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Update on Potential Condemnation of New Jersey Church to Build a Park and Pickleball Courts

After a public outcry, the scheduled vote on the plan to use eminent domain has been postponed indefinitely. If the Town of Toms River does try to condemn the church, there is likely to be a major legal battle.

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Science Needs Dissent: NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya on COVID, Autism, and Climate Change

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya defends open disagreement, criticizes groupthink, and argues that democracy depends on our ability to speak and listen across political and scientific divides.

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Will the Sixth Circuit Get a Summary Reversal in Another Habeas Case?

In Chandler v. Brown, the Sixth Circuit may have been too quick (again) to grant a habeas petition.

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Chris Arnade on China, Wall Street, and Walking Around the World

"I walked the entire length of the New York subway system above ground. I've always been into walking," says the author of the Chris Arnade Walks the World newsletter.

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Trump Is Openly Using the Presidency To Enrich the Trump Brand and Republicans Don't Care

And generations of allegedly anti-corruption Republicans just don't care

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Minnesota Woman Jailed for 2 Years Over a Fake Sex-Trafficking Ring Still Can't Sue the Cop Responsible

The case is a baffling reminder that the more power a government official has, the harder it is for a victim to get a shot at justice.

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ProPublica investigation finds nearly 50 cases of immigration agents smashing car windows

Immigration officers are using more forceful tactics to keep up with the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals.

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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Miami vice, tactical dog bites, and the tantalizing takings clause.

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Hiking Tariffs on Canada, Trump Demands 'Adequate Steps' To Achieve an Impossible Drug War Goal

Canada accounts for a tiny percentage of fentanyl smuggling, which cannot be stopped by trying harder.

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Are We Witnessing "Appeasement"? A Reply to Steve Vladeck

A defense to Steve Vladeck's critique and a brief comment on Adrian Vermeule's related op-ed in the New York Times.

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The National Debt Is Becoming Your Local Problem

Federal overspending is squeezing states and cities, forcing them to raise taxes, slash services, or pile on more debt.

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Are Trump's Tariffs Responding to an Actual Emergency?

If so, then why postpone any enforcement until October?

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The Naked Gun Is Stupid in the Best Possible Way

A fitting follow up to the classic spoofs of Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker

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Lawmakers Sue ICE To Protect Right To Visit Detention Centers Unannounced

Lawmakers say a new DHS rule requiring advance notice for detention center visits undermines congressional oversight.

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The War on Trans

Plus: DOGE postmortem, Mamdani's checked out, C.S. Lewis' wisdom for our digital age, and more...

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El Salvador Just Made It Legal for Bukele To Stay in Power Indefinitely

With near-total control of Congress, Nayib Bukele’s party eliminated key limits on presidential power.

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Your Relationship Problems Aren't Always About the Patriarchy

Are you "mankeeping" or is he just a loser?

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Trump's War on Chocolate: 'There's No Way for Us To Source This Domestically'

American chocolatiers need imports, and tariffs help no one.

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Russian Opera Singer Anna Netrebko's National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit Over Firing by N.Y. Metropolitan Opera Can Go Forward

So a federal judge held Tuesday, reversing its contrary decision from last year.

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Media Outlets Shouldn't Get Public Funds, No Matter Their Political Bias

It shouldn't matter whether NPR leans right or left. Cutting its federal funding was the right move.

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The IRS Is Now 25 Percent Smaller (and, Hopefully, Less Dangerous)

We still need real tax reform and much lower federal spending.

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Review: What Would Happen If the Modern-Day British Government Discovered Time Travel?

The Ministry of Time offers a world of romance, murder, blue sci-fi lasers, and lots of paperwork.

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Brickbat: Candid Camera

A Detroit police officer was arrested at the city's 6th precinct, accused of stealing approximately $600 from a woman's purse… The post Brickbat: Candid Camera appeared first on Reason.com.

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The Defense Challenge to Alina Habba's Appointment is Weak

A defendant has challenged Acting New Jersey U.S. Attorney Alina Habba's appointment under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, but he has no real case under the statute's plain language.

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Justice Kavanaugh "Definitely Pay[s] Attention" To the Press

I am still incredulous that Justice Barrett does not read coverage about herself.

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