Defending his prosecution of Donald Trump, Alvin Bragg offers a nonsensical 'election interference' narrative. reason.com/2024/04/18/alv…

Several press accounts describe SCOTUS as merely 'split' or 'divided' on the question of whether Capitol rioters (and, by implication, Trump) can be charged with obstructing an official proceeding. But I count just two justices (Kagan and Sotomayor) who are clearly inclined to

The U.S. Supreme Court misses a chance to protect peaceful protesters. Under a legal theory blessed by the 5th Circuit, protest leaders can be held responsible for violence beyond their control. reason.com/2024/04/17/sco…

Most justices seem skeptical of charging Capitol rioters with obstructing an official proceeding. The case also could affect two charges against Donald Trump. reason.com/2024/04/16/mos…

Alvin Bragg has to prove that Donald Trump tried to conceal 'another crime.' The possibilities he cites are all legally problematic. reason.com/2024/04/15/alv…

Since 'smoking opium is not our vice,' a judge wrote in 1886, laws targeting the habit 'may well be' driven by 'a desire to vex and annoy the 'Heathen Chinee.'' That was an understatement, as I explain in this story about the roots of drug prohibition. reason.com/2024/04/14/smo…

This is exactly right, but the point is lost on both liberals and so-called conservatives. All the commentary on the decision assumes courts are policy-making bodies rather than interpreters of the law.

The ruling that allowed Arizona's 1864 abortion ban to take effect hinged on the merits of dueling statutory interpretations, not the merits of the law itself. Critics of the decision, ranging from Joe Biden to Kari Lake, either don't get that or pretend they don't.

Critics of the Arizona Supreme Court's abortion ruling misconstrue what judges are supposed to do. reason.com/2024/04/11/cri…

Sandy Martinez faces $165,000 in fines because of driveway cracks, a storm-damaged fence, and cars that impinged on her own lawn. A judge says that's not 'excessive.' reason.com/2024/04/10/a-f…

Trump's embrace of abortion federalism is one of those rare instances when political expedience coincides with constitutional principles. reason.com/2024/04/10/tru…

As City of Albuquerque police department continues to languish under James Ginger & his expensive DOJ 'accountability' scheme City Council punts on an outside investigation of Chief Medina's crash and conflicting details. Excellent story by Jacob Sullum errorsofenchantment.com/albuquerques-s… #nmpol

Embracing a federalist approach to abortion, Trump portrays Democrats as extremists on the issue. reason.com/2024/04/08/emb…

In response to scathing, bipartisan criticism, Colorado legislators ditch their constitutionally dubious plan to ban guns in dozens of 'sensitive places.' reason.com/2024/04/05/col…

Albuquerque's police chief ran a red light and broadsided a car, severely injuring the driver. An internal review board says it was unavoidable. reason.com/2024/04/04/alb…

If drug warriors really wanted to punish 'those responsible' for Cecilia Gentili's death, they would start by arresting themselves. reason.com/2024/04/03/dru…

New York royally screwed up marijuana policy so roaylly that 3 years after legalization, there are just 99 legal dispensaries in the entire Empire State! At reason, Jacob Sullum explains why this happened & how to fix it reason.com/2024/04/03/new…

New York’s pot legalization 'disaster' was entirely predictable. The state’s policies and practices seemed designed to strangle the legal marijuana supply. reason.com/2024/04/03/new…

More than 5 years ago, Houston cops killed a middle-aged couple during a raid based on a heroin purchase invented by narcotics officer Gerald Goines. A judge recently dismissed felony murder charges against Goines, further delaying justice for Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas.

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