President Trump Is No Friend to 3D Printed Plastic Guns, Says WH Press Secretary
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders touts President Trump's support for printed gun bans.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders touts President Trump's support for printed gun bans.
But thanks to the internet, it may not matter.
A new ruling says the city's civil forfeiture program violates the right to due process.
The government's decision to settle a lawsuit with Defense Distributed doesn't change anything significant. It's not Trump's fault. And the underlying case was as much about free speech as it was about guns.
If you were planning to attend an anti-right rally in D.C. next week, we've got some awkward news for you.
...after months of complaining that social media companies censor too much.
An officer with the Aurora Police Department is on paid leave after confusing an armed homeowner with the intruder he shot and killed.
Critics say the "red flag" law is violating Floridians' constitutional rights.
The states allege that the Feds decision to settle its lawsuit with Defense Distributed violates administrative procedure law and the states' 10th Amendment rights.
Police generally need to investigate matters further, to see if the post was really a threat or sarcasm -- and if they don't investigate further, and don't have a good reason for the immediate arrest, they can be sued for a Fourth Amendment violation, and be denied qualified immunity.
It is both philosophically and strategically wrong.
Compelled Subsidies and the First Amendment -- a new article with co-blogger Eugene Volokh, forthcoming in the Harvard Law Review
The authorities threatened the gun-making software and hardware company. Now the company is striking back, citing its First and Second Amendment rights.
The previously prohibited computer files related to making guns at home are now legally available in resolution of long-standing lawsuit involving Cody Wilson and Defense Distributed.
Domestic surveillance in Tennessee.
The Borat comedian's new "Kinder Guardian" videos put lawmakers in cringe-worthy light.
A follow-up to the May federal court decision holding that the school district's actions violated the First Amendment.
If social media feels like a cesspool, don't go swimming.
Yet the order (narrowed on appeal to 50 feet, but still unconstitutional) seems to have been based on pretty normal -- if acrimonious -- local political debate. We're asking the Ohio Supreme Court to review the decision upholding it.
Nice to see that the nation's top law enforcement officer is aware of "innocent until proven guilty."
The ACLU stunt is intended to warn against using tech to identify suspects.
Trump used Twitter to blast Twitter for allegedly censoring several prominent conservative leaders.
The government wouldn't abuse us if we'd stop making it upset, according to the one-time civil liberties advocacy group.
Devin Nunes gets the Richard Spencer treatment.
The 9th Circuit has endorsed a distinction that does not jibe very well with modern attitudes.
The Ninth Circuit had earlier held -- citing D.C. v. Heller -- that the Second Amendment doesn't secure a right to concealed carry, but the panel now holds that it secures a right to carry openly (though it reserves the possibility that a state might be able to choose whether to allow open carry or to allow concealed carry).
"I know that it's fun and that it can feel good, but step back and think about what you're accomplishing when you do this-are you persuading anyone?"
"Donald Trump doesn't believe anyone can tell him how to speak," said Sessions.
Tenants are challenging a HUD rule that requires local public housing authorities across the country to prohibit people from smoking in their homes.
The New York senator is scared that people will build semi-automatic weapons from the comfort of their homes.
The Happy Camper provoked demonstrators' wrath by continuing to serve federal immigration officials.
Cornell law professor Michael Dorf asks whether Clarence Thomas would vote to strike down federal laws restricting abortion, on federalism grounds. The answer might well be yes. But the issue would have to be presented to him in the right way.
Heavily redacted report shows the FBI believed former Trump aide was helping the Russians.
Check out how the majority and the dissent describe one aspect of the California disclosure rules.
House Committee on Un-American Activities
Sometimes censorship is a public-private partnership.
Reason's Robby Soave and Mike Riggs debate whether Mark Zuckerberg's should de-platform haters such as Alex Jones and Infowars to improve the user experience.
Federal prosecutors have indicted two men for attacking Leagle (an online repository of court opinions), RipOffReport (a consumer gripe site), and JaburgWilk.com (the site of a law firm that sometimes represents RipOffReport).
Censorship is "nefarious." Unless it's being carried out by the government.
San Bernardino County investigator called Rep. Maxine Waters "a loud-mouthed c#nt" and mocked the victim of a police shooting. The DA appears unconcerned.
Indeed, Facebook shouldn't set itself up as the arbiter of historical truth (or scientific truth or moral beliefs) -- and doing that even as to Holocaust denial would just yield pressure for much more.
A former congressman suggests that homemade plastic guns can be banned because they did not exist in 1791.
Silencing hate isn't the same thing as squelching it.
This Arizona state Senate candidate says he killed his mother in self-defense more than 50 years ago. But does his story really add up?
Catherine Bernard doesn't ask jurors to "nullify" the laws. She just urges them to perform the full range of their powerful jobs.
In a settlement reached Tuesday night, two residents of Mount Dora, Florida, will receive $15,000 and permission to keep their Van Gogh-inspired paint job.