Judge Leon Blocked The East Wing Ballroom Based on Offended Observer Standing
After Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a claim for a purely "aesthetic injury" should fail.
Month: March 2026
Unless People Support Me, Trump Habitually Warns, 'We Won't Have a Country Anymore'
The president's predictions of the nation's imminent demise reflect his narcissistic authoritarianism.
Foreign Law in American Courts
"There Is Evidence That This Particular Proceeding Before the Beijing Court Was Dominated by the" Chinese Communist Party,
holds a federal court in declining to enforce the Beijing judgment, and in therefore concluding that Stanford holds title to documents donated to the Hoover Institution by a Chinese Mao-era dissident.
A Fifth Circuit Bait-and-Switch to Ignore Crime Victims' Rights
In 2023 the Fifth Circuit denied the victims' families challenge to the illegally negotiated Boeing DPA as being "premature"--but today the Circuit denied the families' challenge as coming too late.
Was CASA Really Worth It?
The executive branch sacrificed its power to the Supreme Court, yet gained virtually nothing.
Live Free or Ban Data Centers
Plus: D.C. considers single-stair reform, Idaho legalizes starter homes, and Florida bans discrimination against manufactured housing.
What Took So Long In Chiles?
The 8-1 case was argued on October 7, and decided on March 31.
10 Years Ago Today, Trump Promised To Eliminate the National Debt. Instead, It Has Doubled.
Trump's ridiculous, grandiose promise tells us something about the federal government's fiscal affairs and the president's approach to policy.
No First Amendment Exception for Professional-Client Speech: States Can't Ban "Conversion Therapy" Speech for Minors
So the Supreme Court held today.
Inside the U.S. Military Buildup in Israel
Iran has reportedly made U.S. bases in Arab countries “uninhabitable.” Israel is pitching itself as an alternative.
New Book Chapter on "The Right to Use Private Property"
It argues that the right to use property is central to both the value of property rights generally, and the property rights protected by the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
Bernie Sanders Has a Backdoor Plan To Socialize Sports Teams
Plus: The NBA has more overcomplicated anti-tanking plans, and why Formula 1’s Drive to Survive is the best sports docuseries
Seattle University "Dean's Luminaries in Law" Interview on Immigration, Invasion, the Tariff Case, and More
I was interviewed by Seattle University Law School of Law Dean Tony Varona and Prof. Andrew Siegeil.
Social Media Is Not Tobacco
Plus: Hollywood is over, the war in Iran is not, Democrats are fighting about affordability, and more...
We Could Have Flying Cars by 2028
But only if politicians learn to focus on the boring basics of aviation policy.
Trump's Unconstitutional Attack on Birthright Citizenship Finally Reaches the Supreme Court
Understanding the stakes in Trump v. Barbara.
Brickbats: April 2026
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world
Open Thread
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"What Does It Mean To Be A Christian On The Bench?"
"A Conversation with Matthew J. Kacsmaryk and James C. Ho"
You're Wrong About Social Media Being Addictive
Plus: The Pentagon prepares for possible ground troops in Iran, a listener asks how libertarians should answer the appeal of collectivism, and ICE descends on airports.
Fargo Police Refuse To Apologize to Tennessee Grandma Jailed on Bogus AI Evidence
She spent nearly six months in jail.
"Reckless, to Be Sure. Stupid." "But Mere Reckless Stupidity Does Not a Malicious Federal Arsonist Make"
A court sets aside a federal arson conviction (which would have carried a "mandatory minimum sentence" of "seven years") for a fan's throwing flares at a soccer stadium and causing minor damage and a minor injury.
OneTaste Founder Nicole Daedone Gets 9-Year Prison Sentence
The government's case against two orgasmic meditation executives has been an affront to feminism, free speech, and freedom of conscience.
A Jury Approves Damages After 2 Texas Cops Snatched a Supposedly 'Abandoned' Girl From Her Home
The jurors concluded that the officers violated the Fourth and 14th amendments when they seized a 14-year-old without evidence that she was in danger.
You Are Paying for Retirees' Lavish Lifestyles
How America's old-age entitlement system became a sprawling lifestyle-subsidy program that steals from the poor to give to the rich.
No Preliminary Injunction Over Residents' Claim That S.F. Failed to Adequately Police Tenderloin Sidewalks
"[P]laintiffs have failed to respond to the City's evidence that changes in its policies have actually improved conditions in the Tenderloin such that Plaintiffs are no longer at risk of the harms they cited in their motion."
Trump's 'Military Operation' Wordplay Can't Hide Iran War
A war by any other name must still be authorized by Congress.
Government Actions Against Anthropic Are 'Classic First Amendment Retaliation'
Plus: the Facebook verdicts, porn star chatbots, facial recognition gone awry, drag queen regulation, and more…
Trump Is Getting His Way in Latin America. But Bully Tactics Have a Cost—and the Bill Is Coming Due.
A brash bid to reassert U.S. dominance is delivering short-term wins. But a region tired of being pushed around may not stay compliant for long.
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Second Amendment Roundup: The Citizenship Clause Implicates the Second Amendment.
Aliens here unlawfully or on a nonimmigrant visa are prohibited from possession of firearms.
Former Fox Anchor Andrea Tantaros's Court Filings Contained Inaccurate Citations; Court Suspects AI Hallucinations
Tantaros is representing herself in a lawsuit against Fox and, among others, ex-Senator Scott Brown, alleging sexual harassment and other claims.
Max Martin on the Enhanced Games, Regulation, and Human Potential
"Performance enhancements are actually, contrary to what many people think, not that dangerous," the Enhanced CEO tells Reason.
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Chicago Progressives Voted To Freeze Minimum Wage Hikes for Restaurant Workers. Why Won't the Mayor Listen?
While eliminating the tipped wage may sound like a win on paper for waiters, the results have been disconcerting.
