Bank Recommendations, Especially for Banks with Good Online Banking Systems?
I've long been disappointed with my bank, U.S. Bank, chiefly because of its online banking system, which seems badly antiquated.
Criminal Justice
West Virginia Cop Fired For Not Shooting Suicidal Man Settles Lawsuit Against City
"The termination of Stephen Mader was yet another incident exposing the toxic culture that infects far too many police departments in America."
Florida Cops Used Drones to Foil a Suicide Attempt
Cop tech can facilitate better policing, but it urgently needs more oversight.
Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions
An eggregrious price fixing scheme, a tear gas accident, and a post-SWAT raid code inspection.
Indonesia Seems Set to Ban Gay Sex
World's fourth largest country -- and largest Muslim country -- had long been seen as tolerant on such matters, but that has been changing.
Ninth Circuit: Adultery Is Constitutionally Protected
The court holds that Lawrence v. Texas limits government restrictions on extramarital sex.
"All Sex Offender Registries Should Be Abolished": Debate, 2/12
Tomorrow's Soho Forum/Reason debate asks whether well-intentioned laws to protect victims do more harm than good.
Can Governments Ban Gun Stores? Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case
Amicus brief in Supreme Court cert. petition argues that Alameda County, Calif., ban on new gun stores violates the Second Amendment.
New Jersey Cop Fired for Having Once Appeared in Fetish Films
Meanwhile, drunk driving and vehicular assault by officers are not firing offenses in Hudson County.
Judge Reduces Woman's Prison Sentence Because She Got Sterilized, but It Was Totally Her 'Choice'
Paternalistic nudging in action
Immigration Authorities Want Access to All the Raw Intelligence the Feds Already Collected on You
And Donald Trump just might be the president to give ICE free rein.
Sex-Offender Registries Do More Harm than Good: Live Debate 2/12 in NYC
Reason/Soho Forum debate in New York looks at the unintended consequences of a popular mandate. Tickets available or watch online.
The Shame of Devin Nunes
Our president thinks that Rep. Nunes will go down in history as "a great American." He is wrong.
If a School Cop Threatens Your 13-Year-Old with Child Porn Charges for Sexting, Get a Lawyer
Families should never consent to have school resource officers search kids' phones.
There's Still No Big 'There' in the Russia Probe
The FBI's disappointing surveillance of Carter Page illustrates the difficulty of implicating the president in illegal collusion.
The Emoluments Clauses Litigation, Part 6: Are the Claims Against the President in his Official or Individual Capacity?
A guest-post from two authors who have commented heavily (and influentially) on the Emoluments Clauses litigation against President Trump; more to come later this week.
'Keep Your Tyranny Off Our Titties,' Say New Orleans Strippers
In a series of protests, strip club workers and their allies are pushing back against abusive policing.
Court Discloses Speech-Restrictive Barley House Settlement Agreement
I'm delighted to report that the District Court agreed with our position.
Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions
Hot cells, effluent injections, and illegal downloading.
Supermajority Required for Finding of Unconstitutionality
Interesting provisions in some state supreme courts -- but are they constitutional when applied to claims that statutes violate the federal Constitution?
America's Secret Death Penalty Drugs
Governments have gone to great effort to keep the sources and methods of their death penalty regimes secret.
The "Too Irrational to Be a Terrorist" Defense Goes Nowhere
ISIS supporter Joshua Van Haften "also believes, for example, that Britain's Prince William is the Antichrist, that people can use numerology to predict the future, and that most Western political leaders are closet Satanists."
Felons Who Want Their Voting Rights Back Are Getting Unconstitutionally Screwed, Says Judge
The state uses a panel of partisan officials with absolute discretion to determine who gets to vote again
Super Bowl Sex Trafficking Myth Gives Good Cover for Federal Security Theater
Minneapolis is being transformed into a police state.
Donald Jr.'s Trump Tower Meeting Was Not a Crime, and Neither Was Lying About It
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating the president's role in writing an ass-covering statement that was misleading but not illegal.
Three Years Ago, D.C. Passed Strong Transparency Laws For Asset Forfeiture. Nothing Happened.
"Without this information, we're all left in the dark."
Ban on Carrying Guns Within 1,000 Feet of Park Struck Down
...by the Illinois Supreme Court in a decision this morning.
Restrictionists Are Misleading You About Immigrant Crime Rates
Restrictionists are inflaming public opinion to justify a harsh crackdown
Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito Butt Heads Over the Fourth Amendment, Again
Gorsuch advances another property rights theory of the Fourth Amendment that Alito rejects.
En Banc D.C. Circuit Upholds Constitutionality of CFPB
A divided D.C. Circuit holds Congress may insulate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from Presidential Control. Will the Supreme Court agree?
Starting Today, San Francisco Is Erasing Everybody's Misdemeanor Pot Convictions
Retroactivity is a powerful tool we don't use often enough.
The Dubious Legal Claim Behind #ReleaseTheMemo
Did DOJ actually need to disclose who funded the Steele dossier? Very likely not.
The Ongoing Cato Unbound Debate over "The Captured Economy"
Several commentators (myself included) continue the debate over Brink Lindsey and Steven Teles' important new book.
