in prosecution for bomb hoax at church; but spray-painting "the stupid Jew" in the storage locker isn't relevant enough, and thus isn't admissible. (Both the painted items were in defendant's native Kurdish.)
The president campaigned on a promise to defend the First Amendment, but he's now attacking free speech through a variety of disreputable strategies.
Reform could replace an unsustainable boondoggle with lower costs, more freedom, and better care.
The Supreme Court will not have to weigh in on removal limitations at the Office of Special Counsel, but it could still have to consider those for the National Labor Relations Board.
Trump's nominee for NIH director once stirred major controversy for criticizing lockdowns, mask mandates, and school closures. Yesterday, Senate Democrats didn't even raise the issue.
It's also a reminder of the disarray that ensues from strikes put on by state employees, who hold monopolies on public goods.
Entitlements are a much bigger expense, but that doesn't mean the waste doesn't matter.
For now, President Trump has removed Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel.
An exploration of some of the thorny issues that divided the Court.
Texas A&M's Board of Regents voted to ban drag shows on the grounds that they objectify women and violate state and federal policies against promoting "gender ideology."
It's great to have presidents talking about the need for a balanced budget, but Republicans are backing a plan that will increase borrowing.
The president said a Florida school "secretly socially transitioned" a 13-year-old. Emails suggest otherwise.
A pre-opinion release order divides the justices 5-4, but this may not preview the split on the merits.
Plus: Democrat disruptions, Columbia University scrutinized by the feds, and more...
A popular narrative says Europeans are better off because of increased regulation. Reality paints a different picture.
Handouts to corporations distort the market, breed corruption, and politicize the economy.
If only they were as big as the list of new spending.
The tariffs Trump has already imposed on Canada, Mexico, and China will cost an estimated $142 billion this year—and he says more are on the way.
D.C.'s bureaucracy violates independent drivers' economic liberty.
A smaller government with a more powerful set of unaccountable executive officials is unlikely to be much of a win for liberty.
State laws banning caged eggs are cutting off millions from cheaper options.
Making policy and passing laws is supposed to be difficult and should be left to the messy channels established by the Constitution.
A discussion of whether and when the Supreme Court might overturn Humphrey's Executor v. United States.
Means-test Social Security, raise the retirement age, and let us invest our own money.
If the Department of Government Efficiency goes about this the wrong way, we could be left with both a presidency on steroids and no meaningful reduction in government.
President Donald Trump's pardon of the Silk Road creator is a rare moment of reprieve in an era of relentless government expansion.
The originalist case for a unitary executive falls apart in an era when many of the powers wielded by the executive branch were not originally supposed to be federal powers in the first place.
A district court judge has concluded that President Trump cannot remove the head of the Office of Special Counsel without cause. Supreme Court review is inevitable.
After refusing to order remand without vacatur, the D.C. Circuit pauses the effect of its decision.
If the Consumer Product Safety Commission doesn't have enough data to enact a rule, it shouldn't be making informal recommendations either.
Elon Musk promised "maximum transparency," but that apparently doesn't include Freedom of Information requests to DOGE.
Most courts have ruled that vanity license plates are private speech and protected from viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment.
At the current rate of inflation, the dollar will lose 33 cents of purchasing power within a decade.
Dietary supplement bans for minors may spread—but they’ll be costly, confusing, and ineffective.
The authors of a picture book about two male penguins raising a chick together argue excluding their book from school libraries violates their free speech rights.
After a lawsuit from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, the city backed down. But it's still part of a worrying trend.
“I cannot ignore Congress’ detailed framework for refugee admissions and the limits it placed on the president’s ability to suspend the same,” said Judge Jamal Whitehead.
A useful example of how meaningful regulatory reform requires legislative action--and not just the passage of Congressional Review Act resolutions.
The ATF, charged with regulating firearms, has a history of abuse and incompetence.
The presidential adviser's lack of formal authority complicates his cost-cutting mission.
Whether or not a reasonable police officer violates clearly established law when he declines to check the features and address of his target house before raiding it is thus still up for debate.
Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin puts loyalty to Donald Trump ahead of loyalty to the Constitution.
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