Cornell Vows Free Expression–Themed Academic Year
"It is critical to our mission as a university to think deeply about freedom of expression and the challenges that result from assaults on it," said Cornell President Martha E. Pollack.
"It is critical to our mission as a university to think deeply about freedom of expression and the challenges that result from assaults on it," said Cornell President Martha E. Pollack.
It's been nearly three years since New York repealed its police secrecy law, and departments are still fighting to hide misconduct records.
The case against the former president is both morally dubious and legally shaky.
Plus: The editors respond to a listener question concerning corporate personhood.
Headlines about the 34 alleged felonies seem to have obscured newly revealed information about the weakness of the charges.
The continuing ambiguity reflects the legal challenges that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg faces in transforming one hush payment into 34 felonies.
The New York charges look weak, and Americans think they’re politically motivated.
Prosecutors are counting each record misrepresenting the former president's reimbursement of that payment as a separate crime.
Plus: the terrible case for pausing A.I. innovation
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is relying on debatable facts and untested legal theories to transform minor misconduct into a felony.
Plus: Evidence that social media causes teen health problems "isn't convincing," more states ban gender transition treatments for minors, and more...
A controversial "good cause" eviction bill that would cap rent increases could be included in a budget bill that must pass by April 1.
From delivery fees to streaming taxes, New York can’t stomach having MTA users actually pay for the system themselves.
In Caroline, New York, officials are trying to impose the city's first zoning code. These residents won't have it.
Federal, state, and local officials will always threaten to weaponize the state against private actors they don't like. The "Kia Challenge" provides the latest example.
The case hinges on the claim that the former president tried to cover up a campaign finance violation with which he was never charged.
Plus: Libertarians ask Supreme Court to consider New York ballot access rule change, Wyoming bans abortion pills, and more...
The third parties think the new ballot restrictions meet no legitimate state interest besides guaranteeing Democrat and Republican hold on government.
New bills in six states showcase some right and wrong ways to help sex workers, from full decriminalization to ramping up penalties for prostitution customers.
Good intentions, bad results.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg reportedly intends to prosecute Trump for falsifying business records.
Yes, even children should have access to an attorney.
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook on Thursday at 1 p.m. ET for a discussion with former New York City police commissioner Bill Bratton about the new documentary "Gotham."
A New York Times story about the state's location-specific gun bans glosses over the vast territory they cover.
Like California’s ruinous A.B. 5, the proposal would greatly harm freelance employment.
"Today's decision is a victory for the First Amendment that should be celebrated by everyone who hopes to see the internet continue as a place where even difficult and contentious issues can be debated and discussed freely," said one attorney.
Because legislators omitted a crucial letter, there is no straightforward way to downgrade convictions for offenses that are no longer felonies.
There are many reasons people move, but overburdening your citizens is a good way to lose them.
The 2nd Circuit reasoned that the government hasn't necessarily taken a landlord's property when it forces him or her to operate at a loss while renting to a tenant he or she never agreed to host.
The city has not granted a single permit since the Supreme Court upheld the right to bear arms last June.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear 94-year-old Geraldine Tyler's case challenging home equity theft.
Data show Florida and New York had similar death numbers despite vastly different approaches.
The governor would let developers route around local zoning codes and get housing projects approved directly by state officials.
In this case, it enables the state to declare the area around Penn Station in New York City "blighted" and thereby authorize the use of eminent domain to take property for transfer to private interests.
The massive power of federal government attracts frauds.
The city has not yet announced whether it will fight the order in court.
Somehow deaths have climbed even though the prison population has dropped.
The mayor is proposing a long list of helpful, but marginal, reforms that would speed up the city's approval processes for new housing.
The rise of remote work has piqued developers' interest in converting empty downtown offices to apartments. Zoning codes and building regulations often make that impossible.
Fixing federal permitting rules and easing immigration policies would help companies like the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which are interested in building more plants in America.
"The state of New York can't turn bloggers into Big Brother, but it's trying to do just that," said FIRE attorney Daniel Ortner.
The New York Civil Liberties Union is fighting about a dozen different lawsuits against stonewalling police departments.
The state's ban applies unless the property owner posts a sign allowing firearms or otherwise gives "express consent."