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The Pentagon and the FBI Are Investigating 6 Legislators for Exercising Their First Amendment Rights

The Pentagon and the FBI Are Investigating 6 Legislators for Exercising Their First Amendment Rights
27.11.2025 10

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Jacob Sullum

Trump's Habitual Charges of 'Treason' Reflect His Authoritarian Impulses

Trump's Habitual Charges of 'Treason' Reflect His Authoritarian Impulses
26.11.2025 9

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Federal Judge Dismisses Comey and James Indictments, Saying Trump's U.S. Attorney Appointment Was Illegal

Federal Judge Dismisses Comey and James Indictments, Saying Trump's U.S. Attorney Appointment Was Illegal
25.11.2025 10

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Psychoactive Hemp Products Will Be Federally Prohibited in a Year Unless Congress Intervenes

Psychoactive Hemp Products Will Be Federally Prohibited in a Year Unless Congress Intervenes
25.11.2025 10

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Can the Government Mandate a Vaccine for Your Own Good? This Federal Court Says Yes.

Can the Government Mandate a Vaccine for Your Own Good? This Federal Court Says Yes.
23.11.2025 10

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Trump Says Legislators Committed Treason by Noting That Soldiers Are Not Obligated To Obey Unlawful Orders

Trump Says Legislators Committed Treason by Noting That Soldiers Are Not Obligated To Obey Unlawful Orders
22.11.2025 20

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A Rookie Procedural Mistake by James Comey's Prosecutor Could Doom the Case Against Him

A Rookie Procedural Mistake by James Comey's Prosecutor Could Doom the Case Against Him
21.11.2025 10

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A Reporter's Unwelcome Questions Provoke Yet Another Trump Threat To Yank Broadcast Licenses

A Reporter's Unwelcome Questions Provoke Yet Another Trump Threat To Yank Broadcast Licenses
20.11.2025 20

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Misconduct in the James Comey Case Stemmed From a Reckless Rush To Indict Him

Misconduct in the James Comey Case Stemmed From a Reckless Rush To Indict Him
19.11.2025 4

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This Gun Case Harks Back to Constitutional Concerns About the Limits of Federal Power That Now Seem Quaint

This Gun Case Harks Back to Constitutional Concerns About the Limits of Federal Power That Now Seem Quaint
18.11.2025 20

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A Senate-Approved Bill Would Ban the Hemp-Derived THC Products That Congress Legalized in 2018

13.11.2025 20

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The Limits of Treating Psilocybin As Medicine: Most ‘Magic Mushroom’ Uses Won’t Get FDA Approval

The Limits of Treating Psilocybin As Medicine: Most ‘Magic Mushroom’ Uses Won’t Get FDA Approval
12.11.2025 10

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The Perils of Viewing Psilocybin Strictly As a Psychiatric Medication

The Perils of Viewing Psilocybin Strictly As a Psychiatric Medication
12.11.2025 10

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Trump Pardons Mountain Runner Michelino Sunseri, Who Was Prosecuted for Using an Unapproved Trail

Trump Pardons Mountain Runner Michelino Sunseri, Who Was Prosecuted for Using an Unapproved Trail
12.11.2025 9

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Will SCOTUS Resolve the Circuit Split on a Law That Disarms People With Nonviolent Criminal Records?

Will SCOTUS Resolve the Circuit Split on a Law That Disarms People With Nonviolent Criminal Records?
11.11.2025 20

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You Can Thank This Ohio Klansman for Expanding Your Freedom of Speech

08.11.2025 4

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Judge Dismisses Suit by Des Moines Register Subscriber Who Alleged Fraud Over the Paper's Trump-Harris Poll

08.11.2025 20

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Federal Prosecutors Flesh Out Their Case Against James Comey. It Still Looks Shaky.

06.11.2025 10

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Trump's Economic Fallacies Are Legally Relevant in His Tariff Case

05.11.2025 30

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New Jersey Cops Took His Guns Because They Were Worried About His Wife's Mental Health

05.11.2025 5

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Trump Says His 'Armed Conflict' With Drug Traffickers Does Not Involve 'Hostilities'

04.11.2025 10

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James Comey Says His Grudge-Driven Prosecution Is Unconstitutional Retaliation for His Criticism of Trump

01.11.2025 10

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According to Trump, He Has Already Saved 350,000 Lives by Murdering Suspected Drug Smugglers

31.10.2025 10

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Trump, an Avowed Second Amendment Champion, Defends a Gun Ban With 'No Historical Justification'

29.10.2025 6

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Trump's Appeal of His New York Convictions Highlights the Absurdity of Alvin Bragg's Convoluted Case

29.10.2025 10

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The 6th Circuit Upholds a School's Sweatshirt Censorship Because 'Let's Go Brandon' Is 'Plainly Vulgar'

28.10.2025 6

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Trump Allegedly Misidentified a Colombian Fisherman as a Venezuelan 'Narcoterrorist'

22.10.2025 10

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SCOTUS Will Consider the Constitutionality of the Federal Ban on Gun Possession by Illegal Drug Users

20.10.2025 3

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Trump Erroneously Thinks Killing Suspected Smugglers Is the Key to Winning the Drug War

18.10.2025 40

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Trump Adds 3 More Names to the List of Enemies He Wants the Justice Department To Prosecute

17.10.2025 30

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Texas City Council Approves $500,000 Payment to Former Member Who Said Her Advocacy Led to a Bogus Arrest

17.10.2025 9

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The NRA Supports SCOTUS Petitioners Who Lost Their Gun Rights Because of Nonviolent Offenses

15.10.2025 10

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The NRA Supports SCOTUS Petitioners Who Lost Their Gun Rights Because of Nonviolent Offenses

15.10.2025 10

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He Was Charged With a Federal Offense for Running Up a Mountain

13.10.2025 10

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Trump Won't Invoke the Insurrection Act—As Long As He Can Use the National Guard However He Wants

11.10.2025 10

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2 Controversies Over Political Rhetoric Illustrate the Perils of Blaming Gun Control Critics for Murder

10.10.2025 6

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Oregon's E-Cigarette Censorship Is Illogical and Unconstitutional

08.10.2025 10

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Oregon's E-Cigarette Censorship Is Unconstitutional—and Makes No Sense

08.10.2025 10

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Why a Trump Appointee Ruled That His National Guard Deployment in Portland Was Illegal

07.10.2025 5

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Defending the Summary Execution of Suspected Drug Smugglers, Trump Declares an 'Armed Conflict'

04.10.2025 30

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SCOTUS Will Consider a Challenge to Hawaii's Default Rule Against Guns on Private Property Open to the Public

04.10.2025 10

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Demanding Charges Against His Enemies, Trump Conflates Justice With Revenge

01.10.2025 3

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Trump's Public Comments Could Further Complicate the Shaky Case Against James Comey

29.09.2025 10

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Kash Patel Tellingly Ties James Comey's Indictment to the Legally Unrelated 'Russiagate Hoax'

27.09.2025 20

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The 9th Circuit Overturns a Man's Conviction for Holding a Shotgun on the Sidewalk in Front of His House

25.09.2025 4

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Trump's Vision of Broadcast Regulation Is a Threat to Conservatives

24.09.2025 10

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The FCC's Involvement in Canceling Jimmy Kimmel Was 'Unbelievably Dangerous,' Ted Cruz Says

22.09.2025 8

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Brendan Carr Flagrantly Abused His Powers To Cancel Jimmy Kimmel

19.09.2025 60

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Trump Has a Habit of Asserting Broad, Unreviewable Authority

17.09.2025 20

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Brendan Carr and Ted Cruz Don't Think Charlie Kirk's Murder Justifies Speech Restrictions

17.09.2025 10

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