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Archives: February-March 2026

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Fourth Circuit Rejects Facial Challenge to Two Trump Anti-DEI Executive Orders

"What plaintiffs are really asking us to do is read subtext into the Provision's text."

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Epstein Files, Keeping Helen of Troy Hot, and Stolen Land

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss the outrages of the week, including Jeffrey Epstein, Billie Eilish, and DoorDash.

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Most Americans Hate Trump's Tariffs

A new poll finds that even white men without college degrees, a key voting constituency for Trump, don’t approve of the president’s handling of the economy.

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The Trump Administration Is Taking Credit for a Long-Running Murder Decline

2025 is on track to have the largest drop in the murder rate in recorded history.

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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Arkansas tooth picks, selective schools, and inconsistent travel plans.

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American Presidents Shouldn't Endorse Foreign Political Candidates

Trump's endorsements of Viktor Orbán and Sanae Takaichi, like Clinton's support for Boris Yeltsin or Obama's opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu, do not make America great.

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Once Again, a Federal Judge Orders ICE To Stop Unlawful Warrantless Arrests

Another judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to follow federal law, even as the Trump administration argues it has broad authority to conduct warrantless immigration arrests.

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Judge Orders Video and Texts Unsealed in Case of Chicago Woman Shot 5 Times by Border Patrol

The Department of Homeland Security won't stop calling Marimar Martinez a "domestic terrorist," so she's getting the video of her shooting and text messages from the officer who shot her unsealed.

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Judge Lets Blade Runner 2049 Copyright Suit Against Elon Musk and Tesla Move Forward

The ruling makes it less likely for copyright suits involving generative AI to be dismissed, discouraging use of the technology with the specter of costly legal fees.

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Do Republicans Want To Control Elections?

Plus: assessing Trump’s first year, the dysfunction of Washington, D.C., and the politics of the Super Bowl. (Recorded live in Washington, D.C.)

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"Thick on Words but Thin on Substance"

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How to Make Friends and Influence Judges

From the transcript of a hearing in Flycatcher Corp. Ltd. v. Affable Avenue LLC: Unsurprisingly, the judge (Judge Katherine Polk… The post How to Make Friends and Influence Judges appeared first on Reason.com.

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Lawyer's Repeated Filings with AI Hallucinations Lead to Default Judgment Against Client

Presumably the client's potential remedy now would be a malpractice lawsuit against the lawyer.

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Stop Buying Stadiums for Billionaires!

Sports subsidies suck.

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ICE Funding Freeze

Plus: detention center NIMBYism and why you shouldn't walk on the semifrozen Potomac river.

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Harassment Restraining Order Stemming from Dispute Among Local Political Figures Vacated on Appeal

From J.W. v. T.S., decided Tuesday by Massachusetts Appeals Court Judges Justices Maureen Walsh, Robert Toone & Gloria Tan. The… The post Harassment Restraining Order Stemming from Dispute Among Local Political Figures Vacated on Appeal appeared first on Reason.com.

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Lawyer's Motion "Does Not Contain a Single Citation Identifying Relevant Legal Authority That Supports Plaintiff's Position"

From Judge Jorge Alonso (N.D. Ill.) yesterday in Doe v. Doe Defendants 1-10; note that plaintiff is represented by a… The post Lawyer's Motion "Does Not Contain a Single Citation Identifying Relevant Legal Authority That Supports Plaintiff's Position" appeared first on Reason.com.

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Militarized Policing Is at the Root of the Minneapolis Mayhem

Thanks to a lack of hiring standards, purposeful federal policy, poor training, and a lack of accountability for bad behavior, ICE is eroding safety and liberty for all Americans.

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The Trump Administration Has a Conflicted Relationship with the Second Amendment

The right to bear arms is inherently anti-authoritarian at a time when Trump wields authority.

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Review: South Park Is Somehow Still Good in the Age of Hyperpoliticization

"It's not that South Park suddenly quote got political. It's that politics became pop," co-creator Trey Parker said in a recent interview.

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Brickbat: Land Acknowledgement

A homeowner in British Columbia, Canada, who found what might be Indigenous human remains on their land, now faces huge… The post Brickbat: Land Acknowledgement appeared first on Reason.com.

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Fact-Finding At The Grammy's

What is the sound of one Justice clapping?

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What Is The Burden Of Proof In Judicial-Council Factfinding?

The 6th Circuit has followed the clear and convincing evidence standard since at least 1993, but the actual rule is silent on this issue.

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Don Lemon May Be a Hack, but That Does Not Make Him a Felon

The federal case against the former CNN anchor hinges on conduct that can plausibly be viewed as part of a journalist's work, combined with the obvious partiality of that work.

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