Constitution

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

Politics

The Case Against Judicial Restraint: ObamaCare Edition

Damon Root | 7.3.2012 12:57 PM

Politics

Fury at Chief Justice John Roberts Is Misplaced

Lawyers and judges alone can't preserve Americans' freedoms.

Ira Stoll | 7.2.2012 4:30 PM

Politics

Was Replacing a Boundless Commerce Clause With a Boundless Tax Power a Stroke of Genius?

Jacob Sullum | 7.2.2012 9:33 AM

Politics

The Power to Tax Is The Power

Understanding the Supreme Court's ObamaCare ruling

Sheldon Richman | 7.1.2012 8:00 AM

Politics

How Judicial Restraint Shaped John Roberts' ObamaCare Decision

The chief justice's deferential stance saves the president's health care overhaul.

Damon Root | 6.29.2012 9:30 AM

Politics

We Are Not Locking You Up for Disobedience; We Are Locking You Up for Failing to Pay the Tax on Disobedience

Jacob Sullum | 6.29.2012 3:39 AM

Politics

Five Justices Rejected the Government's Commerce Clause Theory. Does that Count as a Legal Precedent?

Damon Root | 6.28.2012 5:22 PM

Politics

Why the GOP Will Wish It Could Lead with Ron Paul After This ObamaCare Ruling

Brian Doherty | 6.28.2012 5:11 PM

Politics

Of Course Nancy Pelosi Wore Her Lucky Shoes Today, Probably Had as Much to Do With the Decision as the Constitution. Constitution? Are You Serious?

Ed Krayewski | 6.28.2012 4:37 PM

Politics

Is ObamaCare's 'Shared Responsibility Payment' a Tax or a Penalty? Yes, SCOTUS Says.

Jacob Sullum | 6.28.2012 11:55 AM

Politics

Most of the Justices Reject the Commerce Clause Defense of the Mandate

Jacob Sullum | 6.28.2012 11:11 AM

Politics

SCOTUS Reportedly Upholds Mandate As an Exercise of the Tax Power

Jacob Sullum | 6.28.2012 10:07 AM

Politics

Obamacarians' Pregame Rationalizations: Doesn't Matter; Good for O; All Scalia's Fault, and More!

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.27.2012 6:07 PM

Politics

The Mythical Right to Decency

The Supreme Court passes up a chance to overturn the FCC's unconstitutional speech restrictions.

Jacob Sullum | 6.27.2012 7:00 AM

Politics

Will John Roberts Vote to Uphold ObamaCare?

Damon Root | 6.26.2012 9:42 AM