Will Breyer Side With Trump in Congressional Subpoena Fight?
The Supreme Court weighs the congressional subpoena power in Trump v. Mazars.
The Supreme Court weighs the congressional subpoena power in Trump v. Mazars.
There is a difference between reporting facts that make the president uncomfortable and manufacturing facts to fit a preconceived view of him.
Why the Supreme Court can rule in favor of Congress in the Trump financial records cases without thereby giving Congress any unlimited power.
Do legislative subpoenas really need a limiting principle?
The new bill includes another round of stimulus checks for all Americans, funds additional coronavirus testing, and spends billions to bail out states and government agencies straining under pension debt.
There was a potentially pivotal exchange in today's Supreme Court oral argument over the House subpoenas seeking the President's financial records.
An amendment to a FISA renewal bill would let the FBI snoop on your online browser history.
Officials in six Pennsylvania counties say they will allow businesses to reopen without permission from the state government. Expect more of that.
Forcing Google to behave like a public utility would probably not serve the interests of those demanding that designation—or the rest of us.
The Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of a Louisiana law that requires physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at local hospitals.
The ability of Americans to buy meat in grocery stores is at risk due to serious supply-chain issues caused by COVID-19.
The federal government has done a terrible job managing the coronavirus. It doesn't deserve our labor.
A Reuters investigation reveals courts "growing tendency" to grant cops immunity from civil rights lawsuits.
An abuse of power that doesn't violate federal fraud statutes can still be an impeachable offense - and still violate other criminal law.
The federal courts start to grapple with COVID-19 shutdown orders.
The USPS has lost $78 billion since 2007, but could lose as much as $13 billion this year as the pandemic has crushed mail volume.
The 1961 speech by President Dwight Eisenhower foreshadowed the current government's response to COVID-19.
Why does it matter is a federal agency is independent of Presidential control? Ask the Department of Defense.
So a Maryland appellate court held last month, I think quite correctly (and consistently with the broad trend in other states):
CNN reports that Attorney General Barr is (again) voicing opposition to DOJ's argument that zeroing out the mandate penalty should upend the entire law.
Early takeaways from the country's response to a pandemic
A review of Richard Epstein's latest book: The Dubious Morality of Modern Administrative Law
Before spending another dollar, Congress should make sure someone is keeping an eye how the largest pile of government cash in American history is being spent.
We need essential workers right now. We also need markets and the price signals they provide.
Infectious disease, public health, and the Constitution
In an interview, the freshly-minted presidential candidate talks abortion, the "spoiler" charge, and Joe Biden's flip-flopping, while insisting that 2020 is a "winnable race."
The NLRB's prosecution of a conservative journalist should be worrisome.
Plus: Justin Amash seeking L.P. nomination, pandemic hasn't halted FDA war on vaping, and more
Absurd enforcement of liquor regulations harms public health efforts.
Yes, the Reason Roundtable podcast has gone quarantine-crazy.
The state has already appealed the decision to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Younger people aren't immune to the coronavirus but they are less likely to die or be hospitalized because of it. Let them choose their own risk.
Requiring unanimous juries underscores the gravity of a death penalty sentence.
A new report from the Social Security Administration expects the program to hit insolvency by 2035. Some experts say it could happen as soon as 2028 if there is a serious recession.
Why an originalist might think the same right can mean different things against the state and federal governments after all
With some investment returns likely falling as far as 15 percent, states are going to face a cumulative pension debt of between $1.5 trillion and $2 trillion by the end of the year.
The Trump-era GOP lends credence to the idea that Obama-era Republicans cared about deficits only as a means of hampering a Democratic president.
It's obvious that there will be more government spending in response to the coronavirus, but distinguishing the essential from the nice-to-have is more important than ever.
While denying Donald Trump's dictatorial impulses, William Barr notes that public health emergencies do not give governments unlimited powers.
The deal primarily sets aside $320 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses.
Plus: New York legalizes Zoom weddings, federal labeling laws exacerbate grocery store shortages, and more...
The Minnesota congresswoman's proposal to cancel rents and mortgages during the coronavirus pandemic is both wildly impractical and constitutionally dubious.
A 50-year-old precedent was tossed, which caused three justices to dissent.
The brief was filed by the Cato Institute on behalf of both Cato and myself.
The president contemplates a sweeping exercise of executive authority.
Bogus lawsuits threaten medical professionals who are fighting on the front lines against COVID-19.