Socialists Claim Public Libraries Are Examples of Their Policies. Don't Believe Them.
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Socialists Claim Public Libraries Are Examples of Their Policies. Don't Believe Them.
Libraries aren’t all that socialist, and they’re far from the total state the radicals really want.
Sixth Circuit Reverses Pretrial Release for Antifa Member Accused of ICE-Related Threats
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Sixth Circuit Reverses Pretrial Release for Antifa Member Accused of ICE-Related Threats
Some excerpts from the long (>16K word) opinions in Wednesday's U.S. v. Wagner, written by Sixth Circuit Judge Whitney Hermandorfer,...
Plaintiffs Contesting Tren de Aragua Membership Claims / Alien Enemies Act Application Can't Sue Pseudonymously
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Plaintiffs Contesting Tren de Aragua Membership Claims / Alien Enemies Act Application Can't Sue Pseudonymously
From yesterday's published order in W.M.M. v. Trump (en banc), by Chief Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod: In response to questions...
"Fascist" Menachem Begin was a Champion of Individual Rights and the Rule of Law
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"Fascist" Menachem Begin was a Champion of Individual Rights and the Rule of Law
And he certainly was no Fascist.
Some More Thoughts About Surrogacy and Abortion
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Some More Thoughts About Surrogacy and Abortion
My post yesterday on surrogacy and abortion has generated many responses, as I had suspected. Surrogacy is one of those...
The End of Oak Street Is a Nasty, Effective Exercise in Dino Terror
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The End of Oak Street Is a Nasty, Effective Exercise in Dino Terror
This lean, mean, late-summer romp is dino-mite.
I Played a Game Simulating the Aftermath of the 2028 Election. Here's How It Went.
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I Played a Game Simulating the Aftermath of the 2028 Election. Here's How It Went.
The Democratic nominee won five swing states by less than one percentage point. Then things got crazy.
Flock Safety's New Privacy Rules Do Little To Ease Concerns Over ALPR Surveillance
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Flock Safety's New Privacy Rules Do Little To Ease Concerns Over ALPR Surveillance
The company’s attempts to protect Americans’ privacy “will do nothing to protect innocent people from warrantless mass surveillance,” says an Institute for Justice attorney.
The DSA's Agenda Could Cost More Than $200 Trillion—and You'll Be Picking Up the Tab
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Jeff Merkley Wants To Save Big Government From Donald Trump
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Jeff Merkley Wants To Save Big Government From Donald Trump
The Oregon senator's "For Our Republic Act" would check many of the president's abuses while preserving the powerful federal state he commands.
Indiana Professors Lack Standing to Challenge Indiana "Intellectual Diversity" Statute
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Indiana Professors Lack Standing to Challenge Indiana "Intellectual Diversity" Statute
Some excerpts from yesterday's longish McDonald v. Trustees of Indiana Univ., written by Seventh Circuit Judge Joshua Kolar and joined...
"Professors' Speech in Class Has Not Been Regulated; It Has Been Hired"
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"Professors' Speech in Class Has Not Been Regulated; It Has Been Hired"
Yesterday's Seventh Circuit opinion in McDonald v. Trustees of Indiana Univ. held that public university professors lacked standing to challenge...
Ohio's Republican Governor Says Haitians 'Played a Major Role' in Springfield's 'Economic Comeback'
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Ohio's Republican Governor Says Haitians 'Played a Major Role' in Springfield's 'Economic Comeback'
Gov. Mike DeWine's recent essay in The New York Times makes the case for a more open legal immigration policy.
Virginia Man Argues His 'FTP&ATF' License Plate Is Free Speech. The Supreme Court Might Hear His Case.
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Virginia Man Argues His 'FTP&ATF' License Plate Is Free Speech. The Supreme Court Might Hear His Case.
A federal appeals court ruled that Curtis Whateley's anti-police vanity plate was private speech protected by the First Amendment.
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Hunting ICE, unremarkable arson, and lewdness at the Founding.
The War on Free-Range Kids Makes The New York Times
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The War on Free-Range Kids Makes The New York Times
For too long, the government has acted as if any child venturing out unsupervised is in danger—and has negligent parents.
Colombia's New President Wants More U.S. Military Help Fighting Cartels
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Colombia's New President Wants More U.S. Military Help Fighting Cartels
Abelardo de la Espriella campaigned on shooting down drug planes and boats in Colombia. Twenty-five years of U.S.-funded counternarcotics suggests it won't matter
Contract Claim Over Private School Expulsions, Allegedly Caused by Parents' Organizing Against Ideological Curriculum Changes, Can Go Forward
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Contract Claim Over Private School Expulsions, Allegedly Caused by Parents' Organizing Against Ideological Curriculum Changes,…
"Beginning in the summer of 2020, the school began to change its curriculum to focus on politicized issues of race and gender identity. At some point, the Turpins learned that the school was teaching their sixth-grade child various polarizing concepts such…
Fraud Claim Over "No Blowback" Assurance by Private School to Complaining Parents, Followed by Children's Expulsions, Can Go Forward
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Fraud Claim Over "No Blowback" Assurance by Private School to Complaining Parents, Followed by Children's Expulsions, Can Go Forward
Some excerpts from the long Turpin v. Charlotte Latin Schools, Inc., decided today by the N.C. Supreme Court, in an...