Court Partly Blocks Minnesota Law Restricting False Statements About "Restrictions on Voter Eligibility"
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Court Partly Blocks Minnesota Law Restricting False Statements About "Restrictions on Voter Eligibility"
Minnesota officials were using the law to block contested claims about when felons were allowed to vote in Minnesota elections.
A Wealth Tax Built on Billionaires Who Aren't Really Billionaires
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A Wealth Tax Built on Billionaires Who Aren't Really Billionaires
Many entrepreneurs with high net worths don't actually have much cash. What bank lends $100 million against illiquid stock in young companies that may or may not succeed?
Tenn. S. Ct. Lets Stand Decision That Copyright Law Doesn't Bar Release of Covenant Shooter Manifesto
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Tenn. S. Ct. Lets Stand Decision That Copyright Law Doesn't Bar Release of Covenant Shooter Manifesto
Last week, the Tennessee Supreme Court denied the parents' application to review the Tennessee Court of Appeals' ruling, so that...
Justice Department Finds 'Unbroken Pattern' of Sexual Abuse in Two California Women's Prisons
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Justice Department Finds 'Unbroken Pattern' of Sexual Abuse in Two California Women's Prisons
A Justice Department report documents California's failure to protect incarcerated women from sexual assault going back decades.
Trump Is Taking Credit for D.C.'s Crime Drop. Here's What the Data Say.
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Trump Is Taking Credit for D.C.'s Crime Drop. Here's What the Data Say.
Crime in D.C. had already fallen 29 percent before the National Guard showed up, yet the Pentagon plans to keep at least 2,500 troops in the city through 2029.
"Yes, I'm with … Hamas and Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad but up to a Point" Visiting Prof's Suit Against Columbia Dismissed
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"Yes, I'm with ... Hamas and Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad but up to a Point" Visiting Prof's Suit Against Columbia Dismissed
"Professor Abdou provides no authority which stands for the proposition that expressing disapproval of a foreign terrorist organization in a Congressional hearing amounts to discrimination or creates a hostile work environment ...."
Suit Alleging Medical Establishment's Desire to Compel Doctors "to Toe the Line in All Matters Related to COVID …" Can Go Forward
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Suit Alleging Medical Establishment's Desire to Compel Doctors "to Toe the Line in All Matters Related to COVID ..." Can Go Forward
"Nor is it evident that the approach taken by Defendants insulated the process from undue 'political influence.' To the contrary, political influence would appear to have been the point."
Border Cops Detained Me for Hours Without Explanation. They Won't Tell Me Why.
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Border Cops Detained Me for Hours Without Explanation. They Won't Tell Me Why.
Customs and Border Patrol agents claim dictatorial powers over Americans coming home. A big part of that is hiding information.
Another Unusual Footnote In An En Banc Fifth Circuit Opinion
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Another Unusual Footnote In An En Banc Fifth Circuit Opinion
Something strange happened in these two cases.
Bad Reasons and Worse Reasons to Hate Data Centers
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Bad Reasons and Worse Reasons to Hate Data Centers
Advocates for building new data centers need to do a better job explaining to the public that they create huge amounts of value
Jason Arday's Downfall, Lindsay Clancy Case, and the Surveillance State
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Jason Arday's downfall, Lindsay Clancy case, and the surveillance state
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi take on press restrictions, Flock cameras, data centers, punk rock, and why war is still bad, actually.
Censors Seize on Jason Arday's Death as Excuse To Demand More Censorship
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Censors Seize on Jason Arday's Death as Excuse To Demand More Censorship
Politicians are responding to a tragic death by demanding more regulation of journalists who simply asked legitimate questions.
Suit Over Defendant Allegedly Yanking on Israeli Flag Plaintiff Had Tied Around Neck, Choking Her, Can Go Forward
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Suit Over Defendant Allegedly Yanking on Israeli Flag Plaintiff Had Tied Around Neck, Choking Her, Can Go Forward
Excerpts from Tuesday's long opinion by Judge Trevor McFadden (D.D.C.) in Sumrall v. Ali: [1.] Kimmara Sumrall and Janine Ali...
"And Then … Nothing Happened, in the Most Brutal Way Possible"
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"And Then … Nothing Happened, in the Most Brutal Way Possible"
Ed Morrissey (Hot Air) opines on Prince Harry's and Meghan Markle's return to England. I know nothing about the subject,...
Review: A Novel Capturing the Cruelty of Mass Incarceration
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Review: A Novel Capturing the Cruelty of Mass Incarceration
'The Hill' resembles author Harriet Clark's own experience.
Planned New Battleships Come With a High Price Tag and an Uncertain Future
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Planned New Battleships Come With a High Price Tag and an Uncertain Future
Large warships could prove to be expensive drone sponges without a clear mission.
Today in Supreme Court History: August 21, 1798
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Today in Supreme Court History: August 21, 1798
8/21/1798: Justice James Wilson dies.
What authority allowed Justice Rehnquist to sit by designation on the federal district court?
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What authority allowed Justice Rehnquist to sit by designation on the federal district court?
The record From Justice Rehnquist's 1984 civil trial does not provide an answer.
Watch out with Dancing; It Might Lead to Sex
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Watch out with Dancing; It Might Lead to Sex
Or at least college dancing instruction may create a “heightened risk of sexual misconduct”; a court is allowing an expert to so testify.