John Ross

Policy

Orlando to Fine Couple $500 a Day for Vegetable Garden?

John Ross | 1.7.2013 1:00 PM

Policy

Union Workers *Probably* Torched a Quaker Meetinghouse Over Christmas

John Ross | 1.6.2013 12:30 PM

Civil Liberties

White House Won't Comment on Clemency Petition for Montana Medical Marijuana Grower

John Ross | 1.5.2013 7:00 PM

Policy

Buying Blight

Eminent domain abuse

John Ross | 1.3.2013 7:09 PM

Policy

Telemarketer Tax

Florida licensure laws

John Ross | 1.3.2013 7:02 PM

Policy

More From Philadelphia's Asset Forfeiture Racket

John Ross | 12.31.2012 12:00 PM

Policy

Arrested for Recording NYPD Stop-and-Frisk, Community Activist Sues

John Ross | 12.18.2012 4:20 PM

Policy

Connecticut Threatens Mexicana Taxi, the State's Black Market Solution to the Cab Cartel

John Ross | 12.17.2012 4:20 PM

Policy

Connecticut DOT Punches Competition, Consumers in the Face

John Ross | 12.12.2012 2:08 PM

Eminent Domain

Update: Downtown Memphis Not Blighted (Yet)!

John Ross | 12.7.2012 12:30 PM

Policy

Downtown Memphis: Slum and Blight?

John Ross | 12.4.2012 4:28 PM

Policy

Inside Philadelphia's Asset Forfeiture Racket

John Ross | 11.29.2012 10:59 AM

Policy

License to Cure

Medical protectionism

John Ross | 11.28.2012 3:58 PM

Policy

Internet Deplorer

Student speech rules

John Ross | 11.28.2012 3:55 PM

Policy

Eminent Domain Abuse in Fort Collins, Colorado

John Ross | 11.27.2012 2:16 PM

Policy

Feds Seize Over $2 Million from Retired Air Force Colonel Accused of Selling Synthetic Pot

John Ross | 11.20.2012 4:05 PM

Civil Liberties

FBI Shoots Up House of Unarmed People

An FBI SWAT team stormed a family home in District Heights, Maryland, yesterday at 6 a.m.

John Ross | 11.16.2012 11:44 AM

Policy

Unlicensed Contractors Plague New Jersey. Government There to Help.

John Ross | 11.15.2012 3:27 PM

Policy

Free the Schnitzel: Chicago Food Truck Owners Sue

Several Chicago, Illinois food truck owners filed a lawsuit against the city today.

John Ross | 11.14.2012 10:22 AM

Civil Liberties

St. Paul Police: Winning the War on Drugs One Head Stomp at a Time

St. Paul, Minnesota City Council members settled a police brutality lawsuit for $400,000 last week.

John Ross | 11.13.2012 10:53 PM

Policy

California Kills Eminent Domain, Somehow Buildings Happen Anyway

Politicians, city planners, and developers have long argued that without the power to seize property from unwilling sellers economic development would grind to a halt.

John Ross | 11.12.2012 11:04 PM

Policy

Freeing the Food Trucks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

John Ross | 11.9.2012 4:30 PM

Policy

Colorado Taxi Drivers Get Their Day in Court

John Ross | 11.8.2012 9:10 AM

Policy

Eminent Domain Abuse in Holyoke, Massachusetts

John Ross | 11.7.2012 11:00 AM

Policy

Does Free Speech Cause Meningitis? The New York Times Thinks So

John Ross | 11.6.2012 4:32 PM

Policy

Shelby County, Texas to Return Property Stolen from Innocent Motorists

John Ross | 11.2.2012 4:21 PM

Policy

Virginia-Style Hurricane Relief: Occupational Licensing for Public Insurance Adjusters

John Ross | 10.31.2012 1:44 PM

Policy

Feds Investigate Asset Forfeiture Slush Fund in Bal Harbour, Florida

John Ross | 10.29.2012 9:11 AM

Policy

Will Michigan Create an Interior Design Guild?

John Ross | 10.26.2012 2:40 PM

Policy

Mount Vernon, New York, Insufficiently "Pretty," Says City Council. Eminent Domain Abuse Ensues.

John Ross | 10.25.2012 4:20 PM

Policy

Zealous Regulators, Dangerous Grandparents, and a Prosecutor's Discretion: A Child Care Round-Up

John Ross | 10.23.2012 4:26 PM

Policy

The Empire State Strikes Back: Post-Kelo Eminent Domain Abuse in New York

John Ross | 10.19.2012 11:30 AM

Policy

Halloween Costumes, Barbers, and Farm Fixers: Occupational Licensing Round-Up

John Ross | 10.17.2012 5:01 PM

Economics

Hawaii Zipline Operators Want Protection from Their Competition

John Ross | 10.16.2012 11:15 AM

Policy

Florida Cracks Down on Unlicensed Telemarketers

John Ross | 10.12.2012 1:52 PM

Policy

Thornton Colorado Officials Approve Eminent Domain for Private Use

John Ross | 10.10.2012 3:55 PM

Policy

Georgia Immigration Laws Overwhelm Occupational Licensing Bureaucracy

John Ross | 10.9.2012 12:37 PM

Policy

Audit: Baltimore City Public Schools Playing Fast and Loose with Public Funds

John Ross | 10.8.2012 5:13 PM

Policy

Study: Regulations Meant to Lower Health Care Costs Don't

John Ross | 10.5.2012 3:12 PM

Policy

Moving and Shaking: Lawsuit Filed to Break Up Nevada's Moving Cartel

John Ross | 10.4.2012 12:28 PM

Policy

Eminent Domain for Private Use Approved in Somerville, Massachusetts

John Ross | 10.3.2012 3:28 PM

Policy

Virginia Cigarette Smuggling Sting Yields No Arrests After 19 Months

John Ross | 10.1.2012 5:40 PM

Policy

The Cabs Are Not Alright: Rent-Seeking in Omaha and Lincoln, Ne.

John Ross | 9.28.2012 9:57 AM

Policy

Sell 'Em if You Got 'Em: Cigarette Taxes Help Make Smuggling Smokes Profitable

John Ross | 9.26.2012 11:48 AM

Policy

Cyberbullying Law Threatens Student Speech in North Carolina

You can't say that about school officials on the Internet!

John Ross | 9.26.2012 9:00 AM

Policy

States Cracking Down on Unlicensed Home Improvement Contractors

John Ross | 9.20.2012 12:04 PM

Policy

Not for Teacher: Criminalizing Free Speech in North Carolina

John Ross | 9.18.2012 3:50 PM

Policy

Philadelphia Threatens to Sue Man Who Spent $20,000 Cleaning Up Vacant Lot

John Ross | 9.18.2012 11:07 AM