Judiciary
Gorsuch Calls Trump's Attacks on Judges 'Disheartening' and 'Demoralizing'
The president dismisses his SCOTUS nominee's objections.
President Trump's Travel Ban Requires Intellectual Honesty and Political Indifference on the Part of Judges
The president has the right to set policy, and the judiciary has the duty to prevent the trampling the rights of an unpopular minority.
Foreign Policy is Not For the Courts to Determine
The federal judge who halted President Trump's travel ban overreached.
Alabama's Chief Justice Faces Possible Ejection over Gay Marriage Resistance
It would be the second time Roy Moore was stripped of his title.
Glenn Ford Spent 30 Years on Death Row, Was Exonerated, Died, Yet is Still on Trial
A judge makes unfounded accusations against a dead man whose life was stolen to save the state from "automatic financial liability."
Sure Merrick Garland is Qualified But That's Not Enough
Randy Barnett of Georgetown University Law Center says we need to look beyond qualifications to judicial philosophy.
Donate to Reason! Because Judges Cite Our Work When Telling Government to Back the Hell Off
Your tax-deductible donations helped produce a legal free-speech victory just this week
What It's Like to Explain Jury Nullification to a Sitting Judge
Don't assume I agree to enforce absurd laws.
Should the Supreme Court Allow Us to "Go to Hell"?
Reason's Damon Root on The Long War for Control of the U.S. Supreme Court
Wisconsin Chief Justice Suing to Keep Job After Voters Approve New Amendment
The amendment has the elected court electing its own chief justice every two years, rather than a seniority rule.
One Georgia Judge Takes on Mandatory Minimums by Informing Jury Before Conviction
Reminds prosecutors that juries are supposed to serve as a check on government power
Do We Really Want A Passive Judiciary? No.
The Constitution promises uncompromising protection of liberty.
Battle for the Supreme Court: Judicial Activism vs. Restraint
Reason's Damon Root Discusses the Battle for Control Over the Country's Highest Court
Penn. Supreme Court Justice in Porn Scandal to Retire
Sent and received emails with naughty content
Rand Paul Wants Drone Killing Memos Released to Public, Patrick Leahy OK With Just Senate Seeing Them
Author of a number of memos providing legal basis for extrajudicially killing U.S. citizens has been nominated for a federal judgeship.
9th Circuit Chief Judge Sees Widespread Prosecutorial Misconduct
Alex Kozinski calls it an epidemic
Senate Democrats Go "Nuclear," Vote Down Party Lines to Change Senate Rules
Simple majority used to alter longstanding rules
Tenn. Judge Who Ordered Baby's Name Change Charged with Misconduct
Wouldn't let parents name child "Messiah"
Judge Orders Release of JonBenet Ramsay Grand Jury Docs
So this will be back in the news again
FISA Court Changes Many Surveillance Requests Before Approval
Fighting back at reputation as a "rubber stamp" for NSA
FBI Lawyer Who Oversaw Surveillance Abuse Confirmed as Judge
Enjoy that oversight, America!
Obama Administration Doesn't Want the Judiciary in 'National Conversation' on Security and Liberty
Leave the checks and balances to us!
While Protecting Drone Strikes from Suit, DOJ Argues Courts Can't Enforce Constitutional Rights
That's a scary argument,the judge notes
Justice Roberts Orders Review of Texas Judge's Behavior
Accused of making troubling comments about minorities and those with mental disabilities
Judge Resigns After Accusations of Stealing Neighbor's Life Savings
Charged with 32 felony counts
Judge Alex Kozinski: From Communist Romania to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
One of our most controversial jurists talks about free speech, cell phones, and how bubble gum made him a capitalist.
Sitting Judge Found Not Guilty of Assault Due to Temporary Insanity
Punchline: She won re-election back in November
