Constitution

Politics

Supreme Court to Weigh Affirmative Action, Property Rights, and More

Damon Root | 10.1.2012 11:42 AM

Policy

Is the Federal Reserve Unconstitutional?

Damon Root | 9.28.2012 1:19 PM

Civil Liberties

Did Crappy Expert Testimony Condemn an Innocent Woman to Prison for Murder?

Jacob Sullum | 9.28.2012 12:00 PM

Politics

Zimbabwe Making Progress on Constitutional Reforms

Changes are happening ahead of schedule

Reason Staff | 9.26.2012 12:44 PM

Politics

What Explains the Enduring Appeal of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes?

Damon Root | 9.25.2012 3:21 PM

Politics

Protecting Property Rights from the Army Corps of Engineers

The Supreme Court prepares to hear a major Takings Clause case.

Damon Root | 9.19.2012 4:30 PM

Politics

'We Won in Our Effort to Preserve the Constitution'

Legal scholar Randy Barnett on why the Supreme Court ObamaCare decision isn't as bad as you think

Damon Root | 9.18.2012 7:00 AM

Politics

John Roberts vs. Antonin Scalia

Understanding the changing face of legal conservatism

Damon Root | 9.14.2012 9:38 AM

Policy

Federal Judge Permanently Blocks the Indefinite Detainment Provision of the NDAA, Because It's Unconstitutional, Obama Administration Appeals [Updated]

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.13.2012 5:30 PM

Politics

The Democrats' Fake Freedoms

The president's party can't seem to distinguish between defending rights and soliciting subsidies.

Jacob Sullum | 9.12.2012 7:00 AM

Policy

Obama Brags About His 'Extensive Process' for Deciding Who Will Die

Jacob Sullum | 9.7.2012 3:57 PM

Politics

If Democrats Did Not Worry So Much About Fake Rights, They Might Be More Respectful of Real Ones

Jacob Sullum | 9.5.2012 12:15 PM

Politics

Constitution Lacking in Democratic Platform

Founding document mentioned directly only three times

Reason Staff | 9.4.2012 12:00 PM

Politics

The Republicans' Selective Reading of the Constitution

Jacob Sullum | 8.28.2012 8:04 PM

Politics

Mitt Romney's Flawed Agenda for the Supreme Court

Damon Root | 8.28.2012 11:03 AM

Politics

Did Todd Akin Make the GOP's 28-Year-Old Abortion Plank Suddenly Relevant?

Jacob Sullum | 8.27.2012 5:27 PM

Politics

Does the Constitution Allow Affirmative Action at Public Universities?

Damon Root | 8.23.2012 9:29 AM

Politics

Romney's Rape Exception

The Republican presidential nominee is less consistently pro-life than Todd Akin or Paul Ryan.

Jacob Sullum | 8.22.2012 7:00 AM

Politics

U.S. Postal Service Can Make Americans Dislike The Simpsons

Tim Cavanaugh | 8.21.2012 2:50 PM

Politics

The Rise of the Libertarian Legal Movement

Damon Root | 8.20.2012 2:00 PM

Politics

Funeral Rights and Speech Rights

The new federal ban on funeral protests sacrifices liberty in an ostentatious display of patriotism.

Jacob Sullum | 8.15.2012 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Is it Time for a State Repeal Amendment in Constitution?

Allow two-thirds of states to vote to repeal any federal law.

Reason Staff | 8.10.2012 6:15 PM

Politics

Federal Judge Strikes Down Utah's Bogus Licensing Scheme for African Hairbraiders

Damon Root | 8.9.2012 5:10 PM

Politics

Conservatives vs. Liberals vs. Libertarians at the Supreme Court

Damon Root | 8.7.2012 5:59 PM

Policy

NYPD Stops Drop As Officers Learn About This Fourth Amendment Thingie

Jacob Sullum | 8.6.2012 11:20 AM

Politics

Top 10 Libertarian Supreme Court Decisions

Sometimes the High Court gets it right.

Damon Root | 8.2.2012 1:30 PM

Politics

Should the U.S. Emulate Germany's Campaign Against Scientology?

Jacob Sullum | 7.27.2012 1:46 PM

Politics

Obama Still Thinks the Second Amendment Is About Hunting

Jacob Sullum | 7.26.2012 12:42 PM

Politics

Batman Shooter: Tragedy Shouldn't Make Policy

Brian Doherty | 7.20.2012 11:31 AM

Politics

Americans Wanted SCOTUS to Overturn ObamaCare, and They're Glad It Didn't

Jacob Sullum | 7.19.2012 5:15 PM

Politics

Would Family-Friendly TV Fare Disappear Without the FCC?

Jacob Sullum | 7.18.2012 5:05 PM

Politics

Seeking Just Compensation for Damages from Federal Flooding

Damon Root | 7.18.2012 4:00 PM

Politics

Constitution, Schmonstitution, Bloomberg Says

Jacob Sullum | 7.18.2012 1:14 PM

Politics

Obamacare's Unenforceable Linchpin

The mandate to buy health insurance becomes an easily avoided tax.

Jacob Sullum | 7.18.2012 7:00 AM

Politics

Fixing the Constitution By Restoring Federalism

Damon Root | 7.17.2012 4:58 PM

Politics

Why Refute Lies When You Can Throw Liars in Jail?

Jacob Sullum | 7.17.2012 3:07 PM

Politics

German Constitutional Court to Rule on Eurozone Measures in September

Matthew Feeney | 7.16.2012 3:23 PM

Politics

Should the Supreme Court Defer to Congress and Uphold the Defense of Marriage Act?

Damon Root | 7.12.2012 5:08 PM

Politics

House Obamacare Repeal Passes

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.11.2012 4:09 PM

Politics

The Conservative vs. Libertarian Take on the U.S. Constitution

Damon Root | 7.10.2012 3:00 PM

Politics

Damon Root Talks Libertarians, Conservatives, and the Constitution at the 92nd Street Y

Reason Staff | 7.10.2012 9:18 AM

Politics

Is Obama's Presidency More Imperial Than Bush's?

Jacob Sullum | 7.9.2012 4:44 AM

Politics

Overturn California's Foie Gras Ban

Foie gras producers and sellers fight back against an unconstitutional state law.

Baylen Linnekin | 7.7.2012 8:00 AM

Politics

Is Anthony Kennedy the Supreme Court's "Most Consistent Libertarian"?

Damon Root | 7.6.2012 4:42 PM

Politics

Roberts' Rules of Meddling

Calling a regulation a tax does not make it any less intrusive.

Jacob Sullum | 7.4.2012 7:00 AM