Jacob Sullum

senior editor at Reason magazine and syndicated columnist covering drug policy, criminal justice, & civil liberties

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Montgomery County, Maryland, unconstitutionally disarmed Jews facing antisemitic threats, a Silver Spring synagogue argues. It is asking the 4th Circuit to block enforcement of buffer zones that prevent congregants from exercising the right to bear arms. https://t.co/6JcG6vg2o3

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"Members of Congress literally have one job: show up and vote." @matthew_petti on the 11 Democrats who missed the 211-to-204 Hegseth impeachment vote: https://t.co/Lhk0AQ4mAI

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Ted Cruz insists that James Comey's "86" meant "kill," citing nonexistent movies to back up that claim. Cruz seems unfazed by the attempt to imprison Comey for constitutionally protected speech. https://t.co/e7gfIZECHH

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Albuquerque recently paid almost $1 million to a man who was critically injured when the city's police chief, Harold Medina, T-boned his car after running a red light. Mayor Tim Keller improbably portrayed Medina's conduct as heroic. https://t.co/YLIwjlmFax

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Trump debates mass deportation with himself. Even while elevating the main architect of that policy, the president worries that "it might be too tough." https://t.co/jGhHbNjeT1

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The proposed impeachment articles against Pete Hegseth highlight his "extrajudicial killings" and his assault on free speech, both of which are connected to the Pentagon's summary executions of suspected cocaine smugglers. https://t.co/VYHakLIJen

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Trump orders the Justice Department to investigate his congressional critics, saying they deserve "imprisonment." Attorney General Todd Blanche seems inclined to follow the president's instructions. https://t.co/4PmoL8Klkm

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As chief of staff, Stephen Miller is apt to reinforce Trump's worst instincts. His elevation does not bode well for anyone who hoped that Trump would moderate the policies that alienated voters in the midterm elections. https://t.co/4D5eSE89Lr

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This week Houston voters overwhelmingly approved restrictions on marijuana arrests and a ban on no-knock police raids. While the first provision might curtail low-level pot busts, the second one is unlikely to have a meaningful impact. https://t.co/CdAuWx1qLV

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A New Mexico cop charged with taking bribes also was involved in a bizarre case that highlights the petty infighting and dubious tactics fostered by the war on drugs. He was previously convicted of obstructing justice by trying to protect an informant from the DEA. https://t.co/3MDyJWMMy7

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This week's election results confirm that money can't buy politicians love. In one race after another, candidates beat opponents with big spending advantages. https://t.co/DjktIsuqaj

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J.D. Vance claims "illegal immigrant Somalis" conspired to "flood the polls" in Ohio. That tall tale could be a preview of sore-loser complaints after the midterm elections. https://t.co/IOhSFc3zki

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Trump takes credit for the recent drop in violent crime. But experts do not think his policies played a major role in that historic decline. https://t.co/pzIWd8Hg7Z

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Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly reject an attempt to repeal marijuana legalization. Contrary to what Measure 8's supporters hoped, a decade of experience with legal recreational weed seems to have reinforced Bay Staters' opposition to pot prohibition. https://t.co/RXc3bWzeFW

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Trump's dismissed defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal fits a long pattern of legally sloppy litigation aimed at punishing people for speech that irks him. https://t.co/yxHNzhlXDx

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Trump's election interference in California and Alaska prompts a series of remarkable rebukes from four federal courts, which say the administration is trying to usurp states' constitutional authority over elections. https://t.co/CnbncqbT0o

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5th Circuit Judge James Ho says a presidentially declared "invasion" overrides birthright citizenship, which he has long said is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. https://t.co/2NJ4sxt2U6

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Massachusetts voters don't seem inclined to repeal marijuana legalization next week. In fact, support for a legal recreational market seems to have risen since voters approved it, which is true in nearly all the states where legalization was accomplished by ballot initiative. https://t.co/lL8cNoka8F

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Trump's claims about noncitizen voting are "not credible," a federal judge says in a scathing decision rejecting the DOJ's demand that California segregate 20,000 allegedly illegal ballots. https://t.co/UirMAqHP68