San Francisco's Anti-NRA Policy Could Be Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court has said the First Amendment protects government contractors against termination based on their political views.
The Supreme Court has said the First Amendment protects government contractors against termination based on their political views.
Right-wing cancel culture comes for Jamie Riley, who dared to criticize the American flag.
Nobody is being "confused" by vegetarian meat substitutes.
... or refer to all students without a title (e.g., by first name or by last name) and not use third-person pronouns to refer to them.
The law's impact on weapon choice cannot plausibly account for reductions or increases in fatalities.
The Federal Trade Commission's settlement with YouTube will cripple online video functionality.
An attempt by the district attorney to drop charges against nonviolent protesters was overruled.
The policy is unenforceable and poorly tailored to the problem it is meant to address.
Episode 6 of Free Speech Rules, from UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh
Defenders, and enemies, of gun access need to get used to their fight being more cultural than political.
Plus: millennials are buying homes after all, protecting Pinterest from anti-vaxxers, and more...
Before you ask how many Americans will give up their guns, ask how many cops will even try to take them.
The brave idealism of the people of Hong Kong is enough to stir the heart of anyone who cherishes freedom.
Today, Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam withdrew the controversial extradition bill that set off protests.
If you disagree with these politicians about gun control, they think, you might as well join the KKK.
A growing number of prominent Democrats want owners of "assault weapons" to surrender them to the government. History says most people will ignore any such law.
Conservatives who argue that the video platform is constrained by the First Amendment are forsaking their constitutional principles.
Debating "mandatory buy-backs," Afghanistan withdrawal, and back-to-school week on the Reason Podcast.
Harry Potter and the Baffling Return of Religious Panic
Posting “Finna be lit” on Snapchat shouldn’t have gotten Nathan Myers thrown out of school.
“There’s some merit in some of the criticisms of things that I’ve gotten wrong,” admits the former Quillette reporter.
You may be surprised how many different companies know whenever you use your credit card.
It flies in the face of precedent.
An economist and a science fiction author discuss cryogenics, mythology, philanthropy, fragmentation, and simulation.
"'There’s definitely an emotional cost to this,' he said. 'But I didn’t get the choice of leaving. I didn’t know what they were going to do.'"
"... , especially where, as here, the party who filed the suit alleges harm from the public availability of the record."
If the court that hears the cases stands to profit from the fines paid by defendants, that's a violation of the Due Process Clause of the Constitution. The rulings have potential implications for other, similar conflicts of interest in the criminal justice system.
Two federal court rulings cite a significant conflict of interest.
"Hong Kong is a place without basic political and economic freedom," Wong tells Reason.
The state attempted to recall the vanity plate on the grounds that it referenced "excretory acts or functions."
The same First Amendment principles that apply to the president also apply to the congresswoman.
That's what a California bill (passed 76-0 by Assembly and 6-0 and 5-2 by Senate committees) would ask film tax credit seekers to provide in their tax credit application.
Authorities questioned Ismael Ajjawi for eight hours at Logan Airport. Then they revoked his student visa.
"If the Court sealed the disputed materials, it would essentially conceal the very mechanism that REA used to perpetuate the scheme, leaving the public with little more than the judgment itself to establish the existence of the scheme."
Plus: North Carolina sues eight more e-cig companies, Tulsi Gabbard fails to meet debate threshold, and more...
Government officials fail to follow Supreme Court decisions at their own risk.
California public accommodations law has been read as banning discrimination based on "political affiliation," but the court concluded that this didn't apply to discrimination based on "political views" more broadly (or based on votes as an elected official).
... though the defendant's other crimes likely affected the sentence.
An outcome that's all too rare. Former police officer Matthew Johns attacked a suspect in September 2016, leaving the teen unconscious and with a severe concussion.
The New York Times columnist emailed a professor to complain about a mean tweet—and cc'ed the provost.
Activist Nury Turkel discusses the vast network of camps that may hold over a million Uighurs in western China.
The comedian's new Netflix special deftly skewers woke scolds.
That material: Photoshopped pictures of PM Narendra Modi "embracing his right-hand man Rajnath Singh on an idyllic beach."
The federal government continues to deny any liability for deliberately flooding thousands of homes and other property in Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
The unsurprising result of conservatives complaining about Big Tech bias: less speech, not more
It’s the Trump administration vs. civil rights groups on federal protections from workplace discrimination.
Sealed memos fought over in federal court last week show authorities have known for years that claims about Backpage were bogus.
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