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Rescheduling Marijuana Would Leave Federal Firearms Prohibition Untouched
by Jacob Sullum
Although the HHS-recommended change would benefit researchers and the cannabis industry, it would not resolve the conflict between state and federal marijuana laws.
Despite the Rumor, You CAN Shout Fire in a Crowded Theater
by Jacob Sullum
In March 2020, a dozen+ sheriff's deputies wearing bulletproof vests descended upon Waylon Bailey's home in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, with guns drawn...
Arbitrary Ban on Gun Possession by Drug Users Invites Wildly Uneven Enforcement
by Jacob Sullum
Something like 12 million drug users own guns, making them guilty of a federal felony that is currently punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
Attacks on 1st Amendment in the Name of Protecting Minors From Online Harm
by Jacob Sullum
The ham-handed Kids Online Safety Act would compromise anonymous speech & restrict access to constitutionally protected content.
Why Israelis Are Taking to the Streets: The Furious Response to a Seemingly Modest Reform
by Jacob Sullum
The furious response reflects a broader dispute about the role of courts in a Democracy. Thankfully the USA is a Republic.
Lethal Effects of Booze Ban Are Widely Recognized, Politicians Ignore Similar Consequences From US Drug Laws
by Jacob Sullum
When governments try to stop people from consuming politically disfavored intoxicants, they make consumption of those substances more dangerous by creating a black market.
Biden’s DOJ Post-Clemency Prosecution Shines a Light on a Broken System
by Jacob Sullum
Donald Trump commuted Esformes' sentence, but the Biden DOJ is hell-bent on sending him back to prison...
Former Attorney General Barr vs Trump, Kayfabe & Precedent in Motion?
by Jacob Sullum
Trump argued that the Presidential Records Act gave him complete discretion to claim documents as his personal property. Barr observes that the case against Trump is "entirely of his own making."
Congress Considers Conditions on the Government’s License to Steal
by Jacob Sullum
The FAIR Act includes several substantial reforms that would make it harder to take property from innocent owners through civil forfeiture.
Biden Administration Insists That Cannabis Consumers Have No Right to Arms
by Jacob Sullum
The Biden Administration still insists that cannabis consumers have no right to arms: As pot prohibition collapses across the country, that policy is increasingly untenable.
Ron DeSantis Dangerously Blurs the Line Between State & Private Action
by Jacob Sullum
Whether the putative target is the "biomedical security state," wokeness, "Big Tech censors" or Chinese Communists, DeSantis' grandstanding poses a clear threat to individual rights.
Perils of ‘Rule by Indefinite Emergency Edict’: Lesson From COVID-19 Plandemic
by Jacob Sullum
..."executive officials across the country issued emergency decrees on a breathtaking scale," ...one of "the greatest intrusions on civil liberties" in U.S. history.
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