The lawsuit, which stems from statements about the fraternity’s use of a salute that looks similar to a Nazi salute and robes that some viewed as similar to Klan robes was rejected chiefly on the grounds that the statement was about the fraternity not the plaintiff, and was in any event opinion.
Amazon's decision to stop selling the book shows the pressure platforms are under to reject speech that doesn't conform to progressive orthodoxy.
As pop culture icons enter the public domain, a strange new era of copyright begins.
Stuart Reges placed a land acknowledgment in his syllabus. Just not the one his university wanted.
The vast majority of federal firearm offenses involve illegal possession, often without aggravating conduct or a history of violence.
Senior Editor Jacob Sullum examines how the claim that Japanese gun restrictions account for the country's low violent crime rate isn't as simple as it sounds.
The Supreme Court unambiguously rejected the sort of reasoning that a federal appeals court used to uphold New York's ban.
The FDA, and the Dalkon Shield scandal, deserve some of the blame.
Doing so would be blatantly unconstitutional.
Plus: The story of a 10-year-old rape victim who sought an abortion is confirmed, inflation hits a record 9.1 percent, and more...
Heather Ann Thompson's Blood in the Water might lead to "disobedience," prison officials say.
The majority reads the statute broadly, and holds it's unconstitutionally overbroad; the dissent would read it more narrowly, as limited to constitutionally unprotected solicitation of specific criminal conduct.
The Institute for Justice urges SCOTUS to renounce that open-ended exception to the Fourth Amendment.
A conservative argues today's left is channeling Puritan theocrats when they try to prevent us from enjoying ourselves. Is he correct?
Paralyzing caution reveals the risks of vague anti-abortion legislation.
The risk of broad and overcautious policies is one we should take more seriously.
The Supreme Court still refuses to weigh in on the issue.
Perhaps, as we relearn the virtues of local decision-making, we'll also reacquire a taste for individualism.
Several states are retaining subjective criteria for carry permits or imposing new restrictions on gun possession.
And, even more exciting, there’s personal jurisdiction thrown in.
The D.C. Circuit so held, concluding that the FCC regulation exceeded its powers under the federal Communications Act.
A good illustration of how many courts deal with personal jurisdiction in libel cases.
A 1942 decision about the Commerce Clause takes on new importance post-Roe.
Plus: When "anti-wokeness" becomes an obsession, why immigrants are upwardly mobile, and more...
Good thing Zak Smith had lawyer characters with 18 Tort Law Acumen.
While gun control enthusiasts rushed to defend Japan's firearm restrictions after Shinzo Abe's assassination, copying that approach in the U.S. is legally, politically, and practically impossible.
Antiabortion activists are the new Anthony Comstocks.
Plus: Banned books, a bookstore revival, and more...
Is negligently providing information to a dangerous person comparable to negligently entrusting a gun to a dangerous person (assuming a reasonable person would have realized the person was dangerous)?
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