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2026-07-15 21:04:12 UTC

ICE Keeps Shooting People. Here's a Way Congress Can Rein It In.
Giving people a pathway to sue federal immigration officials for violating constitutional rights is one way Congress can help hold the rogue agency accountable.
https://reason.com/2026/07/15/ice-keeps-shooting-people-heres-a-way-congress-can-rein-it-in/

2026-07-15 18:17:36 UTC

D.C. Wants To Charge Robotaxis $6 Million. Unions Still Say No.
A proposed bill would legalize commercial autonomous vehicles in D.C. under one of the country’s most expensive regulatory frameworks, but unions still want the brakes applied.
https://reason.com/2026/07/15/d-c-wants-to-charge-robotaxis-6-million-unions-still-say-no/

2026-07-14 19:50:17 UTC

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ignores Trump's Order To Revise Radiation Exposure Limits
The agency pretends to loosen scientifically unjustified regulations but does nothing of the sort.
https://reason.com/2026/07/14/nuclear-regulatory-commission-ignores-trumps-order-to-revise-radiation-exposure-limits/

2026-07-14 19:16:30 UTC

Some Thoughts on Law Professor Richard Epstein's Ideas for Fixing FIFA's Flawed Rulebook
His proposal to limit the next-game consequences of yellow cards and red cards deserves serious attention. But his proposals for awarding two points for a run-of-play goal and only one for a PK is flawed, as is his idea for changing soccer's overtime rule.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/14/some-thoughts-on-law-professor-richard-epsteins-ideas-for-fixing-fifas-flawed-rulebook/

2026-07-13 16:50:34 UTC

Justice Department Subpoenas New York Times Journalists Who Reported About Trump's New Plane
The government says the reporters are not targets of the investigation, but such subpoenas can still have a chilling effect on the press.
https://reason.com/2026/07/13/justice-department-subpoenas-new-york-times-journalists-who-reported-about-trumps-new-plane/

2026-07-13 15:40:34 UTC

Trump's Tariffs Have Been Particularly Costly for Small Businesses
The Federal Reserve reports that small businesses were less likely to be able to avoid tariff costs during 2025 and are more pessimistic about employment and revenue in 2026.
https://reason.com/2026/07/13/trumps-tariffs-have-been-particularly-costly-for-small-businesses/

2026-07-13 10:00:59 UTC

Photo: A New Map of the Universe
Researchers studying the history of the universe have captured the largest-ever high-resolution 3D map of the cosmos.
https://reason.com/2026/07/13/photo-a-new-map-of-the-universe/

2026-07-10 20:53:12 UTC

Dispatch From COGE: A Bureaucratic Meeting About Cutting Bureaucratic Bloat
Don't expect much from Zohran Mamdani’s Commission on Government Efficiency.
https://reason.com/2026/07/10/dispatch-from-coge-a-bureaucratic-meeting-about-cutting-bureaucratic-bloat/

2026-07-10 20:16:13 UTC

She Came to the U.S. at 4 Months Old. She Had To Self-Deport—Because She Came Here Legally.
"Documented Dreamers" arrived in America lawfully as children. A hole in the law leaves them vulnerable to expulsion.
https://reason.com/2026/07/10/she-came-to-the-u-s-at-4-months-old-she-had-to-self-deport-because-she-came-here-legally/

2026-07-10 17:02:10 UTC

Why Are Political Independents Less Patriotic Than Ever?
For the same reason their ranks have grown to record highs: They dislike the federal government.
https://reason.com/2026/07/10/why-are-political-independents-less-patriotic-than-ever/

2026-07-10 15:18:45 UTC

Before the NSA Honored Historian David Kahn, the FBI Investigated Him
Newly declassified files reveal that J. Edgar Hoover wanted to prosecute the NSA’s future scholar in residence for collecting cryptography manuals.
https://reason.com/2026/07/10/before-the-nsa-honored-historian-david-kahn-the-fbi-investigated-him/

2026-07-09 17:20:46 UTC

The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History, by the Numbers
Looking back through the biggest scandals in American history through the lens of Trump 2.0.
https://reason.com/2026/07/09/the-most-corrupt-presidency-in-american-history-by-the-numbers/

2026-07-09 15:32:44 UTC

Rhode Island Is Regulating Grocery Checkout Lines Now
A new law requires grocery stores to keep one staffed checkout open for every three self-checkout stations.
https://reason.com/2026/07/09/rhode-island-is-regulating-grocery-checkout-lines-now/

2026-07-08 20:31:09 UTC

Video of National Constitution Center Conference on "2026 Supreme Court Review: Key Decisions, Executive Power, Civil Discourse"
Three different VC bloggers were among the speakers: Jonathan Adler, Keith Whittington, and myself.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/08/video-of-national-constitution-center-conference-on-2026-supreme-court-review-key-decisions-executive-power-civil-discourse/

2026-07-08 15:55:22 UTC

Trump Tries To Take Credit for a Walmart July 4 Grocery Sale
He understands economics about as well as he understands the limits of presidential power.
https://reason.com/2026/07/08/trump-tries-to-take-credit-for-a-walmart-july-4-grocery-sale/

2026-07-08 12:01:09 UTC

Plaintiffs Alleges "Harassment by Posting of … News Accounts … Referenc[ing His] Ongoing Litigation … [with] His Ex-Wife"
A court refuses to order defendant to stop such posting.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/08/plaintiffs-alleges-harassment-by-posting-of-news-accounts-referencing-his-ongoing-litigation-with-his-ex-wife/

2026-06-19 08:00:44 UTC

Brickbat: Without a Prayer
Daniel Grand, an Orthodox Jewish man living in University Heights, Ohio, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up…
The post Brickbat: Without a Prayer appeared first on Reason.com.
https://reason.com/2026/06/19/brickbat-without-a-prayer-5/

2026-06-18 12:01:40 UTC

Libel by "Buddy Comedy"
From yesterday's Complaint in Spatz v. Stewart & TheaterMania (S.D.N.Y.): This is an action for libel per se, and false…
The post Libel by "Buddy Comedy" appeared first on Reason.com.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/06/18/libel-by-buddy-comedy/

2026-06-16 17:20:03 UTC

'Unmasking, Naming, and Shaming': This Academic Freedom Group Is Pushing for Campus Censorship
Public records obtained by City Journal show the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom has taken a bizarrely censorial approach to its mission.
https://reason.com/2026/06/16/unmasking-naming-and-shaming-this-academic-freedom-group-is-pushing-for-campus-censorship/

2026-06-14 21:45:21 UTC

Justice Barrett v. Justice Jackson On Textualism
Textualists cannot rest on Justice Scalia’s laurels. They need to address modern criticisms.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/06/14/justice-barrett-v-justice-jackson-on-textualism/

2026-06-12 18:38:18 UTC

Blake Lively Entitled to Attorney Fees (But Not Punitive Damages) in Justin Baldoni et al.'s Libel Lawsuit Against Her
Some excerpts from Judge Lewis Liman (S.D.N.Y.) long opinion today in Wayfarer Studios LLC v. Lively: [Blake] Lively filed a…
The post Blake Lively Entitled to Attorney Fees (But Not Punitive Damages) in Justin Baldoni et al.'s Libel Lawsuit Against Her appeared first on Reason.com.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/06/12/blake-lively-entitled-to-attorney-fees-but-not-punitive-damages-in-justin-baldoni-et-al-s-libel-lawsuit-against-her/

2026-06-11 15:20:00 UTC

The Economist Who Wants To Make the World Poorer
Thomas Piketty's plan is a comprehensive program for global managed decline dressed up in the language of climate justice and equality.
https://reason.com/2026/06/11/the-economist-who-wants-to-make-the-world-poorer/

2026-06-08 19:35:20 UTC

Penis Measurements Cannot Justify a Sex Offender's Indefinite Detention, South Carolina's Top Court Says
The court unanimously ruled that penile plethysmography is unreliable and inadmissible as evidence of redivisim risk.
https://reason.com/2026/06/08/penis-measurements-cannot-justify-a-sex-offenders-indefinite-detention-south-carolinas-top-court-says/

2026-06-08 19:05:28 UTC

Bill Introduced in Congress To Codify the First Amendment Right To Film the Feds and Sue for Violations
Civil liberties groups say recording the police is core First Amendment activity. The Right to Record Act of 2026 would create a right to sue federal officers who violate it.
https://reason.com/2026/06/08/bill-introduced-in-congress-to-codify-the-first-amendment-right-to-film-the-feds-and-sue-for-violations/

2026-06-08 18:50:44 UTC

Stephen Miller and Pete Hegseth Are Wildly Misleading About Section 702 Warrantless Surveillance
Miller says it is "madness" to expect law enforcement to get a warrant before spying on Americans' electronic communications.
https://reason.com/2026/06/08/stephen-miller-and-pete-hegseth-are-wildly-misleading-about-section-702-warrantless-surveillance/

2026-06-08 18:19:30 UTC

What Judge Wood Did Not Say About Judge Ross's Misconduct
She says nothing about Judge Ross's dishonesty, nothing about the private reprimand, and nothing about Pauline Newman.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/06/08/what-judge-wood-did-not-say-about-judge-rosss-misconduct/

2026-06-08 17:00:08 UTC

The Pentagon's New War - Canceling American Religion and American History
A guest post by Prof. Paul Finkelman.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/06/08/the-pentagons-new-war-canceling-american-religion-and-american-history/

2026-06-08 16:34:15 UTC

Gordon Wood, RIP
The great historian of the American Founding passed away yesterday, killed by a car while walking.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/06/08/gordon-wood-rip/

2026-06-08 16:22:21 UTC

Stop Calling it an Immunity! There's No Immunity!
It's all a figment of Todd Blanche's imagination.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/06/08/stop-calling-it-an-immunity-theres-no-immunity/

2026-06-08 16:15:12 UTC

New Embryo Editing Technique Takes Us a Step Closer to Designing Babies Without Disease
Gene-editing human embryos may now be a reality.
https://reason.com/2026/06/08/new-embryo-editing-technique-takes-us-a-step-closer-to-designing-babies-without-disease/

2026-06-08 15:15:23 UTC

The Best Way To Keep Data Centers From Driving Up Electricity Costs
Don't impose a moratorium. Produce more energy.
https://reason.com/2026/06/08/the-best-way-to-keep-data-centers-from-driving-up-electricity-costs/

2026-06-08 02:27:39 UTC

Second Amendment Roundup: No Protection for Heroin Trafficker
Fifth Circuit reaffirms Rahimi’s “dangerousness” standard in § 922(a)(1) case
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/06/07/second-amendment-roundup-no-protection-for-heroin-trafficker/

2026-06-07 21:49:04 UTC

The Criminal Charges Against Judge Ryan Nelson: How Should the Judiciary Respond?
A guest post from Professor Arthur Hellman.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/06/07/the-criminal-charges-against-judge-ryan-nelson-how-should-the-judiciary-respond/

2026-06-07 21:48:29 UTC

A Few Preliminary Thoughts About Judge Ryan Nelson's Parking Lot Incident
There are different ways we learn about judges who misbehave. In some cases, we learn about the misconduct after all…
The post A Few Preliminary Thoughts About Judge Ryan Nelson's Parking Lot Incident appeared first on Reason.com.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/06/07/a-few-preliminary-thoughts-about-judge-ryan-nelsons-parking-lot-incident/

2026-06-07 21:44:59 UTC

Law Students: Interested in Helping With Cite-Checking on the Journal of Free Speech Law?
Our Journal of Free Speech Law is faculty-edited, and we have a part-time professional proofreader and bluebooker. Also, because most…
The post Law Students: Interested in Helping With Cite-Checking on the <i>Journal of Free Speech Law</i>? appeared first on Reason.com.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/06/07/law-students-interested-in-helping-with-cite-checking-on-the-journal-of-free-speech-law/

2026-06-07 21:02:19 UTC

Keep the Blockade of Iran in Place
The government of Iran is likely to experience real regime change, and to surrender unconditionally in two to four months.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/06/07/keep-the-blockade-of-iran-in-place/

2026-06-07 18:32:21 UTC

"Why Can't California Count?"
Eli McKown-Dawson (Silver Bulletin) writes (introduced by Nate Silver): California is notoriously slow at counting its ballots. In 2024, it…
The post "Why Can't California Count?" appeared first on Reason.com.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/06/07/why-cant-california-count/

2026-06-07 07:00:00 UTC

Open Thread
What’s on your mind?
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/06/07/open-thread-228/

2026-06-05 20:00:32 UTC

Even If Trump's Ballroom Project Is Illegal, a DOJ Lawyer Says, the Courts Cannot Stop It
The D.C. Circuit is reviewing an injunction issued by a judge who said "no statute comes close to giving the President the authority he claims to have."
https://reason.com/2026/06/05/even-if-trumps-ballroom-project-is-illegal-a-doj-lawyer-says-the-courts-cannot-stop-it/

2026-06-04 19:45:43 UTC

The Feds Wasted $186 Billion on 'Improper Payments' Last Year
That total is a low-ball estimate because some federal agencies didn't report their totals to the Government Accountability Office.
https://reason.com/2026/06/04/the-feds-wasted-186-billion-on-improper-payments-last-year/

2026-06-04 18:45:09 UTC

Google Aims to Debug California and Florida by Releasing 64 Million Mosquitoes
An earlier project already led to a 95 percent drop in biting females of one disease-carrying species in Fresno.
https://reason.com/2026/06/04/google-aims-to-debug-california-and-florida-by-releasing-64-million-mosquitoes/

2026-06-04 17:34:27 UTC

D.C.'s Crime Drop Didn't Require a Military Deployment
A new study finds the National Guard deployment to Washington, D.C., cost taxpayers over $300 million and failed to return even $1 for every dollar spent.
https://reason.com/2026/06/04/d-c-s-crime-drop-didnt-require-a-military-deployment/

2026-06-04 16:30:35 UTC

This Was the Moment the COVID-19 Experts Betrayed Us
A special six-year anniversary
https://reason.com/2026/06/04/this-was-the-moment-the-covid-19-experts-betrayed-us/

2026-06-04 14:05:57 UTC

The Government Wants a Monopoly on Conservation
The Department of the Interior embraces its inner statism by banning conservation groups from leasing public land.
https://reason.com/2026/06/04/the-government-wants-a-monopoly-on-conservation/

2026-05-29 18:45:43 UTC

The Least Surprising Headline Ever: 'Blowing Up Boats Hasn't Slowed Cocaine Traffic to U.S.'
After nine months of murdering suspected cocaine smugglers, the Trump administration has no evidence that the strategy is working as advertised.
https://reason.com/2026/05/29/the-least-surprising-headline-ever-blowing-up-boats-hasnt-slowed-cocaine-traffic-to-u-s/

2026-05-28 08:00:19 UTC

Brickbat: Color Blind
In Volusia County, Florida, Lindsey Isaacs was arrested and charged with eight felony counts, including vehicular homicide, leaving the scene…
The post Brickbat: Color Blind appeared first on Reason.com.
https://reason.com/2026/05/28/brickbat-color-blind-2/

2026-05-27 07:00:00 UTC

Open Thread
What’s on your mind?
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/05/27/open-thread-217/

2026-05-26 10:00:07 UTC

Adam Carolla on the California Exodus, Gavin Newsom, and Mainstream Media
"You can't ask tough questions or follow-up questions because then that person would never come back," the comedian tells Reason's Nick Gillespie.
https://reason.com/2026/05/26/adam-carolla-on-california/

2026-05-22 18:28:17 UTC

"Tennessee Man Jailed 37 Days for Trump Meme Wins $835,000 Settlement"
From the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Wednesday: After spending 37 days in jail for nothing more than posting…
The post "Tennessee Man Jailed 37 Days for Trump Meme Wins $835,000 Settlement" appeared first on Reason.com.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/05/22/tennessee-man-jailed-37-days-for-trump-meme-wins-835000-settlement/

2026-05-22 14:45:12 UTC

Democrats Tried To Bury 2024 Election Autopsy
Why is the party so dead set against learning from its own mistakes?
https://reason.com/2026/05/22/democrats-tried-to-bury-2024-election-autopsy/

2026-05-22 14:27:33 UTC

Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Is Built on a Contradiction
The president has fought to make sure alleged victims of government misconduct cannot get compensation. What changed?
https://reason.com/2026/05/22/trumps-anti-weaponization-fund-is-built-on-a-contradiction/

2026-05-22 14:00:07 UTC

In Gerrymandering Fight, Democracy Is Losing
In this recent round, Republicans are entirely to blame. In the new MAGA-fied GOP, winning is everything, and there's no quarter given for concepts such as fairness.
https://reason.com/2026/05/22/in-gerrymandering-fight-democracy-is-losing/

2026-05-22 13:30:33 UTC

Who Abuses Food Delivery?
Plus: Cuba court case, Iran war vote, Knicks watch, and more...
https://reason.com/2026/05/22/who-abuses-food-delivery/

2026-05-22 08:00:34 UTC

Brickbat: Follow You Home
Police in Arlington, Texas, arrested a fellow officer who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman he met while responding to a…
The post Brickbat: Follow You Home appeared first on Reason.com.
https://reason.com/2026/05/22/brickbat-follow-you-home/

2025-09-29 14:09:31 UTC

Monday Open Thread
What's on your mind?
https://reason.com/volokh/2025/09/29/monday-open-thread-125/

2025-08-29 23:35:06 UTC

Death Doulas Have First Amendment Right to Advise Clients Without Having to Get Funeral Services License
"[Indiana's] approach furthers the state's interests the way an atom bomb would further the eradication of a residential ant infestation."
https://reason.com/volokh/2025/08/29/death-doulas-have-first-amendment-right-to-advise-clients-without-having-to-get-funeral-services-license/

2025-08-29 23:20:38 UTC

Friday Open Thread
What's on your mind? (Other than the thread was late, sorry about that.)
https://reason.com/volokh/2025/08/29/friday-open-thread-35/

2025-08-29 23:10:26 UTC

Federal Appeals Court Says Trump's Tariffs Are Unlawful, Allows Them To Remain in Place
Trump went "beyond the authority delegated to the President," the court ruled, but it vacated an injunction that could have provided immediate tariff relief to American businesses.
https://reason.com/2025/08/29/federal-appeals-court-says-trumps-tariffs-are-unlawful-allows-them-to-remain-in-place/

2025-08-29 22:57:12 UTC

California Law Restricting "Materially Deceptive" Election-Related Deepfakes Violates First Amendment
So a federal judge just held.
https://reason.com/volokh/2025/08/29/california-law-restricting-materially-deceptive-election-related-deepfakes-violates-first-amendment/

2025-08-29 22:20:17 UTC

Trump's Tariffs and Immigration Policies Are Why Your Amazon Packages Are So Expensive and Will Take Forever
I got a pair of shoes delivered from Asia for a reasonable price. Trump just ended the exemption that makes that transaction possible.
https://reason.com/2025/08/29/trumps-tariffs-and-immigration-policies-are-why-your-amazon-packages-are-so-expensive-and-will-take-forever/

2025-08-27 12:01:42 UTC

Calling Man with Sex Offense Conviction for Having Sex (When 27) with 15-Year-Old-Girl "Pedo" Is Substantially True
From Baird v. Reyes, decided yesterday by Judge Andrea Wood (N.D. Ill.): Baird's three-page handwritten complaint … alleges that, on…
The post Calling Man with Sex Offense Conviction for Having Sex (When 27) with 15-Year-Old-Girl "Pedo" Is Substantially True appeared first on Reason.com.
https://reason.com/volokh/2025/08/27/calling-man-with-sex-offense-conviction-for-having-sex-when-27-with-15-year-old-girl-pedo-is-substantially-true/

2025-08-21 13:30:59 UTC

Trump's Deportation Goals
Plus: Elites in the media, revoking security clearances, car prices going up, and more...
https://reason.com/2025/08/21/trumps-deportation-goals/

2025-05-13 10:00:50 UTC

How Britain's Protectionist Trade Policies Created Valley Forge
The site of George Washington's famed winter encampment might not have existed without colonial-era iron regulations.
https://reason.com/2025/05/13/how-protectionist-trade-policy-created-valley-forge/