What to Expect From a Joe Biden Supreme Court Pick
What sort of judicial nominee can we expect from the Democratic candidate?
What sort of judicial nominee can we expect from the Democratic candidate?
The SAFE Banking Act is not a pork-barrel spending bill. Is that why it’s struggling?
Even as Americans rely on tech more than ever, our early-pandemic truce with the industry is officially over.
Tennessee's requirement that barbers have at least a high school education is "unconstitutional, unlawful, and unenforceable," ruled the state's Chancery Court.
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The next Democratic president will be all too happy to govern by pen and phone too, say the Reason Roundtable podcasters.
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Just like millions of their fellow Americans, the justices would have to adjust to the strange new realities of social distancing and working from home.
On the loss of a remarkable intellect and jurist.
An ambiguous presidential order affecting a Chinese company connected to several popular video games sows confusion.
At the same time, the court punts on whether the House has standing to challenge allegedly unlawful expenditure by Executive Branch.
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Will his blunt self-aggrandizement reinvigorate concerns about presidents who exceed their powers?
New York City's primary election fiasco reveals gross incompetence rather than fraud.
Is freedom of speech best upheld by law or by culture?
This isn't a debate about consumer needs. It's all about political control.
Siri, what color is the kettle?
Yet again, the Chief Justice shows his distaste for preliminary injunctions.
Politicians' opinions about the maneuver depend on which party is in power.
Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr., is running to keep Tom Cotton out of the White House.
The reason is Trump's recent tweet calling for postponement of the election.
The episode reflects poorly on Biden.
The decision will make it harder for government employees to abuse and milk the state’s retirement systems.
Look for the full appellate court to send the case back to the trial court - which is where it belongs.
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The negative impact of the program is well documented.
The scary monopoly power on display Wednesday was the federal government's.
The Covid pandemic strengthens the case for abolishing a requirement that should never have been imposed in the first place.
Via a SuperPAC, Thiel is promoting conservative nationalism via the former Kansas secretary of state and current U.S. Senate contender.
Senate Republicans announced Monday that the federal government will pay an additional $200 per week in unemployment benefits. The $600 per week benefits boost will expire on July 31.
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Failing to list all the authors on joint works is often unfair.
A bust of the Dred Scott author stands in the old Supreme Court chambers in the capitol.
Department of Homeland Security
The lack of Senate-confirmed officers at DHS is a serious problem.
American voters know what's up.
The lawsuit raises a variety of important issues, including a nondelegation challenge. It could turn out to be a very significant case.
SCOTUS is the least democratic branch. Is that a bad thing?
Whitmer's argument is short on facts and legal reasoning.
Congress is currently debating what should be included in the next trillion-dollar (and counting) stimulus bill, but nothing is likely to pass this week.
The president’s heavy-handed response to protests against police brutality belies his promise of "law and order."
Though the unemployment insurance benefits boost eased the immediate pain of shuttering much of the economy, it made it harder to get things moving again.
Never mind the court order showing the child as a dependent in her care.
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Two centuries of precedents say the president is not immune from judicial process.