What Happened When Mark Joseph Stern Interviewed Judge William Pryor
Slate's legal correspondent questioned the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit about the Federalist Society.
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This Court Case Could Make It a Crime To Be a Journalist in Texas
Priscilla Villarreal found herself in a jail cell for publishing two routine stories. A federal court still can't decide what to do about that.
Devin Nunes Can Sue Cow Account but Not Twitter, Says Judge
Plus: Time to cancel U.S. propaganda outlets, Twitch sued over sexy women, new Assange indictment, social-justice symbolism, and more...
Divided Appeals Panel Slaps Federal Judge for Allowing Jury Nullification Defense
Jurors remain free to exercise judgment and mercy in a criminal justice system that often lacks both.
Judge Poised to Reject Suit by 90 'Jane Does' Who Say Salesforce Is Responsible for Sex Trafficking
The cases hinges on two laws—FOSTA and Section 230—that have been hotly contested in recent years.
Pirates, Pot, and Police: The Supreme Court Has Been Busy
Plus: intra-conservative culture war, Tulsi Gabbard on Snowden, and more…
Meet the Robot Lawyer Fighting Fines, Fees, and Red Tape
DoNotPay is launching a "denial of service attack on the legal system to make it better."
Has the U.S. Constitution Lost Its Meaning? A Debate
Law professors Randy Barnett and Michael Dorf argued over "originalism" at an event hosted by the Soho Forum.
Regulations Prevent Some People from Using Google Arts & Culture's Portrait-Matching Feature
Illinois and Texas think biometric identifiers are a lawsuit waiting to happen.
Got an Awesome Liberty-Themed Tattoo?
Time to show it off in Reason's first (and probably last) ink contest.
Scalia's Anti-Enlightenment Anti-Individualism
If you think self government means each person is free to govern himself or herself and that the protection of rights and equality under the law serve that end-Scalia says you're wrong.
The Future of Sex Is Terrifying
Proposed changes to U.S. sex-crime laws seek to set new sexual norms by criminalizing ordinary behavior.
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
This Independence Day, America Again Has a Monarch
We have gone from an inherited tyrant to an elected one.
Michael Jordan vs. Free Speech
Circuit court ruling gives fame a First Amendment veto
Why the United States Can't Divorce Marriage
Forget the tax code: Completely private marriage contracts could make a mess of America's common law system
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.