Anti-trust policy is highly problematic from a libertarian perspective, and the rights and responsibilities of the NCAA are a murky matter, given its mixed public-private status. But whether this Supreme Court decision was the right call or not, a freer market in college sports would be a more just one.
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per day for 120 days per year. Ending it respects the constitutional rights of both the property owners and union officials, who lose only the ability to trespass for a third of the year.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that a state law permitting labor union organizers to enter farmland without permission to try to organize workers was unconstitutional under the Fifth and 14th Amendments to the Constitution. The ruling was 6 to 3. In Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, the court considered a California regulation that allowed union agents to “take access” to … Continue reading Supreme Court Protects Property Rights Against Union Trespass
Nebraska’s attorney general has filed an amicus brief on behalf of 14 states in support of religious freedom in the workplace in a case out of New York state. New York’s public accommodations laws are so restrictive, the lawsuit asserts, that they prohibit a Christian photographer from even explaining on her own website that her religious beliefs … Continue reading 14 States Side With Christian Wedding Photographer Against NY’s Public Accommodations Law
A top Internal Revenue Service official told a Christian group that “Bible teachings are typically affiliated” with the Republican Party as a rationale for denying its application for tax-exempt status. The Texas-based Christians Engaged filed an appeal on Wednesday to the IRS’ denial, objecting to the tax agency’s assertion that it is partisan. In a May 18 denial … Continue reading IRS Denies Tax Exemption to Christian Group, Associates Bible With GOP
From banning certain flavors to raising the purchasing age, government regulations restricting vaping are gaining momentum across the US. But viral videos circulated on Sunday remind us of the biggest problem with such nanny-state laws that criminalize victimless behavior: they must ultimately be enforced at gunpoint. (Or taserpoint.) “On Saturday evening on a boardwalk in … Continue reading Viral Videos Show Maryland Teens Tased, Hogtied, Arrested for Vaping
In a unanimous judgment Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a faith-based foster care agency, saying the city of Philadelphia could not disqualify it because of its religious beliefs. The high court noted that Catholic Social Services has “long been a point of light in the city’s foster-care system” and that the agency simply wishes to be allowed to “continue serving the children of Philadelphia in a manner consistent … Continue reading Unanimous Supreme Court Gives Win to Religious Foster Care Agency
Some commentators on the left finally are beginning to recognize that the crime problem in major cities is out of control and can’t be ignored.
On May 11, the Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a life sentence without parole for 38-year-old Allen Russell, sustaining his 2019 guilty conviction for possessing marijuana in an amount over 30 grams (1.05 ounces). “Upon review of the case before us, and in accordance with precedent, we find that Russell’s sentencing as a habitual offender … Continue reading How 1.5 Ounces of Marijuana Landed This Man a Life-Long Prison Sentence
“I’m new to San Francisco,” New York Times journalist Thomas Fuller told a grocery store clerk shortly after moving to the city. “Is it optional to pay for things here?” It sounds like an absurd thing to ask, but Fuller explains in a new article that he was genuinely forced to wonder what was going … Continue reading Here’s Why San Francisco is Experiencing a Shoplifting Surge That’s Putting Some Stores Out of Business
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