Policymakers "must not penalize residents for earning a livelihood, safeguarding their mental health, or enjoying our most cherished freedoms," said Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra loves to tell people what they can and cannot do with their bodies.
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Violators face fines of up to $1,000.
Charges against Kraft were (rightfully) dismissed. The women he patronized now have criminal records.
Using police to forcefully shut down Mac's Public House is a violation of liberty and a waste of resources.
Regulations meant to curb childhood obesity will be more effective at hampering restaurants.
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A bill under consideration by the city's Board of Supervisors would ban smoking in private dwellings located in apartment buildings with three or more units.
Deutsche Bank has proposed a 5 percent income tax on people working from home, the revenue from which could be spent supplementing the lost wages of service workers.
Instead of deregulating like other cities, Fresno is trying to drive small alcohol vendors out of its market
Michael Morrison used to be a boxer. Now he brawls with zoning boards and tax collectors.
Judge Susan Brnovich said no reasonable person would question her impartiality just because her husband already says they're guilty.
The E.U. is considering levying $4 billion in new tariffs on American goods, with alcohol likely to be one of the targets.
Betting sites have a better record of predicting election outcomes than most polls and pundits.
These kinds of interventions don't work, but they do force retailers to waste money.
Less-intrusive responses could preserve our health while leaving our freedom intact.
Politicians are poised to tighten the screws, even though voluntary action offers more promise.
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That point seems to have escaped many people who have not actually watched the controversial film, some of whom think it should banned.
The federal definition of child pornography does not encompass risqué dancing by clothed 11-year-olds.
The industry's fate depends on the whims of an agency charged with deciding what is "appropriate for public health."
Experts are blasting proposed federal guidelines that call for men to consume no more than one alcoholic beverage per day.
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Patients and providers should be able to meet remotely without bureaucrats getting in the way.
The vice presidential candidate opportunistically painted the site's co-founders as villains when they were actually helping law enforcement to catch sex traffickers.
The study suggests that vaping raises your risk of catching the disease, but only if you stop.
Decriminalization bills have floundered in recent months in New York and Washington, D.C, but advocates hope that the latest push for criminal justice reform could re-energize the movement.
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Biden picked a V.P. candidate whose record on police and criminal justice reform is as terrible as his own.
The debate over flavored vapes really is a debate about whether adult smokers will still have access to products that could save their lives.
The theoretical case for government mask mandates has to be weighed against the reality of their enforcement.
Drinking outside would be OK if the government considered you an adult.
In the face of the greatest challenge in generations, America's chefs, bartenders, and restaurant owners are reinventing their food, their businesses, and themselves.
The New York governor requires bars to sell "substantive" offerings if they'd like to stay open.
Sweet Reason Beverage Co.'s marketing of the CBD content is so low-key as to make the chemical feel almost incidental.
As a state attorney, the young GOP senator oversaw raids of more than a dozen massage parlors, but he didn’t secure a single sex trafficking conviction.
Too bad. Deregulation could (and should) be here to stay.
Bay State officials expect a new ban on flavored tobacco products to benefit illegal suppliers.
"Supreme Court jurisprudence...is heavily weighted against you," an appeals judge told state prosecutors last week.
Allowing cocktails-to-go and outdoor drinking can help bartenders and restaurant staff survive the COVID-19 shutdowns.
Chicago used its food licensing laws to harass a nonprofit providing free food to protesters.
This isn't a bill about fighting child porn. Don't fall for it.
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Can the government compel speech? For Supreme Court justices, that seems to depend on the content of that speech.
We should feel free to ignore travel restrictions imposed by political clowns using the public as pawns in their feuds.
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