Free Speech

Civil Liberties

Protecting America From Flying Fucks

Jacob Sullum | 7.21.2010 12:06 PM

Politics

Bono and Buttman

If indecency is unconstitutionally vague, why isn't obscenity?

Jacob Sullum | 7.21.2010 7:00 AM

Politics

Can Unanimous Senate Approval of a Bill With a Lame Name Possibly Be a Good Thing?

Jacob Sullum | 7.20.2010 1:44 PM

Civil Liberties

The Stagliano Victory Party

Final notes from the Justice Department's obscene case against the adult film industry.

Richard Abowitz | 7.19.2010 4:00 PM

Politics

Is John Stagliano's Victory a First Amendment Victory?

Jacob Sullum | 7.19.2010 12:03 PM

Policy

Starving Hysterical Naked: What Obscenity Used to Look Like

Nick Gillespie | 7.16.2010 2:21 PM

Policy

Friday Morning Stagliano Roundup

Reason Staff | 7.16.2010 11:58 AM

Civil Liberties

Star Witness Makes a Liar out of Stagliano's Prosecution

Bombshell testimony from an FBI agent is just the latest travesty in an error-riddled prosecution that should be thrown out of court

Richard Abowitz | 7.16.2010 11:05 AM

Civil Liberties

USA Today Editorial on Recording the Police

Radley Balko | 7.15.2010 11:39 AM

Civil Liberties

Meanwhile, in the Other Federal Obscenity Trial, a Plea Bargain Has Been Reached…

Nick Gillespie | 7.15.2010 11:02 AM

Civil Liberties

Judge Bans Tainted Evidence From Stagliano Trial

Matt Welch | 7.15.2010 10:51 AM

Civil Liberties

Morning Stagliano Roundup

Matt Welch | 7.15.2010 9:56 AM

Civil Liberties

The Obsolescence of Federal Censorship

Do Americans really need protection from an onslaught of indecent broadcasting?

Steve Chapman | 7.15.2010 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Evidence Malfunction Could Cost Prosecutors Two Counts in Stagliano Trial

Richard Abowitz | 7.14.2010 10:17 PM

Policy

University President Ignores Facts and His Own Life While Praising the Autonomy of Universities

Robby Soave | 7.14.2010 6:57 PM

Politics

Columbia U. President: We Need an NPR-Beeb-Jazeera in the U.S.!

Matt Welch | 7.14.2010 4:01 PM

Civil Liberties

Bad Movies Make Bad Law or, Is Storm Squirters 2 or Milk Nymphos *That* Kind of Movie?

Nick Gillespie | 7.14.2010 2:25 PM

Civil Liberties

Some Stagliano Links to Follow

Reason Staff | 7.14.2010 2:10 PM

Civil Liberties

Catholic Professor Fired for Being Too Catholic

Jacob Sullum | 7.14.2010 2:02 PM

Policy

If 'Indecency' Is Unconstitutionally Vague, Why Isn't 'Obscenity'?

Jacob Sullum | 7.14.2010 12:49 PM

Policy

Porn Over National Security, Vice Squad Overreach, and Censorship in the Courtroom

More dispatches from the John Stagliano obscenity trial

Richard Abowitz | 7.14.2010 11:45 AM

Politics

Reason.tv: Obscenity vs. Freedom of Expression

Reason Staff | 7.14.2010 10:30 AM

Politics

Connecticut's Matching Funds Struck Down

Jacob Sullum | 7.13.2010 6:48 PM

Politics

Today the Indecency Rules, Tomorrow Pacifica

Jacob Sullum | 7.13.2010 4:25 PM

Civil Liberties

"Draw Mohammed" Originator, Despite Backing Off, Now on Jihadi Hit List

Matt Welch | 7.13.2010 1:46 PM

Civil Liberties

Closed Court, Miller Time, and Joey Silvera's Solidarity

Dispatches from the John Stagliano trial

Richard Abowitz | 7.13.2010 11:58 AM

Civil Liberties

Reason.tv: Feminist Constance Penley on Porn, Obscenity, & John Stagliano

Nick Gillespie | 7.13.2010 10:17 AM

Policy

The Trial of John Stagliano

This week's momentous obscenity case shows that Obama's Justice Department is no different than Bush's when it comes to pornographic speech.

Richard Abowitz | 7.12.2010 2:15 PM

Civil Liberties

More on Recording On-Duty Police Officers

Radley Balko | 7.12.2010 2:10 PM

Civil Liberties

If You Care About Free Expression, Be Outraged: The Obscenity Trial of John Stagliano, Happening Now in DC

Nick Gillespie | 7.12.2010 8:27 AM

Politics

The Democratic Party vs. The Supreme Court

Brian Doherty | 7.12.2010 8:16 AM

Politics

The First Amendment Right to Carry a Gun

Jacob Sullum | 7.9.2010 10:48 AM

Civil Liberties

Audio/Transcript of My Discussion on NPR About Recording Police

Radley Balko | 7.9.2010 10:10 AM

Civil Liberties

A Case Study in Local News Futility

A Pennsylvania TV station utterly botches an important story about police officers and transparency.

Radley Balko | 7.7.2010 12:00 PM

Politics

Schumer's Campaign-Finance Chutzpah

Matt Welch | 7.7.2010 10:28 AM

Politics

Kagan and Free Speech: Good News and Bad News

Jacob Sullum | 7.6.2010 3:28 PM

Civil Liberties

More Watching of the Watchers

Radley Balko | 7.5.2010 7:04 PM

Civil Liberties

A Very Reason Fourth of July

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 7.2.2010 3:26 PM

Politics

A Dangerous Precedent

Understanding the stakes in Christian Legal Society v. Hastings

Cathy Young | 7.2.2010 10:45 AM

Politics

Will Elena Kagan Allow Books to be Banned?

Understanding the Supreme Court nominee's chilling argument in Citizens United

Daniel Shuchman | 6.29.2010 6:00 PM

Politics

Supreme Court Upholds Christian Legal Society's Exclusion

Jacob Sullum | 6.28.2010 1:58 PM

Civil Liberties

Why Mr. Anti-Bullshit Won't Call Out Islam or Scientology

Matt Welch | 6.26.2010 8:22 AM

Politics

DISCLOSE Act Passes House, Goes to Senate

Jacob Sullum | 6.25.2010 12:44 PM

Politics

Reason Morning Links: Honest Services, Private Islands, and a Toronto Police State

Jesse Walker | 6.25.2010 8:28 AM

Politics

Supreme Court Upholds Disclosure of Petition Signers

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2010 2:10 PM

Politics

Another Marylander Arrested for Recording the Police

According to state officials, only on-duty cops have a privacy right in public spaces.

Radley Balko | 6.21.2010 4:30 PM

Politics

ACLU Slams the DISCLOSE Act

Jacob Sullum | 6.21.2010 3:23 PM