Supreme Court

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"I always remember the fate of Carrie Buck whenever I hear a judge praised for the literary artfulness of his opinions."

Damon Root | 11.3.2009 12:27 PM

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Tyranny of the Minority

James MacGregor Burns' biased and cartoonish new history of the Supreme Court

Damon Root | 11.2.2009 4:30 PM

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Power to the People

Do we really want the Supreme Court to follow public opinion?

Damon Root | 10.28.2009 3:00 PM

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How Can He Be Conservative If He Wants Limits on Government Power?

Jacob Sullum | 10.27.2009 5:24 PM

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Clarence Thomas on Judicial Grandstanding

Damon Root | 10.26.2009 10:45 AM

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Reason Writers Around Town: Damon Root on Freedom Watch with Judge Andrew Napolitano

Reason Staff | 10.21.2009 2:56 PM

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The New Deal Made Them "Right"

Remembering FDR's principled liberal opponents

Damon Root | 10.16.2009 12:00 PM

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Honest Services Fraud: We Know It When We See It

Jacob Sullum | 10.15.2009 3:00 PM

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Bondage and Discipline Make the Supreme Court

Brian Doherty | 10.13.2009 6:56 PM

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'Can Congress Ban the Human Sacrifice Channel?'

Jacob Sullum | 10.7.2009 1:03 PM

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"This is no time for the court to start picking and choosing when it comes to the Bill of Rights."

Damon Root | 10.7.2009 12:45 PM

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From Guns to Butter

How a Second Amendment case can help restore economic liberty

Jacob Sullum | 10.7.2009 7:00 AM

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Libertarian Victories at the Supreme Court

Damon Root | 10.6.2009 3:45 PM

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Reason Morning Links: Now More Stimulating!

Jesse Walker | 10.5.2009 7:42 AM

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The Supreme Court Takes on Guns, Again

Heller lawyer Alan Gura revived the Second Amendment. Can he do the same for the 14th?

Brian Doherty | 10.1.2009 5:30 PM

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Supreme Court to Decide Whether Second Amendment Applies to States

Brian Doherty | 9.30.2009 11:44 AM

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The Infallible Prosecutor

Should prosecutors who manufacture evidence be susceptible to lawsuits?

Radley Balko | 9.28.2009 12:00 PM

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Reason Morning Links: News from the G20 Summit, the War on Terror, and the Kentucky Rumor Mill

Jesse Walker | 9.25.2009 7:14 AM

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Lochner and Liberty

Dissecting the Supreme Court case that unites the new regulatory czar and his conservative critics

Damon Root | 9.18.2009 3:00 PM

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The Circuit Split over Dildos

Brian Doherty | 9.15.2009 6:50 PM

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What's So Special About Paper?

Jacob Sullum | 9.10.2009 6:00 PM

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More on Citizens United v. FEC

Jacob Sullum | 9.9.2009 2:22 PM

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The New York Times Endorses Restrictions on Political Speech

Damon Root | 9.8.2009 4:31 PM

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Hold On to Your Assets

The Supreme Court reviews Illinois' awful asset forfeiture law.

Radley Balko | 9.8.2009 12:00 PM

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Where Is All This Corporate Corruption I Keep Hearing About?

Jacob Sullum | 9.3.2009 11:40 AM

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Institute for Justice Lists Bannable Books

Jacob Sullum | 9.2.2009 5:58 PM

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Activism in Defense of Free Speech is No Vice

Bad Supreme Court precedent can and should be ignored

Damon Root | 9.2.2009 4:30 PM

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Unfair, Unbalanced, but Free

A "distorted" debate is better than a government-controlled debate.

Jacob Sullum | 9.2.2009 7:00 AM

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Judging Justice Kennedy

Damon Root | 8.28.2009 11:53 AM

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"Judicial engagement is essential to maintaining our liberties"

Damon Root | 8.26.2009 4:32 PM

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"In short, this is precisely the sort of cantankerous political speech that ought to be protected under the First Amendment. The problem is…"

Damon Root | 8.20.2009 2:28 PM

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Dershowitz Corners Scalia on Death Penalty, Catholic Faith

Radley Balko | 8.20.2009 1:51 PM

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Chicago: The Second Amendment Doesn't Apply Here

Damon Root | 8.7.2009 2:49 PM

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Tyranny of the Minority

James MacGregor Burns' biased and cartoonish new history of the Supreme Court

Damon Root | 8.6.2009 3:00 PM

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Reason Morning Links: Remaking Fannie and Freddie, Charging for New York Post Stories, Unfriending the Marines

Jesse Walker | 8.6.2009 9:05 AM

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Harvey Silverglate on Disorderly Conduct As 'Fighting Words'

Jacob Sullum | 7.29.2009 1:11 PM

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Are the Dems All About Abortion When It Comes to The High Court?

Nick Gillespie | 7.22.2009 8:12 AM

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Criminal Justice Missing From Sotomayor Hearings

No one cares to discuss the Supreme Court's most important function: protecting the rights of the accused.

Radley Balko | 7.20.2009 12:00 PM

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The Virtues of Supreme Silence

Why Supreme Court nominees should avoid their own confirmation hearings

Steve Chapman | 7.20.2009 7:00 AM

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Sotomayor's First Big Case May Deal With the Right To Confront Expert Witnesses

Radley Balko | 7.16.2009 2:23 PM

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Schumer Plays Up Sotomayor's Authoritarianism

Radley Balko | 7.15.2009 3:16 PM

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Also, I Know Some Police Officers Who Carry Guns

Jacob Sullum | 7.14.2009 6:40 PM

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Sotomayor on Second Amendment Incorporation

Damon Root | 7.14.2009 10:46 AM

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Sotomayor Shocker: She's Not Too Big on the Second Amendment

Brian Doherty | 7.14.2009 9:51 AM

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How to Grill a Nominee

Jesse Walker | 7.13.2009 12:04 PM

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Reason Morning Links: The Return of the Bush Scandals

Jesse Walker | 7.13.2009 7:27 AM

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Alan Gura: "Heller and the Triumph of Originalist Judicial Engagement"

Damon Root | 7.9.2009 4:49 PM

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The Decline of American Property Rights

Damon Root | 7.7.2009 9:42 AM