Trump, Terrorism, and Freedom: New at Reason
"I tend to err on the side of security, I must tell you."
Constitution
Gorsuch's Track Record Suggests He Won't Be Trump's Rubber Stamp
The SCOTUS nominee is not afraid to challenge the government when it exceeds the law.
Gorsuch Defends Illegal Immigrant's Rights, and Progressives Are Appalled
Neal Katyal says a ruling cited by the SCOTUS nominee's opponents shows why liberals should support him.
Is Neil Gorsuch 'Conservative' in a Good Way?
Let's hope he conserves the Constitution.
Students Arrested for Passing Out Pocket Constitutions on Michigan Community College Campus Sue School
Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) members are fighting back after being charged with trespassing for handing out constitutions without permission.
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Minnesota's Indefinite Detention of Sex Offenders
The program purports to treat people with statutorily defined mental illnesses but has not cured any.
Miami Mayor's Adviser Proposes 'Civility Courts' Because Rudeness Is Bad
Under Mikki Canton's blatantly unconstitutional plan, incivility would be punished by community service.
Backpage Leaders Beat Pimping Charges as Court Affirms Importance of Immunity for Web Publishers of Third-Party Speech
"Congress has spoken on this matter and it is for Congress, not this Court, to revisit."
Ohio Lawmakers Vote to Ban Abortion Just a Few Weeks Post-Conception
The 'Heartbeat Bill' was considered too unconstitutional to touch, but "Trump's election changed the dynamic."
Two Federal Courts Call BS on Banning Sex Offenders From 'Child Safety Zones'
Rulings deem Indiana and North Carolina laws unconstitutionally vague and unjustifiably wide.
Proposed 'Anti-Semitism Awareness Act' is an Unconstitutional Mess
Bipartisan Senate bill would make "judging Israel by a double standard" a hate crime.
On Flag Burning, Trump Differs With Scalia but Agrees With Clinton
The justice Trump admires twice voted to overturn criminal penalties for flag burning, which Clinton later tried to reinstate.
Trump Says He's Not Sure Torture Works but Might Use It Anyway
The president-elect reserves the right to torture terrorism suspects for revenge.
Why Minorities Will Save American Constitutional Traditions in the Age of Trump
Don't count on resistance from the white establishment
Minorites, Not Whites, Will Save the U.S. Constitution in Trump's America
If only they'll need it more
Defense Distributed, of 3D-Printed Gun Fame, Requests Rehearing on Denial of Its Injunction Against the State Department for Crushing Its Free Speech Rights
Is hosting a file that instructs a 3D printer how to make a plastic gun such a threat to national security that the First Amendment must take a back seat?
Don Kates, R.I.P.
Legal scholar laid the groundwork for the modern revolution in sensible Second Amendment jurisprudence.
Clinton's Constitutional Contempt
While Trump does not know what the Constitution says, his opponent doesn't care.
Neither Trump Nor Clinton Understands What the Supreme Court Is Supposed to Do
Both candidates promise appointees who share their policy views.
Constitutional Originalists Against Trump
Why top libertarian and conservative legal scholars oppose the GOP candidate.
Trump Will Torch the Supreme Court
Conservatives hoping Trump will be better than Hillary on SCOTUS are fooling themselves.
Victory Over Taxi Monopolists in 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Attempts by cabbies in Milwaukee and Chicago to crush competition from Uber-like services or more taxi drivers both shot down in federal court by Judge Richard Posner; Reason Foundation amicus brief relied on.
SCOTUS Won't Hear Illinois Sheriff's Appeal of Order to Stop Threatening Credit Card Companies for Working With Backpage
Visa and Mastercard had ceased serving the site under threat of sanction from the Illinois sheriff.
Federal Judge Overturns Ban on Openly Carrying Guns in Public
The ruling also rejects an "assault weapon" ban, caliber restrictions for long guns, a heavy handgun tax, and registration requirements.
Judge Dismisses Challenge to Special Sex Offender Passports
The plaintiffs argued that the newly mandated stigma is unconstitutional.
Sex Offenders Say Idaho's Retroactive Registration Requirements Are Unconstitutional
Idaho's law is similar to Michigan's, which a federal appeals court recently deemed punitive.
Future Supreme Court Picks
The next president could choose up to five Supreme Court Justices.
Donald Trump Vs. The Sixth Amendment
Just hours after New York bombing suspect was caught, Trump was already bemoaning how slowly the wheels of justice are turning.
D.C. Circuit Hears Challenges to 'Good Reason' Requirement for Carry Permits
Gun rights groups argue that the District of Columbia's restrictions on self-defense outside the home violate the Second Amendment.
How the Equal Rights Amendment Succeeded
Even though it never passed, the courts have ruled women and men should be treated the same.
September 11: Remembering Lives and Liberties Lost 15 Years Ago
Fifteen years later, we really do have "nothing to fear but fear itself"
Probation for Sex With Another Teenager, 3.5 Years in Prison for Failing to Register
The 9th Circuit upholds retroactive application of Arizona's registration requirement for sex offenders.
The Constitutional Remnant
How a 229-year-old document disrupted both major-party conventions
The Perverse Penalties of Leper Lists
A federal appeals court finds little evidence that the burdens imposed by sex offender registries are justified.
6th Circuit Says Mich. Sex Offender Registry Is Punitive and, Not Incidentally, Stupid
Concluding that retroactive application of the law is unconstitutional, the appeals court also questions its rationality.
Connecticut Makes it Hard for Poor Students to Escape Standard Public Schools; Sued Over Practice
Students Matter, the group behind California's Vergara suit, asserts laws making it harder for poor kids to get into magnet or charter schools violates a federal right to education.
George Will on the Limits of Majority Rule
"What we need is an engaged judiciary asserting the fact that the essence of America is not majority rule, it is liberty."
The One Civil Liberty Trump Likes and Clinton Hates
The billionaire blabbermouth is right about his Democratic opponent's hostility to gun rights.
Gary Johnson and the Promise of Libertarian Constitutionalism
Is the Constitution a libertarian document?
Ruling Allows Online Sex Solicitors to Argue 'She Said She Was 16'
The Minnesota Court of Appeals says due process requires allowing a mistake-of-age defense.
Delaware Supreme Court Rules Death Penalty Unconstitutional
Judges say death penalty violates 6th Amendment right to a jury
Why Trump Will Wreck the Constitution Worse Than Even Hillary
He has not a constitutional bone in his body
To Stop Terrorism, Trump Wants to Block Immigration From Most Countries
"I'm talking territory instead of Muslim," he says, but adds that the Constitution "doesn't necessarily give us the right to commit suicide."
Newt Gingrich's Response to Nice Terror Attack: Rip Up the Constitution
Former Speaker of the House wants to "test" anyone of "Muslim background" and criminalize the internet.
