#CivicEngagement

The article is here; the Introduction: Public school teachers have found themselves in a free speech vise. Their speech has…

A federal appeals court ruled that a Texas woman can’t sue two Santa Fe police officers who pinned her face…

Soon after these new tariffs were announced, two small businesses and a coalition of 24 state governments filed lawsuits in…

The Trump administration has repeatedly challenged “assault weapon” bans, arguing that they violate the Second Amendment because they prohibit arms…

President Donald Trump has made a lot of hay about the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) unfairly persecuting Americans. But his…

From N.Y. (Town of Patterson) Justice Court judge Michael Caruso in People v. Lando, decided in April: This prosecution ……

Some readers may have seen Lenore Skenazy’s Reason article about how local authorities in Williamsburg, Virginia prosecuted Karyann Parkinson because she decided…

From today’s Findings and Recommendation by Magistrate Judge Jeremy Peterson in Wilson v. Trump: Plaintiff’s sole claim is that defendant has…

Happy Tuesday and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. Given the Labor Day holiday, this week’s newsletter is a…

When he ran for a second term in 2024, President Donald Trump pledged to abolish the U.S. Department of Education.…

From Apelbaum v. Lambert, decided Friday by Judge Robert White (E.D. Mich.): Yaacov Apelbaum and his cybersecurity firm, XRVision, Ltd.…

Canada slaps retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods: Starting today, clothing, cheese, metal, paper products, and wood imports from the United States—totaling…