Supreme Court

Policy

Scalia Accuses Prominent Judge of Lying

He's engaged in a spat with Richard Posner over judicial philosophy

Reason Staff | 9.18.2012 1:48 PM

Politics

'We Won in Our Effort to Preserve the Constitution'

Legal scholar Randy Barnett on why the Supreme Court ObamaCare decision isn't as bad as you think

Damon Root | 9.18.2012 7:00 AM

Politics

John Roberts vs. Antonin Scalia

Understanding the changing face of legal conservatism

Damon Root | 9.14.2012 9:38 AM

Policy

House Passes New "Stolen Valor" Bill

In response to Supreme Court decision, those who lie about military record must be attempting to commit fraud

Reason Staff | 9.13.2012 5:30 PM

Policy

States Step Up to Oppose Defense of Marriage Act

Gay-marriage friendly states ask Supreme Court to strike it down

Reason Staff | 9.8.2012 12:15 PM

Politics

Democrats Vow to Amend the Constitution "If Necessary" to Overturn Citizens United

Damon Root | 9.4.2012 6:50 PM

Politics

Mitt Romney's Flawed Agenda for the Supreme Court

Damon Root | 8.28.2012 11:03 AM

Politics

Does the Constitution Allow Affirmative Action at Public Universities?

Damon Root | 8.23.2012 9:29 AM

Politics

Union Shutdown

1st Amendment vs. big labor

Damon Root | 8.22.2012 2:07 PM

Politics

FCC, 0 for 3

SCOTUS on censorship

Peter Suderman | 8.22.2012 2:00 PM

Politics

The Rise of the Libertarian Legal Movement

Damon Root | 8.20.2012 2:00 PM

Politics

Funeral Rights and Speech Rights

The new federal ban on funeral protests sacrifices liberty in an ostentatious display of patriotism.

Jacob Sullum | 8.15.2012 7:00 AM

Policy

Obama Administration Supports Racial Preferences in College Admissions

Justice Department asks SCOTUS not to interfere with guidelines in University of Texas case.

Reason Staff | 8.13.2012 10:15 PM

Politics

Conservatives vs. Liberals vs. Libertarians at the Supreme Court

Damon Root | 8.7.2012 5:59 PM

Politics

John Roberts' Flawed Obamacare Decision

Damon Root | 8.6.2012 4:28 PM

Politics

Top 10 Libertarian Supreme Court Decisions

Sometimes the High Court gets it right.

Damon Root | 8.2.2012 1:30 PM

Politics

California's Gay Marriage Ban Lands on the Supreme Court's Desk

Damon Root | 8.1.2012 5:09 PM

Politics

Obama Still Thinks the Second Amendment Is About Hunting

Jacob Sullum | 7.26.2012 12:42 PM

Politics

Scalia Says Supreme Court Not in Strife Over Obamacare Ruling

Damon Root | 7.26.2012 10:56 AM

Politics

ObamaCare's Unenforceable Tax

Desert Dispatch

Reason Staff | 7.24.2012 12:23 PM

Politics

Americans Wanted SCOTUS to Overturn ObamaCare, and They're Glad It Didn't

Jacob Sullum | 7.19.2012 5:15 PM

Politics

Would Family-Friendly TV Fare Disappear Without the FCC?

Jacob Sullum | 7.18.2012 5:05 PM

Politics

Seeking Just Compensation for Damages from Federal Flooding

Damon Root | 7.18.2012 4:00 PM

Politics

Obamacare's Unenforceable Linchpin

The mandate to buy health insurance becomes an easily avoided tax.

Jacob Sullum | 7.18.2012 7:00 AM

Politics

Why Refute Lies When You Can Throw Liars in Jail?

Jacob Sullum | 7.17.2012 3:07 PM

Politics

Enyclopedia Brown: The Grown-Up Years

Jesse Walker | 7.17.2012 12:33 PM

Politics

Should the Supreme Court Defer to Congress and Uphold the Defense of Marriage Act?

Damon Root | 7.12.2012 5:08 PM

Politics

Randy Barnett: Losing ObamaCare While Preserving the Constitution

Damon Root and Jim Epstein | 7.12.2012 9:42 AM

Politics

The Conservative vs. Libertarian Take on the U.S. Constitution

Damon Root | 7.10.2012 3:00 PM

Politics

The Supreme Court and the 2012 Election

Damon Root | 7.10.2012 2:46 PM

Politics

Why Would Anyone Pay the Penalty for Being Uninsured?

Jacob Sullum | 7.10.2012 8:49 AM

Politics

The Supreme Court's Conservatives Are Mad as Hell at Chief Justice Roberts

Damon Root | 7.9.2012 3:05 PM

Politics

Revealed: The Supreme Court Has Had More Leaks Than a Flomax Convention

Nick Gillespie | 7.9.2012 12:21 PM

Politics

The Supreme Court's Dismal ObamaCare Decision

How conservative legal philosophy helped create the health care ruling

Sheldon Richman | 7.8.2012 8:00 AM

Politics

Is Anthony Kennedy the Supreme Court's "Most Consistent Libertarian"?

Damon Root | 7.6.2012 4:42 PM

Politics

Is ObamaCare's Mandate a Tax or a Penalty? Everyone Agrees the Answer Is Yes.

Peter Suderman | 7.5.2012 1:51 PM

Politics

Did John Roberts Foreshadow His ObamaCare Decision With a Reference to a 1927 Oscar Winning War Movie?

Peter Suderman | 7.5.2012 12:29 PM

Politics

Supreme Court Word Games Saved ObamaCare

There's no victory for liberty in the health care case.

Sheldon Richman | 7.4.2012 12:00 PM

Politics

Roberts' Rules of Meddling

Calling a regulation a tax does not make it any less intrusive.

Jacob Sullum | 7.4.2012 7:00 AM

Politics

Report: John Roberts Wrote the Bulk of the Dissenting ObamaCare Decision That He Voted Against

Peter Suderman | 7.3.2012 4:04 PM

Politics

ThinkProgress Thinks Justice Thomas Might Be a Bit Leaky

Scott Shackford | 7.3.2012 2:31 PM

Politics

The Case Against Judicial Restraint: ObamaCare Edition

Damon Root | 7.3.2012 12:57 PM

Politics

Did John Roberts Switch His ObamaCare Vote? If So, Why?

Peter Suderman | 7.2.2012 4:34 PM

Politics

Fury at Chief Justice John Roberts Is Misplaced

Lawyers and judges alone can't preserve Americans' freedoms.

Ira Stoll | 7.2.2012 4:30 PM

Politics

Was Replacing a Boundless Commerce Clause With a Boundless Tax Power a Stroke of Genius?

Jacob Sullum | 7.2.2012 9:33 AM