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10+ min ago (108+ words) From the "Gitlow v. New York at 100" symposium, held this year at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. Eugene Volokh | 12.9.2025 8:01 AM The article is here; the Introduction: NEXT: Today in Supreme Court History: December 9, 2015 Webathon 2025: Dec. 2 - Dec. 9 Thanks to 989 donors, we've reached $618,220 of our $400,000 $600,000 goal! Katherine Mangu-Ward | 12.9.2025 8:00 AM Damon Root | 12.9.2025 7:00 AM Jacob Sullum | From the January 2026 issue Charles Oliver | 12.9.2025 4:45 AM Eric Boehm | 12.8.2025 5:00 PM...

11+ min ago (258+ words) Kamran Balayev is an international legal and policy expert, business leader, and former London mayoral candidate. The British tax burden is heading to a post-war and post-pandemic high by the end of this parliament, as confirmed by the Office for Budget Responsibility " a trend accelerated by Rachel Reeves's early budgets, which have raised costs instead of easing them and offered little relief to the very businesses driving growth. Tax is the first and most visible friction. Recent budgets have leaned heavily on freezes to income tax thresholds, higher charges on property and investment income, and new levies on expensive homes. This has pushed the overall burden upwards while maintaining the political fiction that headline rates have not changed. The third pressure point is employment. Official data confirm that small and medium-sized enterprises still provide the majority of private-sector jobs " roughly…...

11+ min ago (611+ words) Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar tried to play the victim when questioned Sunday about the massive fraud perpetrated by those of Somali descent in her state and district, but her argument rings hollow. CBS News "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan introduced the subject, noting that the Justice Department uncovered and prosecuted more than $1 billion in fraudulent payments, mostly going to those from the Somali community in Minnesota. "Of the 87 people charged, all but eight are of Somali descent, and that has added to the spotlight being put specifically on your community," Brennan said. "Why do you think this fraud was allowed to get so widespread?" the host asked. "I want to say, you know, this also has an impact on Somalis, because we are also taxpayers in Minnesota," Omar replied. "We also could have benefited from the program and the…...

11+ min ago (831+ words) Fox News Digital spoke with former South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon about Becky Hill's guilty verdict and how that will impact Alex Murdaugh's bid for retrial. The guilty plea by former Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill may draw questions surrounding Alex Murdaugh's bid for retrial, but it is unlikely to sway the state's highest court as it considers whether he deserves a new trial, according to former South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon. Hill, who oversaw jury management and courtroom logistics during Murdaugh's 2023 murder trial, pleaded guilty Monday to perjury, obstruction of justice and misconduct in office. She also admitted to showing journalists sealed exhibits, misusing public funds and promoting her book about the trial while in office. A judge sentenced her to three years' probation. Hill's long-awaited plea comes less than two months before the South Carolina Supreme…...

11+ min ago (242+ words) Today is the last official day of Reason's annual webathon. After this, we promise to stop pestering you. This is the one time of year we ask the people who read us, watch us, listen to us, and yell at us in the comments to fund the work directly." We also wear those principles on our sleeves, so you know what you're getting. When the rest of the media is getting bigger, more boring, and more vulnerable to government pressure or bottlenecking, it's even more important that at least a few institutions remain independent enough to be honest. If you want a place that can call balls and strikes'on the right, the left, and the nuance crowd'this is how you keep it alive." If you've been meaning to give, today is the day. The webathon ends, the match won't last…...

11+ min ago (1643+ words) WHAT HAPPENED: A National Health Service (NHS) nurse in the United Kingdom won part of her employment tribunal case after complaining about sharing a female-only changing room with a transgender doctor. "WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nurse Sandie Peggie, Dr. Beth Upton (formerly Theodore), and NHS Fife. "WHEN & WHERE: Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, tribunal hearings in Dundee, with the judgment delivered this month. "IMPACT: The tribunal upheld the harassment claim against NHS Fife, but dismissed allegations of discrimination and victimisation, as well as claims against Dr. Upton. The tribunal, held in Dundee, Scotland, upheld Peggie's claim of harassment by her employer but rejected her claims of direct discrimination, indirect discrimination, and victimization. Peggie reacted to the ruling saying, "I am beyond relieved and delighted that the tribunal has found that my employer, Fife Health Board, harassed me after I complained about…...

12+ min ago (619+ words) "Two things are clear from the deposition: the DOC's commitment to DEI has caused it to lose sight of a common-sense view of what language means, and that disfavored religious-based viewpoints aren't welcome in Minnesota prisons," said the UMLC in a press release. A high-ranking Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) official was unable to define what a man or woman was, according to a conservative law group that questioned the DOC official in a deposition. Last Month, DOC Assistant Commissioner Jolene Rebertus was questioned in a deposition by Brent Robbins, an attorney with the Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC). The deposition was connected to an ongoing case about whether a multi-part course on Biblical manhood can be taught in Minnesota prisons. The course, called "The Quest for Authentic Manhood," was taught by Anthony Schmitt at Minnesota Correctional Facility-St. Cloud for…...

12+ min ago (385+ words) I make no secret of my fidelity to the University of Michigan. I grew up in Ann Arbor, the son of a UM school dean, and all three of my degrees, BA, MA, and Ph.D., are from that lovely campus. I choose to mostly ignore the recently past football seas U.S. District Judge Patti Saris ruled in favor of a coalition of attorneys general from 17 states and the District of Columbia. Democrats maintain their demands that caused the longest government shutdown in American history. Daniel Lacalle, Chief Economist at Tressis hedge fund, discussed the Trump administration's $11 billion in aid to help farmers affected by the trade war with China. Social media professor Andrew Selepak discussed the White House's new 'Media Bias' page, where they shame news outlets for what they consider fake news. Denver homeowners will pay more in school taxes…...

12+ min ago (529+ words) While some choices are easy to make, like what to eat for dinner, others are more difficult. Think: anything related to moving, relationships or work. Now, science has narrowed down exactly which life decisions people consider the riskiest " and the top ones surprisingly don't include whether you should text your ex. A new, large-scale study published last month in the journal Psychological Science found that some of life's toughest questions have a consistent theme. Rather than selecting between hypothetical scenarios presented to them by researchers, more than 4,000 participants were asked to list recent tough decisions they had made. Categorizing what participants wrote down using word clouds and then curating the top 100 risky choices, the study authors noted that certain life categories appeared more frequently than others. Decisions revolving around work and career ruled the chart. The riskiest choice, regardless of…...

12+ min ago (424+ words) A Louisiana hunting trip turned tragic when a father described as having a "heart of gold" was accidentally shot and killed last month. Garret Verdun, 45,died when a hunting rifle accidentally discharged as he and his hunting partner were walking to their hunting spots in Lafourche Parish around 4 p.m. on Nov. 29, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) said in a news release. Verdun's partner told LDWF the two had just crossed a cattle guard when Verdun passed him the rifle and it went off. The .308-caliber round struck Verdun, killing him before first responders arrived, officials said. His body was turned over to the Lafourche Parish Coroner's Office. LDWF is assisting the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office with the investigation. TEXAS FATHER DIES IN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING ON HUNTING TRIP, DAUGHTER SAYS FAMILY IS "HEARTBROKEN' Garret Verdun, 45, was remembered as an…...