Law & Government
Russia Is Getting Canceled
Plus: Remembering life before smartphones, Biden's SOTU may pay lip service to deficit hawks, and more...
Utah Governor To Veto School Choice Bill Unless His Demands Are Met
Gov. Spencer Cox supports school choice but will only sign the bill once Utah pays teachers more than any other state.
Supreme Court Digs into Statutory Details More than Standing or Nondelegation in West Virginia v. EPA
At today's oral argument, the justices explored Section 111 of the Clean Air Act, the major questions doctrine, justiciability and the regulation of advertising for four-foot cigars smoked through hookahs.
Discrimination Between Muslim Prisoners' Kufis and Jewish Prisoners' Yarmulkes Is Unconstitutional
[UPDATE: Comments now work.]
Biden Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
The SCOTUS pick has shown admirable judgment in criminal justice cases.
The Government's Coronavirus Response Was a Complete Failure. Who Will Be Held Accountable?
From the CDC to the FDA, there are too many missteps to list.
Climate Change Returns to the Supreme Court: Previewing West Virginia v. EPA (Updated)
The most important environmental case of the 2021-22 term will be heard next week.
Hey, Nancy Pelosi: 'National Debt Should Be a Top Priority'
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are calling for two deficit reduction ideas to be included in this year's federal budget bill.
No Troops in Ukraine Without Congressional Approval, Say Lawmakers
Plus: Republican policy priorities, SCOTUS to take same-sex wedding website refusal case, and more...
Banning Lawmakers From Trading Stocks Won't Fix Congress
But it will make the market worse.
Can a Web Designer Be Forced To Make Gay Wedding Pages? The Supreme Court Will Decide
Will this follow-up to the famous wedding cake case finally decide if this is mandated speech violating the First Amendment?
Help Solve Climate Change through Deregulation
Well-intentioned regulation often constrains the development and deployment of clean technologies.
Has the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Already Begun?
Plus: CDC withholds data, court upholds nutritionist licensing, Ottawa police break up Freedom Convoy, and more...
Stephen Breyer Makes the Liberal Case Against Court Packing
"Think long and hard," Breyer warns would-be court packers, "before embodying those changes in law."
Standing in West Virginia v. EPA Revisited
Why the arguments the Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction to hear the latest climate change case likely lack merit.
Federal Court Bars Federal Agencies from Considering the Costs of Climate Change in Rulemakings [Updated]
A federal district court has taken the unusual step of enjoining an Executive Order setting forth an Administration's regulatory priorities.
Impeachment: American Crime Story
Ryan Murphy's take on the Clinton impeachment has a bipartisan message about the corrupting nature of power.
How Did the Fed Not Anticipate the Inflation Surge?
We were told it would be "transitory." But inflation continued to rise.
In Leaked Audio, CDC's Rochelle Walensky Privately Confirms She Won't Relax School Mask Guidance
Walensky acknowledged "limitations" of available studies but told a congressional committee "our guidance currently is that masking should happen in all schools."
Preliminary Injunction Bars Forced Retirement Based on Air Force Officer's Religious Refusal of Vaccination
"Although the Air Force claims to provide a religious accommodation process, it proved to be nothing more than a quixotic quest for Plaintiff because it was 'by all accounts, ... theater.'"
Court Bars Mother from Exposing "Child to an Activity That Violates" "Child's Orthodox Jewish Chasidic Faith";
N.Y. appellate court reverses the order.
New Report Highlights an Old Problem—the CIA Is Still Snooping on Americans
In a program separate from the ones disclosed by Edward Snowden, we see more mass secret domestic data collection.
Congress Wants Taxpayers To Bail Out the Postal Service
The House passed the bill this week with little fanfare and broad bipartisan support.
When 'Pro-Worker' Policies Hurt Workers
Both Republicans and Democrats want to address poverty with big government.
Arizona Lawmakers Seek Religious Compromise in LGBT Antidiscrimination Bill
H.B. 2802 would expand discrimination protections but would carve out religious institutions.
Partisan Politics Cloud the Capitol Riot's Significance
Neither Republicans nor Democrats can be trusted to give an honest account of what happened that day.
The Potential Biden SCOTUS Pick Who Is No Friend to Criminal Justice Reform
Civil libertarians have reason to be wary of Judge J. Michelle Childs.
These Bills Would Keep the National Guard Out of Unconstitutional Wars
“Defend the Guard” laws would keep state troops out of conflicts that Congress hasn’t authorized.
Hamburger v. Parrillo on the Nondelegation Doctrine
An interesting exchange on the implications of early agency power to revise tax assessments.
Palin Faces 'Uphill Battle' in Proving the Times Defamed Her
Plus: Mask mandates and omicron cases, purging "pornography" drives calls for book bans, and more...
Clueless Newsom Shocked at California's 'Third World' Conditions
The governor needs to leave his fancy Sacramento-area compound more often to see what's going on throughout the state.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's First Circuit Court Opinion
A unanimous panel rejects a Trump Administration change to rules on collective bargaining for government workers.
D.C. Cops Conspired to Keep Records From Reporters, Activists, and Critics, Says Lawsuit
Defense lawyer Amy Phillips is suing over what she calls the department's "watchlist policy."
Now That Pot-Averse Conservatives Are Openly Defying the Federal Marijuana Ban, What Excuse Does Congress Have for Maintaining It?
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves' grudging support for medical marijuana speaks volumes about the erosion of support for prohibition.
The Supreme Court Fight We Should Be Having
There are more productive things to argue about than identify politics.
The EARN IT Act Is Back. Here's What People Are Saying.
Plus: The #OldProProject, food truck police, and more...
New York Restricts Free Legal Advice. Now It Faces a First Amendment Lawsuit
A pastor and a nonprofit challenge occupational licensing rules.
Donald Trump Just Showed Why Reforming the Electoral Count Act Is Essential
By saying the quiet part loud, the former president should spur Congress into action.
Massive Subsidies Won't Solve the Semiconductor Supply Chain Crisis
Chipmakers don't need the money, and they won't get it until after the current mess has been resolved.
Democrats Still Have a Way To Pass Their Voting Rights Legislation
Not by changing the filibuster rules, but by stressing them.
