The Court Was Right To Overturn Harvey Weinstein's Rape Conviction
The ruling has nothing to do with #MeToo. It is about ensuring a fair trial—a principle that applies no matter how unsympathetic the defendant.
The ruling has nothing to do with #MeToo. It is about ensuring a fair trial—a principle that applies no matter how unsympathetic the defendant.
A report from Good Jobs First found that 80 percent of state development agency revenue comes from fees: The more tax money they give out, the more they get to keep.
The bill also attempts to ban drag performances at public libraries.
Instead of trusting parents to manage their families, lawmakers from both parties prefer to empower the Nanny State.
Most of the justices seem skeptical of granting Donald Trump complete immunity from criminal prosecution for "official acts."
David Beito discusses his new book The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance.
The American Sunlight Project contends that researchers are being silenced by their critics.
At least eight states have already enacted age-verification laws, and several more are considering bills.
Let's just call this what it is: another gimmick for Congress to escape its own budget limits and avoid having a conversation about tradeoffs.
Under Florida's "pay-to-stay" law, inmates are charged $50 for every day of their sentence—including time they never spent incarcerated.
Banning noncompete agreements goes well beyond the FTC's legal authority.
There are no good sides in today's Supreme Court case concerning the EMTALA and abortion.
Plus: Masking protesters, how Google Search got so bad, Columbia's anti-apartheid protests of the '80s, and more...
The Supreme Court will decide whether former presidents can avoid criminal prosecution by avoiding impeachment and removal.
Columbia law professor David Pozen recalls the controversy provoked by early anti-drug laws and the hope inspired by subsequent legal assaults on prohibition.
Plus: A listener asks the editors to steel man the case for the Jones Act, an antiquated law that regulates maritime commerce in U.S. waters.
Angela Prichard was murdered after Bellevue police officers repeatedly refused to enforce a restraining order against her abusive husband.
House Speaker Mike Johnson worked with President Biden to push through a $95 billion foreign military aid package—most of which goes to the American military-industrial complex.
From Alice Roosevelt to Hunter Biden, we've never been sure how to reconcile American democracy with American dynasties.
Banning companies for doing business with China is a bad path to start down.
At least one inmate claims that the shower stalls, which were just 3 feet by 3 feet, were covered in human feces.
"This bill would basically allow the government to institute a spy draft," warns head of the Freedom of the Press Foundation.
We've seen this saga so many times before.
Which is bad news for anyone hoping to rent a place to live.
New language could make almost anybody with access to a WiFi router help the government snoop.
The little-known but outrageous practice allowed judges to enhance defendants' sentences using conduct a jury acquitted them of.
Kansas had among the most lax civil asset forfeiture laws in the country, but a bill sent to the governor's desk would strengthen protections for property owners.
An interview with Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski.
Plus: Time to ax NPR's funding, African migrants get mad at New York City, Gavin Newsom gets smart, and more...
It's a test of the unofficial coalition that's effectively ruling the House right now.
A recent case in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals highlights just how bloated PSLF eligibility has become.
In 2021, the Associated Press uncovered rampant sexual abuse at FCI Dublin. After three years of failing to fix the problem, the Bureau of Prisons is shutting it down.
Plus: How matzo gets made, TikTok employees reporting to Beijing-based ByteDance, espionage concerns in Germany, and more...
The push to regulate social media content infringes on rights guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment.
Plus: A listener asks the editors for examples of tasks the government does well (yikes).
The leading possibilities are all problematic in one way or another.
"I told everybody, 'Do what you want,'" Trump said on Friday night, as he let the deep state win again.
The law makes it a misdemeanor to approach within 25 feet of a first responder after receiving a verbal warning to stay away.
The measure would have required federal agents to get a warrant before searching American communications collected as part of foreign intelligence.
State governments have until the end of 2026 to spend the cash, even though Congress ended the COVID-19 emergency declaration last year.
Vance's latest gambit is pretty nonsensical, intellectually embarrassing, and obviously self-serving. But that doesn't mean that it's not dangerous too.
Plus: A fight over Section 702 spying reforms, Iran threatens Israel and the U.S., Trump's proposed tariff is even worse than we thought, and more...
A look at personal jurisdiction after Mallory.
Sandy Martinez faces that bill because of driveway cracks, a storm-damaged fence, and cars parked on her own property that illegally touched her lawn.
A Section 702 reauthorization moving through Congress could actually weaken privacy protections.