Refuting bad takes on free speech
The political left and right tussle over the smallest things. But sometimes, they fight over fundamental concepts, like free speech. Not surprisingly, partisans have a tendency to get a lot…
Thomas, Gorsuch want to revisit Kelo property rights decision
The Supreme Court’s 2005 ruling in Kelo v. New London upholding a local government’s taking of private property for economic development sticks out as a bad decision that encouraged even worse…
Justice Thomas trashes qualified immunity
The current Supreme Court term is over, but it went out with a bang. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a stinging rebuke of qualified immunity, the court-created doctrine that…
Supreme Court rules against California requirement that nonprofits disclose donor information
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a California requirement that required nonprofit groups to disclose private donor information to state officials. The 6-3 decision was closely watched in the nonprofit…
Federal judge blocks Florida’s social media law
A U.S. district court judge has issued a temporary injunction halting the implementation of a Florida law that would have forced large social media companies to host speech that violates…
Report looks at the continuing rise of the regulatory state
The Competitive Enterprise Institute is out with its new look at the state of federal regulation, “10,000 Commandments.” It is a thorough, and thoroughly depressing, assessment of the regulatory state,…
San Jose engages in gun control theater
Lawmakers in San Jose, California are taking steps toward adopting a first-of-its-kind ordinance requiring local gun owners to buy insurance and to pay an annual fee to “subsidize police responses,…
Supreme Court puts limits on warrantless searches
The Supreme Court unanimously overturned a lower court ruling and struck a blow against warrantless police searches in the case Lange v. California. As Scotusblog’s Amy Howe writes: …Arthur Lange,…
Supreme Court sides with cheerleader in free speech case
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that a Pennsylvania cheerleader’s off-campus rant on Snapchat after she failed to make the varsity squad, for which she was suspended from the JV team…
Supreme Court upholds Obamacare’s individual mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court voted 7-2 to reverse a lower court ruling that struck down the individual mandate portion of the Affordable Care Act – popularly known as Obamacare. Writing…