A Federal Judge Says New York’s Ban on Guns in Church Is Unconstitutional

The Constitution requires that individuals be permitted to use handguns for the core lawful purpose of self-defense. And it protects that right outside the home and in public.

https://reason.com/2022/10/21/a-federal-judge-says-new-yorks-ban-on-guns-in-church-is-unconstitutional/

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Will Soon Open Alongside Florida Circle K Stores

Greater access is a good step overall in ending the drug war. The more people are able to purchase marijuana from a credible source like a retail establishment, rather than illegally on the black market, the fewer people risk being sent to jail or consuming a contaminated product.

https://reason.com/2022/10/20/medical-marijuana-dispensaries-will-soon-open-alongside-florida-circle-k-stores/

What Happens When a County Employee Acts Like a Police Officer?

Over the past few years, some Republican politicians have made defending qualified immunity a core prong of their campaigns. Ensuring government unaccountability is, by partisan definition, a strange hill for conservatives to die on.

https://reason.com/2022/10/20/what-happens-when-a-county-employee-acts-like-a-police-officer/

Sixth Circuit Rules Government Cannot Seize $300,000 in Home Equity to Pay $22,000 Tax Debt

Given the high value the Founders placed on property rights, it would be strange—to say the least—if these constitutional rights were left entirely at the mercy of state governments to redefine as they please

https://reason.com/volokh/2022/10/15/sixth-circuit-rules-government-cannot-seize-300000-in-home-equity-to-pay-22000-in-tax-debt/

Biden Administration Guts Due Process Protections for Students Accused of Sexual Misconduct

Under the new regulations, Title IX investigators can deny students access to the evidence against them. …The new rules also allow schools to deny accused students a live hearing and the opportunity to question their accusers.

https://reason.com/2022/09/15/biden-guts-title-ix-due-process/