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The right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure had an up-and-down sort of year at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2025.
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The Fourth Amendment's erratic year at the Supreme Court
The right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure had a rocky 2025.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure had an up-and-down sort of year at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2025.
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A leaked Justice Department memo directs federal prosecutors to press “domestic terrorism” charges against individuals who record immigration operations.
Justice Department says filming immigration raids is 'domestic terrorism'
A leaked Justice Department memo directs federal prosecutors to press “domestic terrorism” charges against individuals who record immigration operations.
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December 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A leaked Justice Department memo directs federal prosecutors to press “domestic terrorism” charges against individuals who record immigration operations.
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ICYMI: I asked DHS' public affairs office if it considered recording or following law enforcement to be obstruction of justice, and they said "that sure sounds like obstruction."
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DHS says recording or following law enforcement 'sure sounds like obstruction of justice'
Seven federal circuit courts have upheld the First Amendment right to record and monitor the police.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
ICYMI: I asked DHS' public affairs office if it considered recording or following law enforcement to be obstruction of justice, and they said "that sure sounds like obstruction."
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The justices suggested the president is misinterpreting "the regular forces," a key phrase in the statute on which he is relying.
Refusing to let Trump deploy the National Guard in Chicago, SCOTUS adds a new wrinkle to the debate
The justices suggested the president is misinterpreting "the regular forces," a key phrase in the statute on which he is relying.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The justices suggested the president is misinterpreting "the regular forces," a key phrase in the statute on which he is relying.
History shows clearly that the societies most capable of generosity and liberalism are not those trapped in poverty but those that have escaped it.
The most overlooked holiday miracle: Abundance
History shows clearly that the societies most capable of generosity and liberalism are not those trapped in poverty but those that have escaped it.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
History shows clearly that the societies most capable of generosity and liberalism are not those trapped in poverty but those that have escaped it.
America was not founded to be a theocracy and it should not strive to become one.
When Washington crossed the Delaware on Christmas 1776, it wasn't in the name of Christian nationalism
As we approach the 250th anniversary of our founding, Americans must not let Washington's legacy and the nation's ideals get hijacked by wackadoodles.
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December 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
America was not founded to be a theocracy and it should not strive to become one.
Should the Supreme Court uphold Trump's tariffs just because it would be "very complicated" to issue refunds?
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Trump's economic adviser says tariff refunds would be 'very complicated' and unlikely
Oh, so now the Trump administration is worried about the complexity of its tariff polices?
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December 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Should the Supreme Court uphold Trump's tariffs just because it would be "very complicated" to issue refunds?
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Age verification is quickly going to take over the whole internet reason.com/2025/12/22/s...
Shein can't sell sex toys unless it checks IDs, French court says
Laws requiring porn platforms to age-check visitors are becoming "a Swiss army knife for the government."
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December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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The divisions are no longer just between pro-Trump and anti-Trump conservatives.
Heritage Foundation undergoes mass staff exodus as cracks open on the New Right
The divisions are no longer just between pro-Trump and anti-Trump conservatives.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The divisions are no longer just between pro-Trump and anti-Trump conservatives.
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Latest: I asked DHS' public affairs office if it considers recording or following federal law enforcement to be obstruction of justice.
DHS response: "That sure sounds like obstruction of justice." reason.com/2025/12/22/d...
DHS response: "That sure sounds like obstruction of justice." reason.com/2025/12/22/d...
DHS says recording or following law enforcement 'sure sounds like obstruction of justice'
Seven federal circuit courts have upheld the First Amendment right to record and monitor the police.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Latest: I asked DHS' public affairs office if it considers recording or following federal law enforcement to be obstruction of justice.
DHS response: "That sure sounds like obstruction of justice." reason.com/2025/12/22/d...
DHS response: "That sure sounds like obstruction of justice." reason.com/2025/12/22/d...
Some people are calling it "Total Boomer Luxury Communism."
The U.S. is stealing from Millennials and Gen Z to make boomers even richer
Social insurance programs are compatible with a basic safety net. But what we have now is a slow-motion generational fleecing.
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December 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Some people are calling it "Total Boomer Luxury Communism."
Larry Bushart's lawyers argue that his arrest for constitutionally protected speech violated the First and Fourth amendments.
This Tennessee man spent 37 days in jail for sharing an anti-Trump meme. He says the cops should pay for that.
Larry Bushart's new lawsuit argues his arrest for constitutionally protected speech violated the First and Fourth amendments.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Larry Bushart's lawyers argue that his arrest for constitutionally protected speech violated the First and Fourth amendments.
Trump's fentanyl fantasies reached a new level of absurdity this week.
Trump's designation of fentanyl as a 'weapon of mass destruction' is a drug-fueled delusion
The executive order does not accomplish much in practical terms, but it jibes with the president's conflation of drug trafficking with violent aggression.
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December 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Trump's fentanyl fantasies reached a new level of absurdity this week.
Americans want border enforcement. But they're not overall hostile to immigration—they favor increased legal immigration. They want ICE to target human predators who crossed the border illegally, not workers and their families.
Trump won on immigration. Now most Americans say his deportations are going too far.
Since the current administration took office, Americans have cooled on its policies and warmed to immigration.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Americans want border enforcement. But they're not overall hostile to immigration—they favor increased legal immigration. They want ICE to target human predators who crossed the border illegally, not workers and their families.
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OF COURSE it was going to come to this... Indiana now saying it's not enough for adult websites to block people in response to state age-verification law—since VPNs exist, they're still in violation.
That leaves 3 options for porn platforms: check IDs, don't exist, or block all VPNs...
That leaves 3 options for porn platforms: check IDs, don't exist, or block all VPNs...
Porn sites must block VPNs to comply with Indiana's age-verification law, state suggests in new lawsuit
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita says porn sites must block VPNs to satisfy the state’s age-verification requirements.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
OF COURSE it was going to come to this... Indiana now saying it's not enough for adult websites to block people in response to state age-verification law—since VPNs exist, they're still in violation.
That leaves 3 options for porn platforms: check IDs, don't exist, or block all VPNs...
That leaves 3 options for porn platforms: check IDs, don't exist, or block all VPNs...
The Trump administration doesn't want to win these cases. It wants to intimidate Americans who oppose its immigration policies.
The Trump administration is abusing a law to threaten ICE protesters. The cases are falling apart.
The administration doesn't want to win these cases. It wants to intimidate Americans who oppose its immigration policies.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The Trump administration doesn't want to win these cases. It wants to intimidate Americans who oppose its immigration policies.
From immigration crackdowns to trade policy, the Trump administration is increasingly centralizing power in Washington, D.C.
Trump claims he’s turning America around. He’s really doubling down on executive overreach.
From immigration crackdowns to trade policy, the Trump administration is increasingly centralizing power in Washington, D.C.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
From immigration crackdowns to trade policy, the Trump administration is increasingly centralizing power in Washington, D.C.
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Latest: A report by the Cato Institute, a new AP investigation, and reams of court documents show how DHS is abusing a law about impeding federal law enforcement to threaten and arrest people for protected First Amendment activity.
Those cases are falling apart in court reason.com/2025/12/18/t...
Those cases are falling apart in court reason.com/2025/12/18/t...
The Trump administration is abusing a law to threaten ICE protesters. The cases are falling apart.
The administration doesn't want to win these cases. It wants to intimidate Americans who oppose its immigration policies.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Latest: A report by the Cato Institute, a new AP investigation, and reams of court documents show how DHS is abusing a law about impeding federal law enforcement to threaten and arrest people for protected First Amendment activity.
Those cases are falling apart in court reason.com/2025/12/18/t...
Those cases are falling apart in court reason.com/2025/12/18/t...
The First Amendment says that "Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech."
Yes, the First Amendment applies to non-citizens present in the United States
A conservative appeals court judge says free speech may not cover non-citizens. Supreme Court precedent and history say otherwise.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The First Amendment says that "Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech."
Americans are worried about high prices, housing, and whether Washington is planning on going to war. Trump’s national address didn’t offer answers on any of that.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Americans are worried about high prices, housing, and whether Washington is planning on going to war. Trump’s national address didn’t offer answers on any of that.
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Trump's targeted metrics are meaningless as proxies of prosperity. But the fact that his protectionist policies are failing to achieve their stated goals shows just how flawed they—and their justifications—always were.
Trump said his tariffs would reduce the trade deficit and bring back manufacturing. Here's what the data show.
These metrics are bad proxies for prosperity, but they reveal just how flawed the president's arguments have been.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Trump's targeted metrics are meaningless as proxies of prosperity. But the fact that his protectionist policies are failing to achieve their stated goals shows just how flawed they—and their justifications—always were.
"It was a perfectly pointless speech, and that's the best we could have hoped for," writes @enbrown.bsky.social.
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'Now we're the hottest country anywhere in the world': Trump's blessedly pointless national address
Trump announced neither stimulus checks nor war in Venezuela.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
"It was a perfectly pointless speech, and that's the best we could have hoped for," writes @enbrown.bsky.social.
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'Now we're the hottest country anywhere in the world': Trump's blessedly pointless national address
Trump announced neither stimulus checks nor war in Venezuela.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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The defense secretary claims the video, which shows a second strike that killed two floundering survivors, would compromise "sources and methods."
Hegseth won't let us see a video that might undermine support for Trump's bloodthirsty anti-drug strategy
Hegseth claims that sharing the video of the September 2 missile strike against an alleged drug boat would compromise "sources and methods."
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December 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The defense secretary claims the video, which shows a second strike that killed two floundering survivors, would compromise "sources and methods."
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