Jacob Sullum
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senior editor at Reason magazine and syndicated columnist covering drug policy, criminal justice, & civil liberties
Dallas, TX
Joined November 2011
The 10th Circuit agrees with several other federal appeals courts that prosecuting cannabis consumers for gun possession may be unconstitutional. It says "the government must show non-intoxicated marijuana users pose a risk of future danger."
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The Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit stated "the government must show non-intoxicated marijuana users pose a risk of future danger."
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Trump's plan to fight crime by deploying the National Guard in cities across the country defies constitutional constraints on federal power.
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Trump's plan to fight crime by deploying the National Guard in cities across the country defies constitutional constraints on federal power.
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An 11th Circuit decision underlines the importance of compensation for legal fees in protecting innocent property owners from civil forfeiture abuse.
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The cost of hiring an attorney typically exceeds the value of the seized property, meaning forfeiture targets can lose even when they win.
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A New York appeals court says the $464 million "disgorgement order" in Trump's civil fraud case violated the Eighth Amendment's ban on "excessive fines."
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The decision overturns a staggering "disgorgement" order that was based on dubious math.
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The 11th Circuit revived a Second Amendment challenge to the federal law that bans gun possession by state-authorized medical marijuana users.
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In an election case nine years ago, Marco Rubio's lawyer filed a brief that explains why Trump's birthright citizenship order is unconstitutional.
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In 2016, Rubio defended the conventional understanding of birthright citizenship, which contradicts the view of the current administration.
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Automated license plate readers enable routine surveillance of a sort that would have troubled the Fourth Amendment's framers.
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The technology enables routine surveillance that would have troubled the Fourth Amendment’s framers.
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The New York Times says the Manhattan mass shooter was "committed" to a mental health facility. It also says he "obtained a firearm legally." Those two statements contradict each other.
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The same newspaper notes that the killer "obtained a firearm legally," which means he was never "committed" to any mental health institution.
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A First Amendment lawsuit highlights the chilling impact of Trump's speech-based deportation policy on student journalists at Stanford.
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FIRE is seeking an injunction that would protect noncitizens at 'The Stanford Daily' from arrest and removal because of their published work.
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Trump claims to have discovered vast tariff powers in a 48-year-old law that does not mention import taxes. Federal Circuit judges seem appropriately skeptical.
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Trump claims to have discovered vast tariff powers in a 48-year-old law that does not mention import taxes.
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Upholding a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the 9th Circuit embraces an alarmingly broad definition of "public health" that invites compulsory medical treatment. It says the government may require COVID-19 shots based purely on the benefits to recipients.
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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the government may require COVID-19 shots based purely on the benefits to recipients.
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If Trump's tariffs aim to promote domestic production, why do they include essential inputs for U.S. companies that cannot feasibly be produced in the U.S.? @EricBoehm87 explores that question in an illuminating piece about "Trump's War on Chocolate."
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American chocolatiers need imports, and tariffs help no one.
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Hiking tariffs on Canada, Trump demands "adequate steps" to achieve the impossible goal of stopping fentanyl smuggling.
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Canada accounts for a tiny percentage of fentanyl smuggling, which cannot be stopped by trying harder.
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RT @FreedomofPress: FCC's Brendan Carr has driven away from championing free speech. Read @jacobsullum's column in @Suntimes. https://t.co/….
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It's clear that the principles Carr once defended during the Biden administration included unspoken political exceptions.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who blames Nevada's "weak gun laws" for the mass shooting in Manhattan, illogically demands a federal "assault weapon" ban.
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Kathy Hochul's focus on "assault weapons" is puzzling, since the perpetrator easily could have killed the same number of people with a gun that did not fall into that politically defined category.
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's meddling in broadcast journalism contradicts the views he expressed as a minority commissioner during the Biden administration, when he condemned government interference with newsroom decisions.
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As a minority FCC member during the Bush administration, Carr condemned government interference with newsroom decisions.
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An Arkansas town agrees to move a license plate camera aimed at a couple's home after repeatedly rejecting their privacy concerns.
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Greers Ferry City officials initially were unfazed by complaints that the constant surveillance raised serious privacy concerns.
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The FCC 's approval of the Paramount/Skydance merger includes conditions that aim to reshape broadcast journalism. Brendan Carr thinks the FCC should strive to ensure that news coverage is fair and balanced--a role precluded by the First Amendment.
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Chairman Brendan Carr thinks his agency should strive to ensure that news coverage is fair and balanced—a role precluded by the First Amendment.
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Trump's birthright citizenship order is blatantly unconstitutional, says the first federal appeals court to consider the issue. That judgment is not surprising, since his reading of the 14th Amendment contradicts its text and history, plus 127 years of SCOTUS precedent.
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