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The Salem Witch Trials stand as a chilling reminder of the dark corners of humanity’s pursuit of justice. In the heart of that 17th-century hysteria, the Court of Oyer and Terminer became infamous for accusing and convicting “witches” based on flimsy evidence, hearsay, and an inverted burden of proof. Shockingly, echoes of these p ...

In Billings, Mont., a new law forces massage therapists, including those working from home, to open the door for government agents to search their properties and patient-treatment logs on demand. Insisting that the police or code enforcement return with a warrant, as the Constitution requires, can be grounds for arrest, prosecution and jail time. S ...

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky is a billionaire without a home: Chesky is one of many white-collar workers who decided to become “digital nomads” during the pandemic, living and working full-time in a series of short-term rentals in different cities. The growing trend has been a boon for Airbnb, which enjoyed its best year yet in … ...

Decades of underbuilding, largely due to red tape imposed by prohibitive land use laws, has pushed California into a housing crisis. Apartments and homes have never been more expensive. That’s why state lawmakers passed laws giving Californians the right to build accessory dwelling units — also known as in-law suites or granny flats. ADUs o ...

The California legislature has passed revolutionary legislation in the past few years that makes it easier for residents to build additional housing in the form of accessory dwelling units (ADUs), more recognizable to some as granny flats, basement apartments, or small backyard cottages. These new reforms, which remove costly and complicated barrie ...

When attorneys Phil Ellison and Matt Gronda saw a meter maid chalking someone’s car tire outside the courthouse in Saginaw, Michigan, they decided to make a federal case of it. After all, a car is private property, they reasoned, and leaving a chalk-line behind on it to find out if it moves is a “search.” … ...

The Biden presidency largely has been hailed as a return to normalcy, transparency and accountability following the tumultuous years of the Trump administration. Why then, is Biden’s Department of Education refusing to allow one of its most important oversight boards to meet? The National Board for Education Sciences (NBES) is an advisory com ...

Can the police enter your home and confiscate your weapons without a warrant? That’s the question the Supreme Court is getting ready to decide in Caniglia v. Strom. But the answer won’t be found in the Second Amendment. Instead, the Court will consider whether the police violated a Rhode Island man’s Fourth Amendment right against ...

For the past year, Gov. Andy Beshear and his public health administration have ruled over the people of Kentucky through unending executive orders instructing people and businesses how to conduct themselves during the pandemic. On Feb. 2, the clock began to run down on those powers. And on March 5, the clock ran out. It’s … ...