Lawsuits
The man who fought Chicago for his Cadillac—and never got it back
I first met Spencer Byrd in a Chicago diner one afternoon in 2018. Sitting across from me, he told me an outrageous story about how he'd been battling the city government for two years to get his 1996 Cadillac DeVille…
Are Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs illegal?
In the wake of what President Donald Trump called "Liberation Day," Victor Owen Schwartz has been scrambling. As the owner of VOS Selections, a New York-based importer and distributor of wines and spirits, Schwartz…
Why nuclear energy developers are suing federal regulators
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)—the federal body that regulates America's nuclear power plants—has long been criticized for stunting domestic nuclear power production with stringent regulations. Nuclear energy…
Supreme Court takes up Georgia wrong-house raid case
On an early morning in 2017, Trina Martin was shocked by a pyrotechnic exhibit she compares to the Fourth of July. Except it was October, and it was inside her home in Georgia. The FBI detonated a flash-bang in the house and…
Are Trump’s tariffs constitutional?
The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) challenged the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports on Wednesday. The NCLA argues that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977…
Supreme Court lets ATF regulate (some) DIY firearms kits
When is a paperweight a firearm? When the U.S. Supreme Court overrules sensible lower court decisions so the federal government can regulate inert objects as if they were capable of firing bullets. That's the result of…
The Government Threatened To Seize His Home Over Tall Grass
It's finally spring. Better mow your lawn. If you don't, your town government may fine you thousands of dollars a day. Worse, if you can't pay the fine, they may confiscate your home. Six years ago, in Dunedin,…
Mississippi says medical marijuana is legal—just don’t talk about it
Small-business owner Clarence Cocroft budgeted for advertising when he launched his company in DeSoto County, Mississippi. He even purchased billboards. But when the time came to announce his presence, state regulators…
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