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Brickbat: Duck and Cover

A member of the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle gang from Port Willunga, South Australia, has been arrested and charged with breaching… The post Brickbat: Du...

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Open Thread

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This U.S. Citizen Is Suing ICE for Arresting Him 3 Times. His Lawsuit Is Moving Forward.

Despite carrying a REAL ID, Leo Garcia Venegas has been repeatedly detained by immigration agents. Now he’s suing to block immigration raids targeting Latinos o...

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Trump's Beef Tariff Cut Accidentally Makes the Case for Free Trade

As the president liberalized the market for beef, he also imposed new 50 percent tariffs on some $20 billion worth of Canadian goods. Americans will suffer. #t...

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Congress Is Trying (Again) To Ban Boycotting Israel

The bipartisan bill, which passed the House, takes aim at university boycotts of any “major strategic partner.” #campusfreespeech #congress #freespeech #protes...

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Lindsay Clancy, Heehaw the Donkey, and New Magneto Origins

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss the stalled jury deliberations in Lindsay Clancy’s case and the police killing of Heehaw. #crime #criminaljustice #...

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If You Replace the 13 Arrows on the U.S. Great Seal with a Modern Rifle, Make Sure You Depict a 50-Round Magazine

Plus Mozambique. #freespeech Read full article on Reason Magazine →

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This Wired Article About AI Detection Software Was Really Mean

Pangram founder Max Spero urged social media not to pile on too much though. #artificialintelligence #politics #sciencetechnology #technology #mediacriticism...

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State Film Subsidies Lose Money. Trump Wants To Try the Idea Nationally.

There's “no reason to think a federal incentive would work any differently from state incentives,” says one expert. #movies #protectionism #california #federal...

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A New Bill Reflects the Bipartisan Backlash Against Flock-Enabled Mass Surveillance

Criticism from Trump allies and recent survey results show that resistance to widespread deployment of automated license plate readers spans the political spect...

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Brief Update on the Entergy / Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Matter

From the docket this morning; for more on the case, see here and here (the latter item notes the sealing,… The post Brief Update on the Entergy / Arkansas...

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An Essay on How to Get Top Grades On Law School Exams

Now up on SSRN. Read full article on Reason Magazine →

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ICE Reportedly Lowered Its Standards To Meet Trump's Hiring Goal

Trump has criticized DEI initiatives for lowering hiring standards. A whistleblower now says ICE did that on purpose. #employment #equity #immigration #diversi...

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A California County Used Drones To Spy on Homes. A Settlement Will Now Require Warrants.

Sonoma County launched the program to find illegal cannabis grows, but it secretly morphed into a wider search for minor building code violations. #civillibert...

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Judge's Opinion Denying TRO Against Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as to Publishing of Data Center Plans

This is Entergy Arkansas LLC v. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Inc., a case I blogged about yesterday, where a data center construction company sought a temporary&#8...

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Trump Is Taking a Stake in Venezuela's Oil Industry and This Crony Is Cashing In

Alejandro Betancourt has become the key go-between for the Trump administration, Venezuela’s new regime, and American oil companies. #energyenvironment #oil #o...

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Trump Can't Deport Legal Immigrants for Protected Speech, Judge Rules

The court struck down the government’s use of immigration law to threaten lawful noncitizens with deportation for protected speech. #campusfreespeech #civillib...

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My New USA Today Article On Dangerous Similarities Between "Democratic Socialists" and MAGA Nationalists

Both seek sweeping government control over the economy, thereby imperiling liberty, prosperity, and democracy. #economicnationalism #democracy #donaldtrump #na...

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Can an All-Female Nude Spa Bar Transgender Clients With Male Genitalia? The Supreme Court May Decide.

Olympus Spa—an all-female, nude establishment in Washington state—sued after the government said it had broken the law by refusing to accept a preoperative tran...

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Today in Supreme Court History: September 6, 1983

9/6/1983: The City of Richmond solicited bids for installing plumbing fixtures at the city jail. The J.A. Croson Company's bid… The post Today in Supreme...

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Photo: AI Unfurls an Ancient Scroll

The Vesuvius Challenge awards money to researchers who use AI to decipher ancient scrolls. #artificialintelligence #history #photo Read full article on Reason...

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Do You Have the Right To Possess an AR-15? The Supreme Court Will Soon Decide.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a pair of cases involving rifle restrictions imposed by Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois. #guncontrol #gunrights #gu...

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Open Thread

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N.C. Court Has Jurisdiction over Alienation of Affection Claim Brought Against Ex-Arizona-Senator Kyrsten Sinema

This tort, which lets people sue their spouses' lovers for interfering with the marriage, is litigated in about 150 new cases per year in North Carolina. #civi...

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Opera Star Anna Netrebko Loses Follow-Up Defamation Case Against the N.Y. Metropolitan Opera

From Netrebko v. Metropolitan Opera Ass'n Inc., decided Thursday by Judge Analisa Torres (S.D.N.Y.): In early 2022, the Met fired… The post Opera Star Ann...

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How Would You Have Applied Massachusetts Law in the Lindsay Clancy Trial?

[A.] I know lots of people have opinions about the Lindsay Clancy trial, and I wanted to pass along the… The post How Would You Have Applied Massachusetts...

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NYC Law Could Force Uber and Lyft to Keep Dangerous Drivers on the Road

A federal judge temporarily blocked it from taking effect. But the legal fight is ongoing. #businessandindustry #employment #progressives #federalcourts #indep...

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Today in Supreme Court History: September 5, 1922

9/5/1922: Justice George Sutherland takes the oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 5, 1922 appeared first on Reason Magazine. #politics #t...

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The Iraq War Cheerleaders Were Wrong. They're Wrong About Iran Too.

Hawkish pundits predicted both wars would be swift and successful. That's not how it turned out. #foreignpolicy #journalism #war #donaldtrump #iran #iraq #iraq...

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Sean Combs (P. Diddy)'s Defamation Suit Can Go Forward (Including Against NewsNation)

From Judge John Cronan (S.D.N.Y.) today in Combs v. Mitchell: Plaintiff Sean Combs is a well-known musician who uses the… The post Sean Combs (P. Diddy)&#...

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A Federal Indictment Charges an ICE Officer With Lying About a Shooting That DHS Eagerly Defended

The habitually dishonest department uncritically accepted a story that was immediately contradicted by video footage and physical evidence. #criminaljustice #d...

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Texas Labeling Islamic Group a Terrorist Organization Infringes on Campus Free Speech

By labeling this group a terrorist organization, the state is chilling more than Muslims' freedom of expression. #campusfreespeech #civilliberties #college #ed...

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The Right to Trial is Vanishing. Could Bolder Juries Save It?

A new campaign by the Cato Institute aims to educate jurors on their right to vote their conscience against unjust laws and sentences. #civilliberties #crime #...

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The Lindsay Clancy Trial Was Never Going To Answer the Question Everyone Was Asking

In the court of public opinion, there is little room for ambiguity here. But those who watched the trial know that reality is far less satisfying. #crime #crim...

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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Fancy timepieces, traitors, and lengthy footnotes. #politics Read full article on Reason Magazine →

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DOJ Says Barring AI Training on Copyrighted Material Could 'Severely Hamper' Tech Progress

Training a model on copyrighted work is the same transformative use exception that protects The New York Times' journalism. #artificialintelligence #lawsuits...

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Eleventh Circuit Holds Qui Tam Relators Are Not "Officers of the United States." What Happens Next?

[This post is co-authored with Professor Seth Barrett Tillman.] Over the past decade, many legal challenges have turned on whether… The post Eleventh Circ...

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In the White House's Retro Arcade Games, the Trump Administration Always Loses

In MAGAfied versions of Tapper and Tetris, the seed oils will eventually get through and the border wall will be breached. #immigration #politics #videogames #...

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Trump Is Expanding Executive Power. Democrats Are Already Eyeing the New Tools.

Some Democrats are licking their chops over other economic powers that Trump has claimed for the presidency. #democraticparty #executivepower #politics #tariff...

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Data Centers Are Not the Problem

But almonds might be. #artificialintelligence #comedy #electricity #datacenters #publicopinion #subsidies Read full article on Reason Magazine →

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Lawyers' Responsibility for Hallucinations in Briefs That They Sign

An interesting perspective from D.C. Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Glickman concurring in Douglas v. Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co.… The post Lawyers&#039...

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"Incredulity" That "Competent Law Firm Representing One of the Largest Financial Institution[s] in the World" Filed Brief with AI Hallucinations

D.C.’s highest court strikes Deutsche Bank’s appellate brief as a sanction. #aiincourt Read full article on Reason Magazine →

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OpenAI Agents Gone Rogue

Plus: Mail-in ballots, mortgage rates reach new high, arcade.gov is a new low, and more... #artificialintelligence #cybersecurity #policy #politics #sciencetec...

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Today in Supreme Court History: September 4, 1851

9/4/1851: Justice Levi Woodbury dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 4, 1851 appeared first on Reason Magazine. #politics #todayinsupremec...

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Maryland Synagogue Challenges Restrictive Gun Law

Montgomery County officials want to prevent houses of worship from making security decisions. #guncontrol #gunrights #guns #religion #gunowners #localgovernmen...

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Review: What To Burn, What To Carry Tells the Stories of People Confronted With Disaster

This podcast appeals to both history dads and true-crime girlies. #entertainment #history #podcasts #reviews #staffreviews Read full article on Reason Magazin...

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Review: Outsider Art on Display at a New York City Museum

The American Folk Art Museum curates works by self-taught artists. #art #culture #entertainment #museum #newyorkcity #reviews #staffreviews Read full article...

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