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The Lesson From Supreme Court Justices Changing Their Minds

For all of the commentary West Virginia Bd. of Ed. v. Barnette has received over the years, perhaps one of the more stunning aspects of that case was two Supreme Court Justices changing their minds.

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We Still Live in the Physical World

The digital world has not effaced our humanity, no matter what social critics like Christine Rosen say.

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The Fantastical Scenarios of Yuval Noah Harari: From the Roman Past to the AI Future

In his haste to cram complex events into crisp little episodes, the historian passes over inconvenient details.

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The Supreme Court Reined in Federal Regulators. What Happens Now?

The Court this year reversed Chevron, a decades-old precedent giving bureaucrats deference over judges when the law is ambiguous.

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Brickbat: Bubble Ban

Sandy Snakenberg, a street performer whose act involves blowing bubbles, was performing at a San Diego park when two park rangers approached and told him he was "littering in bubble form." Snakenberg, who has been doing the act for a decade, protested that his bubbles were just water and soap…

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What Libertarians Would Ask Trump and Harris at the Debate

Plus: A listener asks if rebranding tariffs as taxes would make any difference in reducing their appeal to politicians and voters.

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9th Circuit Partly Upholds Injunctions Against Location-Specific Gun Bans in California and Hawaii

The ruling says some restrictions on guns in "sensitive places" are constitutionally dubious but upholds several others.

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Court Lets Plaintiff Suing Over "Pro-Hamas Demonstrations at Northwestern" Proceed Pseudonymously

Plaintiff had alleged that being publicly identified would put him at risk of physical harm.

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Gavin Newsom Wants California To Have More Restrictive Drug Laws Than Florida

Newsom's "emergency" rules banning all THC in hemp products doesn't square with his insistence that his state provides more freedom than Florida under Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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My New Article "The Presumptive Case for Organ Markets"

t makes case that enormous benefits of organ markets create a strong presumption in favor of legalization that standard objections don't even come close to overcoming.

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Ruth Shalit Barrett's Defamation Lawsuit Against The Atlantic Survives in Part

The opinion includes some interesting discussion of defamation by implication.

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Federal Judge Rules Inmate Death Records Can Remain Secret Because They Could Embarrass Prison Officials

The Reason Foundation filed a FOIA lawsuit last year seeking reviews of deaths at two federal women's prisons with numerous allegations of medical neglect.

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Journal of Free Speech Law: "Speech Regulation and Tobacco Harm Reduction," by Jonathan H. Adler & Jacob James Rich

The final article from the Information as Medicine symposium.

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The War on 'Foreign Influence' Has Become a War on the First Amendment

Go after bribes and espionage, but leave mere speech alone.

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Trump Endorses Federal Marijuana Reforms and Reiterates His Support for Legalizing Pot in Florida

His new stance could encourage Vice President Kamala Harris to emphasize her opposition to federal marijuana prohibition.

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"How Different Are the Trump Judges?"

A new empirical study assesses the "quality" of Trump's judicial nominations.

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Google Goes On Trial (Again) Today

Democrats' aggressive antitrust agenda threatens to upend Google's ad tech business—and make U.S. markets less free.

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Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Hear Pseudonymity Case

Profs. Benjamin Edwards, Jayne S. Ressler, Joan Steinman, and I—who are among the few academics who have written on the American law of pseudonymous litigation—have just filed an amicus brief in Doe v. Trustees of Indiana Univ., supporting a petition that asks the court to consider this case, and help…

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Journal of Free Speech Law: "Freedom of the Test," by Prof. Alex Tabarrok

An article from the Information as Medicine symposium.

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Neck and Neck

Plus: Baby showers for frozen eggs, Orban pulls an Abbott, China's economic woes, and more...

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Israel, Hamas, and the Need for Neutral Free Speech Principles

The Israel-Hamas war has sparked ideological swaps in many places regarding freedom of speech, confirming more than ever why we need neutral free speech principles.

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Pennsylvania Sen. Douglas Mastriano's Libel Claims Made Clear

Mastriano v. Gregory (W.D. Okla.) involves a lawsuit that's mostly about a controversy related to Pennsylvania state senator Douglas Mastriano's Ph.D. thesis (in military history). Some backstory, from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Aidan Cox): The University of New Brunswick has become the target of legal action by a Republican politician…

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Steven Collis Guest-Blogging About "Habits of a Peacemaker: 10 Habits to Change Our Potentially Toxic Conversations into Healthy Dialogues

I'm delighted to report that Prof. Steven Collis (Texas) will be guest-blogging this week about his new book. From the publisher's summary: Learn the practical skills that can help you build bridges, heal relationships, and engage in productive conversation about even the hardest topics. Most people have experienced the slippery…

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Why You Shouldn't Fret Much Over Russian Election Interference

Governments are always screwing with other countries' politics. It’s often ineffective.

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Brickbat: Up in Smoke

The Carlsbad, California, city council has banned smoking and vaping in apartments, condos, and other multi-unit residential buildings. Starting in January, residents cannot light up, even on their balconies and decks. Officials say that the police don't have the resources to enforce the law, but landlords and neighbors will be…

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