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Court Upholds Conviction for Threatening Attack on the FBI

From Friday's U.S. v. Miah, decided by Judge Felipe Restrepo, joined by Chief Judge Michael Chagares and Judge Arianna Freeman: In September 2020, FBI Special Agent Nick Edquist and an officer from the Joint Terrorism Task force went to Miah's apartment to interview him about his comments on several social…

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Federal and State Civil Claim Against Patriot Front for Alleged Vandalism of Fargo Market Can Go Forward

From N.D. Human Rights Coalition v. Patriot Front, decided Sept. 9 by Chief Judge Peter Welte (D.N.D.): This case involves the vandalism of the Market [International Market Plaza in Downtown Fargo] in September 2022. As alleged, individuals affiliated with Patriot Front, which is alleged to be a "white supremacist group,"…

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Lebanon's Deadliest Day Since October

Plus: Lisbon's pro-natalism, COVID sex parties, raw milk, and more...

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Free Speech Unmuted: I Know It When I See It: Free Speech and Obscenity Laws

Jane Bambauer and I discuss the various rules the Court applies in obscenity cases and the forthcoming Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton decision, which deals with "obscene-as-to-minors" material (not to be confused with child pornography). Fun fact: Associate Justice Potter Stewart, who wrote the "I know it when I see…

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Kamala Harris, Satire, and Where the Wild Things Are

[1.] California recently enacted a new law banning election-related "materially deceptive content" 120 days before and 60 days after an election. "Materially deceptive content" is defined as audio or visual media that is intentionally digitally created or [significantly] modified, which includes, but is not limited to, deepfakes, such that the…

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It's Time to Confront Failures of Justice (Part I)

Academia and policymakers shouldn't ignore the problem of unpunished crime.

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Deregulation Can Fix the Housing Crunch

Increasing the supply of housing requires looser rules and fewer bureaucratic delays.

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A Czech Clock's Forgotten Pasts

The Olomouc clock's changing design reflects history's victors and their legacies.

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Brickbats: October 2024

News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world.

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Brickbat: Licensed To Look

Some Utah sheriffs say that rules proposed by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for volunteer search and rescue teams would impose heavy burdens on volunteers and on the agencies that use them. According to the sheriffs, the rules would require at least 690 additional hours of training for…

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Judge Reed O'Connor's Remarks On Forum Selection and "Judge Shopping"

"Appearing to cave to criticism from commentators and political officials, this Judicial Conference proposal rejects the idea that there are no partisan judges—only judges doing their level best to faithfully apply the law to reach the correct decision."

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Comparing Class of 2027 to Class of 2028 Demographic Data is Tricky (UPDATED)

[I have updated and basically rewritten the post in light of new information that allows me to explain matters much more clearly, I think.] This year's entering class is the first since admissions decisions were constrained by the Supreme Court's ban on racial preferences in the SFFA case, and lots…

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Prof. Paul Robinson & Jeffrey Seaman Guest-Blogging About "Confronting Failures of Justice: Getting Away with Murder and Rape"

I'm delighted to report that Prof. Paul Robinson (Penn) and Jeffrey Seaman will be guest-blogging this coming week about their new book. Here's the publisher's summary: Most murderers and rapists escape justice, a horrifying fact that has gone largely unexamined until now. This groundbreaking book tours nearly the entire criminal…

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These Pro-Lifers Don't Love Abortion Bans

Reason talked with pro-life Americans who are uncomfortable with the post–Roe v. Wade abortion policy landscape.

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Progress on the End Kidney Deaths Act

This legislation could save many lives by giving tax credits to kidney donors. But it would not be as good as full legalization of organ sales.

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Will Cutting the BAC Limit to .05 Really Make Our Roads Safer?

Utah’s experiment with stricter drunk driving laws has led to more fatalities, not fewer. The push for lower BAC limits is missing the real problem.

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The Libertarian Pioneer Who Wrote for America's Biggest Black Newspaper

To Rose Wilder Lane, African Americans' achievements were all the more amazing given their disadvantaged starting point.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Equity training, intrusive questions, and a sorry mofo.

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Kamala Harris Is Not an Ideas Candidate

Columnists keep trying to find a coherent philosophy behind Harris' confused and contradictory policy agenda.

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Georgia A.G. Drops Frivolous Money Laundering Charges Against Cop City Bail Fund

The three defendants remain under indictment for racketeering, along with 58 others.

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A Critique of Justice Kagan's Supreme Court Ethics Reform Proposal

Could a panel of lower court judges evaluate ethics complaints against Supreme Court justices?

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The Owner of Three Mile Island Is Turning the Nuclear Power Plant Back on to Fuel Microsoft's AI Operations

In this latest skirmish between the future and its enemies, the future won.

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Are the Two Parties Any Different?

Two former Republican staffers, David Stockman and Stephen Moore, debate the state of the party.

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'Yeah, I'm a "Perv" Too!'

Plus: Republicans seem likely to blow another winnable race, New York City's COVID czar attended pandemic raves, and more...

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Security Clearance Denied for Watching Furry Porn Depicting Animated 16-Year-Olds

From Bierly v. Dep't of Defense, decided Wednesday by Judge Royce Lamberth (D.D.C.): In 2020, Bierly was offered employment with the Air Force Joint Warfare Analysis Center in Dahlgren, Virginia as a Student Trainee. As a condition of his employment, Bierly was required to maintain a Top Secret with Special…

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