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When can a public university punish a student for speech that includes violent references, and that frightens some people, but is not a clear threat? Jane and I unpack two recent court cases, one that upholds such punishment and another that says it violates the First Amendment: Damsky v. University of Florida and Christensen v. […]

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The state of Washington is contemplating passing a 9.9 percent tax on earned income over $1 million, which would remove it from the short list of states that do not have an income tax. Washington has enjoyed decades of spectacular economic growth and is home to some of the world’s largest tech companies (including Microsoft […]

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Seth Ferranti was driving his Ford pickup on a southeastern Nebraska stretch of the interstate in November 2024 when law enforcement pulled him over, claiming that he had wobbled onto the hard shoulder. As the Seward County sheriff’s deputies questioned Ferranti, a filmmaker who had spent 21 years in prison for distributing LSD, they allegedly […]

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Oklahoma City’s police department is the latest law enforcement agency exposed for mishandling forfeited money. Former city attorney Orval Jones blew the whistle, accusing the city of participating in a “nefarious scheme” to divert forfeiture proceeds into police coffers instead of returning property to owners or using it to reimburse victims and the courts. As […]

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Can a building be a sex trafficker? Some lawyers seem to be hoping so. Apartment buildings, nightclubs, and hotels have been coming under fire for facilitating interactions that some say should have been tip-offs to sex trafficking or sexual violence taking place. Victims in these lawsuits describe some heinous actions by their alleged abusers. I’m […]

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The global foreign exchange market has evolved into a behemoth of financial opportunity, now processing a staggering daily volume that exceeds $7.5 trillion. For the retail investor and the institutional strategist alike, the path to consistent profitability and eventual financial freedom is not found in the reckless speculation of obscure, illiquid assets. Rather, it is […]

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This week, guest host Zach Weissmueller is joined by Fardad Farahzad, a prominent Iranian journalist and the primetime anchor of 24 with Fardad Farahzad, a nightly news program on Iran International, a Persian-language channel based in London that broadcasts into Iran via satellite. Farahzad discusses what it’s like working for a media outlet that the Islamic Republic […]

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Do you remember Judge Robert Pratt from the Southern District of Ohio? Probably not. In December 2020, he made headlines by giving an interview with the Associated Press about President Trump’s pardons: “It’s not surprising that a criminal like Trump pardons other criminals,” senior U.S. District Judge Robert Pratt of the Southern District of Iowa […]

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New York City is already one of the most expensive places to live in the United States, but residents should brace themselves to pay even more for housing if the city’s budget deficit persists. On Tuesday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that the city was facing a budget deficit of $5.4 billion over […]

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Today, the NYU Democracy Project published my article “Strengthen Democracy by Empowering People to Vote with their Feet.” It is part of their “100 Ideas in 100 Days” series presenting a wide range of viewpoints on how to address challenges facing American democracy. Here are some excerpts: A specter is haunting American democracy: widespread voter […]

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