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Jon Ronson discusses why old social structures are breaking down, the rise of online identity, and what happens when people lose a sense of meaning.

Plus: AI doom, trolling the DSA, and more...

From Dep't of Health v. Lawler, decided Sept. 1 by Florida Administrative Law Judge Robert Cohen: On or about January……

Defendant's playing "the KRS-One song entitled 'Sound of da Police' at a high and disruptive volume from her vehicle while simultaneously directing offensive, suggestive, and threatening remarks toward the complainant near the complainant's home" "may…

9/9/1806: Justice William Paterson dies.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 9, 1806 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Sven Hüber, the deputy chairman of Germany's largest police union and a high-ranking government official with the Federal Police, has… The post Brickbat: Mein Gott appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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Recent comments by Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis reflect a bipartisan backlash against warrantless surveillance.

The order from the Justice is listed before the reply briefs.

Law schools will still voluntarily follow the standard, and the Department of Education will still remove the ABA's accrediting authority

Part of a Knight First Amendment Institute Symposium on Managing Government Employee Speech in a Democracy, which the Journal is publishing.

Magistrate Judge rejects plaintiff's theory that, because President Trump has claimed he was the rightful winner in 2020, he was therefore ineligible in 2024.

It seeks to usurp state and congressional power over election administration.

Plus: J.D. Vance wants to pay stay-at-home parents, what America got wrong after 9/11, and whether FDA cuts are putting food safety at risk

Meanwhile, the top court of Massachusetts considers whether the state can deny carry permits to applicants who are deemed "unsuitable."

Plus: A nightmare squatting situation in Washington, D.C.

On June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered. Five days later, O.J. Simpson took the LAPD… The post O.J. Simpson and Lindsay Clancy appeared first on Reason Magazine.

The free speech organization, FIRE, says the Polk County Sheriff’s Office’s bans on its social media pages violate the First Amendment.

One can debate the wisdom of individual parenting decisions without believing they should be criminalized.

The Court rebuffs this effort to claims the Fourteenth Amendment protects positive rights.

Instead of abolishing the department, the president increased its budget. It's now pursuing investigations against school districts for seemingly political reasons.

Plus: The NBA’s punishments to Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers are great, but not quite enough; and an ode to the friendships connected by fantasy football

Five votes can do anything; six votes should do everything.

C.J. Ciaramella discusses 250 years of prison reform, the crisis facing state prisons, and whether America can build a more humane system.

Plus: Capitalism blaming, desalination innovation, Houthis fire on Saudi Arabia, and more...

Their defamation and breach of contract case against Stefanie Lambert can go forward, a judge concluded.

The D.C. Circuit just let a case making this allegation go forward.

The district court had thrown out the case with no opportunity to file an amended complaint; the Ninth Circuit agrees that plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the claim, but allows them to refile an amended complaint to "cure the standing deficiencies" (if…

In November, we will learn whether Buckeye Republicans have been sufficiently persuaded by a more tolerant vision of the fusion of faith and freedom. 

9/8/1953: Chief Justice Fred Vinson dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 8, 1953 appeared first on Reason Magazine.