The major debate over major questions in the tariffs decision is only the beginning
Clear Statements is a recurring series by Abbe R. Gluck on civil litigation and the modern regulatory and statutory state. The Supreme Court’s decision striking down the…
CISA Replaces Bumbling Acting Director After a Year
New submitter DeanonymizedCoward shares a report from TechCrunch: The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is reportedly in crisis following major budget…
Neanderthals seemed to have a thing for modern human women
"Neanderthal deserts" in our genomes suggest a strong pattern in matings.
Verizon Continues To Make Phone Unlocking Annoying (With The Trump FCC’s Help)
Earlier this year we noted how the Trump FCC, at the direct request of wireless phone giants, destroyed popular phone unlocking rules making it easier and cheaper to switch…
Behind the Blog: Using Your Brain
This week, we discuss wishes made for better privacy, god complexes, and the point of it all.
Court to hear argument on whether and when drug users may possess firearms
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Monday in United States v. Hemani, the second gun-rights case of the 2025-26 term. In January, the Trump administration supported…
Startup Plans April Launch for a Satellite Reflect Sunlight to Earth at Night
A start-up called Reflect Orbital "proposes to use large, mirrored satellites to redirect sunlight to Earth at night," reports the Washington Post, "with plans to bathe solar…
Google quantum-proofs HTTPS by squeezing 15kB of data into 700-byte space
Merkle Tree Certificate support is already in Chrome. Soon, it will be everywhere.
Senate Leaders Warn Defense Department About Procuring Generic Drugs Overseas
The post Senate Leaders Warn Defense Department About Procuring Generic Drugs Overseas appeared first on ProPublica .
FBI Got Grok to Hand Over Prompts Used to Create Nonconsensual Porn
The FBI obtained prompts used to make more than 200 sexual videos of a woman in a harassment case.
Zohran Mamdani Kept Columbia Student in New York — Then Phoned With Trump to Secure Her Release
ICE agents pretended to be New York Police Department officers to get into Columbia housing, a member of the New York city council said. The post Zohran Mamdani Kept Columbia…
Ex-Republican Strategist Warns Democrats Against ‘Picking Pointless Fights’ Against Each Other
John Harwood talks to Bill Kristol – the Bulwark’s editor-at-large – about what it will take to continue broadening the anti-Trump coalition.
Southern California Air Board Rejects Pollution Rules After AI-Generated Flood of Comments
Southern California's air quality board rejected proposed rules to phase out gas-powered appliances after receiving more than 20,000 opposition comments generated through…
Palantir Sues Swiss Magazine For Accurately Reporting That The Swiss Government Didn’t Want Palantir
If you run a company whose entire value proposition is the ability to see patterns, predict outcomes, and connect dots that others miss, you’d think someone in the building might…
And the award for the most improved EV goes to... the 2026 Toyota bZ
Toyota's small electric SUV is much-revised, much more efficient, and much better.
Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, March 4
We will be live blogging as the court potentially releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion […] The post…