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Texas Oil and Gas Regulators Will No Longer Have to Accept Public Comment at Open Meetings
Lawsuit Seeks to Block Closure of Top Federal Climate Research Center
Lt. Gov. Hosemann ousts top Senate Democrat from redistricting committee
Extreme Heat Waves Fuel Political Tensions in Europe
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Colonizing the Moon
What Authority Allowed Justice Rehnquist to Sit by Designation on the Federal District Court?
Today in Supreme Court History: August 21, 1798
Missouri Republicans Are Trying to Repeal Abortion Rights by Leaning Into Anti-Trans Sentiment
Cornered by Big Bend backlash, Texas Republicans tread carefully around Trump
Open Thread
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ICE detainee fights deportation to be with medically fragile infant son
Trump Administration Plans New Facility To House 3,000 Migrant Kids. Many of Them Lack Legal Representation.
Trump Once Promised International Students Green Cards. Now The Government Might Charge Them $100,000 To Work.
Trump Administration Is Reviving a Visa Rule That Could Disrupt Higher Education
The U.S. Is Sending Deportees to Countries They've Never Called Home
"You Chose the Wrong Parents" - My "Speak Freely" Interview on the Case for Migration Rights
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Don’t let scammers crash back-to-school season
Illegal drugs found at Whitfield mental hospital, sparking K-9 sweeps, roadblocks
‘The Rock’ at USM gets a new and more proper name: Renasant Stadium
Fannie Lou Hamer Digital Driving Tour relaunches
Hind Rajab’s Family Says Israel’s Investigation Into Hind’s Death Just a PR Ploy
Trump Is Destroying Pristine Public Lands to Build His Border Wall — Again
Missouri GOP Attempts to Restore Abortion Ban With Anti-Trans Ballot Initiative
UK Judge Decides Against Sentencing Palestine Action Activists for Terrorism
AIPAC Loses Yet Another House Race It Poured Millions of Dollars Into
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Proposition 44 wrongly squeezes politics between California patients and their healthcare
Proposition 44 wrongly squeezes politics between California patients and their healthcare
Proposition 44 ensures California’s community clinics prioritize patients over executives
Proposition 44 ensures California’s community clinics prioritize patients over executives
A federal case in Texas could change how we treat prisoners during hot weather
In a drier world, some infectious diseases are unexpectedly thriving
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The Center Square3d
Ruling expected soon in California redistricting lawsuit
(The Center Square) – Arguments in the California redistricting lawsuit were heard in a federal courthouse in Los Angeles earlier this week, attorneys involved in the case told The Center Square.
The Center Square3d
WATCH: Washington therapist takes "counseling censorship" fight back to court
(The Center Square) - A Washington state marriage and family therapist will have another opportunity to challenge a 2018 Washington law that his attorneys contend censored his speech.
The Center Square3d
Opposing Colorado tax laws to face off on Nov. 3 ballot
(The Center Square) - Voters in Colorado will choose between one of two opposing income tax measures on the Nov. 3 ballot – or potentially an unintended combination.
The Center Square3d
Watch: Wilson defends her public safety record after council criticism
(The Center Square) - Seattle City Councilmember Bob Kettle said Friday that Mayor Katie Wilson has no public safety plan and called on her to take immediate action to deliver results to better protec
Common Dreams3d
FTC Must Investigate AI Book Burning
On Friday, Demand Progress Education Fund and a coalition of civil society advocates asked the FTC to investigate AI companies like Anthropic and Amazon for buying books in bulk, scanning them and the
The Real News Network3d
“A manufactured conspiracy”: Minnesota’s labor movement denounces federal surveillance operation
This story originally appeared in Workday Magazine on Aug. 21, 2026. It is shared here with permission.
Democracy Now!3d
DOJ Whistleblower Confirms "Antisemitism" Probes Against Universities Were Sham Investigations
Haley Van Erem, a former career attorney in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, has filed a complaint claiming the Trump administration task force charged with investigating antisemi
Democracy Now!3d
Meet Loui Ridi: Palestinian American Returns to West Bank Home Besieged by Israeli Settlers
Loui Ridi, a Palestinian American man who lives in Ohio, traveled to the occupied West Bank on Monday to help relatives defend their family home in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus. Israeli settl
Reason Magazine3d
Intern (Actually a Project Veritas Undercover Plant) in Political Organization Didn't Have "Fiduciary Duty" to Organization
An excerpt from today's long decision in Democracy Partners, LLC v. O'Keefe by D.C. Circuit Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson, joined by Judge Harry Edwards (read this post for more on the facts and on a
Reason Magazine3d
Damages Award Stemming from Project Veritas Project Set Aside by D.C. Circuit
From today's long decision in Democracy Partners, LLC v. O'Keefe by D.C. Circuit Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson, joined by Judge Harry Edwards:
Reason Magazine3d
Harry and Meghan's Security Problem Is Really a Gun-Control Problem
Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan Markle are reportedly moving back to the United Kingdom after living in the United States for over six years. While the return has already sparked conversatio
Reason Magazine3d
Police in Atlanta Settle Eric André Lawsuit, End Airport Drug Searches
This week, a county police department in Atlanta settled a lawsuit brought by two comedians who were stopped and searched in the city's airport. As part of the settlement, police will no longer conduc
The Conversation3d
Using thunderquakes to X-ray Earth – a new study shows urban seismology in action
When lightning strikes, it superheats the air around it and creates a shock wave that we hear as thunder. But thunder doesn’t just travel through the atmosphere to our ears.
Reason Magazine3d
Data Centers Are Doing Your Dirty Work for You
When data center opponents seek to hype the environmental strains caused by these facilities, they often describe their water and electricity usage in terms of household or community equivalents.
TorrentFreak3d
Nintendo Wipes Out 400+ Switch Emulator Repos in Single-Day GitHub Sweep
GitHub is home to hundreds of millions of code repositories, including some repositories that rightsholders would rather not see online.
The Conversation3d
More protein in your breakfast or snacks won’t give you more muscle without more work – a biologist separates the science from the marketing
Growing up, my brothers were fascinated by the first “Rocky” movie. They were trying to get stronger and excel in sports, so one scene stood out almost as much as Rocky sprinting up the museum steps:
Inside Climate News3d
Bomb Fishing Is Reducing Coral Reefs to ‘Rubble’
Nicknamed the “Amazon of the Seas,” the Coral Triangle is the world’s most biologically diverse marine ecosystem. Sink below the surface and you’ll encounter the sound of a vibrant symphony of snappin
Inside Climate News3d
‘Lead City’ Series Receives National Association of Black Journalists Award
A collaborative project about Chicago’s handling of its massive number of lead water pipes—a public health hazard—has won a reporting award from the National Association of Black Journalists.
Mongabay3d
Art and science must come together for coral reef conservation, biologists argue
Art and science can work together to raise public awareness and propel conservation efforts needed to safeguard coral reef ecosystems, a group of coral scientists argues in a new research article publ
Dialogue Earth3d
Mumbai bus drivers bristle at India’s tactics to electrify a century-old fleet
On 15 July 1926, the coastal city of Bombay received a new, convenient means of public transport: a big, bright red motor bus.
Capital B3d
I Grew Up in Gary. I’ve Never Seen a Power Outage Like This.
I’ve experienced dozens of power outages growing up in Gary. But usually an outage had boundaries. A neighborhood, a section of a city, or maybe part of a county. You could drive a few miles and event
Capital B3d
Black Academics See Their Own Struggles in the Death of a British Professor
The headlines about a Black British professor’s death in London and the plagiarism allegations about his work hit too close to home for Emmitt Riley.
Capital B3d
The Battle Over Black Representation in a White Mississippi County
DeSOTO COUNTY, Mississippi. — Hester Jackson-McCray witnessed the beginning of the economic boom in this Mississippi Delta county when she moved south from Chicago in 1999.
Chalkbeat3d
Jeffco voters will consider $133 million in tax increases to raise teacher pay, repair schools
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Chalkbeat3d
The Marion County Election Board took her off the ballot. Now, she’s challenging that decision in court.
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Back to school in Michigan: New cellphone rules, a fitness test, and more
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Chalkbeat3d
5 things to watch for Philadelphia’s 2026-27 school year
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Reason Magazine3d
Video of My Keynote Speech at the Annual Libertarian Futurist Society Prometheus Award Ceremony
A few days ago, I had the honor of giving the keynote speech at the Libertarian Futurist Society's annual Prometheus Awards ceremony. My talk was on the topic of "Libertarianism and Science Fiction."
Reason Magazine3d
How to Alienate a Judge, Part 374
From Judge Terry Moorer (S.D. Ala.) today in Doe v. Goff:
Reason Magazine3d
Tony Is an Anthony Bourdain Origin Story
If you've followed the battle lines of the gender wars recently, one of the most heated fronts is over publishing. Men, the story goes, don't read anymore, especially not fiction, because women in pub
Reason Magazine3d
"Denaturalization's Missing Limit" out in Northwestern University Law Review Online
The final version of "Denaturalization's Missing Limit," my latest article with Cassandra Burke Robertson, is out in the Northwestern University Law Review Online. Here is the abstract: