Tennessee Public School Sued After Suspending A Student Over Instagram Memes
Schools don't get to censor nondisruptive off-campus speech.
Schools don't get to censor nondisruptive off-campus speech.
Government officials have neither the right nor the credibility to stand in the way.
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Taxpayers are on the hook for $1.26 billion for a new stadium in Nashville.
Decentralizing power is better than trying to jam one vision down the throats of the unwilling.
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The state promised Ford nearly $900 million in incentives, including new and upgraded roads. But it chose to run that new road through a number of black-owned farms.
New bills in six states showcase some right and wrong ways to help sex workers, from full decriminalization to ramping up penalties for prostitution customers.
"Then my baby started crying so I reached for my son, and as I'm reaching, a man held me and told me, 'Don't touch him. He's getting taken away from you,'" said the children's mother.
Convincing law enforcement officers that those who do wrong will suffer consequences is by far the most powerful tool for changing police behavior in the long run.
It’s already illegal to expose minors to obscenity, so what is this bill really for?
Let's start by doing away with the idea that officers are engaged in a war for our streets rather than involved in a civilian operation that requires community support and trust.
In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Joe Biden said that he wants to hold police "accountable." But he neglected to mention the elephant in the room.
There are ways to reduce abusive behavior while still protecting public safety.
"Active bystandership" training aims to overcome the pressures that discourage police officers from intervening when their colleagues use excessive force.
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The five police officers involved in the deadly encounter have been charged with Nichols' murder.
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Fortunately, government kills fewer prisoners each year.
Some conservatives toss “parents’ rights” out the window in a holiday culture war against kids at live shows.
How a Prohibition-era legal precedent allows warrantless surveillance on private property.
Nashville is the latest city to eliminate minimum parking requirements while simultaneously capping how much parking developers are now allowed to build.
The court says a 51-year "life" sentence for a 2015 murder violated the Eighth Amendment.
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They were ultimately allowed to stay. But it’s an example of ICE targeting nonviolent migrants after a federal judge blocked the Biden administration’s enforcement priorities.
A new ordinance in Franklin will restrict evening and weekend protests and subject violators to misdemeanor charges.
Let’s perhaps stop trying to tease national trends out of the complexities of local public safety issues.
Educational freedom is good for everybody but unions, bureaucrats, and the education establishment.
Politicians who benefit from divisive election politics resist reforms that threaten the status quo.
Meanwhile in South Carolina, the state Supreme Court delays a planned execution by firing squad.
A 2018 Reason investigation showed that the zones covered wide swaths of cities and turned minor drug crimes into prison sentences that rivaled those for murder or rape.
Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said Moses would be a free woman—if she hadn't insisted on exercising her constitutional right to trial.
The city's restrictions threaten one of the world's most vibrant music scenes.
Following a 2017 Reason investigation, Tennessee reformed its harsh drug-free school zone laws. But hundreds were left in prison.
Knox County's program authorizing such enforcement activities may have been instituted illegally.
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Corporate welfare hurts the people who actually need help.
Nashville’s Leah Gilliam says her vanity plate is protected by the First Amendment.