January 5, 2023 10:57 am
Justin Amash: Kevin McCarthy Is a ‘Compulsive Liar’ Who ‘Cares Only About Power’
The former Libertarian congressman was in the Capitol Wednesday drumming up a Hail Mary quest to become speaker of the House.
Tags: Congress, constitution, libertarianism, Politics, REASON, Republican Party
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
December 29, 2022 12:29 am
Courts Won’t Stop The Feds From Deputizing Big Tech—The People Must
The First Amendment, as currently interpreted, lacks the strength to stop the censorship and other Stasi-esque goals of the deep state.
Tags: censorship, constitution, FBI, FEDERALIST, First Amendment, free speech, law, Supreme Court, twitter
December 15, 2022 9:20 am
Ketanji Brown Jackson and the Future of Progressive Originalism
The liberal justice seems ready to fight legal conservatives on their own ground.
Tags: constitution, Fourth Amendment, REASON, Supreme Court
December 14, 2022 7:37 am
This Mom Was Jailed for Leaving Her Teen Home Alone. Now, She’s Suing.
An appeals court rejected a qualified immunity defense.
Tags: children, constitution, Fourth Amendment, homeschooling, REASON, Texas
December 12, 2022 10:15 am
California City Pays $300,000 to Marine Veteran Tackled for Filming a Cop From His Porch
The city of Vallejo, California, has paid millions in recent years to settle excessive force lawsuits against its heavy-handed police force.
Tags: california, Civil Liberties, constitution, First Amendment, REASON
December 9, 2022 11:30 am
Is the “Speak Out Act” Constitutional?
What power lets Congress exempt harassment allegations from NDAs?
Tags: Congress, constitution, REASON, Sexual Harassment
December 9, 2022 7:48 am
Is Justice Jackson the “De Facto Leader” of Progressive Originalists?
Originalist scholar Larry Solum suggests KBJ could be the Left’s Antonin Scalia.
Tags: constitution, REASON, Supreme Court
December 7, 2022 6:41 am
The Bad News for Trump Piles Up
Plus: Warnock wins, over-the-counter Narcan closer to reality, San Francisco backtracks on killer robots, and more…
Tags: constitution, Politics, REASON, Republican Party, taxes
December 5, 2022 2:00 pm
What Twitter’s Suppression of the Hunter Biden Laptop Story Tells Us About the Media
Plus: The editors consider a listener question on the involuntary hospitalization of the mentally ill.
Tags: censorship, Civil Liberties, constitution, First Amendment, free speech, REASON, Supreme Court, twitter