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

8/9/1974: President Richard Nixon resigns from office, President Gerald Ford takes oath of office.

Robo-docs are not likely to take over healthcare anytime soon, but they could do more to assist human doctors—if we let them.

As leader of the “Girchi—More Freedom” party, Zurah Japaridze spent 7 months jailed as a political prisoner. He’s prepared to spend much longer there if he has to.

Northern District of Texas decides that registration requirements for non-taxed NFA firearms are no longer grounded in Congress’ power to lay and collect taxes.

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Former Ruleville, Mississippi, police officer Antonio Wade was sentenced to seven years in federal prison plus three years of supervised...

Socialism, totalitarianism, and bigotry find a receptive audience among the young and disillusioned.

8/10/1993: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg takes oath.

From Thursday's Schulte v. Leners, decided by Judge Frank Easterbrook, joined by Judges Doris Pryor and Joshua Kolar: Elizabeth Schulte...

The court rejects the argument that the prosecution should be dismissed on the grounds that it's "vindictive."

The Constitution assigns control of federal property to Congress, which never approved the president's demolition and replacement of the East Wing.

Plus: Hamas disarmament, gay bathhouses, Canadian MAGA, and more...

From Judge Thomas Thrash (N.D. Ga.) Friday in Harvard v. Sig Sauer, Inc.; note that Harvard is just plaintiff's last...

"This tale of two chiefs depends entirely on whether Roberts determines the decision will lead to the best of times or the worst of times. If the Chief fears rough roads ahead, less will be decided."

From a decision last Tuesday in Doe v. Florida Bar by Magistrate Judge Robert Norway (M.D. Fla.): Plaintiff argues that...

America’s elevator shortage is making housing more expensive, buildings less accessible, and cities less dynamic—all because of bad regulations and union protectionism.

Did he make a true threat? Or was this just hyperbolic ranting about bad policy?

A free speech organization sent a letter to the police department last week, calling its anti–hate speech post unconstitutional.