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Plus: California zoning bill survives powerful lawmaker's economic illiteracy, Montana legislators pass simple, sweeping, supply-side housing reforms, and Washington passes rent control.

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Judge Halts Federal Scrutiny of $200 Transactions

The temporary restraining order allows time to challenge burdensome reporting requirement.

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Over 1,500 Economists Agree: Trump's Tariffs Are Terrible

Reason interviewed five signatories of the Anti-Tariff Declaration to learn why they oppose tariffs and support free trade.

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The DOJ Is Doing Its Best To Make Google Unprofitable

Google has lost its second major antitrust case against the Department of Justice, threatening the tech giant's free-to-consumer business model.

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California Housing Bills Face Crucial Hearing Today

Bills designed to allow more starter homes and apartments near transit face an uncertain future in the state Senate's housing committee.

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Fewer People Support Censoring False Information Online

Support for suppressing "violent content" has also dropped.

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Marco Rubio Brags About Defending Freedom of Speech While Eagerly Undermining It

The secretary of state, who aims to "liberate American speech," nevertheless wants to deport U.S. residents for expressing opinions that offend him.

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The Liberal Legacy of Mario Vargas Llosa

The Peruvian novelist, who passed away this Sunday, was a lifelong defender of freedom in all its forms.

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In 12 Years, This $40 Billion High-Speed Rail Line in Texas Has Not Laid a Single Foot of Track

The budget for the project has quadrupled, and private property owners have opposed the use of eminent domain along the proposed 240-mile route.

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Tariff Uncertainty Is Stalling the Economy

Businesses are reporting fewer orders, lower inventories, less employment, and weaker expectations. The only thing going up: prices.

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Colorado Bill Would Force Judges To Consider 'Misgendering' a Form of 'Coercive Control' in Custody Cases

The bill risks "punishing parents simply for disagreeing with the state's preferred views on gender," Aaron Terr, a First Amendment attorney, tells Reason.

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Are Trump's 'Liberation Day' Tariffs Illegal?

Several businesses harmed by Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs have filed a lawsuit challenging his use of emergency economic powers.

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Hawaii County Tells Homeowner His 38-Year-Old House Is Actually Illegal

Shahzaad Ausman has had to sue the county to confirm that he can continue to live in his own home.

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Georgia Police Tried To Arrest a Paralyzed Man for Kicking Down a Woman's Door and Assaulting Her

The woman has since recanted her allegations.

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Free Trade Expert Takes Down the Best Arguments for Tariffs

Daniel Hannan argues that protectionism never works, but that's a lesson that politicians and voters seemingly have to relearn repeatedly.

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Bill Would Require Federal Prisons To Notify Families of Serious Illness and Death

Families described not being told their loved one was in the hospital or even when they had died.

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Border Cops Try To Make an End Run Around Attorney-Client Privilege

Detroit lawyer Amir Makled has confidential client data on his phone. That didn’t stop U.S. Customs and Border Protection from trying to search it.

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Game Night Just Got More Expensive

A $25 board game may soon hit the shelves with a $40 price tag because of tariffs.

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Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Preorders Over Trump Tariffs

The company previously dropped out of the Brazilian market for five years until the country relaxed its tariffs on video games.

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Nina Jankowicz's Defense of Government Censors Is Based on Misinformation

"Everything looks like a conspiracy when you don't know how anything works," said Jankowicz.

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Cops Called on Dad for Playing Catch with 14-Year-Old Son at Park

"What is the end game here? Can you write a citation? Can you take me to jail?"

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ICE Denies Reason Access to Immigration Court In Miami Detention Center

"It appears that access to this court was improperly denied," an attorney for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press says.

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Brown University Targets Student Journalist for Emailing Administrators

Brown is violating its code of conduct, which guarantees community members’ right to petition the university.

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Federal Judge Tosses Defamation Lawsuit Against NewsGuard

The self-styled watchdog site ranks news outlets' reliability, which has rankled those on both the right and left.

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