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An ICE detainee died from a tooth infection, autopsy report says
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (440+ words) A 56-year-old Haitian man being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in Arizona died from complications from an untreated tooth infection, a medical examiner's report released earlier this month found. Mediastinitis is a life-threatening chest infection. A retropharyngeal…...
Data centers use less water than almond farms'and do more good
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (317+ words) For example, a chart comparing data centers' water requirements to almond farms helps put things in perspective. " Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) May 19, 2026 California's almond farms consume 4. 2 billion gallons of waters per day, according to Reason's Christian Britschgi. Data centers consume just…...
The federal government once tried to restrict prediction markets. Now it's suing states to save them.
2+ week, 6+ day ago (606+ words) "When will traffic at the Strait of Hormuz return to normal?" Depending on when you believe this will happen and which prediction market you're using, a $100 position on this event contract could net as much as $400. But if you live…...
Parental Rights Over Children's Religious Practice
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (606+ words) Eugene Volokh | 10. 28. 2025 11: 44 AM From two interesting (and little-known) 1840s American cases that point in somewhat different directions. If [the minister] has interfered with the lawful authority of the father over his own offspring, in its minority, and therefore provoked him in…...
Allowing censorship of military retirees like Sen. Mark Kelly would set a chilling and dangerous precedent
3+ week, 6+ day ago (163+ words) There is no historical precedent for carving out such an exception. Since the Founding, FIRE notes, former military officers, including the 274 Revolutionary War veterans who later served in the House of Representatives, have played a prominent role in politics, and…...
Will migration from blue states to red states give the GOP a boost in the electoral college? Not necessarily.
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (265+ words) Stephanie Slade | From the May 2026 issue Because votes in the Electoral College are determined by a state's total representation in the U. S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate, and because House seats are apportioned based on population, these changes could have…...
Contrary to allegations, the data show little fraud in Arizona school choice program
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (411+ words) "About 2. 0% of dollars spent by ESA account holders is for items that are unallowable under program rules," the Arizona Department of Education announced earlier this month in response to allegations of widespread fraud. "In addition, actual fraud or egregious purchases…...
Paul Ehrlich Helped Create Roe v. Wade
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (316+ words) Josh Blackman | 3. 17. 2026 9: 34 PM Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973. There is a sentence in Justice Blackmun's majority opinion that is edited out of most Con Law casebooks, but that Randy and I include: In addition, population growth, pollution, poverty, and racial…...
It looks like the end of the road for rideshare alternative Empower in D. C.
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (337+ words) The battle between the rideshare company and district officials has been years in the making and has centered around the legality of Empower's operations in the city. Empower originally argued that it is not a private vehicle-for-hire company'and is thus…...
Judge orders takeover of Arizona prison health care following years of barbaric medical neglect
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (627+ words) A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Arizona state prison system's health care services to be put under the control of a court-appointed receiver after finding it was still subjecting incarcerated people to unconstitutional medical neglect, despite a decade-old lawsuit…...