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Defendant's Giving E-Mail Address as Prosecutor's Name + "suxcox696969@gmail.com" Isn't Contempt of Court

Readers, these are trained pro se litigants; do not try this at home (especially since other courts might disagree).

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Letter to the Editor

Last week, I submitted this letter to the Editor of the New York Times. It was not selected, so I will… The post Letter to the Editor appeared first on Reason.com.

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Use of Still from "Girls Do Porn" Video to Criticize Later Employer of Alleged Participant Is Fair Use, not Copyright Infringement

From Judge George Daniels' opinion Tuesday in MCM Group 22 LLC v. Perry (S.D.N.Y.), which strikes me as quite… The post Use of Still from "Girls Do Porn" Video to Criticize Later Employer of Alleged Participant Is Fair Use, not Copyright Infringement appeared first on Reason.com.

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Alienated by Trump, Europeans Finally Take Responsibility for Defense

Spurred by a hostile U.S. president, Europe struggles against stagnant economies to rearm.

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Brickbat: Heckler's Veto

Police in London used public order laws to block a planned U.K. Independence Party (UKIP) march through Tower Hamlets because… The post Brickbat: Heckler's Veto appeared first on Reason.com.

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Immigration Massively Reduces Budget Deficits

A new Cato Institute study provides the most comprehensive analysis of this issue to date.

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Seven Pages Of Nixon Grand Jury Testimony Reveal The Real Threat Of the Deep State

Nixon's enemies within his own administration were spying on and trying to subvert the elected President.

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Donald Trump Makes the Case for Decentralized Control of Elections Great Again

Trump's call to "nationalize elections" leads prominent election law scholar Rick Hasen to reverse his longstanding support for such a policy.

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My Thoughts On Typos In Blog Posts

Earlier today, I wrote a post about whether a minor typo in a clerkship application should disqualify the candidate. Fittingly,… The post My Thoughts On Typos In Blog Posts appeared first on Reason.com.

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Should A Clerkship Application Be Summarily Rejected For Having A Minor Error?

One of my most important roles is advising my students on clerkships. This process has changed significantly since I clerked… The post Should A Clerkship Application Be Summarily Rejected For Having A Minor Error? appeared first on Reason.com.

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Lawmakers in Florida and Ohio Consider Abolishing Property Taxes

People don't like property taxes—but they are also not eager to cut the government services they fund.

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"Any Business in America Would Rather Not Have Their Internal Documents out in the Public"

"But that does not mean that litigants have a right to hide them from the public once they are implicated in court proceedings."

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The Supreme Court Is Poised To Remind States That the Constitution Doesn't Stop at the Liquor Store

Lower courts keep inventing loopholes to uphold discriminatory booze regulations.

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Fourth Circuit Rejects Facial Challenge to Two Trump Anti-DEI Executive Orders

"What plaintiffs are really asking us to do is read subtext into the Provision's text."

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Epstein Files, Keeping Helen of Troy Hot, and Stolen Land

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss the outrages of the week, including Jeffrey Epstein, Billie Eilish, and DoorDash.

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Most Americans Hate Trump's Tariffs

A new poll finds that even white men without college degrees, a key voting constituency for Trump, don’t approve of the president’s handling of the economy.

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The Trump Administration Is Taking Credit for a Long-Running Murder Decline

2025 is on track to have the largest drop in the murder rate in recorded history.

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

Arkansas tooth picks, selective schools, and inconsistent travel plans.

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American Presidents Shouldn't Endorse Foreign Political Candidates

Trump's endorsements of Viktor Orbán and Sanae Takaichi, like Clinton's support for Boris Yeltsin or Obama's opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu, do not make America great.

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Once Again, a Federal Judge Orders ICE To Stop Unlawful Warrantless Arrests

Another judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to follow federal law, even as the Trump administration argues it has broad authority to conduct warrantless immigration arrests.

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Judge Orders Video and Texts Unsealed in Case of Chicago Woman Shot 5 Times by Border Patrol

The Department of Homeland Security won't stop calling Marimar Martinez a "domestic terrorist," so she's getting the video of her shooting and text messages from the officer who shot her unsealed.

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Judge Lets Blade Runner 2049 Copyright Suit Against Elon Musk and Tesla Move Forward

The ruling makes it less likely for copyright suits involving generative AI to be dismissed, discouraging use of the technology with the specter of costly legal fees.

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Do Republicans Want To Control Elections?

Plus: assessing Trump’s first year, the dysfunction of Washington, D.C., and the politics of the Super Bowl. (Recorded live in Washington, D.C.)

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