2026-04-14T23:27:23Z https://yabu.me Reason.com (RSS Feed) https://yabu.me/npub1pfanqrale8auwx0pq0g8y4v36xwlvpcd7z278xd0dtlkx4x0ndqsaagyxw https://reason.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg https://reason.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszuu5c2rtkn2yyql6263r39h5zcyae94yq4rhlglmt4g05xtgl5hqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z6zg67y NYC Transit Just Got Rid of MetroCards for Fares. The Successor Could Put Your Privacy at Risk.<br/><br/>Unlike the MetroCard, the OMNY system requires train and bus riders in New York City to give their name and phone number to the government.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2026/03/12/the-privacy-cost-of-new-yorks-new-fare-system/">https://reason.com/2026/03/12/the-privacy-cost-of-new-yorks-new-fare-system/</a> 2026-03-12T10:00:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf6629vjtmnhmtsjqc9t3u3hv3dycn0rgu3jzjtnzm246znpskcuszyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z8mdmaz &#34;See Maga, Shoot Maga&#34; in TikTok Video Was Criminally Punishable Threat<br/><br/>From U.S. v. Segari, decided today by Judge Kathryn Mizelle (M.D. Fla.): In August 2025, Desiree Doreen Segari posted TikTok…<br/>The post &#34;See Maga, Shoot Maga&#34; in TikTok Video Was Criminally Punishable Threat appeared first on Reason.com.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/03/09/see-maga-shoot-maga-in-tiktok-video-was-criminally-punishable-threat/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/03/09/see-maga-shoot-maga-in-tiktok-video-was-criminally-punishable-threat/</a> 2026-03-09T21:45:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrl45qwsjjvpwxw50a58wtnwrp59080tn5269rg6f0yzxnlsalfrszyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zu32d3n Open Thread<br/><br/>What’s on your mind?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/03/08/open-thread-133/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/03/08/open-thread-133/</a> 2026-03-08T07:00:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgz3s2flwxs5wnrnea3c6nfdm8gtadpymhddkcpele8u7675vmy9szyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zj4vr0y The Fifth Circuit and the Louisiana 10 Commandments Law<br/><br/>The en banc court pushes pause--for now<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/03/06/the-fifth-circuit-and-the-louisiana-10-commandments-law/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/03/06/the-fifth-circuit-and-the-louisiana-10-commandments-law/</a> 2026-03-06T12:15:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxhcll20crkjhwflc9yj0tesa4h6parwne62e65ff7lpjh8zh9vqszyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z00vnqe Today in Supreme Court History: March 1, 1880<br/><br/>3/1/1880: Strauder v. West Virginia decided.  <br/>The post Today in Supreme Court History: March 1, 1880 appeared first on Reason.com.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/03/01/today-in-supreme-court-history-march-1-1880-7/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/03/01/today-in-supreme-court-history-march-1-1880-7/</a> 2026-03-01T12:00:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz9vzq90al323rng22ep6c0n6gga479h58h0w7ce8udhhk4pz7z3gzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z4w3k4s The Saving Construction in NFIB and the Anti-Saving Construction in Learning Resources<br/><br/>Six justices found that the best reading of statute supports the government, but only three applied the major question doctrine. Why wasn&#39;t this a reversal?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/24/the-saving-construction-in-nfib-and-the-anti-saving-construction-in-learning-resources/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/24/the-saving-construction-in-nfib-and-the-anti-saving-construction-in-learning-resources/</a> 2026-02-24T14:26:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ud2eaasnfsccesj40vpsch2cuprlu7m5ps864tfrhjhstej2y4czyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z7s4686 How Should The Non-Delegation Doctrine and the Major Question Doctrine Apply to Foreign Affairs?<br/><br/>Justices Thomas and Kavanaugh raise important issues that Justice Gorsuch and Chief Justice Roberts do not fully address.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/23/how-should-the-non-delegation-doctrine-and-the-major-question-doctrine-apply-to-foreign-affairs/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/23/how-should-the-non-delegation-doctrine-and-the-major-question-doctrine-apply-to-foreign-affairs/</a> 2026-02-23T16:25:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdv0z73ptcm7mrnaz4a3tldpun00e0nc607v4awl49rdwjj644kkqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z8vv5sl Putting Trump&#39;s Backlash Against The Tariff Ruling In Context<br/><br/>In Learning Resources v. Trump, the Supreme Court invalidated President Trump&#39;s global tariffs by a 6-3 vote. Almost immediately, Trump…<br/>The post Putting Trump&#39;s Backlash Against The Tariff Ruling In Context appeared first on Reason.com.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/22/putting-trumps-backlash-against-the-tariff-ruling-in-context/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/22/putting-trumps-backlash-against-the-tariff-ruling-in-context/</a> 2026-02-22T23:45:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstvuefdj9fzlwpmqp9qyskjgxd9fq0zn83se97cy0jq7g2uhgdxwszyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z2q92ll Open Thread<br/><br/>What’s on your mind?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/22/open-thread-119/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/22/open-thread-119/</a> 2026-02-22T08:00:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstsfuddtvrlxu5pdlz77vfvx76xurkeuugn0wtfkhmueyqhqu599szyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zzrjd8y An MQD Receipt Justice Gorsuch Overlooked<br/><br/>Justices Kagan and Sotomayor have signed on to at least one opinion that expressly relied upon the major questions doctrine.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/21/an-mqd-receipt-justice-gorsuch-overlooked/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/21/an-mqd-receipt-justice-gorsuch-overlooked/</a> 2026-02-21T19:16:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr7aaw84j0hatf9s0hflnjfk3fe05rl6pk3xl7jt3j8xga67s86zqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zwrkc6s Lessons of the End of Trump&#39;s ICE &#34;Surge&#34; in Minnesota<br/><br/>A combination of legal action and political resistance helped deal Trump a defeat.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/12/lessons-of-the-end-of-trumps-ice-surge-in-minnesota/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/12/lessons-of-the-end-of-trumps-ice-surge-in-minnesota/</a> 2026-02-13T00:59:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9kr88x5chp7yahjnxy85huvpa0htmq3dz6p8x7dd2u0zh37xv5hqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zh0023a The U.S. House Just Voted To Stop Trump&#39;s &#39;Emergency&#39; Tariffs on Imports From Canada<br/><br/>But the numbers are a long way from a veto-proof majority, so Wednesday&#39;s vote may be a purely symbolic victory for free traders.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2026/02/11/the-u-s-house-just-voted-to-stop-trumps-emergency-tariffs-on-imports-from-canada/">https://reason.com/2026/02/11/the-u-s-house-just-voted-to-stop-trumps-emergency-tariffs-on-imports-from-canada/</a> 2026-02-12T00:25:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9fxwckrh7xq7t34nv6kcsq7qt3nlzczzkgrqf452h3kpwqs5hy5szyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5znre5nc The Heavy Pot Taxes Favored by The New York Times Would Undermine Legalization<br/><br/>The newspaper’s plan to address marijuana abuse would compound the disadvantages that state-licensed suppliers face in competing with the black market.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2026/02/11/the-heavy-pot-taxes-favored-by-the-new-york-times-would-undermine-legalization/">https://reason.com/2026/02/11/the-heavy-pot-taxes-favored-by-the-new-york-times-would-undermine-legalization/</a> 2026-02-11T05:01:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswua3evwl9atdyxr69rk6qpw0p59v4r5fee9hfgh4yl3r27djjfnszyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z6zz77l What Happens If A Religion Precludes A Person From Supporting Zionism?<br/><br/>The anti-semitism maelstrom on the right continues to swirl faster by the day. And, in what has become a familiar…<br/>The post What Happens If A Religion Precludes A Person From Supporting Zionism? appeared first on Reason.com.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/10/what-happens-if-a-religion-precludes-a-person-from-supporting-zionism/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/10/what-happens-if-a-religion-precludes-a-person-from-supporting-zionism/</a> 2026-02-11T04:40:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvayjv0gvjztzzmy7897n3mday42rwc359gclgpu74egjph57u4kczyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zq65uug Rep. Ro Khanna Releases Names of 6 Alleged Epstein Files Associates<br/><br/>Rep. Thomas Massie said the men were &#34;likely incriminated.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2026/02/10/rep-ro-khanna-releases-names-of-6-alleged-epstein-files-associates/">https://reason.com/2026/02/10/rep-ro-khanna-releases-names-of-6-alleged-epstein-files-associates/</a> 2026-02-11T00:15:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx4stuw2hhds5afr9zascxmv656dh584mjmd673v8xadgt6e7qseczyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zvjvxzl Second Amendment Roundup: Sensitive Places Require Government-Provided Armed Security<br/><br/>History teaches that government must provide security if serious about a mandatory “gun-free zone.”<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/09/second-amendment-roundup-sensitive-places-require-government-provided-armed-security/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/09/second-amendment-roundup-sensitive-places-require-government-provided-armed-security/</a> 2026-02-10T02:43:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspw6h33ld0e8s44c6d76g7tk80xhtuccdp858nc7xnp8fkjcfz4aqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z9yy46k Democratizing Criminal Justice Through Crime Victims&#39; Rights<br/><br/>Steve Twist and I propose increasing involvement by crime victims as a way to reduce politicization of criminal justice processes.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/09/democratizing-criminal-justice-through-crime-victims-rights/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/09/democratizing-criminal-justice-through-crime-victims-rights/</a> 2026-02-09T16:30:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf802tgw95ylehaq8y5gpfw8f8xms0fzf4q3llxrsg032gzl03zcszyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z99u2a7 Alexis Wilkins&#39; (FBI Director&#39;s Girlfriend&#39;s) Libel by Implication Suit Can Go Forward<br/><br/>From Wilkins v. Schaffer, decided yesterday by Judge Donald Middlebrooks (S.D. Fla.): Plaintiff Alexis Wilkins has lodged a single defamation…<br/>The post Alexis Wilkins&#39; (FBI Director&#39;s Girlfriend&#39;s) Libel by Implication Suit Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/04/alexis-wilkins-fbi-directors-girlfriends-libel-by-implication-suit-can-go-forward/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/04/alexis-wilkins-fbi-directors-girlfriends-libel-by-implication-suit-can-go-forward/</a> 2026-02-04T15:57:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdsat8upetmy2j46c4mztkqlwg4zwmmddpwptvk7qr35ujwttqfqqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zg3mrk7 Second Amendment Roundup: 5th Circuit Holds Disarming for Meth Conviction Violates 2nd Amendment<br/><br/>No historical analogues justify felon possession ban for drug conviction.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/01/second-amendment-roundup-5th-circuit-holds-disarming-for-meth-conviction-violates-2nd-amendment/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/01/second-amendment-roundup-5th-circuit-holds-disarming-for-meth-conviction-violates-2nd-amendment/</a> 2026-02-02T03:18:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspfquvnrf0fl96nxth0sqhvlc4curh68tvz27dy6e7vavx8dg39ugzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z4pu32n TikTok Users Say They&#39;re Being Censored After New Owners Were Announced. The Company Says It&#39;s a Tech Issue.<br/><br/>Here&#39;s why I believe TikTok.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2026/01/28/tiktok-users-say-theyre-being-censored-after-new-owners-were-announced-the-company-says-its-a-tech-issue/">https://reason.com/2026/01/28/tiktok-users-say-theyre-being-censored-after-new-owners-were-announced-the-company-says-its-a-tech-issue/</a> 2026-01-28T16:56:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxy4qpujr5m6phdmsd6ekx2cvg94zqwwyl8w2067x9gy0vucj7y3qzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zcnqppz Open Thread<br/><br/>What’s on your mind?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/25/open-thread-91/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/25/open-thread-91/</a> 2026-01-25T08:00:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ccnadj2gky3t57dvg362cuwzu98t8dl5mphq72f4g5e5eklmw7gzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5ztnhh75 The Presumption of Regularity Returns to SCOTUS<br/><br/>Trump Firing Lisa Cook, Jack Smith Indicting Donald Trump<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/23/the-presumption-of-regularity-returns-to-scotus/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/23/the-presumption-of-regularity-returns-to-scotus/</a> 2026-01-23T06:45:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgh0aa9fllay0ude4xkdektxltjzxz5f2094auape56xk9jnr62aqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zcsg3tr Executive Order Banning Flag-Burning Jeopardizes Flag-Burner&#39;s Prosecution for Illegal Fire Lighting in National Park<br/><br/>The Order raises the inference that his actions were targeted for their message; without the Order, there would have been a much stronger inference that he was prosecuted just for the illegal fire lighting (in violation of valid park safety regulations).<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/22/executive-order-banning-flag-burning-jeopardizes-flag-burners-prosecution-for-illegal-fire-lighting-in-national-park/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/22/executive-order-banning-flag-burning-jeopardizes-flag-burners-prosecution-for-illegal-fire-lighting-in-national-park/</a> 2026-01-22T13:56:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx38vfzte7nfexyvn7axww2u4zd4p8ja8m6gkgfplr29fyt567cwczyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zszz4uy National and Local Traditions for the Second Amendment<br/><br/>The Second Amendment does not have a geography clause.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/21/national-and-local-traditions-for-the-second-amendment/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/21/national-and-local-traditions-for-the-second-amendment/</a> 2026-01-21T06:53:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9plvwts0lshc0uecrf4ukja3r0xaj3sn9akzngkh02g9nzr5dtdczyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zfhwdta Second Amendment Roundup: Wolford and the government security principle for sensitive places<br/><br/>If a place is truly “sensitive,” the state must provide armed security.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/20/second-amendment-roundup-wolford-and-the-government-security-principle-for-sensitive-places/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/20/second-amendment-roundup-wolford-and-the-government-security-principle-for-sensitive-places/</a> 2026-01-21T02:49:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspp2v7rpdzaufte3uz9439hhrx2arapwtl75qcyt402250qz7rrzszyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zaakc6g Video Shows Feds Shooting ICE Protester With Nonlethal Round at Point-Blank Range, Blinding Him in One Eye<br/><br/>The incident raises more questions around federal agent’s use-of-force policies and training. <br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2026/01/16/video-shows-feds-shooting-ice-protester-with-nonlethal-round-at-point-blank-range-blinding-him-in-one-eye/">https://reason.com/2026/01/16/video-shows-feds-shooting-ice-protester-with-nonlethal-round-at-point-blank-range-blinding-him-in-one-eye/</a> 2026-01-16T20:51:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0vjmlj75h95v7q90eujn87203x2gwtttsl207pr7c6754s23p4ugzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zlkc6qm Do Cellphones Cause Cancer? RFK Jr.&#39;s HHS Is Suppressing FDA Data Confirming Cellphone Safety.<br/><br/>The Department of Health and Human Services is launching a study apparently trying to find otherwise.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2026/01/16/do-cellphones-cause-cancer-rfk-jr-s-hhs-is-suppressing-fda-data-confirming-cellphone-safety/">https://reason.com/2026/01/16/do-cellphones-cause-cancer-rfk-jr-s-hhs-is-suppressing-fda-data-confirming-cellphone-safety/</a> 2026-01-16T20:25:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr4wrd2x50msksrqqcql9n3htkvwafgpht467zvvk9kdqkkkhdg8gzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zal3zyq Second Amendment Roundup: Hawaii&#39;s Ban on Firearms on Property Open to the Public<br/><br/>In Wolford, the Supreme Court should clarify the facial/as-applied issue.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/15/second-amendment-roundup-hawaiis-ban-on-firearms-on-property-open-to-the-public/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/15/second-amendment-roundup-hawaiis-ban-on-firearms-on-property-open-to-the-public/</a> 2026-01-16T02:44:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs26nl32w375ad9kwc73dd0wm3a348ydw5440xe79pc682m9gpjj8qzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z5gc3pw First Amendment Protects Islam Expert&#39;s Post-Sept. 11 Speech Urging People to Join Taliban<br/><br/>So a Fourth Circuit panel held today, vacating the defendant&#39;s convictions from 2005.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/09/first-amendment-protects-islam-experts-post-sept-11-speech-urging-people-to-join-taliban/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/09/first-amendment-protects-islam-experts-post-sept-11-speech-urging-people-to-join-taliban/</a> 2026-01-09T22:01:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst9au9tndl9krasw3z07uzw8fwyz9amkh9pvgkmzpk70w429f8g6czyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zr4x9d0 The &#39;Law Enforcement&#39; Rationale for Invading Venezuela Is an Open-Ended License for War<br/><br/>If an indictment is enough to justify military action, why bother seeking congressional approval?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2026/01/07/the-law-enforcement-rationale-for-invading-venezuela-is-an-open-ended-license-for-war/">https://reason.com/2026/01/07/the-law-enforcement-rationale-for-invading-venezuela-is-an-open-ended-license-for-war/</a> 2026-01-07T05:01:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrw73pxcxg9xrljlarkupfgq2rxy45tfhen07v7kvakq7j6ncz5qqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zzwmn4r Open Thread<br/><br/>What’s on your mind?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/06/open-thread-72/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/06/open-thread-72/</a> 2026-01-06T08:00:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxuhtk430ch4tev2psd40qaeuugyhxxra7fdn5a9t9uvrvf94uduszyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5znezhsv California&#39;s Ban on Openly Carrying Guns Is Unconstitutional, 9th Circuit Says<br/><br/>The ruling, which emphasizes the lack of historical support for such a law, is unlikely to survive en banc review.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2026/01/05/californias-ban-on-openly-carrying-guns-is-unconstitutional-9th-circuit-says/">https://reason.com/2026/01/05/californias-ban-on-openly-carrying-guns-is-unconstitutional-9th-circuit-says/</a> 2026-01-05T20:05:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr24twnsxk4lkxf0ehzvm3qmau7ly790g6unmujlh879mg3pwsulqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zm42zfy Open Thread<br/><br/>What’s on your mind?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/04/open-thread-70/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/04/open-thread-70/</a> 2026-01-04T08:00:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd6r2jtldd2dmtcw2fk6xeurnkuw366hulc7f6st2wf0u0q9ag0yqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zmazhwz Open Thread<br/><br/>What’s on your mind?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/02/open-thread-68/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/02/open-thread-68/</a> 2026-01-02T08:00:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx6m82jxwk58kn47t5nf75tnqxyxme60avvnfnpsk9crvfn7q55fgzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z8l7zgv ChatGPT-Generated Poster of U.S. Presidents<br/><br/>My query: &#34;Please produce a poster with the images of all the U.S. presidents, in chronological order, with their names…<br/>The post ChatGPT-Generated Poster of U.S. Presidents appeared first on Reason.com.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/01/chatgpt-generated-poster-of-u-s-presidents/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/01/chatgpt-generated-poster-of-u-s-presidents/</a> 2026-01-01T22:04:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst3l2um7cetwdvu034wlmlvcrrhk4qjj9f5ql5crcth2v6sc2vdnqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zvg0pfj DHS Says REAL ID, Which DHS Certifies, Is Too Unreliable To Confirm U.S. Citizenship<br/><br/>It&#39;s the punch line to a bad joke that started 20 years ago when Congress passed the REAL ID Act.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/12/31/dhs-says-real-id-which-dhs-certifies-is-too-unreliable-to-confirm-u-s-citizenship/">https://reason.com/2025/12/31/dhs-says-real-id-which-dhs-certifies-is-too-unreliable-to-confirm-u-s-citizenship/</a> 2025-12-31T17:05:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxwdjarju32m8mjjvr4kjx7asau88p67ftp76uqf8n0jys860r2uqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z8c0u7h Lawsuit Claiming First Amendment Violation from &#34;Equity Training&#34; Can Go Forward<br/><br/>So holds a majority of the Eighth Circuit federal court of appeals, sitting en banc.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/30/lawsuit-claiming-first-amendment-violation-from-equity-training-can-go-forward/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/30/lawsuit-claiming-first-amendment-violation-from-equity-training-can-go-forward/</a> 2025-12-30T23:09:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy0afllz9qnr7k8cvhz54rw0f5dqt452z8ym4tcja55tlhquwgwugzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z67k8pm Open Thread<br/><br/>What’s on your mind?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/28/open-thread-63/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/28/open-thread-63/</a> 2025-12-28T08:00:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsql0k02wxdgu0xym8fzc6y6xeyzjmurkhym0z9skhzhmedgcpsu8gzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zggmhsa Searching Old Digital Haystacks: Some Thoughts on the Richman v. United States Litigation<br/><br/>Interesting Fourth Amendment issues, with a novel remedy.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/24/searching-old-digital-haystacks-some-thoughts-on-the-richman-v-united-states-litigation/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/24/searching-old-digital-haystacks-some-thoughts-on-the-richman-v-united-states-litigation/</a> 2025-12-24T20:09:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy06ft63hgrq0rtdkrsh6c6248svmf0a9czvcjmpr8xg09z53hllgzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zek80dh Why College Students Prefer Socialism—and Why They&#39;re Wrong<br/><br/>When the media say the middle class is in decline, they&#39;re technically right—because people are getting richer.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/12/24/why-college-students-prefer-socialism-and-why-theyre-wrong/">https://reason.com/2025/12/24/why-college-students-prefer-socialism-and-why-theyre-wrong/</a> 2025-12-24T05:30:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw8kkjv2f96gazynqkcueu45l7k63eq3zwlezty4ee5069x89lwyszyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z2jwm8e Trump&#39;s Marijuana Order Vindicates Longstanding Criticism of the Plant&#39;s Legal Classification<br/><br/>In addition to its symbolic significance, rescheduling the drug will facilitate research and provide tax relief to state-licensed cannabis suppliers.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/12/24/trumps-marijuana-order-vindicates-longstanding-criticism-of-its-legal-classification/">https://reason.com/2025/12/24/trumps-marijuana-order-vindicates-longstanding-criticism-of-its-legal-classification/</a> 2025-12-24T05:01:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs93mmvhskct24a0r3gef0rasn7002fk2ju0c3w4j909rj55n9m8cczyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z34z49x New York Attorney General Forum Shops Case Against CFPB to Judge Aiken in Eugene Division of District of Oregon<br/><br/>AG James had a 100% chance of drawing a Democratic appointee, and drew a judge that the Ninth Circuit had to repeatedly reverse.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/23/new-york-attorney-general-forum-shops-case-against-cfpb-to-judge-aiken-in-eugene-division-of-district-of-oregon/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/23/new-york-attorney-general-forum-shops-case-against-cfpb-to-judge-aiken-in-eugene-division-of-district-of-oregon/</a> 2025-12-24T00:20:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0eavkfjnd0sxzr08df49ummnz4gsywsxmhf4ha6d8alasrvaj20szyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zdeyz67 Open Thread<br/><br/>What’s on your mind?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/23/open-thread-58/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/23/open-thread-58/</a> 2025-12-23T08:00:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsde09mrv2nwrlmy232xxxuz3fkr23xh2z39l7t2xpgsdlx4fma5yqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zdzcu00 My Resignation From The Heritage Foundation<br/><br/>I sent this letter this evening to Dr. Kevin Roberts, President of the Heritage Foundation<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/21/my-resignation-from-the-heritage-foundation/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/21/my-resignation-from-the-heritage-foundation/</a> 2025-12-22T02:10:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx5kmx56p59q57c2q0g3wzz6gqd72ynzxkz769c8z8nr7673aga0qzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zrxsyty Open Thread<br/><br/>What’s on your mind?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/21/open-thread-56/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/21/open-thread-56/</a> 2025-12-21T08:00:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyyvwplhc67gud763yxd97zqhcca034vgwy9mdh2j6pvk7n8wq2dqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z03zyx3 &#34;You Are Not the Selection Committee. You Are the Welcoming Committee.&#34;<br/><br/>A nice line for prospective parents-in-law, from Abigail Shrier (crediting a friend of hers) in her Free Press advice column.…<br/>The post &#34;You Are Not the Selection Committee. You Are the Welcoming Committee.&#34; appeared first on Reason.com.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/18/you-are-not-the-selection-committee-you-are-the-welcoming-committee/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/18/you-are-not-the-selection-committee-you-are-the-welcoming-committee/</a> 2025-12-19T00:38:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdgexnmezhaqtnlulnxyjmtxlz5e3z0n2z4dkhqz2w7x5vl2dnlqczyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zd39l3w Did the Internet Break Our Sense of Reality?<br/><br/>Katherine Dee examines how living online reshapes attention and behavior and makes the case for a more grounded, realistic way of using digital tools.<br/><br/><a href="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/d2h6a3ly6ooodw.cloudfront.net/reasontv_audio_8359855.mp3">https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/d2h6a3ly6ooodw.cloudfront.net/reasontv_audio_8359855.mp3</a><br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/podcast/2025/12/17/did-the-internet-break-our-sense-of-reality/">https://reason.com/podcast/2025/12/17/did-the-internet-break-our-sense-of-reality/</a> 2025-12-17T16:00:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfz0wljg3sd4nrg34v9xtncvrpcgp8aumqkczzq276txg4xcl3yeczyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zcyr8up Open Thread<br/><br/>What’s on your mind?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/13/open-thread-48/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/13/open-thread-48/</a> 2025-12-13T08:00:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrnd9n8ucpeulf296g2k9gef85qpw0fyjq2ykewyamew5xuety29szyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zqxdjs8 Want To Vacation In America? Trump Wants To See Your Social Media Posts First.<br/><br/>The move is bad for free speech and bad for American businesses that depend on tourism.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/12/11/want-to-vacation-in-america-trump-wants-to-see-your-social-media-posts-first/">https://reason.com/2025/12/11/want-to-vacation-in-america-trump-wants-to-see-your-social-media-posts-first/</a> 2025-12-11T18:43:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswqqjcxzc5ce4peq42fuw5kjlk2wsgldc2zrhr0mtd9h3j2vqxc9gzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zhtf4xa Trump Will Let Nvidia Sell Chips to China, the Feds Will Keep 25 Percent of the Profits. Here&#39;s the Downside.<br/><br/>Why make the government a middleman in the chip war?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/12/10/trump-will-let-nvidia-sell-chips-to-china-but-the-feds-will-get-25-percent-of-the-profits/">https://reason.com/2025/12/10/trump-will-let-nvidia-sell-chips-to-china-but-the-feds-will-get-25-percent-of-the-profits/</a> 2025-12-10T16:44:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszrupes73pnuwe493fdgnavc2tqckh8ygc69xhj4kpyqmctuxuwygzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z6g25xc French Far-Right Politicians Want To Reopen Brothels as Sex-Worker Cooperatives<br/><br/>The current system, in which paying for sex is illegal, doesn&#39;t work, said Jean-Philippe Tanguy, a National Assembly member. <br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/12/10/french-far-right-politicians-want-to-reopen-brothels-as-sex-worker-cooperatives/">https://reason.com/2025/12/10/french-far-right-politicians-want-to-reopen-brothels-as-sex-worker-cooperatives/</a> 2025-12-10T15:10:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs90x5jtg3cetjyjdd07s7ycprjf4a0eprhpc28umxfnhkyme9qpfczyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zptuvjk &#34;Our Job is to Teach the Children, Not be the Children&#34;<br/><br/>UVA lawprof Xiao Wang exposes immature and unprofessional behavior by his colleagues<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/09/our-job-is-to-teach-the-children-not-be-the-children/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/09/our-job-is-to-teach-the-children-not-be-the-children/</a> 2025-12-09T23:10:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9xtv52p8dz2y90ak7zgsuwn8ep829l53ctasedxy38phz3wjdrngzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zljql3x Trump Is Using the &#39;Misinformation&#39; Censorship Playbook Republicans Attacked Biden for<br/><br/>The party in power changes. The pressure to silence critics doesn’t.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/12/09/trump-is-using-the-misinformation-censorship-playbook-republicans-attacked-biden-for/">https://reason.com/2025/12/09/trump-is-using-the-misinformation-censorship-playbook-republicans-attacked-biden-for/</a> 2025-12-09T16:25:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyr4ru2q3g6q0rzuethyw6kvpdl6muugu50gfyl59ax7g9t8x7s4szyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z7j6qj4 Second Amendment Roundup: Arms and the Citizenship Issue<br/><br/>Now that the Supreme Court has granted cert in Trump v. Barbara, the meaning of the Citizenship Clause in the…<br/>The post Second Amendment Roundup: Arms and the Citizenship Issue appeared first on Reason.com.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/08/second-amendment-roundup-arms-and-the-citizenship-issue/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/08/second-amendment-roundup-arms-and-the-citizenship-issue/</a> 2025-12-09T03:40:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxp34v452u45gqd60zpur60aeewt60czsssqzt9mxlp0tp2nt3qegzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zzya79q Journal of Free Speech Law: &#34;Free Speech and Incorporation: A Reassessment,&#34; by Ilan Wurman<br/><br/>The article is here; the Introduction: In a previous book, the author sought to establish that the likely original meaning…<br/>The post Journal of Free Speech Law: &#34;Free Speech and Incorporation: A Reassessment,&#34; by Ilan Wurman appeared first on Reason.com.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/03/journal-of-free-speech-law-free-speech-and-incorporation-a-reassessment-by-ilan-wurman/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/03/journal-of-free-speech-law-free-speech-and-incorporation-a-reassessment-by-ilan-wurman/</a> 2025-12-03T16:00:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ssdxrmvwurclyvljgt9fc69tn6js0p8rs4ht7c0sjvj8xjewfcqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zzzgx9a Second Amendment Roundup: The U.S. defends NFA restrictions lacking a tax nexus<br/><br/>The DOJ claims basis in the tax power and the commerce clause, and no Second Amendment problem.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/02/second-amendment-roundup-the-u-s-defends-nfa-restrictions-lacking-a-tax-nexus/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/02/second-amendment-roundup-the-u-s-defends-nfa-restrictions-lacking-a-tax-nexus/</a> 2025-12-03T03:02:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8alrau5aunelfx84zkytcnurh9ey5xywld0ylcw4lzvc5hntqpaczyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5ze95wkw Open Thread<br/><br/>What’s on your mind?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/30/open-thread-32/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/30/open-thread-32/</a> 2025-11-30T08:00:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvrze80ykgtyl2vugqy64ehcn75m8e4zhdgns5at65k6hulcdtxhczyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z0yrfp5 Is the Federal Prohibition on Felon Firearm Possession Constitutional?<br/><br/>Judge Willett thinks that some federal statutes have been interpreted and applied in ways that conflict with the notion that the federal government only has limited and enumerated powers.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/16/is-the-federal-prohibition-on-felon-firearm-possession-constitutional/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/16/is-the-federal-prohibition-on-felon-firearm-possession-constitutional/</a> 2025-11-17T03:35:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqcdcc348jt0ju5qdxsdyq8vhc8n66yw2k0zpqrgzxv96288ar28qzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zmnwtc0 What is the Jones Property Test, and How Is It Different From Katz?<br/><br/>The final version of my new article has been published.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/13/what-is-the-jones-property-test-and-how-is-it-different-from-katz/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/13/what-is-the-jones-property-test-and-how-is-it-different-from-katz/</a> 2025-11-14T02:41:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8nhamfk4u45mhlla0y74qyckzsgjcklerzg47ttrs0dv7p7t8t2szyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zsa4mcd &#34;Gay Quotas&#34;<br/><br/>A new article by Prof. Sheldon Bernard Lyke; the abstract: In an era where diversity often takes center stage, the…<br/>The post &#34;Gay Quotas&#34; appeared first on Reason.com.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/12/gay-quotas/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/12/gay-quotas/</a> 2025-11-12T19:26:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspaxrl5pfr99zch4f4qnshah2fne59cetuu4nd45juqpwn5gt3d9gzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zufs7zf Placing Climate Tort Litigation in Context<br/><br/>Using tort law for environmental protection has a deeper historical pedigree than does resort to administrative regulation.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/07/placing-climate-tort-litigation-in-context/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/11/07/placing-climate-tort-litigation-in-context/</a> 2025-11-07T14:56:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsynsv6svcu7zq8k3jdpazaznuxxl3cc9uafuarfzhhxanemhzv8hqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zhek5vz It&#39;s the Economy, Not the East Wing, Stupid<br/><br/>Democrats&#39; Election Day victories are downstream of Trump&#39;s misguided economic policies.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/11/05/its-the-economy-not-the-east-wing-stupid/">https://reason.com/2025/11/05/its-the-economy-not-the-east-wing-stupid/</a> 2025-11-06T01:35:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfpm55plm9xnu5y3jmelux2vxky47k25eylqyd73pk4tfustjz3rqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zgapu9z New York Voters Say Yes to Faster Housing Approvals<br/><br/>Does that mean they want more housing generally? <br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/11/05/new-york-voters-say-yes-to-faster-housing-approvals/">https://reason.com/2025/11/05/new-york-voters-say-yes-to-faster-housing-approvals/</a> 2025-11-05T21:45:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqrv0feflfd8nshsgynl30wfy8lu542d2qqz9cur0y6dl3jt2hqsqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zhc8nat Washington&#39;s State Capital Just Voted Against Increasing the Minimum Wage, Unemployment<br/><br/>Olympia residents apparently learned from Seattle’s experience that minimum wage hikes do not improve the welfare of the worst off in society.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/11/05/washingtons-state-capital-just-voted-against-increasing-the-minimum-wage-unemployment/">https://reason.com/2025/11/05/washingtons-state-capital-just-voted-against-increasing-the-minimum-wage-unemployment/</a> 2025-11-05T15:07:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw06zad6fqh7n64u6g6t4z88dt70m5l0lcs6g78uvvqsnvy9pezcqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zyyna57 What Did A Young John Roberts Contribute To Chief Justice Rehnquist&#39;s Opinion In Dames &amp; Moore v. Regan?<br/><br/>Probably not very much.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/30/what-did-a-young-john-roberts-contribute-to-chief-justice-rehnquists-opinion-in-dames-moore-v-regan/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/30/what-did-a-young-john-roberts-contribute-to-chief-justice-rehnquists-opinion-in-dames-moore-v-regan/</a> 2025-10-30T19:39:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8pdrufrlzpxyaesl9c83cfsmjtkr6z4j02nmjjr39wrmjets33cszyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zft7wuj Progress Is Good, Actually<br/><br/>Against Paul Kingsnorth&#39;s intuitive sense of decline.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/30/progress-is-good-actually/">https://reason.com/2025/10/30/progress-is-good-actually/</a> 2025-10-30T18:09:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0wpj5zqwfxay9x0ulprjm6599fx95sl6czad9pxsxy3tvazwsj6qzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zxgsdyv &#34;Before This Court, Artificial Intelligence Is Optional. Actual Intelligence Is Mandatory<br/><br/>Words from Magistrate Judge Jason Robertson (E.D. Okla.) in last week&#39;s Mattox v. Product Innovations Research, LLC. A bit of background:…<br/>The post &#34;Before This Court, Artificial Intelligence Is Optional. Actual Intelligence Is Mandatory appeared first on Reason.com.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/29/before-this-court-artificial-intelligence-is-optional-actual-intelligence-is-mandatory/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/29/before-this-court-artificial-intelligence-is-optional-actual-intelligence-is-mandatory/</a> 2025-10-29T15:50:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyl4eyzj0sysuktrzsdfn90ehsc7m0v6u94xevjx6wzys55ppdgxgzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zah0yum A Preference For Non-Judges on the Supreme Court of Texas?<br/><br/>Governor Abbott&#39;s recent appointments to SCOTX did not come from the bench.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/28/a-preference-for-non-judges-on-the-supreme-court-of-texas/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/28/a-preference-for-non-judges-on-the-supreme-court-of-texas/</a> 2025-10-29T02:31:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg6hzp4nmh84xmjfxl0020aknx083rjavqdh4vyhqja2r90vw7sxszyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zjuctaq Bill Gates Admits That Climate Change &#39;Will Not Be the End of Civilization&#39;<br/><br/>The Microsoft co-founder recently penned a letter arguing that increasing global prosperity is the best way forward on the issue.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/28/bill-gates-admits-that-climate-change-will-not-be-the-end-of-civilization/">https://reason.com/2025/10/28/bill-gates-admits-that-climate-change-will-not-be-the-end-of-civilization/</a> 2025-10-28T20:31:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8khtry7dxvaz3l6ak4sj3jlgf88cj4jmjx0jvne0wuysyrc8ey3gzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zecz3mj SNAP Stops<br/><br/>Plus: Predictions for Mamdani&#39;s mayorship, ICE leadership changes, and more...<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/28/snap-stops/">https://reason.com/2025/10/28/snap-stops/</a> 2025-10-28T13:30:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqjswcyjhvt2347lh0pfkxrrhm7466vl40nyct59srz23z6awxrsqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zs50zn4 In Search of a &#34;New Environmentalism&#34;<br/><br/>A series of essays at Law &amp; Liberty<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/24/in-search-of-a-new-environmentalism/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/24/in-search-of-a-new-environmentalism/</a> 2025-10-24T12:12:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstvredsl2cvfg27dfpjscxg5suzhaqc0mdwglyxxp3p2wahlrsz8qzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zhxq7n4 Friday Open Thread<br/><br/>What&#39;s on your mind?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/24/friday-open-thread-44/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/24/friday-open-thread-44/</a> 2025-10-24T07:00:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdc36exvj2z4xy8l08jdqw9n5kqvfa8d5zr2uz4um453fgqdlz3pczyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zmpjt5z A D.C. Man Was Arrested for Mocking National Guard Troops with Star Wars&#39; &#39;Imperial March.&#39; Now He&#39;s Suing.<br/><br/>Sam O&#39;Hara went viral for playing &#34;The Imperial March&#34; behind groups of National Guard soldiers in D.C. He also says it led to him being illegally detained.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/23/a-d-c-man-was-arrested-for-mocking-national-guard-troops-with-star-wars-imperial-march-now-hes-suing/">https://reason.com/2025/10/23/a-d-c-man-was-arrested-for-mocking-national-guard-troops-with-star-wars-imperial-march-now-hes-suing/</a> 2025-10-23T16:15:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs94sssfrfd22pruevjndjdgzw3p06x5zr9xag2qrap2sm5p5542kqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zffvfte Help Legislators Legislate Again<br/><br/>Legislative disfunction is at the root of many current controversies, and past legislation bears part of the problem.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/23/help-legislators-legislate-again/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/23/help-legislators-legislate-again/</a> 2025-10-23T13:51:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxmnk5vjkh8ww0436d8sn7ydzk0wqwhe9qqw8lxxhkh70cvcy69zgzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zlvxktx Brickbat: Sorry, Not Sorry<br/><br/>Former Baton Rouge police officer Donald Steele was sentenced to one year in prison after being convicted of malfeasance in…<br/>The post Brickbat: Sorry, Not Sorry appeared first on Reason.com.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/23/brickbat-sorry-not-sorry/">https://reason.com/2025/10/23/brickbat-sorry-not-sorry/</a> 2025-10-23T08:00:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsygqrr509lkgj58yj4ktwww3u5e5pslxg53a629eajgjdrj6l5auszyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zky53p2 Is Republican Nominee Curtis Sliwa a Spoiler in NYC?<br/><br/>Desperate New York influencers try to shame the longtime local activist out of the mayoral race, so that a disgraced former governor can again lose to Zohran Mamdani<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/22/is-republican-nominee-curtis-sliwa-a-spoiler-in-nyc/">https://reason.com/2025/10/22/is-republican-nominee-curtis-sliwa-a-spoiler-in-nyc/</a> 2025-10-22T18:20:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9l84axw6gszrel0j23ewf5txna39v5tu2g373z880c8gn4fvkaugzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zds3mv3 Trump Allegedly Misidentified a Colombian Fisherman as a Venezuelan &#39;Narcoterrorist&#39;<br/><br/>The potential for deadly error underlines the lawlessness of the president’s bloodthirsty anti-drug strategy.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/22/trump-allegedly-misidentified-a-colombian-fisherman-as-a-venezuelan-narcoterrorist/">https://reason.com/2025/10/22/trump-allegedly-misidentified-a-colombian-fisherman-as-a-venezuelan-narcoterrorist/</a> 2025-10-22T04:01:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9mg0034zpjjgfuj6qqxkmu94906tjhw68ehta7m657ahruk586ygzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z4a0tk9 Oxford Union Ousts President Over Insults to Charlie Kirk<br/><br/>The murder of an American activist tore apart Britain’s hallowed free speech club.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/21/oxford-union-ousts-president-over-insults-to-charlie-kirk/">https://reason.com/2025/10/21/oxford-union-ousts-president-over-insults-to-charlie-kirk/</a> 2025-10-21T16:23:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrd7etey47has78fzktkj7a93qr6kvxwltwcvc50mnx5q6c5a8z8gzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zxpnugx ICE Arrests Afghan Asylum Seeker With Brain Cancer After He Asks for Directions<br/><br/>He had a valid work permit and a pending asylum claim, but Ihsanullah Garay was still detained. He now faces deportation while battling brain cancer.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/20/ice-arrests-afghan-asylum-seeker-with-brain-cancer-after-he-asks-for-directions/">https://reason.com/2025/10/20/ice-arrests-afghan-asylum-seeker-with-brain-cancer-after-he-asks-for-directions/</a> 2025-10-20T19:35:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw8r449ne0r9g23767upjt3ygn9jmm5vysz5l2hsyv8pdv2wr07sgzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zgr95xe Sikh and Non-Sikh Divorce, Disagree on Whether Children Should Get Haircuts<br/><br/>N.S. v. H.C., decided Friday by the California Court of Appeal (Justice Terry O&#39;Rourke, joined by Justices Judith McConnell and…<br/>The post Sikh and Non-Sikh Divorce, Disagree on Whether Children Should Get Haircuts appeared first on Reason.com.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/20/sikh-and-non-sikh-divorce-disagree-on-whether-children-should-get-haircuts/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/20/sikh-and-non-sikh-divorce-disagree-on-whether-children-should-get-haircuts/</a> 2025-10-20T16:51:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst239qfphfjeq0k8n77h607rlresd6jssuyyz20aj02z5axeayvvgzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zjqz5yj Sunday Open Thread<br/><br/>What&#39;s on your mind?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/19/sunday-open-thread-9/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/19/sunday-open-thread-9/</a> 2025-10-19T07:00:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9adaq2y0sm3wlkxq7rgcsjqhjqe3p3vttplsuqlu9v7gx5cj4gfczyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z7mxqx7 District Court Dismisses Another Kids Climate Suit, As Existing Law Requires<br/><br/>A suit asking a district court judge to undo every Trump Administration energy policy initiative is dismissed with prejudice; appeal to follow.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/18/district-court-dismisses-another-kids-climate-suit-as-existing-law-requires/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/18/district-court-dismisses-another-kids-climate-suit-as-existing-law-requires/</a> 2025-10-19T01:57:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2a43dhdx2wfxk9jkpgqxn7v4t2vahdqvq0d8qan3grp893yzdv5qzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z2cyqmw What I Saw at the No Kings Rally in New York City<br/><br/>Fully peaceful protesters who hate President Donald Trump with intensity but not much specificity took to the streets on Saturday. <br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/18/what-i-saw-at-the-no-kings-rally-in-new-york-city/">https://reason.com/2025/10/18/what-i-saw-at-the-no-kings-rally-in-new-york-city/</a> 2025-10-18T20:46:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspv3nx34s27scvrfx86gylaqrnktejzmyt43t93x8xnkuyzujwaxszyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zlz3rlt Javier Milei&#39;s Libertarian Experiment is in Jeopardy. Argentina&#39;s Midterm Elections Will Determine Its Fate.<br/><br/>The Argentine president needed a U.S. bailout, and his political adversaries are gaining ground.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/18/javier-mileis-libertarian-experiment-is-in-jeopardy-argentinas-midterm-elections-will-determine-its-fate/">https://reason.com/2025/10/18/javier-mileis-libertarian-experiment-is-in-jeopardy-argentinas-midterm-elections-will-determine-its-fate/</a> 2025-10-18T10:30:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8v3z4khdrwfxnwgl7ewu3ff6vrklwjy3976uth57gkljlyqkrujqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5znmke53 Friday Open Thread<br/><br/>What&#39;s on your mind?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/17/friday-open-thread-43/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/17/friday-open-thread-43/</a> 2025-10-17T07:00:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs96lauqumw9zuem0j85hwm2c2zrreh6gjfe5u0580w92jwylntkagzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5ztqhaye How the Military Exposed the Tools That Let Authorities Break Into Phones<br/><br/>The Marine Corps is trying to close a no-bid contract with Cellebrite, a company that helps police get into locked phones. The specs weren’t supposed to be public. <br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/16/how-the-military-exposed-the-tools-that-let-authorities-break-into-phones/">https://reason.com/2025/10/16/how-the-military-exposed-the-tools-that-let-authorities-break-into-phones/</a> 2025-10-16T21:15:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrww85fwh4skc0rawlkkmnvmepn8tmlccxyvzupkcgtapztgqxn2gzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z4uvwd5 Wednesday Open Thread<br/><br/>What&#39;s on your mind?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/15/wednesday-open-thread-38/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/15/wednesday-open-thread-38/</a> 2025-10-15T21:54:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfamtvry8xjvdfyqx8gtpgang4gamf4qd3a2x7vv94jdy9y0ngndczyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z23mt04 Wednesday Open Thread<br/><br/>What&#39;s on your mind?<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/15/wednesday-open-thread-38/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/15/wednesday-open-thread-38/</a> 2025-10-15T07:00:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstvr39cxseh425uzm020ma6h894720lh2m6q6ww7up7m7ujndc7zqzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z548h4r The NRA Supports SCOTUS Petitioners Who Lost Their Gun Rights Because of Nonviolent Offenses<br/><br/>The cases give the justices a chance to address a constitutionally dubious policy that disarms peaceful Americans.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/15/the-nra-supports-scotus-petitioners-who-lost-their-gun-rights-because-of-nonviolent-offenses/">https://reason.com/2025/10/15/the-nra-supports-scotus-petitioners-who-lost-their-gun-rights-because-of-nonviolent-offenses/</a> 2025-10-15T04:01:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8eyr28jdr7qpckn5gqjrrqf9zhu2tqr4k4p77y9vp4mcxnggjx7szyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zf9vllu A &#34;Bombshell&#34; Or a Dud?<br/><br/>Once again, originalism is only elevated when a scholar with conservative credentials opposes conservative jurisprudence.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/14/a-bombshell-or-a-dud/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/14/a-bombshell-or-a-dud/</a> 2025-10-14T21:28:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw0me3j8kk2y5r99tcvu2s67qpr240kxfsg6ekvyn70a0mwaqv63czyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zcqy3gm Can Police Enter Your Home Without a Warrant? The Supreme Court Will Soon Decide.<br/><br/>Even well-intentioned “community caretaking” can’t justify ignoring the Fourth Amendment.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/14/can-police-enter-your-home-without-a-warrant-the-supreme-court-will-soon-decide/">https://reason.com/2025/10/14/can-police-enter-your-home-without-a-warrant-the-supreme-court-will-soon-decide/</a> 2025-10-14T14:25:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw3z399kyt7j69aa25vcwqw86ujdvrdaeexq94qjucywrdffu4c8gzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z8ujwka &#34;Viewpoint Diversity&#34; Requirements as a New Fairness Doctrine<br/><br/>I have this article forthcoming in several months in the George Mason Law Review, and I wanted to serialize a…<br/>The post &#34;Viewpoint Diversity&#34; Requirements as a New Fairness Doctrine appeared first on Reason.com.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/13/viewpoint-diversity-requirements-as-a-new-fairness-doctrine/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/13/viewpoint-diversity-requirements-as-a-new-fairness-doctrine/</a> 2025-10-13T13:04:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2ewnrs46kwxavfvm7hrffhjnx7uupzahwqymu7fcpwwmpcex75cczyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zkk4jy7 What Alleged Behavior Was Constitutionally Protected Against Harassment Liability in CUNY Hunter College Case<br/><br/>As I noted earlier this morning, Friday&#39;s Report and Recommendation in Garrett v. City Univ. of N.Y. (S.D.N.Y.) (written by…<br/>The post What Alleged Behavior Was Constitutionally Protected Against Harassment Liability in CUNY Hunter College Case appeared first on Reason.com.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/13/what-alleged-behavior-was-constitutionally-protected-against-harassment-liability-in-cuny-hunter-college-case/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/13/what-alleged-behavior-was-constitutionally-protected-against-harassment-liability-in-cuny-hunter-college-case/</a> 2025-10-13T12:32:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd5wssfygwr747mndsuzl65z7x6l8a5dfcn750gfhx38ffgepvs8gzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zzukkt0 Algorithmic Censorship Changes the Way We Talk<br/><br/>How slang emerges from social media rules.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/13/algorithmic-censorship-changes-the-way-we-talk/">https://reason.com/2025/10/13/algorithmic-censorship-changes-the-way-we-talk/</a> 2025-10-13T10:00:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfceknkj42gk2vu6d3s4xx9rmk7w3qmszpenl4eysh6wa06gllz0qzyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zgyu7tj How Viewpoint Diversity Can Help Protect Academics from Themselves (and Perhaps Help Heal Our Civic Culture Too)<br/><br/>The lack of intellectual pluralism undermines the truth-seeking function of the university.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/12/how-viewpoint-diversity-can-help-protect-academics-from-themselves-and-perhaps-help-heal-our-civic-culture-too/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/12/how-viewpoint-diversity-can-help-protect-academics-from-themselves-and-perhaps-help-heal-our-civic-culture-too/</a> 2025-10-12T19:15:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfer89h7unsmakvc4zjfw4tu97wa4qsa76a3dquwt67xf09gwn39czyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zk3yfgm This Indiana City Doesn&#39;t Have To Pay an Innocent Mom $16,000 After Police Wrecked Her Home, Court Rules<br/><br/>Law enforcement launched 30 tear gas canisters into Amy Hadley&#39;s home, smashed windows, ransacked furniture, destroyed security cameras, and more. The government gave her nothing.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/10/this-indiana-city-doesnt-have-to-pay-an-innocent-mom-16000-after-police-wrecked-her-home-court-rules/">https://reason.com/2025/10/10/this-indiana-city-doesnt-have-to-pay-an-innocent-mom-16000-after-police-wrecked-her-home-court-rules/</a> 2025-10-10T21:05:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8saf7krmh3gedsvdn6ala9ekuusy24xhu0tzjeeyty93y63hs9uszyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5z5wqnjq Trump&#39;s Case Against Letitia James Looks a Lot Like the Case She Brought Against Him<br/><br/>The case is the second in two weeks, with little legal merit, filed by a neophyte prosecutor against a Trump opponent<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/10/trumps-case-against-letitia-james-looks-a-lot-like-the-case-she-brought-against-him/">https://reason.com/2025/10/10/trumps-case-against-letitia-james-looks-a-lot-like-the-case-she-brought-against-him/</a> 2025-10-10T19:35:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz324v8a64sdzfmlz22fhe6muqcxw27uzyn6z2x449n56m9k03ddszyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zjs2384 Tennessee Man Arrested, Gets $2 Million Bond for Posting Facebook Meme<br/><br/>Larry Bushart posted a meme on a local Facebook page about Charlie Kirk. He now faces years in prison.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/10/tennessee-man-arrested-gets-2-million-bond-for-posting-facebook-meme/">https://reason.com/2025/10/10/tennessee-man-arrested-gets-2-million-bond-for-posting-facebook-meme/</a> 2025-10-10T16:46:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxp24vspqmwptdh50y7gvm2kqeqkh9juanjvw8cwq5ktmnzp3yc6czyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zkkueq9 School Allowed to Fire Teacher Whose Criticisms of School Policy Led to &#34;Disruptive&#34; Criticism and Insults from Public<br/><br/>From Tempel v. School Dist. of Waukesha, decided Sept. 29 by Magistrate Judge Nancy Joseph (E.D. Wis.): Tempel was employed…<br/>The post School Allowed to Fire Teacher Whose Criticisms of School Policy Led to &#34;Disruptive&#34; Criticism and Insults from Public appeared first on Reason.com.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/10/school-allowed-to-fire-teacher-whose-criticisms-of-school-policy-led-to-disruptive-criticism-and-insults-from-public/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/10/10/school-allowed-to-fire-teacher-whose-criticisms-of-school-policy-led-to-disruptive-criticism-and-insults-from-public/</a> 2025-10-10T16:13:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2ddjp374vrdpn5we6an66zp3t8newk3nty00c7h7z8ag2uyep7jszyq98kvq0hlylh3ceuypaquj4j8gemas8phcftcue4a407c65e7d5zm698wp What the Democrats Are Doing Right Now Won&#39;t Lower Health Care Costs—but Here&#39;s What Actually Would<br/><br/>Four ideas that are better than extending Obamacare subsidies and a government shutdown.<br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/10/09/what-the-democrats-are-doing-right-now-wont-lower-health-care-costs-but-heres-what-actually-would/">https://reason.com/2025/10/09/what-the-democrats-are-doing-right-now-wont-lower-health-care-costs-but-heres-what-actually-would/</a> 2025-10-09T19:12:06Z