Trump Erroneously Thinks Killing Suspected Smugglers Is the Key to Winning the Drug War
Until now, the president concedes, interdiction has been "totally ineffective." Blowing up drug boats won't change that reality.
Until now, the president concedes, interdiction has been "totally ineffective." Blowing up drug boats won't change that reality.
The D.C. Superior Court found Empower still in contempt of court despite updating its software-as-a-service agreement and will reconvene in January.
Some blue states are trying to set up their own versions of the NLRB, and Hawley is inadvertently (or deliberately) helping the cause.
Don't believe the GOP's 'principled' opposition to Prop. 50
This is the second lawsuit challenging the policy, which is both illegal and likely to cause great harm if allowed to stand.
Lawyers at firms of all size, don't let this happen to you.
The settlement, which followed Sylvia Gonzalez's victory at the Supreme Court, also includes remedial First Amendment training for city officials.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week about the "emergency aid exception" to the Fourth Amendment.
“We have to do something about labor, and that needs to be a smarter plan than just rounding up every single person and deporting them,” the Georgia congresswoman said.
We’ll take less government however we can get it.
A guest post by Joshua Braver and John Dehn.
Multiple judges say SCOTUS is going out of its way to grant emergency relief to the president without even bothering to explain why.
Plus: new tariff threats escalate China trade war, federal layoffs begin amidst the government shutdown, and Democrats face a candidate-quality crisis
An interesting Reuters report on the new locus of lawsuits challenging the Trump Administration.
A set of interviews with the late justice is now available
"It's the administrative state and the bureaucrats who are actually populating the rules. They're the ones running most of the government," Tennessee wrestler-turned-mayor Glenn Jacobs tells Reason.
Thoughts on the New York Times' Selective Survey of District Court Judges
Lawmakers made an exception for smaller restaurant chains, implicitly acknowledging that the law would come with costs.
Law enforcement launched 30 tear gas canisters into Amy Hadley's home, smashed windows, ransacked furniture, destroyed security cameras, and more. The government gave her nothing.
If the courts try to enforce legal limits on the president's military deployments, he can resort to an alarmingly broad statute that gives him more discretion.
Civil servants are normally temporarily furloughed during shutdowns. The White House insists the current funding lapse empowers them to permanently fire workers.
The case is the second in two weeks, with little legal merit, filed by a neophyte prosecutor against a Trump opponent
A new White House budget memo frames shutdown furlough pay withholdings as fiscal restraint, but the budgetary impact is minimal—the greater effect may be expanding executive control over the federal bureaucracy.
Federal troops are also ill-suited to handle local policing issues.
Senate Judiciary Committee head reveals legislators’ communications were monitored.
From pretrial detention to the threat of foreign rendition, the Abrego Garcia case shows how political prosecutions and coercive plea deals have eroded the promise of a fair trial.
Limits on government power are a venerable and beneficial feature of our system.
"I think members of Congress believe that they get more popularity in votes by spending money. I actually disagree with that," the Texas Republican tells Reason.
Interesting tidbits in an interview with Adam Liptak
"By [activists'] own measurements, these bans aren't successful," says lobbyist Alyssa Miller-Hurley. "What they are successful at is fundraising."
As Illinois resists the federal immigration blitz, the Trump administration ups the ante on authoritarian rhetoric.
There are plenty of private alternatives to the employment report put out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The federal government can't even pass a budget. What's it doing buying a mine?
Shadowy deals and unilateral powers created Florida's notorious immigration detention camp.
Industry insiders dominate the boards that control who can work, using government power to shut out competitors, protect profits, and block reform.
Lawyers at America's largest civil liberties group say the agency’s lack of transparency violates federal disclosure requirements.
In a new Supreme Court term packed with big cases, these disputes stand out.
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut concluded that the president's description of "War ravaged Portland" was "simply untethered to the facts."
A revealing interview with the Supreme Court's "Steel Magnolia."
A reply to the Associate Justice's recent remarks.
While conservative criticisms of the Burger Court may be justified, those criticisms do not apply to the "The Chief." He had only one vote on the Court ... and, too often, too little support from his colleagues to reach originalist results.
Ohio lawmakers set out to block minors from viewing online porn. They messed up.
A new law hands hemp distribution to the same powerful middlemen who dominate liquor sales and block out-of-state suppliers.
The case was filed yesterday by a broad coalition of different groups, including a health care provider, education groups, religious organizations, and labor unions.