Court Rejects Harassment Lawsuit Over Anti-Israel Speech at CUNY, Largely on First Amendment Grounds
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/27/court-rejects-harassment-lawsuit-over-anti-israel-speech-at-cuny-largely-on-first-amendment-grounds/
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Court Rejects Harassment Lawsuit Over Anti-Israel Speech at CUNY, Largely on First Amendment Grounds
In Goldstein v. CUNY, a Jewish Israeli professor at the Borough of Manhattan Community College—part of the City University of...
Gavin Newsom Admits He Might Keep Tariffs?
https://reason.com/podcast/2026/08/27/gavin-newsom-admits-he-might-keep-tariffs/
https://reason.com/podcast/2026/08/27/gavin-newsom-admits-he-might-keep-tariffs/
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Gavin Newsom admits he might keep tariffs?
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi cover Newsom's surprising economic instincts and the latest moral panics over data centers.
Getting Rid of Flock Isn't Enough To Solve America's Surveillance Problem
https://reason.com/2026/08/27/getting-rid-of-flock-isnt-enough-to-solve-americas-surveillance-problem/
https://reason.com/2026/08/27/getting-rid-of-flock-isnt-enough-to-solve-americas-surveillance-problem/
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Getting Rid of Flock Isn't Enough To Solve America's Surveillance Problem
Civil liberties advocates warn that Americans’ privacy and surveillance concerns won’t be solved without strong legal protections.
Idiocracy Predicted Our World, But Not in the Way You Think
https://reason.com/2026/08/27/idiocracy-predicted-our-world-but-not-in-the-way-you-think/
https://reason.com/2026/08/27/idiocracy-predicted-our-world-but-not-in-the-way-you-think/
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Idiocracy Predicted Our World, But Not in the Way You Think
Mike Judge's cult classic turns 20 and remains prescient about how we live today, especially outside of politics.
No Anti-Stalking Order Against Rabbi Based on His Actions Opposing Anti-Israel Protest
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/27/no-anti-stalking-order-against-rabbi-based-on-his-actions-opposing-anti-israel-protest/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/27/no-anti-stalking-order-against-rabbi-based-on-his-actions-opposing-anti-israel-protest/
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No Anti-Stalking Order Against Rabbi Based on His Actions Opposing Anti-Israel Protest
From the long opinion in Rokhvand v. Herzfeld, decided by D.C. Court of Appeals Judge Roy McLeese, joined by Judges...
Prosecution for Forging Court Order, Purportedly from Chief Justice Roberts:
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/27/prosecution-for-forging-court-order-purportedly-from-chief-justice-roberts/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/27/prosecution-for-forging-court-order-purportedly-from-chief-justice-roberts/
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Prosecution for Forging Court Order, Purportedly from Chief Justice Roberts:
Bloomberg News (Jordan Fischer) seems to have broken the story. Culver is also accused of impersonating an NSA agent, a...
Canada Should Ignore Trump's Protectionism and Unilaterally Enact Free Trade
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/canada-should-ignore-trumps-protectionism-and-unilaterally-enact-free-trade/
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Canada Should Ignore Trump's Protectionism and Unilaterally Enact Free Trade
Countering self-inflicted harm on Americans with self-inflicted harm on Canadians doesn't lead anywhere good
Today in Supreme Court History: August 28, 1958
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Today in Supreme Court History: August 28, 1958
8/28/1958: Cooper v. Aaron is argued.
Democrats Are Undoing California's Pension Reforms. Why Are Republicans Going Along With It?
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/democrats-are-undoing-californias-pension-reforms-why-are-republicans-going-along-with-it/
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/democrats-are-undoing-californias-pension-reforms-why-are-republicans-going-along-with-it/
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Democrats Are Undoing California's Pension Reforms. Why Are Republicans Going Along With It?
Pension changes passed in 2011 have saved California taxpayers from a fiscal crisis, but public sector unions are now pushing to undo them.
No, Marijuana Legalization Didn't Fill Emergency Rooms With Stoned Drivers
https://reason.com/video/2026/08/28/no-marijuana-legalization-didnt-fill-emergency-rooms-with-stoned-drivers/
https://reason.com/video/2026/08/28/no-marijuana-legalization-didnt-fill-emergency-rooms-with-stoned-drivers/
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No, marijuana legalization didn't fill emergency rooms with stoned drivers
We dissected some of the deeply flawed studies favored by drug warriors.
The Math on Trump's Haitian Deportation Flights Doesn't Add Up
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/the-math-on-trumps-haitian-deportation-flights-doesnt-add-up/
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/the-math-on-trumps-haitian-deportation-flights-doesnt-add-up/
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The Math on Trump's Haitian Deportation Flights Doesn't Add Up
The Trump administration created 330,000 new illegal immigrants by revoking TPS from Haitians. It plans to deport just 10,400 per year.
AI Companies Are Destroying Books. That's Not Nearly as Scary as It Sounds.
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/ai-companies-are-destroying-books-thats-not-nearly-as-scary-as-it-sounds/
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/ai-companies-are-destroying-books-thats-not-nearly-as-scary-as-it-sounds/
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AI Companies Are Destroying Books. That's Not Nearly as Scary as It Sounds.
Destructively scanning books is making information more accessible to the masses.
Elon Musk's X Loses First Amendment Challenge to New York's 'Stop Hiding Hate Act'
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/elon-musks-x-loses-first-amendment-challenge-to-new-yorks-stop-hiding-hate-act/
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/elon-musks-x-loses-first-amendment-challenge-to-new-yorks-stop-hiding-hate-act/
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Elon Musk's X Loses First Amendment Challenge to New York's 'Stop Hiding Hate Act'
Musk's X Corp., along with other social media companies operating in the state, must disclose whether and how it defines hate speech and disinformation.
"This Case Begins with a Viral Video" (and Goes on to Involve "the Anti-Doxing League")
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/28/this-case-begins-with-a-viral-video-and-goes-on-to-involve-the-anti-doxing-league/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/28/this-case-begins-with-a-viral-video-and-goes-on-to-involve-the-anti-doxing-league/
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"This Case Begins with a Viral Video" (and Goes on to Involve "the Anti-Doxing League")
From today's decision by Judge Kyle Dudek (M.D. Fla.) in Noshirvan v. Couture (for a 2023 decision stemming from the...
What the Twin Revolts Against Flock and Data Centers Tell Us About the Power and Risks of Populism
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/a-tale-of-two-moral-panics/
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/a-tale-of-two-moral-panics/
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A Tale of Two Moral Panics
What the simultaneous revolts against Flock and data centers can tell us about the power and risks of populism
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/28/short-circuit-an-inexhaustive-weekly-compendium-of-rulings-from-the-federal-courts-of-appeal-74/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/28/short-circuit-an-inexhaustive-weekly-compendium-of-rulings-from-the-federal-courts-of-appeal-74/
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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Fabricated identities, fictitious daycares, and made-up laws.
Judge Says Trump's Clampdown on Anthropic Violates the First Amendment
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/judge-says-trumps-clampdown-on-anthropic-violates-the-first-amendment/
https://reason.com/2026/08/28/judge-says-trumps-clampdown-on-anthropic-violates-the-first-amendment/