Supreme Court

Policy

Leading Economists Urge SCOTUS to Reject Occupational Licensing Abuse

Damon Root | 10.13.2014 10:20 AM

Politics

ATTN D.C. Reasonoids: Damon Root Discusses His New Book on the Supreme Court at Cato on Nov. 3

Reason Staff | 10.13.2014 9:40 AM

Policy

Fictional Infractions and Furry Judges

Two cases give the Supreme Court a chance to limit cops' broad power to stop and search your car.

Jacob Sullum | 10.13.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Supreme Court: Wisconsin's Voter ID Law on Hold

Reason Staff | 10.10.2014 8:00 AM

Politics

Meet the Conservative Federal Judge Who May Force SCOTUS to Rule on Gay Marriage

Damon Root | 10.9.2014 1:00 PM

Policy

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

Damon Root | 10.9.2014 9:40 AM

Policy

Justice Alito Mocks Arkansas Ban on Muslim Prisoner's Beard

Damon Root | 10.8.2014 4:35 PM

Civil Liberties

Justice Kennedy Puts Gay Marriage on Temporary Hold in Idaho

Reason Staff | 10.8.2014 2:13 PM

Policy

Justice Kennedy Temporarily Blocks Pro-Gay Marriage Ruling in Idaho

Damon Root | 10.8.2014 11:19 AM

Policy

No Local Option on Gay Marriage

Federalism is no longer a viable approach to same-sex unions, if it ever was.

Jacob Sullum | 10.8.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

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

Damon Root | 10.7.2014 5:00 PM

Policy

Today at SCOTUS: Prison Security vs. Inmates' Religious Liberty

Damon Root | 10.7.2014 9:52 AM

Policy

Supreme Court Weighs Police Officer's 'Mistake of Law' in Fourth Amendment Case

Damon Root | 10.6.2014 5:30 PM

Policy

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Gay Marriage Cases from Virginia, Oklahoma, Utah, Wisconsin, and Indiana

Damon Root | 10.6.2014 10:22 AM

Gay Marriage

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Same-Sex Marriage Appeals

Decision defies predictions

Reason Staff | 10.6.2014 9:56 AM

Policy

Today at SCOTUS: Police Errors vs. the Fourth Amendment

Damon Root | 10.6.2014 8:40 AM

Policy

SCOTUS to Decide How Long Cops Can Wait for a Four-Legged Search Warrant

Jacob Sullum | 10.3.2014 2:14 PM

Supreme Court

Here's What the Supreme Court Will Hear Next Term

It all starts on Monday.

Reason Staff | 10.2.2014 6:00 PM

Politics

Welcome Back, SCOTUS: 3 Supreme Court Cases to Watch in October 2014

The high court prepares to tackle aggressive police tactics, religious liberty for prisoners, and occupational licensing abuse.

Damon Root | 10.2.2014 4:31 PM

Politics

How Liberals Became the New Book Banners

The First Amendment is under fire from the progressive left.

A. Barton Hinkle | 10.1.2014 10:30 AM

Politics

The Rise and Fall of Aereo

The Supreme Court squashes one possible future of television.

Damon Root | 10.1.2014 10:00 AM

Politics

Supreme Court Shoots Down Early Voting in Ohio

Reason Staff | 9.30.2014 8:45 AM

Politics

Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg Just Disqualify Herself from Hearing the Texas Abortion Clinic Case?

Damon Root | 9.29.2014 3:20 PM

Politics

Two Jeers for Eric Holder

Damon Root | 9.26.2014 11:56 AM

Policy

Should Obsolete Justifications for a 1952 Law Still Hold Legal Force Today? SCOTUS May Decide

Damon Root | 9.25.2014 10:07 AM

Politics

Federal Judge Strikes Down Ohio 'False' Speech Law, Rules for Susan B. Anthony List

Damon Root | 9.12.2014 11:24 AM

Politics

Obama Loses 9-0 at SCOTUS, New York Times Writer Calls It 'Major Victory for the President.' Wait, What?

Damon Root | 9.9.2014 12:16 PM

Gay Marriage

States to Supreme Court: Figure Out Gay Marriage for Us, Please

Scott Shackford | 9.5.2014 11:30 AM

Politics

That Time the President, the FBI, and a Moonlighting Supreme Court Justice Tried to Dig Up Dirt on a Movie Star

When LBJ ordered an investigation of George Hamilton.

Jesse Walker | 9.2.2014 11:35 AM

Policy

'How the Supreme Court Protects Bad Cops'

Damon Root | 8.28.2014 3:20 PM

Politics

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

Damon Root | 8.27.2014 11:19 AM

Fifth Amendment

Man Convicted of Manslaughter for Not Expressing Concern About Crash Victims

Scott Shackford | 8.18.2014 4:20 PM

Politics

Another Good Reason Why the I.R.S. Deserves No Deference from the Federal Courts

Damon Root | 8.11.2014 4:16 PM

Politics

Stephen Breyer, the Supreme Court's 'Raging Pragmatist'

Damon Root | 8.8.2014 11:47 AM

Politics

Why the I.R.S. Should Receive No Deference from the Federal Courts

Damon Root | 8.6.2014 12:44 PM

Policy

Is Justice Kennedy 'Libertarian' When He Agrees With Justice Ginsburg and 'Paternalistic' When He Doesn't?

Jacob Sullum | 8.5.2014 1:23 PM

Labor

Illinois Day Care Workers Given Permission to Dump Union

Scott Shackford | 8.1.2014 1:00 PM

Policy

Preferences Nullified

SCOTUS vs. affirmative action

Damon Root | 8.1.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Win or Lose Halbig, Obamacare's Biggest Troubles are Still Ahead

Shikha Dalmia | 8.1.2014 9:08 AM

Politics

Will John Roberts 'Redeem Himself' on Obamacare?

The specter of judicial deference still haunts Halbig v. Burwell.

Damon Root | 7.24.2014 1:00 PM

Politics

Is Halbig the End of Obamacare?: Michael Cannon Explains What Comes Next

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 7.24.2014 11:00 AM

Politics

Obama's Old Law Professor 'Wouldn't Bet the Family Farm' on Obamacare Subsidies Surviving at SCOTUS

Damon Root | 7.23.2014 10:50 AM

Affirmative Action

Fifth Circuit Decision a Win For Affirmative Action, But Will It Survive?

Opponents of affirmative action were unfazed by the ruling.

Robby Soave | 7.16.2014 12:20 PM

Politics

Obama Administration Defends 'Almost-Orwellian' NSA in Federal Court

Damon Root | 7.15.2014 11:53 AM

Politics

Dear Liberals, Stop Freaking Out About the Supreme Court

Freedom isn't so dangerous.

A. Barton Hinkle | 7.14.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

Lawsuit Against USDA Says Authoritarian Cherry Board Is the Pits

A lawsuit shines a light on a USDA-created board that controls supply, says you can't sell tart cherries without board permission.

Baylen Linnekin | 7.12.2014 8:00 AM

Policy

According to 46 Senators, 'Political Equality' Means Some People Have More Freedom of Speech Than Others

Jacob Sullum | 7.11.2014 12:32 PM