Federal Courts

Reason Roundup

Planned Parenthood Succeeds in Getting Missouri's 8-Week Abortion Ban Blocked, but Rule Against Race- or Sex-Selective Abortion Remains in Place

Plus: North Carolina sues eight more e-cig companies, Tulsi Gabbard fails to meet debate threshold, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.28.2019 9:33 AM

Criminal Justice

Court Sides With Prison Guards Who Forced Female Inmates To Expose Genitals During Training Exercise

The search raised Fourth Amendment concerns.

Billy Binion | 8.13.2019 1:30 PM

Reason Roundup

Cops Can't Take a Joke? The First Amendment Doesn't Care

Plus: Behind the bipartisan war on internet speech, New York "decriminalizes" pot (but you'll still get fined), and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.30.2019 9:30 AM

Abortion

Let Midwives and Nurse Practitioners Provide First-Trimester Abortions, Says Federal Court

"First trimester abortions, which typically require only medication, do not require the onsite presence of a licensed physician."

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.9.2019 1:45 PM

Civil Liberties

The Feds Make a Killing by Overcharging for Electronic Court Records

C.J. Ciaramella | 4.22.2019 7:05 AM