Courts

Politics

Why the Stockton California Bankruptcy Ruling Can't Stop Public Sector Pension Reform

A federal judge approved Stockton's bankruptcy exit plan which punts on pension debt. But other cities are free to tackle the problem, and they must.

Steven Greenhut | 11.7.2014 12:00 PM

Gay Marriage

Citing Judicial Deference to Legislators, Federal Judge Upholds Obamacare in 2011, Gay Marriage Bans in 2014

Damon Root | 11.7.2014 9:43 AM

Politics

Huge Win for Gun Rights in Alabama Election

Damon Root | 11.5.2014 9:32 AM

Policy

Hells Angels vs. DEA Agents and SWAT Team With Explosives

Zenon Evans | 10.31.2014 11:40 AM

Policy

Lawsuit Targets Idiotic Florida Ban on Beer Growlers

Damon Root | 10.28.2014 4:45 PM

Militarization of Police

Texas Prosecutor Responds to Reason's "Purple Zone Raid" Article/Video

Anthony Fisher | 10.28.2014 1:50 PM

Politics

"A Blatant Lie": Texas Prosecutor Rod Ponton Responds to Reason

Anthony Fisher | 10.28.2014 1:45 PM

Militarization of Police

Sex, Spice, and Small-Town Texas Justice: The Purple Zone Raid

Anthony Fisher | 10.25.2014 7:00 PM

Policy

Do U.S. Ebola Patients Have a Constitutional Right to Try Experimental Drugs?

Damon Root | 10.9.2014 9:40 AM

Policy

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Gay Marriage Bans in Idaho and Nevada

Damon Root | 10.7.2014 5:00 PM

Politics

Journalist Enters Closed Public Park, Finds Self in Federal Court, Ends Up Scrubbing Toilets

Zenon Evans | 10.7.2014 1:15 PM

Policy

Lawsuit: TSA Agents Opened Urn and Spilled Ashes Throughout Suitcase

Zenon Evans | 10.3.2014 11:10 AM

Civil Liberties

Federal Court Allows Civil Rights Case Against Baltimore Cop Who Inspired a Character on The Wire

Damon Root | 10.3.2014 10:51 AM

Homelessness

No Napping!

War on the poor

Scott Shackford | 10.1.2014 7:00 AM

Due Process

Brickbat: Due Process

Charles Oliver | 9.24.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

How Court Fees and Fines Can Crush You, Ferguson Department

Brian Doherty | 9.13.2014 10:40 PM

Policy

Property Rights Under Fire in Virginia

Local government uses extortionist tactics to fill its coffers.

A. Barton Hinkle | 9.8.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

The Obama Administration Gets Its Wish In Legal Challenge to Obamacare Subsidies

Peter Suderman | 9.4.2014 10:37 AM

Civil Liberties

Federal Court Questions 'Self-Serving' Police Account of Fatal Shooting

Jury trial ordered for California cops who shot and killed an unarmed suspect

Damon Root | 9.3.2014 4:31 PM

Politics

Federal Judge Upholds Louisiana Ban on Gay Marriage, Says 'Traditional Authority' Must Trump 'Lifestyle Choices'

Damon Root | 9.3.2014 2:27 PM

Murder

Acquitted: Texas Man Accused of Revenge-Killing His Sons' Killer

Reason Staff | 8.27.2014 5:04 PM

Politics

D.C. Asks Federal Court to Erase Second Amendment Opinion Recognizing Right to Carry

Damon Root | 8.27.2014 11:19 AM

Policy

Petty Law Enforcement and Its Effect on Ferguson

Brian Doherty | 8.21.2014 3:52 PM

Politics

Former Auburn Cop's Ticket and Arrest Quotas Case Dismissed

Tracy Oppenheimer | 8.20.2014 4:30 PM

Courts

Impeachment Possible for Tennessee Justices

Hit em with the book.

Reason Staff | 8.13.2014 5:30 PM

Civil Liberties

I've Got a Little List

Charles Oliver | 8.8.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: I've Got a Little List

Charles Oliver | 8.8.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Connecticut Court Says Cops Can Detain You For Being Near Someone That's Getting Arrested

Brittany Morrisey | 8.6.2014 4:45 PM

Politics

New Jersey Supreme Court: 'Violent, Profane, and Disturbing Rap Lyrics' Inadmissible in Attempted Murder Trial

Damon Root | 8.5.2014 11:14 AM

Culture

The Language of Love

Charles Oliver | 7.24.2014 6:00 AM

Culture

Brickbat: The Language of Love

Charles Oliver | 7.24.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

3 Takeaways from Today's Big Rulings on Obamacare's Subsidies

Peter Suderman | 7.22.2014 4:33 PM

Courts

Judge Not

Charles Oliver | 7.22.2014 6:00 AM

Culture

Brickbat: Judge Not

Charles Oliver | 7.22.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

This Little Piggy

Charles Oliver | 7.11.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: This Little Piggy

Charles Oliver | 7.11.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

This Independence Day, America Again Has a Monarch

We have gone from an inherited tyrant to an elected one.

Andrew Napolitano | 7.3.2014 7:00 AM

Courts

The Eyes of Texas

Charles Oliver | 7.3.2014 6:00 AM

Courts

Brickbat: The Eyes of Texas

Charles Oliver | 7.3.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Supreme Court Strikes Down Obama's Unconstitutional Executive Overreach 9–0

Damon Root | 6.26.2014 10:55 AM

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Round-Up: Cellphone Privacy Wins Big, Aereo Loses Big

Zenon Evans | 6.25.2014 5:03 PM

Policy

Supreme Court Rules 6–3 Against Aereo

A setback for tech freedom.

Jesse Walker | 6.25.2014 2:32 PM

Gay Marriage

New Ruling on Utah Gay Marriage Inches Laws Closer to Another Supreme Court Review

Scott Shackford | 6.25.2014 2:15 PM

Politics

Supreme Court Announces Major Victory for Cellphone Privacy

Damon Root | 6.25.2014 11:25 AM

Politics

Sotomayor Praises Affirmative Action and Legacy Admissions, Doesn't Realize Those Things Are Awful

Sotomayor thinks legacy admissions are somehow helping the disadvantaged, when in reality they do the opposite.

Robby Soave | 6.23.2014 3:44 PM

Policy

Is Obesity a Disability?

If the European Court of Justice labels obesity a disability, it would be binding throughout the European Union.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.17.2014 4:30 PM

Civil Liberties

Take These Chains

Charles Oliver | 6.9.2014 6:00 AM