The potential SCOTUS nominee qualifies his longstanding position that the U.S.-born children of unauthorized immigrants are citizens under the 14th Amendment.
His alleged shove of the man would be a misdemeanor. His words have him facing a felony.
The administration argues that it must detain an illegal immigrant who has lived in the U.S. for 20 years while removal proceedings occur. Is that what the law says?
Criminalizing the hobby is morally indefensible and inconsistent with the treatment of wine and beer.
Plus: How a conservative Supreme Court justice ushered in “the birth of modern zoning.”
Are innocent people entitled to compensation when their property is ruined by police? That will continue to be an "open question."
Even if AR-15s are covered by the Second Amendment, the county's brief says, that doesn't mean Americans have a right to own them.
Plus: Kagan is still defending the Court from the “bum rap” that it is pro-Trump.
Maryland parents say admissions rules tied to school poverty levels put Asian-American students at a disadvantage.
The justices will decide the case later this term.
The case arises as both right and left favor various forms of anti-Asian discrimination.
The case is likely to be the most important Necessary and Proper Clause case since 2012.
A leading critic of the conservative majority on the Supreme Court oultines reasons why court-packing is a bad response to its flaws.
Plus: Two notable cases this week at the Supreme Court.
The appeals court said it was unconstitutional to permanently disarm Edward Williams based on a 2005 DUI conviction.
Trump launched his third round of broad tariffs after his first two attempts ran into legal trouble.
The Supreme Court will soon have a chance to rein in excessive fines.
Car-tracking cameras, like cellphones, generate vast amounts of sensitive data.
What’s at stake in Beaird v. United States.
The case of George Anibowei, a U.S. citizen who has had his phone searched at least five times at the border, shows just how invasive border agents have become.
The antitrust investigation adds another layer of bullying to Trump's vendetta against "Fake News Media Outlets."
The president stands out from his modern predecessors by openly displaying his contempt for the First Amendment.
Annie Palmer was banned from the district's Facebook page for expressing her displeasure at the hiring of a new elementary school principal.
After $118,000 in fines for allowing unvaccinated students to attend Amish schools, the plaintiffs are pursuing a case that could reshape how the courts protect religious exercise.
A just released episode of the Blessings of Liberty podcast.
The conservative justice seems to favor the kind of results-oriented judging that originalists are supposed to oppose.
Lethal injection aims to disguise the brutal reality of capital punishment by dressing it in medical garb.
One of several worthwhile tidbits in Justice Alito's Wall Street Journal interview.
His recent Wall Street Journal column on this subject makes some interesting points, but raises more questions than answers.
The case involves a federal law that criminalizes gun possession by people convicted of nonviolent felonies.
In which I reject the suggestion that my arguments do not support the respondent's position before the Supreme Court
Upcoming events at Penn Carey Law and CWRU at which I will discuss what we learned from oral argument in the Supreme Court's first case of the term.
Jan Crawford's profile of Justice Alito based upon the interviews that will air on CBS News.
Justice Samuel Alito offers candid comments to Jan Crawford of CBS News.
According to complaints filed by Good's family, Ross was not in any danger when he fired three shots into her car.
In a recent talk, he decried a situation where "everything is an emergency."
A former assistant state attorney and an immigrant rights activist both had their phones seized, despite having attorney-client privilege. They're suing to protect their data.
Bloomberg reports on why Justice Alito decided to recuse from the first case of the Supreme Court's term.
Californians can now sue federal officers for civil rights violations, but cops can still claim qualified immunity as a bona fide defense for official misconduct.
Department of Homeland Security v. League of Women Voters won’t really impact the 2026 election. But 2028 is a different story.
"It is clearly established that an officer cannot pull someone over without reasonable suspicion and thereafter concoct a fabricated traffic violation," the appeals court says.
The petitioners appear to lose a vote they might need in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County.
A brief essay on why the Court should have decided the Birthright Citizenship case on statutory grounds.
Federal appeals courts differ on whether the Fourth Amendment protects your cellphone at the border. A Texas lawyer is asking the Supreme Court to settle it.
For decades, conservative and libertarian legal activists worked to ban race preferences in admissions. They won.
The conservative legal movement may be winning big at the Supreme Court. But Trump is not.
The president's latest tirade against recalcitrant justices reflects his open contempt for judicial review.
New from Reason: a look into what Javier Milei has accomplished and what it will take to make the most of Argentina’s window for real change. Out now for subscribers.
