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Free Speech Unmuted: "Defamacast" and More: How American Defamation Law Works

Jane and I lay out the structure of American defamation law, using the recent lawsuits brought by FBI Director Kash Patel as a launching point. Special bonus: Almost no discussion of New York Times v. Sullivan (an important case but one that listeners have doubtless heard much about elsewhere).

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Have Trump's Tariffs Brought Manufacturing Jobs Back to America? New Study Says No.

However, the tariffs did shift supply chains away from China and towards other countries with low-cost manufacturing, like Vietnam, Malaysia, and India.

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This Supreme Court Case Could Determine the Fate of More Than 1.3 Million Migrants

If Trump can end temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian nationals, don't expect it to stop there.

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Zyn Pouches Are Safer Than Cigarettes. Why Are Some Politicians Targeting Them?

Making less harmful products harder to get pushes people toward more dangerous ones.

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Journal of Free Speech Law: "A New Frontier for an International Right with No Frontiers: Freedom of Expression & Generative AI Outputs," by Evelyn Mary Aswad

The article is here; the Introduction: In recent years, a lively scholarly discourse has emerged about whether and how the… The post Journal of Free Speech Law: "A New Frontier for an International Right with No Frontiers: Freedom of Expression & Generative AI Outputs," by Evelyn Mary Aswad appeared first…

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Corn Belt Politicians Are Using High Gas Prices To Push Even More Carveouts for Ethanol

“The sale of E15 year-round would help the ethanol industry and no one else,” says one agricultural policy expert.

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Solicitor General Asks Supreme Court to Eighty-Six Energy Conservation Rule

The Trump Administration is refusing to defend a D.C. Circuit decision upholding a flawed energy conservation ruie.

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Bankers Scouring Porn Sites. Payment Processors Punishing Journalists. Here's How 'Big Finance' Is Chilling Speech

Financial censorship should worry us all, suggests Rainey Reitman in Transaction Denied.

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Unanimous Supreme Court Affirms Standing to Challenge Subpoena for Info on Financial Supporters

The Court dispatches with an easy case the lower courts should have gotten right.

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All New Cars Could Have Mandatory Surveillance Tech Unless Congress Stops This Mandate

Cars are already spying on drivers. A 2021 law requires manufacturers to install more tracking technology.

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Is Ukraine Helping Al Qaeda Conquer West Africa?

The proliferation of drones to Malian rebels is a bizarre, unexpected form of blowback.

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Andy Serkis: What Orwell Understood About Tyranny

Andy Serkis discusses the corrupting nature of power, what Animal Farm says about modern authoritarianism, and whether technology expands or diminishes human creativity.

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Fauci Aide Charged

Plus: A dicey FISA reauthorization, kingly quips about burning down the White House, the world's narrowest tax breaks, and more...

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"Making Negative Statements" About People to Their Employers = Criminal Harassment

"[S]tatements made to third parties can be 'directed at' the victim," and thus criminal harassment if they're repeated and likely to cause serious annoyance or distress, "when they are designed to provoke an adverse consequence against the victim."

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Government Shouldn't Be Important Enough To Fight Over

America’s political factions hate each other and torment each other when in power. Violence results.

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Brickbat: Don't Take Your Guns to Town

In Texas, a judge sentenced former Dallas Police Sergeant Thomas Fry to 28 months in federal prison for possession and… The post Brickbat: Don't Take Your Guns to Town appeared first on Reason.com.

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A SCOTUS Case Exposes the Dangers of 2 Misguided Fourth Amendment Doctrines

"Geofence" searches illustrate the perilous combination of modern technology and deference to law enforcement.

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Trump's Shameful Effort to Deport Russian Dissenters Fleeing Putin

The administration seeks to deport them back to Russia, in spite of overwhelming, moral, legal, and strategic reasons not to do so.

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Analyzing Indictment of James Comey for "86 47" Post

From today's indictment: On or about May 15, 2025, in the Eastern District of North Carolina, the defendant, JAMES BRIEN… The post Analyzing Indictment of James Comey for "86 47" Post appeared first on Reason.com.

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Defending the White House Ballroom, the DOJ Files a Trump Tantrum Masquerading As a Motion

The brief, which asks a federal judge to reconsider an injunction blocking the project, reads like it was transcribed from the president's Truth Social account.

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Trump Administration's Review of ABC's Broadcast Licenses Looks Like 'Illegal Jawboning'

When he returned to the White House, Trump vowed to protect free speech from the government. The FCC's latest move against ABC and Disney looks like the opposite.

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Historic Taking

The owners of the house that Marilyn Monroe died in claim in a lawsuit that the city took their property when it landmarked it.

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Rethinking Conservative Approaches to Executive Power

Conservative legal commentator Gregg Nunziata outlines reasons why conservatives should reject broad views of executive power.

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Does Roundup Cause Cancer? Monsanto's Supreme Court Case Could Have Big Impacts on the Food Industry.

The Court’s glyphosate case could reshape legal liability—and undermine evidence-based regulation.

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War Hawks' 'Credibility' Obsession Makes America Less Credible

Trump is making the same mistakes Nixon did, doubling down on pointless threats to save face.

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