Hints That SCOTUS May Overturn the Texas Abortion Law
Anthony Kennedy, the swing vote, suggests an "undue burden" on abortion rights can hinge on the strength of the state's justification.
Civil Liberties
FBI Beat Tor Anonymity Via Academic Research, According to Revelations from "Silk Road 2.0" Prosecution
Tor Project insists those vulnerabilities are not longer exploitable by law enforcement.
U.S. Unintended Pregnancy Rate Falls 18 Percent
But unintended pregnancies remained most common among women who were poor and cohabiting
Ayn Rand Warned Us About the Dangers of a President Like Trump
When we are all lawbreakers, vindictive asses in the executive power seat are all the more dangerous.
When Conservatives Love Overregulation
Abortion opponents embrace the smothering power of pointless, picayune rules.
Teacher Could Face Charges for 'Contributing to Delinquency of Minor' Who Stole Her Phone and Distributed Nude Photos From It
School administrators say she should have password-protected the phone.
Today at SCOTUS: Abortion Regulations on Trial
The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Texas abortion case.
Reps Skeptical of FBI in Encryption Fight Against Apple
Judiciary Committee members understand the precedent involved.
Clarence Thomas Suggests That Permanently Losing Your Gun Rights Is No Small Thing
Maybe Congress needs better reasons to bar people from owning firearms.
Don't Trust the FBI's Ability to Keep an iPhone Back Door to Itself
Federal officials can't keep their own secrets. Would you really trust them with the ability to access yours?
Federal Judge Takes Apple's Side vs. Feds in New York
Says government has overstepped bounds
Conservative Student Says Faculty Made Him Quit Writing Program for Not Supporting 'Safe Space'
At Pomona College, social justice strikes again.
Child Faces Criminal Charges After Using Weapon Emojis on Instagram
A message featuring gun, knife, and bomb emojis has landed a Virginia 12-year-old in trouble with police.
Students, Teachers at Calif. School Think an Anti-Gay Sticker Can Bully People
Your rights end where their feelings begin.
Abortion Rights Back Before the U.S. Supreme Court This Week
Whether the Court will rule against Texas abortion-clinic regulations will likely come down to Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Top Kansas Court Overturns Criminal Penalties for Drivers Who Refuse Alcohol Testing
The 6-to-1 ruling says it's unconstitutional to punish people for withdrawing "implied consent."
Scalia May Have Supported Obama's Order to Legalize Undocumented Aliens
The justice got an unfair rap from liberals that he was an anti-immigrant bigot.
Regulatory Science Fiction
The stories of yesterday provide hints for the lawmakers of tomorrow.
Iranian Media Pledges $600,000 to Murder Salman Rushdie
Fatwas never die, even on Election Day.
Should the Government Stop You from Gene Editing Your Kids?
Ordering people to reproduce in only government approved ways is tyrannical and unethical.
Friday A/V Club: A Weed Grows In Brooklyn
An anti-pot song and an anti-pot crackdown
Obama Administration to Expand Sharing of NSA Data from Snooping
This is why you shouldn't accept the FBI's 'just one phone' decryption argument.
Yet Another Tale of Death in Jail Over a Debt, in a Nation Officially Without Debtors Prisons
Taken from a hospital suffering from gastroenteritis straight to jail, Joyce Curnell died there of likely dehydration. All over an unpaid court debt.
Edward Snowden: The Individual Is More Powerful Today Than Ever Before.
The national security whistleblower talks to the Free State Project from an undisclosed location in Russia.
Pre-game and Post-game Your GOP Debate with Matt Welch on SiriusXM Insight
Channel 121, noon and 11 p.m. ET, call in at 877-974-7487
Student Investigated for 'Triggering' Posters Files First Amendment Lawsuit
Censoring a free speech display at the University of South Carolina.
Apple's Involuntary Servitude
The DOJ has persuaded a judge to issue a search warrant for a thing that does not exist, by forcing Apple to create a key that the FBI is incapable of creating.
Stupid Laws Censor the Truth from Whisky Buyers
Liquor regulations in the U.S. and EU control how honest makers can be.
Banning Conservatives from Twitter Doesn't Violate the First Amendment
You may not like what happened to Robert Stacy McCain, but it isn't illegal.
How Scalia's Absence Could Protect the Exclusionary Rule
SCOTUS seems evenly divided on a drug search arising from an illegal stop.
No Debtors Prison in America--Technically, At Least
Still, a Utah man died after being jailed last month over not paying an ambulance bill.
Apple to Judge: Forcing Them to Write Code for FBI Violates Their Free Speech
Company reveals formal opposition plan to demand they help weaken phone security.
The War on Cameras Just Went Code Red
Ruling in Fields v. City of Philadelphia says no 1st Amendment right to film cops unless you're challenging their behavior.
'Unfortunately we have not been able to trust the federal government when it comes to surveillance'
Kennedy and Matt Welch defend Apple against the FBI
Ted Cruz's Assault on the Citizenship Rights of Americans
The Expatriate Terrorist Act will terrorize Americans more than ISIS
Apple Versus the FBI
It's possible that the FBI is not primarily concerned with the particular evidence stored on the San Bernardino shooter's phone at all.
How Political Correctness Caused College Students to Cheer for Trump
Donald Trump and Milo Yiannopoulos as anti-leftist provocateurs.
Obama Falsely Implies His Gun Controls Could Have Stopped the Kalamazoo Shooter
Background checks do not affect murderers who are legally allowed to own guns.
Watch Kennedy and Matt Welch Defend Apple from the Surveillance State (and its Enablers) Tonight at 8 p.m. ET on FBN!
Would the government really limit itself to just this one terrorist iPhone? Tune into Kennedy on Fox Business Network; replay at midnight
Mississippi Alcohol Beverage Control Reportedly Cancels Hip-Hop Concert Over Twerking Concerns
Alcohol agent said he saw "things on YouTube that might be against Mississippi code."
Does Anybody Believe the FBI Isn't Out to Defeat Encryption?
The talking points insist this Apple case is an isolated incident. Evidence suggests otherwise.
