Thursday Open Thread
6:17pm By Eugene VolokhWhat's on your mind?Teaneck (N.J.) Bd. of Education Allegedly "Selectively Restricts Public Comments About the…
6:06pm By Eugene VolokhFrom the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (Carrie Robison & Aaron Terr); if the facts are as described (and I've generally found FIRE's accounts to be trustworthy), this does seem like a clear violation of the First Amendment: New Jersey law…U.N. Climate Change Conference Opens During Hottest Year on Record
6:00pm By Ronald BaileyIt seems unlikely that activists' demands to "keep 1.5 alive" will be met.Penn Refuses to Let Student Group Screen Film Critical of Israel (at Least Until February)
5:47pm By Eugene VolokhSo reports the Philadelphia Inquirer (Susan Snyder) (see also Daily Pennsylvanian [Lara Cota & Jessica Wu]): Students at Penn Chavurah wanted to show Israelism, which has drawn significant controversy this year, but the school cited "a potential negative…Crime Victims (Including Police) Have No Florida Constitutional Right to Block Disclosure of Their…
5:25pm By Eugene VolokhThe Florida Constitution's crime victims provision (known as Marsy's Law) provides, in relevant part, that "every [crime] victim" has The right to prevent the disclosure of information or records that could be used to locate or harass the victim or the…A Bonus Reason Roundtable Featuring Four 'Florida Men' of Our Own
5:16pm By Peter SudermanPlus: The Reason webathon is happening right now. Donate so we can make more fun podcasts like this one!Florida Hotel Fined $5,000 for Allowing Minors To Attend Holiday Drag Show
5:07pm By Emma CampWhile minors were required to be accompanied by an adult to attend the event, state regulators still went after the "not appropriate" drag performance.Getting Dartmouth to Revoke Plaintiff's Admission Wasn't Speech on Issue of Public Interest,
5:02pm By Eugene Volokhunder California's "anti-SLAPP" statute (which allows for prompt dismissal of claims brought based on certain kinds of speech).Biden Threatens To Block GOP Plan To Send 3,000 People Back to Federal Prison
4:02pm By C.J. CiaramellaThe White House cited the extraordinarily low recidivism rates among those released and the savings to taxpayers in its veto threat.Mississippi Sheriff Insists He Was Oblivious to His Drug Warriors' Long Pattern of Brutality
3:45pm By Jacob SullumYears before a federal case shined a light on the problem, Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey should have known something was amiss.The Myth of the Federal Private Nondelegation Doctrine, Part 4
3:45pm By Sasha VolokhSerial-blogging my recent article in the Notre Dame Law ReviewMy New Bulwark Article on Trump and Section 3 of the 14th Amendment
3:18pm By Ilya SominThe article makes the case for disqualification on moral and pragmatic grounds, as well as legal ones.Reason and Nick Gillespie Need Your Support
1:45pm By Nick GillespieReason's annual webathon is the one time each year we ask our online readers, viewers, and listeners to support our libertarian journalism.Automakers Rethink E.V. Investments as Higher Labor Costs Hit
1:00pm By Eric BoehmPresident Joe Biden's support for the United Auto Workers might have harmed his push for a faster transition to electric vehicles.Proposed L.A. Ordinance Would Require Airbnb Hosts To Get Police Permission To Operate
10:40am By Christian BritschgiThe regulation is part of a suite of new restrictions on hotels sought by the local hotel workers union.Kissinger Dies
9:32am By Liz WolfePlus: Trump opts out of debates, blackface story gets a twist, AI-enhanced IRS, and more...'You Have the Best Videos Anywhere Online': A Reason To Support Reason
8:00am By Nick GillespieYour tax-deductible donations help to make our next Remy video, powerhouse interview, and mind-blowing documentary possible.Today in Supreme Court History: November 30, 1981
7:00am By Josh Blackman11/30/1981: Harlow v. Fitzgerald argued.How To Prepare Your College-Bound Kids for a Successful Launch
6:00am By J.D. TuccilleAn excursion into Facebook groups for empty nesters shows many of them could use a hobby, a job, or even a straitjacket.Brickbat: A Red Meat Issue
4:00am By Charles OliverThe government of Utrecht, Netherlands, has banned ads for meat on bus stops and other government-owned spaces. The city has previously banned ads for fossil fuels, cars, and flying. City officials say the bans could have a positive impact on residents' health…Yes, Heavy Regulation Hurts the Economy. Just Look at France.
12:01am By Veronique de RugyWe're often told European countries are better off thanks to big-government policies. So why is the U.S. beating France in many important ways?5th Circuit Seeks Comment on Proposed AI Rule
Wed 4:49pm By Josh BlackmanLawyers will have to certify they did not use AI, or verify any work produced by AI.Federal Agencies Neglect Anti-Asian Discrimination in Education
Wed 4:37pm By Ilya SominMy wife Alison Somin, an attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation, outlines the problem.A Los Angeles Jail Let a Woman Die of Withdrawal, Then a Coroner Allowed Her Body To Decompose
Wed 4:00pm By Emma Camp“I couldn’t believe it was my baby,” Amanda Bews' mother said. "She looked like she was mummified."Controversy Over an Important Article Finding Large Negative Effects of Zoning
Wed 3:26pm By Ilya SominEconomist Brian Greaney may have found serious methodological errors in a much-cited 2019 article by Enrico Moretti and Chang-Tai Hsieh.Biden Warns Companies To Bring 'Prices Back Down' Even as Inflation Persists
Wed 3:15pm By Joe LancasterThe president touted the lower annualized inflation rate but blamed the companies themselves for higher prices, rather than government policies.Congress Is Trying To Avoid Taking Responsibility for the Debt Crisis It Created
Wed 2:30pm By Eric BoehmA fiscal commission might be a good idea, but it's also the ultimate expression of Congress' irresponsibility.The Myth of the Federal Private Nondelegation Doctrine, Part 3
Wed 1:46pm By Sasha VolokhSerial-blogging my recent article in the Notre Dame Law ReviewSandra Newman: Reimagining 1984 from Julia's Perspective
Wed 12:42pm By Nick GillespieAt the behest of George Orwell's estate, the acclaimed novelist has brilliantly recast his most famous work.The Backpage Defendants Never Stood a Chance
Wed 10:02am By Elizabeth Nolan BrownMoral panic plus government power is an inescapably potent combination.
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