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

Trump, an Avowed Second Amendment Champion, Defends a Gun Ban With 'No Historical Justification'
yesterday 2

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

Trump's Appeal of His New York Convictions Highlights the Absurdity of Alvin Bragg's Convoluted Case
yesterday 10

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

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

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

Trump Allegedly Misidentified a Colombian Fisherman as a Venezuelan 'Narcoterrorist'
22.10.2025 10

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

SCOTUS Will Consider the Constitutionality of the Federal Ban on Gun Possession by Illegal Drug Users
20.10.2025 1

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

Trump Erroneously Thinks Killing Suspected Smugglers Is the Key to Winning the Drug War
18.10.2025 40

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

Trump Adds 3 More Names to the List of Enemies He Wants the Justice Department To Prosecute
17.10.2025 30

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

Texas City Council Approves $500,000 Payment to Former Member Who Said Her Advocacy Led to a Bogus Arrest
17.10.2025 9

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

The NRA Supports SCOTUS Petitioners Who Lost Their Gun Rights Because of Nonviolent Offenses
15.10.2025 10

Townhall

Jacob Sullum

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

The NRA Supports SCOTUS Petitioners Who Lost Their Gun Rights Because of Nonviolent Offenses
15.10.2025 10

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

He Was Charged With a Federal Offense for Running Up a Mountain
13.10.2025 10

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

Trump Won't Invoke the Insurrection Act—As Long As He Can Use the National Guard However He Wants
11.10.2025 10

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

2 Controversies Over Political Rhetoric Illustrate the Perils of Blaming Gun Control Critics for Murder
10.10.2025 6

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

Oregon's E-Cigarette Censorship Is Illogical and Unconstitutional

Oregon's E-Cigarette Censorship Is Illogical and Unconstitutional
08.10.2025 10

Townhall

Jacob Sullum

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

Oregon's E-Cigarette Censorship Is Unconstitutional—and Makes No Sense
08.10.2025 10

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

Why a Trump Appointee Ruled That His National Guard Deployment in Portland Was Illegal
07.10.2025 4

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

04.10.2025 30

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

04.10.2025 10

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

Demanding Charges Against His Enemies, Trump Conflates Justice With Revenge

01.10.2025 3

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

29.09.2025 10

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

27.09.2025 20

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

25.09.2025 4

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

24.09.2025 10

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

22.09.2025 8

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

Brendan Carr Flagrantly Abused His Powers To Cancel Jimmy Kimmel

19.09.2025 60

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

Trump Has a Habit of Asserting Broad, Unreviewable Authority

17.09.2025 20

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

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

17.09.2025 10

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

Another Military Strike on a Speedboat Confirms Trump's Policy of Murdering Suspected Drug Smugglers

17.09.2025 20

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

The Standard for 'Vicious' Speech Trump Laid Out After Kirk's Murder Would Implicate Trump Himself

13.09.2025 40

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

Florida's Ban on Openly Carrying Guns Is Unconstitutional, State Appeals Court Rules

11.09.2025 5

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

Trump Calls His Drone Strike on an Alleged Drug Boat 'Self-Defense.' It Looks More Like Murder.

11.09.2025 3

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

The Trump Administration's Half-Baked Plan To Disarm Transgender People Is Legally Bankrupt

10.09.2025 10

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

Even If Trump's Birthday Letter to Jeffrey Epstein Is 'Fake,' How Is It Defamatory?

10.09.2025 20

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

Advocates of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Complain that 'the FDA Moved the Goalposts'

08.09.2025 4

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

Florida Deputies Jailed a Texas Woman for 3 Days Even Though She's 23 Years Older Than the Suspect

06.09.2025 10

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

The Proposed Ban on Gun Possession by Transgender People Would Be Neither Legal Nor Constitutional

05.09.2025 6

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

The New Texas Ban on Cell-Cultured Protein Is an Unconstitutional Interstate Trade Barrier, a Lawsuit Says

05.09.2025 10

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

She Wrote a Bad Check 17 Years Ago and Still Can't Own Guns. This Trump Order Could Help People Like Her.

04.09.2025 20

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

The 5th Circuit Rejects Trump's Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act

04.09.2025 10

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

The Gun-Free School Zones Act Is Doubly Dubious

03.09.2025 20

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

The Rationale for the Federal Circuit's 'Radical Left' Tariff Decision Is Fundamentally Conservative

03.09.2025 20

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

'Botched' Drug Raids Show How Prohibition Invites Senseless Violence

02.09.2025 20

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

The Federal Circuit's Tariff Ruling Highlights the Audacity of Trump's Power Grab

02.09.2025 10

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

Federal ‘civil-forfeiture’ racket outright robs innocents

While profit-motivated law-enforcement agencies tend to portray it as inherently suspicious, there is nothing illegal about traveling with large sums...

31.08.2025 10

New York Post

Jacob Sullum

The 10th Circuit Agrees That Prosecuting Cannabis Consumers for Gun Possession May Be Unconstitutional

29.08.2025 10

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

When It Comes to Fighting Crime With the National Guard, Trump Says, He Can Do 'Anything I Want To Do'

28.08.2025 20

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

Compensation for Legal Fees Is a Critical Protection Against Civil Forfeiture Abuses

27.08.2025 10

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

Federal court says the $464 million fine in Trump's civil fraud case violated the Eighth Amendment

26.08.2025 2

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

The 11th Circuit Revives a Constitutional Challenge to the Federal Law That Disarms Medical Marijuana Patients

25.08.2025 4

Reason.com

Jacob Sullum

9 years ago, Marco Rubio explained why Trump’s birthright citizenship order is unconstitutional

20.08.2025 20

Reason.com

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