Federal Court Upholds Cruel, Unconstitutional St. Louis Ban on Sharing Food with Homeless
The ordinance governing how food can be shared is designed to make it next to impossible to share food.
The ordinance governing how food can be shared is designed to make it next to impossible to share food.
The Constitution's commerce clause guarantees a domestic free trade zone. A state law that bars a resident from traveling to take advantage of another state’s economic activity would be unconstitutional.
Despite opposing the drug war, and indicating that he will even vote for the measure himself, the state LP's chairman said the initiative would not get the party's stamp of approval.
The lawsuit has a more conventional - and stronger - basis for standing than that filed yesterday by the Pacific Legal Foundation.
Social media companies are eager to appease the government by suppressing disfavored speech.
If all of the ballot initiatives succeed, pot will be legal in 25 states.
Political scientist David Leal explains why conservatives should reject efforts to compel states and localities to help enforce federal laws these jurisdictions oppose.
Educational freedom is good for everybody but unions, bureaucrats, and the education establishment.
Another proposed ban shows the true motivations of the culture war.
But the bill is still a mess.
A series of bills introduced in the state Legislature would prohibit city councils and county courts from adopting their own eviction moratoriums.
Previous efforts languished in committees.
The suit deserves to fail for much the same reasons as Trump-era attacks on immigration sanctuaries.
Plus: An antitrust lawsuit against Juul was dismissed, the EARN IT Act's sponsor has a new proposal, and more...
Ernest Johnson is scheduled to be executed today.
A little-known agreement allows police officers to seize packages at FedEx sorting centers.
Kevin Strickland, Christopher Dunn, and Lamar Johnson are still paying for crimes that government officials say they did not commit.
The anti-commandeering principle serves causes favored by both the right and the left.
Biden's Justice Department has some problems with this.
Luther Hall was assaulted so severely he required a spinal fusion.
No third-party options were on the menu for the launch of this new voting system.
St. Louis residents agree to shift to approval voting for local primaries.
Mark and Patricia McCloskey's justification for brandishing their guns depends on facts, not ideology.
What is the state's position when an innocent man spends 25 years in prison?
As a state attorney, the young GOP senator oversaw raids of more than a dozen massage parlors, but he didn’t secure a single sex trafficking conviction.
The difference implies that the virus is much less deadly than it looks, but it also makes contact tracing a daunting challenge.
St. Louis tattlers discover their complaints about open businesses are public records.
A slew of decisive primary victories expand the former vice president's lead in the Democratic primary.
Lamar Johnson, who is serving his 25th year in prison, has been absolved of responsibility for a 1994 murder. A circuit judge says it's too late to give him a new trial.
St. Charles County law enforcement used shady practices to seize motorists' assets without convictions.
Kansas City wants everyone except bus riders to pay for bus rides.
Reason previously shared the story of Ricky Kidd's wrongful conviction in April.
People charged—but not convicted—of crimes often have to wait weeks to see a judge if they’re too poor to pay for their freedom.
It will be called the "Missouri Task Force Task Force."
Fellow inmates did more to help ReGina Thurman than her guards and nurses.
Director Penny Lane chronicles the rise of the Satanic Temple, a group that combines theatrical stunts with political activism.
Over 23 years ago Missouri’s criminal justice system failed a man charged with murder. This week he’s looking at his last best chance at freedom.
Spoiler alert: They didn't find any.
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