Bloomberg reports on why Justice Alito decided to recuse from the first case of the Supreme Court's term.

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Mosquito DNA

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Eric Boehm talks about BLT sandwiches

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Federal agent

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Miami Beach police officer

Tech CEO who sued over the publication had to pay about $400K in defendants' attorney fees as a result of the trial court's throwing out the lawsuit, and the Court of Appeal just affirmed the dcision.

"Even if Congress were to enact a law clearly empowering Article III courts to vacate agency rules or regulations and automatically cause their erasure from the Code of Federal Regulations, vacatur would likely still be inconsistent with the limited nature of the judicial power and the non-delegability of core legislative power to the judiciary."

Hayey Kalil

For twenty-five years I never had to think about freedom-of-information requests, but in the last year I have been the subject of two such requests.

Axel Kaiser appears on the left. Nick Gillespie appears on the right. An image of Javier Milei with a chainsaw appears in the center box. Bold text across the top of the screen reads "The Milei Effect"

From Gordon Jewish Community Center v. Goyim Defense League, decided Wednesday by Judge Aleta Trauger (M.D. Tenn.): The following factual… The post Jewish Community Center's Lawsuit Against "Goyim Defense League" Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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From Diemert v. City of Seattle, decided by Chief Judge Mary Murguia, joined by Judges William A. Fletcher and Lucy… The post Anti-White Speech Stemming from Seattle "Race and Social Justice Initiative" Training May Have Been Legally Actionable Workplace Harassment appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Plus: FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv forced to emergency-land, ICE hiring surge, and more...

From Magistrate Judge Reid Neureiter last Wednesday in Kazazian v. Wilson Elser LLP (D. Colo.) (plaintiff appears to be the… The post No Sealing of Property Information in Motion Challenging Diversity Jurisdiction appeared first on Reason Magazine.

9/30/1857: Justice Benjamin Robbins Curtis resigns from the Supreme Court after Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857). The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 30, 1857 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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American politicians who cooperate with foreign activists, whether individual or institutional, often do more harm than good.

Police in Pinal County, Arizona, sic a K-9 unit on a man having a seizure.

What’s on your mind?

It seems the Justices worked out a plan before the briefing concluded.

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Judge R. Nelson’s dissent from 9th Circuit’s Yukutake decision thoroughly analyzes footnote 9.

though concluding that the restriction is narrow.

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Teenagers barred from social media are turning obscure corners of the internet into makeshift chat rooms.

Robby Soave next to a screenshot of a tweet from Megan Basham about how libertarians only care about weed and porn

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"People tend to think the times they are living in are the most unprecedented and unpredictable, but that is rarely the case."

Donald Trump

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For a reminder as to SMOD, see articles on SMOD 2016, e.g., this CBS item: Some voters took to social… The post Maybe the "M" in "SMOD" Actually Stands for "Model" appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Matt Welch appears on the left. Katherine Mangu-Ward appears on the right. An image of President Donald Trump speaking at the United Nations appears behind them in the center. Bold text across the top and bottom of the screen reads "Republicans Want Out!"

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Screenshot of new Donald Trump ad. Photo of Donald Trump with text reading "America will never be a communist country"

The petitioners appear to lose a vote they might need in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County.

From an opinion last week by Florida Administrative Law Judge Garnett W. Chisenhall in Mack v. McMath: After the assassination… The post ALJ Recommends Dismissing Administrative Charges Against Florida Teacher for Kirk-Related and Trump-Related Posts appeared first on Reason Magazine.

When President Trump moved to bar CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House over "biased" coverage, it set off… The post Free Speech Unmuted: Can the President Kick Reporters out of the White House? appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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And there's a defamation case stemming from all that.

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9/28/1787: Confederation Congress adopts Constitution and sends it to the states. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 28, 1787 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

A photo of Trump atop the airstairs on Air Force One