California's Wealth Tax Could Cost the State $39 Billion
https://reason.com/podcast/2026/10/26/californias-wealth-tax-could-cost-the-state-39-billion/
https://reason.com/podcast/2026/10/26/californias-wealth-tax-could-cost-the-state-39-billion/
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California's wealth tax could cost the state $39 billion
The Reason Roundtable discusses California's proposed wealth tax on billionaires, which a study suggests could cost billions of lost revenue.
Ninth Circuit Rules Trump Illegally Federalized National Guard in Los Angeles
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/10/26/ninth-circuit-rules-trump-illegally-federalized-national-guard-in-los-angeles/
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Ninth Circuit Rules Trump Illegally Federalized National Guard in Los Angeles
The ruling is an important decision on judicial review of executive invocation of emergency powers to use the military for domestic law enforcement.
Canada Wants To Let Dementia Patients Consent to Euthanasia in Advance
https://reason.com/2026/10/26/canada-wants-to-let-dementia-patients-consent-to-euthanasia-in-advance/
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Canada Wants To Let Dementia Patients Consent to Euthanasia in Advance
A competent adult's decision deserves respect even when physicians, relatives, or public officials would choose differently.
Woodward: Justice Breyer Was "'Forced Out' To Make Way For Someone Younger" and Justice Kagan Was Not Happy
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/10/26/woodward-justice-breyer-was-forced-out-to-make-way-for-someone-younger-and-justice-kagan-was-not-happy/
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Woodward: Justice Breyer Was "'Forced Out' To Make Way For Someone Younger" and Justice Kagan Was Not Happy
It seems that Woodward is revealing information about sources who are alive and well.
Will a Data Center Backlash Help James Talarico Turn Texas Blue?
https://reason.com/2026/10/27/will-a-data-center-backlash-help-james-talarico-turn-texas-blue/
https://reason.com/2026/10/27/will-a-data-center-backlash-help-james-talarico-turn-texas-blue/
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Will a Data Center Backlash Help James Talarico Turn Texas Blue?
Texas voters are souring on their state's growth machine and the long-ruling GOP that's claimed credit for it.
Ken Paxton Survived Indictment, Impeachment, and Scandal. Can He Survive a Senate Race?
https://reason.com/2026/10/27/ken-paxton-survived-indictment-impeachment-and-scandal-can-he-survive-a-senate-race/
https://reason.com/2026/10/27/ken-paxton-survived-indictment-impeachment-and-scandal-can-he-survive-a-senate-race/
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Ken Paxton Survived Indictment, Impeachment, and Scandal. Can He Survive a Senate Race?
Paxton's lawsuits against Democrats and claims of political persecution have helped him survive scandal. Now he faces a competitive Senate race.
Gorsuch and Sotomayor Unite in Another Civil Liberties Case
https://reason.com/2026/10/27/gorsuch-and-sotomayor-unite-in-another-civil-liberties-case/
https://reason.com/2026/10/27/gorsuch-and-sotomayor-unite-in-another-civil-liberties-case/
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Gorsuch and Sotomayor Unite in Another Civil Liberties Case
The unlikely allies have joined forces before. Now they are raising concerns about government destruction of private property.
The Occasional Left-Right Sotomayor-Gorsuch Alliance on Liberty-Related Cert. Opinions
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/10/27/the-occasional-left-right-sotomayor-gorsuch-alliance-on-liberty-related-cert-opinions/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/10/27/the-occasional-left-right-sotomayor-gorsuch-alliance-on-liberty-related-cert-opinions/
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The Occasional Left-Right Sotomayor-Gorsuch Alliance on Liberty-Related Cert. Opinions
The Supreme Court is asked to review several thousand cases each year. It agrees to review fewer than 1% of...
The NFL's Push Into Australia and Japan Makes No Sense—Until You Realize Who the Real Customer Is
https://reason.com/2026/10/27/the-nfls-push-into-australia-and-japan-makes-no-sense-until-you-realize-who-the-real-customer-is/
https://reason.com/2026/10/27/the-nfls-push-into-australia-and-japan-makes-no-sense-until-you-realize-who-the-real-customer-is/
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The NFL's Push Into Australia and Japan Makes No Sense—Until You Realize Who the Real Customer Is
The NFL will almost certainly sell out a game in Tokyo, but tickets aren't where the real money comes from.
W. Va. Law Restricting Disclosing Home Addresses and Phone Numbers of Judges and Police Struck Down, but …
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/10/27/w-va-law-restricting-disclosing-home-addresses-and-phone-numbers-of-judges-and-police-struck-down-but/
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W. Va. Law Restricting Disclosing Home Addresses and Phone Numbers of Judges and Police Struck Down, but ...
the court suggests that a narrower law, which only requires removal and nondisclosure after the plaintiff makes a specific demand, may be constitutional.
Free Speech Unmuted: Flock Cameras and the Fourth Amendment, with Orin Kerr
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/10/27/free-speech-unmuted-flock-cameras-and-the-fourth-amendment-with-orin-kerr/
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Free Speech Unmuted: Flock Cameras and the Fourth Amendment, with Orin Kerr
Not quite free speech, but free speech adjacent, and I think of interest to many of our regular Free Speech Unmuted listeners.
Two Brief Discovery-Related Orders in Trump v. BBC
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/10/27/two-brief-discovery-related-orders-in-trump-v-bbc/
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Two Brief Discovery-Related Orders in Trump v. BBC
From Magistrate Judge Enjolique A. Lett (S.D. Fla.): [1.] Defendant served its Notice of Subpoena Duces Tecum to non-party Mar-a-Lago...
The Justice Department's 3rd Attempt To Imprison James Comey Stinks of Trump's Desperation for Revenge
https://reason.com/2026/10/27/the-justice-departments-3rd-attempt-to-imprison-james-comey-stinks-of-trumps-desperation-for-revenge/
https://reason.com/2026/10/27/the-justice-departments-3rd-attempt-to-imprison-james-comey-stinks-of-trumps-desperation-for-revenge/
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The Justice Department's 3rd Attempt To Imprison James Comey Stinks of Trump's Desperation for Revenge
Prosecutors allege that the former FBI director illegally disclosed classified information in 2016—an incident that was investigated twice without charges.
Democrats Want to Punish Elon Musk. Nationalizing SpaceX Would Punish Innovation.
https://reason.com/video/2026/10/27/democrats-want-to-punish-elon-musk-nationalizing-spacex-would-punish-innovation/
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Democrats want to punish Elon Musk. Nationalizing SpaceX would punish innovation.
Robert Reich says Democrats should lay the groundwork to nationalize Starlink and SpaceX, but doing so could chill innovation without helping Ukraine.