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The Right to Defy Criminal Demands: Introduction
Just finished a draft of this article, which took 6 years to complete. I decided I would serialize it here. You can find the PDF […]
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Today in Supreme Court History: January 18, 1873
1/18/1873: Bradwell v. Illinois argued. Reason.com’s Today in Supreme Court History, January 18 1973 originally appeared here.
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One Step Closer to Kidney Transplants From Pigs
A staggering 107,000 Americans await a lifesaving transplant. 90,000. There is a clear shortage of organs. New York University’s transplant surgeons made a modest but […]
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Brickbat: Pay as You Go
Quebec Premier François Legault said those who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 will have to pay a special health tax. Legault didn’t say when or […]
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No First Amendment Violation in Removal of Billboard After S.F. Mayor Had Criticized It
Starting at Zhou V. BreedThe Ninth Circuit’s Judges John Owens, Michelle Friedland and Danny Boggs, a Sixth Circuit Judge, ruled Friday that the matter was […]
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Martin Luther King on the Ethics of Resistance to State Authority
Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King Day today is a time for us to pay tribute and review King’s history. King is most […]
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Claim that “Certificate of Need” Law Lacks a Rational Basis Can Go Forward
Start at Slaughter v. Dobbs), decided by Judge Carlton Reeves on Thursday (S.D. Miss.): The case involves a constitutional challenge of Mississippi’s Certificate of Need […]
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The Important Choice of Law Questions Lurking in Tomorrow’s Stolen-Pissarro Argument
Tomorrow’s argument is expected to be heard by the Supreme Court Cassirer v. Thyssen Bornemisza Collection Foundation. This is a dramatic account of the looting […]
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Prof. Philip Hamburger (Columbia) on the Nondelegation Doctrine
Crisis for the nondelegation doctrine The Supreme Court has used it for nearly a century to answer questions regarding transfers of legislative authority. It was […]
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How North Dakota Is More Like Windows than UNIX
A North Dakota Supreme Court decision in Re Yates (Jan. 6): Amy Jo Yates and Shane Lance Yates applied to the district court for their […]