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The Substance of the Clean Power Plan Memos
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (1123+ words) The Chief Justice reminds us why he was the best lawyer of his time. Josh Blackman | 4. 19. 2026 2: 22 AM The latest New York Times reporting fits the mold as well. Here, we get insights into how Roberts views emergency docket relief. First,…...
Some Questions About The SCOTUS Leak On the Clean Power Plan Case
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (158+ words) This story is only getting started. Josh Blackman | 4. 19. 2026 12: 37 AM Either the Supreme Court is supreme or it is not. Chief Judge Garland and his colleagues should not have had the final say on this matter. Chief Justice Roberts would. I'll…...
Leaked Supreme Court Memos Reveal Why Court Stayed Clean Power Plan (Setting Important "Shadow Docket" Precedent in the Process)
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (329+ words) A New York Times scoop reveals that Chief Justice Roberts was concerned that the EPA would (again) get away with imposing unlawful burdens on utilities. Jonathan H. Adler | 4. 18. 2026 9: 35 AM This morning's'New York Times contains a blockbuster scoop by Adam Liptak and…...
California progressives want 'Big Oil' to fix an insurance crisis created by the state's price controls
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (240+ words) Steven Greenhut | 4. 17. 2026 10: 40 AM This legislation wants Big Oil to pay for an insurance crisis caused by the state's price controls. This is non-serious lawmaking'a transparent virtue-signal rather than an effort at problem-solving. Wiener is a thoughtful lawmaker who championed groundbreaking…...
Ninth Circuit Dismisses Kids Climate Case Against Discounting in Cost-Benefit Analysis
1+ week, 1+ day ago (212+ words) The kids climate cases continue to have standing problems in federal court. Jonathan H. Adler | 4. 10. 2026 3: 01 PM Today the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of the G. B. v. U. S. EPA kids climate suit. The court seemingly had no…...
America still makes stuff!
2+ week, 1+ day ago (108+ words) Andrew Heaton | 4. 3. 2026 11: 00 AM Why does everybody think America doesn't make stuff anymore? Where is this expressly disprovable idea dribbling in from? NEXT: You Are Paying for Retirees' Lavish Lifestyles Andrew Heaton is a producer at Reason. He is the author…...
Maine lobsterman asks the Supreme Court to strike down a rule allowing the government to track his boat 24/7
3+ week, 1+ day ago (179+ words) In March 2022, a rule was finalized requiring all federally permitted lobster vessels in 10 East Coast states to install GPS tracking. Now one lobsterman is asking the Supreme Court to overturn the regulation. Having the lobstering industry deemed "closely regulated" has…...
What happens if there's a murder in Antarctica?
4+ week, 11+ min ago (244+ words) Antarctica is the last'terra nullius'(no man's land) on Earth. Under the 1959 Antarctic Treaty, no state can claim sovereignty over the frozen continent. But thousands of people pass through every year as part of research projects or tourist expeditions. And…...
Trump wants to pay a company almost $1 billion to cancel its wind projects in New York and North Carolina
1+ mon, 16+ hour ago (477+ words) Jeff Luse | 3. 18. 2026 1: 43 PM As Americans struggle with rising gas prices and high electricity rates, the Trump administration is reportedly trying to pay companies not to add power to the grid. The deal would not end there. Total Energies would also…...
Your steak isn't killing the planet
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (686+ words) Do you eat steak? You're killing the planet! So say climate activists. Silly media agree: Vox warns that beef is the "worst thing we eat when it comes to global warming." The World Economic Forum (WEF), which says it's "committed…...