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Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s newsletter includes stories on:  New York Mayor Zohran…

Ken Jouppi. (Institute for Justice)   In Timbs v. Indiana (2019), the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Excessive Fines Clause…

From Barnes v. Scola, decided Thursday by Judge Richard Seeborg (N.D. Cal.): Selena Scola is an actress, entertainer, and influencer.…

Officials in Culver City, California, are considering a permanent ban on new fast-food restaurants with drive-thru lanes. The proposal grew out…

I guess we’re all working-class now: “I think if you have to work to pay your bills, I think that…

In an update to my post on the Hawaii Supreme Court’s lawlessness, I pointed out that the Hawaii legislature actually…

NA Today, Donald Trump announced plans to impose 50% tariffs on a wide range of Canadian imports to the United…

From Quinteros v. Innogames, decided Friday by Ninth Circuit Judges Jacqueline Nguyen, Eric Miller, and Daniel Collins: Penny Quinteros appeals…

A federal judge in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, sentenced police officer Jaron Taylor to three years of probation and $38,670…

Illustration: Lex Villena; Joe Sohm A recent Echelon Insights poll finds that the “free market economy” is more popular than…

7/17/1862:  Congress enacts the Confiscation Act, which empowers the government to seize the property of the rebels. The Supreme Court…

Give the world’s control freaks credit where it’s due: No matter how creepy their proposals are, there’s always another nanny…