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• Court Especially Concerned About Hallucinations in Criminal Defense Lawyer's Filings
  Posted on Saturday October 04, 2025
  From California Court of Appeal Justice Judith McConnell, writing for the court Thursday in People v. Alvarez; the lawyer involved… The post Court Especially Concerned About Hallucinations in Criminal Defense Lawyer's Filings appeared first on Reason.com. Continue Reading »
• The Supreme Court Will Hear Another Home Equity Theft Takings Case
  Posted on Saturday October 04, 2025
  This one addresses the issue of whether the owner of a home foreclosed for nonpayment of debt is entitled to "fair market value" compensation, or only whatever the government gets from auctioning off the property, minus the debt owed. Continue Reading »
• Odd Cross-Jurisdictional Unsealing Twist Related to Jordan Neely Case
  Posted on Saturday October 04, 2025
  From Southerland v. Bragg, decided Friday by Magistrate Judge Gabriel Gorenstein (S.D.N.Y.): The complaint in this case seeks to obtain… The post Odd Cross-Jurisdictional Unsealing Twist Related to Jordan Neely Case appeared first on Reason.com. Continue Reading »
• Today in Supreme Court History: October 4, 1965
  Posted on Saturday October 04, 2025
  10/4/1965: Justice Abe Fortas takes the oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 4, 1965 appeared first on Reason.com. Continue Reading »
• The U.S. Government Doesn't Want You To Read This Report on Israel's Business Deals
  Posted on Saturday October 04, 2025
  The report submitted to the U.N. details how Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories has evolved into an “economy of genocide.” Continue Reading »
• Top 11 Universities in the U.S. (1935)
  Posted on Friday October 03, 2025
  From the Atlantic in 1935, by Edwin Embree (see also yesterday's Atlantic Time-Travel Thursdays (Jake Lundberg) item yesterday discussing this): How does… The post Top 11 Universities in the U.S. (1935) appeared first on Reason.com. Continue Reading »
• "The same result that we reached in May is appropriate here."
  Posted on Friday October 03, 2025
  Once again, a district judge is reversed by the Supreme Court twice in the same case. Continue Reading »
• Afghan Man Freed After Viral Arrest and Over 100 Days in ICE Custody
  Posted on Friday October 03, 2025
  “I still believe in America. I do not feel betrayed. I feel hopeful because of how many Americans stood up for me when I was arrested.” Continue Reading »
• European Nations Again Consider Using Frozen Russian State Assets to Fund Ukraine's War Effort
  Posted on Friday October 03, 2025
  Over $300 billion in Russian state assets are frozen in the West. It's long past time they were used to help Ukraine resist Vladimir Putin's war of aggression.. Continue Reading »
• SCOTUS Will Consider a Challenge to Hawaii's Default Rule Against Guns on Private Property Open to the Public
  Posted on Friday October 03, 2025
  The law is one of several attempts to override the right to bear arms by making it impractical to exercise. Continue Reading »
• Short Circuit: An Inexhaustive Weekly Compendium of Rulings from the Federal Courts of Appeal
  Posted on Friday October 03, 2025
  Qualified privileges, unequal conspiracies, and a file in hand. Continue Reading »
• Defending the Summary Execution of Suspected Drug Smugglers, Trump Declares an 'Armed Conflict'
  Posted on Friday October 03, 2025
  The president thinks he can transform murder into self-defense by executive fiat. Continue Reading »
• Apple Removed ICEBlock From App Store Under DOJ Pressure
  Posted on Friday October 03, 2025
  “This is protected speech,” said the app’s creator. “We are determined to fight this with everything we have." Continue Reading »
• Missouri Judge Backs City's Eminent Domain Redevelopment Plan
  Posted on Friday October 03, 2025
  By calling the Manchester Road Corridor “blighted,” the city can now use eminent domain to clear the way for a $436 million project. Continue Reading »
• Justice Barrett on Common Good Constitutionalism
  Posted on Friday October 03, 2025
  The Justice discusses originalism, common good constitutionalism, and King v. Burwell in a recent interview. Continue Reading »