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Supreme Court Appears Ready to Rule for Police in Deadly Car Chase

Qualified immunity will likely be extended to officers who used deadly force.

Damon Root | 3.5.2014 4:31 PM

Damon Root: SCOTUS Appears Ready to Rule for Police in Deadly Car Chase

Reason Staff | 3.5.2014 4:31 PM

Lois Lerner Pleads Fifth Again, Obama's DOJ Pick Rejected, Gun Control Comes to Facebook: P.M. Links

Scott Shackford | 3.5.2014 4:30 PM

Politics

"I want gay people to be able to protect their marijuana plants with guns."

Nick Gillespie | 3.5.2014 4:15 PM

Policy

E-Cigarettes Are Bad Because They Look Like Cigarettes; E-Hookahs Are Worse Because They Don't

Jacob Sullum | 3.5.2014 4:13 PM

Marijuana

Canada Not Interested in Legalizing Marijuana, Would Like to Give Cops the Power to Ticket Marijuana Users Instead

Eh?

Ed Krayewski | 3.5.2014 4:11 PM

Policy

US Sues Sprint For Overbilling For Surveillance Services

Alyssa Hertig | 3.5.2014 3:57 PM

Policy

Alabama House Passes Ban on Abortion After 6 Weeks

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.5.2014 3:17 PM

Politics

DEA: "Every Single Parent" Opposes Pot Legalization. Except For All the Ones That Don't.

Nick Gillespie | 3.5.2014 2:40 PM

Politics

Ban the Dollar!

Congressman points out silliness of Sen. Manchin's complaints about bitcoins

Scott Shackford | 3.5.2014 2:05 PM

Egypt

Al-Jazeera Journalists Claim They Were Tortured While in Custody - Egypt Update

Accused of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood

Ed Krayewski | 3.5.2014 1:52 PM

War on Cameras

Baltimore Cops Illegally Delete Cellphone Images: City to Settle for $250,000, Disputes Allegations

Government runs through taxpayer money like water

Ed Krayewski | 3.5.2014 1:44 PM

John Glaser: Russia Didn't Invade Ukraine Because of US 'Weakness'

Reason Staff | 3.5.2014 1:30 PM

Policy

Russia Didn't Invade Ukraine Because of US 'Weakness'

Whenever the United States fails to use violence abroad-a rarity-politicians and pundits howl about America's "credibility" being at stake.

John Glaser | 3.5.2014 1:30 PM

Policy

On Sentencing Reform, Are Libertarian-Leaning Republicans Joining Holder, or Is It the Other Way Around?

Jacob Sullum | 3.5.2014 1:20 PM

Policy

'Avalanche Of Time-Wasting Paperwork For Doctors' in Government's ICD-10 Coding Scheme

J.D. Tuccille | 3.5.2014 1:12 PM

Politics

Sampling the Obama Budget's Revenue Raisers

Peter Suderman | 3.5.2014 1:02 PM

Department of Justice

Senate Rejects DOJ Nominee Who Defended Convicted Cop-Killer Mumia Abu Jamal

47-52, even the filibuster rules change couldn't help

Reason Staff | 3.5.2014 12:45 PM

Facebook

Facebook Imposing Stricter Rules on Gun-Related Posts

Anti-gun activists pushed for changes

Reason Staff | 3.5.2014 12:44 PM

Politics

Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage To Debate UK's Membership of the EU

Matthew Feeney | 3.5.2014 12:35 PM

Civil Liberties

Spicy Name for Spicy Korean Food Truck Gets Cock-Blocked!

Nick Gillespie | 3.5.2014 12:24 PM

Politics

Obama's Budget Baloney

On this track, we are doomed.

John Stossel | 3.5.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

John Stossel on Obama's Budget Baloney

Reason Staff | 3.5.2014 12:00 PM

Video: Juggalos vs. the FBI: Why Insane Clown Posse Fans are Not a Gang

Paul Detrick | 3.5.2014 11:22 AM

Civil Liberties

Gay Marriage Opponents Think Most Americans Dislike Equality As Much As They Do

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.5.2014 10:45 AM

Politics

5 Things to Know About President Obama's Budget Proposal

Peter Suderman | 3.5.2014 10:41 AM

A. Barton Hinkle on Loving v. Virginia and Gay Marriage

Reason Staff | 3.5.2014 10:30 AM

Politics

The Legacy of Loving v. Virginia Lives On in Gay Marriage Rulings

Fundamental rights must trump the government's attempt to control private relationships

A. Barton Hinkle | 3.5.2014 10:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Police Departments Sign Non-Disclosure Agreements with Surveillance-Tech Manufacturer, Conceal Info from Courts and Press

The police state meets the corporate state.

Jesse Walker | 3.5.2014 9:36 AM

Politics

GOP Point Out Obvious: Obama Budget Just a 2014 Election Blueprint — Budget Update

All spending

Ed Krayewski | 3.5.2014 9:04 AM

Policy

Forget Budget Wish Lists. A Sluggish Economy Calls For Much Less Federal Spending.

J.D. Tuccille | 3.5.2014 9:03 AM

A.M. Links: Private Sector Creates 139,000 Jobs in February, Russia Says Soldiers in Ukraine are "Self-Defense Forces", Lindsay Lohan Getting OWN Reality Show

Ed Krayewski | 3.5.2014 9:00 AM

Politics

WTF: CIA Took Secret, "Unprecedented Action" Against Senate Intelligence Committee

Nick Gillespie | 3.5.2014 8:08 AM

Policy

The Coming Lockdown on Coffee K-Cups

Nick Gillespie | 3.5.2014 7:47 AM

Civil Liberties

Seek and Ye Shall Find

Charles Oliver | 3.5.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Seek and Ye Shall Find

Charles Oliver | 3.5.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Cornyn, Davis, Abbot Secure Primary Wins in Texas

No surprises in the Lone Star state

Reason Staff | 3.4.2014 9:45 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Peter Suderman on Obamacare, Jim Epstein on Charter School Closures, Moynihan & McInnes on Ukraine & Weed, Plus the Trump vs. Nugent Game and Sexy After-Show!

Matt Welch | 3.4.2014 8:10 PM

Politics

State Department Announces New Stance on Encryption and Surveillance

Zenon Evans | 3.4.2014 7:02 PM

Civil Liberties

Privacy-Oriented Cryptocat Unveils Smartphone App

Alyssa Hertig | 3.4.2014 6:45 PM

Policy

First Study of LSD's Psychotherapeutic Benefits in Four Decades Breaks Research Taboo

Jacob Sullum | 3.4.2014 6:41 PM

Politics

TSA Reportedly Searched Man's Luggage for Bitcoin

Alyssa Hertig | 3.4.2014 6:23 PM

Zero Tolerance

Ohio 10-Year-Old Reportedly Suspended For Pointing His Finger Like a Gun

Zero tolerance strikes again

Ed Krayewski | 3.4.2014 6:03 PM

Policy

Let's See If California Decides We Have the Right to Know Which Cops Shoot People

Do we have the right to know which cops don't know a gun from a water hose nozzle?

Scott Shackford | 3.4.2014 5:10 PM