“Defendants may have preferred to keep Marquette County residents ignorant to the possibility of COVID-19 in their community for a while longer, so they could avoid having to field calls from concerned citizens, but that preference did not give them authority to hunt down and eradicate inconvenient Instagram posts.”
An interesting example of libel that harms reputation within a social community, rather than professional or business reputation.
"When ordinary people without legal training receive a demand from a government agency to produce tax returns and evidence justifying their business activities, a natural reaction is some degree of apprehension and defensiveness. Such concern is sensible because the transaction costs of dealing with a government investigation are never zero."
The legal doctrine continues to render juries irrelevant.
With minimal debate, Selective Service was doubled in a "must-pass" $778 billion defense bill.
So holds a federal district court.
“Evidence about Penn’s treatment of other tenure candidates will be at the heart of the parties’ arguments.”
A pending cert petition challenges a Bloomington zoning ordinance that requires a landlord to evict a derecognized fraternity
In the first two lawsuits filed under S.B. 8, all of the parties seem to think enforcement of the law should be blocked.
"Restrictions on guns in public spaces are appropriate to make public spaces safe for democratic participation."
Protecting citizens from intrusive government surveillance is a virtue well worth signaling.
Plus: ACLU rewrites Ruth Bader Ginsburg, theaters sue over NYC vaccine passports, and more...
The Reason senior editor argues that attempts to break up tech giants and rein in social media are based on flawed arguments.
The passage of time catches up with a potentially significant gun rights decision.
It's almost impossible to hold federal officers to account.
The lawsuit argues the mandate leads to discrimination based on content of speech and type of speaker.
The Biden administration is greatly increasing FBI caseloads and agents. That's bad news for anybody who is worried about federal overreach.
It's the one amicus brief supporting Mississippi's abortion restriction that takes a wrecking ball to the Supreme Court's fundamental-rights precedents
For the most part, supporters of Mississippi's abortion ban in the Supreme Court are steering clear of Obergefell
Plus: The link between college and moral absolutism, environmental activists vs. Facebook, and more...
Alan Braid says he broke the law, which prohibits the vast majority of abortions, to make sure it would be tested in court.
Court dismisses Ice Cube's trademark lawsuit over Robinhood's use of his image and of a version of his "Check you self before you wreck yo self" line.
The defendant is accused of spraying Portland police officers with bear spray at a protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building.
So holds the Nevada Supreme Court, applying Nevada law.
An interesting prior restraint case now being litigated in the Hawaii Supreme Court.
Constitution Day is a good time to consider the issue of whether we have been overly accepting of some horrendous Supreme Court precedents. The Chinese Exclusion Case of 1889 is a great example.
The law's "vagueness permits those in power to weaponize its enforcement against any group who wishes to express any message that the government disapproves of," Judge Mark Eaton Walker warns.
“The Supreme Court has repeatedly recognized the authority of the United States...to seek equitable relief to vindicate various federal interests and constitutional guarantees.”
So says the Seventh Circuit, agreeing with an earlier Second Circuit decision.
Free speech and occupational licensing collide.
Plus: "The endless catastrophe of Rikers Island," studies link luxury rentals and affordable housing, and more...
"I'm not the only person that's been in a situation like this before," says Alyssa Reid, a former employee of James Madison University.
People doubt the government's role as a protector but send mixed messages about their value of freedom.
The government is ignoring the costs of lockdowns—for lives, for liberty, and for the economy.
Judge said she has concerns that the government crossed the line several times.
Maryland satire paper threatened over "OlneyFans" article, big tech companies "on the butcher's table," and more...
Meanwhile, the threat posed by the lawsuits that S.B. 8 authorizes has dramatically curtailed access to abortion in Texas.
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