**Prosecutor Drops Firearm Enhancement Against Alec Baldwin**
After a tragic on-set accident, a district attorney used a law passed after the incident to threaten Baldwin with years in jail.
Comments: https://reason.com/2023/02/21/prosecutor-drops-firearm-enhancement-against-alec-baldwin/#comments
https://reason.com/2023/02/21/prosecutor-drops-firearm-enhancement-against-alec-baldwin/
**What the Madoff Series Left Out**
A Netflix documentary series blames the SEC for missing the Ponzi scheme and then calls for giving the SEC more power.
Comments: https://reason.com/video/2023/02/21/what-the-madoff-series-left-out/#comments
https://reason.com/video/2023/02/21/what-the-madoff-series-left-out/
**S. Ct. Denies Review of Eighth Circuit En Banc Case Upholding Arkansas "Anti-BDS" Statute**
The statute required no-boycott-of-Israel terms in Arkansas government contracts; the Eighth Circuit had held that the law doesn't violate the First Amend…
**In Syria and Turkey, Helping Earthquake Victims Is a Crime**
Politicians in Syria, Turkey, and the United States are getting in the way of relief efforts.
Comments: https://reason.com/2023/02/21/in-syria-and-turkey-helping-earthquake-victims-is-a-crime/#comments
https://reason.com/2023/02/21/in-syria-and-turkey-helping-earthquake-victims-is-a-crime/
**Gonzalez v. Google Liveblog, in Progress**
Moderated by Kate Klonick, with Mary Anne Franks, Mike Godwin, James Grimmelmann, Gus Hurwitz, Jeff Kosseff, Emma Llanso, Alan Rozenshtein, Benjamin Wittes, Jonathan Zittrain, and me.
Comments: https://reason.com/volokh/2023/02/21/gonzalez-v-google-liveblog-in-progress/#comments
https://reason.com/volokh/2023/02/21/gonzalez-v-google-liveblog-in-progress/
**To Increase 'Equity,' This California High School Is Eliminating Honors Courses**
"I was born in Cuba, and it doesn't sound good when people are trying to achieve equal outcomes for everyone," said one parent.
**During Surprise Trip to Kyiv, Biden Promises Endless Support for Ukraine War**
Plus: The National Endowment for Democracy ends funding of conservative media blacklist, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear major internet free speech case, and more...
**No First Amendment Problem with Searching Records of E-Mail Account "PedoZack82@gmail.com,"**
when the user had also posted a Match.com entry saying "MAP 4-10," and there was police testimony that "MAP" means "minor attracted person" and "4-10" w…
**Maryland CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) on Public School Restrooms**
An interesting press release from last Thursday: The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights …
**Maryland CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) on Public School Restrooms**
An interesting press release from last Thursday: The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights …
**Today in Supreme Court History: February 21, 1868**
2/21/1868: President Johnson orders Secretary of War Edwin Stanton removed from office. In Myers v. U.S. (1926), the Supreme Court found that Johnson's actions were lawful.
Comments: https://reason.com/volokh/2023/02/21/today-in-supreme-court-history-february-21-1868-4/#comments
https://reason.com/volokh/2023/02/21/today-in-supreme-court-history-february-21-1868-4/
**Brickbat: You Can't Get There from Here**
The Welsh government has canceled all major road and bridge projects citing environmental concerns. Going forward, the government said it will approve such projects only if it can be shown they will not i…
Comments: https://reason.com/2023/02/21/brickbat-you-cant-get-there-from-here-3/#comments
https://reason.com/2023/02/21/brickbat-you-cant-get-there-from-here-3/
**"Strangers on the Internet" Podcast Episode 23: A Rationalist Guide to Dating**
Volokh Conspiracy blogger Prof. Ilya Somin gives tips on taking a scholarly approach to achieve dating success
**Seattle Considers Banning Caste-based Discrimination**
AP reports: [Seattle City Council member Kshama] Sawant has proposed an ordinance to add caste to Seattle's anti-discrimination laws. If her fellow council members approve it Tuesday, Seattle…
Comments: https://reason.com/volokh/2023/02/20/seattle-considers-banning-caste-based-discrimination/#comments
https://reason.com/volokh/2023/02/20/seattle-considers-banning-caste-based-discrimination/
**Private Gun Carriers' Self-Defense Against Public Shooters**
The El Paso incident from a few days ago, the FBI 2021 statistics, and more.
https://reason.com/volokh/2023/02/20/private-gun-carriers-self-defense-against-public-shooters-2/
**Free Immigration Is a Core American Value**
Just consider the policies that the Founding Fathers embraced.
Comments: https://reason.com/2023/02/20/free-immigration-is-a-core-american-value/#comments
https://reason.com/2023/02/20/free-immigration-is-a-core-american-value/
**Facebook Says Noting the CDC's Scientific Misrepresentations 'Could Mislead People'**
The social media site slapped a warning on a column in which I criticized the CDC for exaggerating the evidence supporting mask mandates.
**Do Hospitals That Drop Mask Requirements Risk Liability?**
Prof. Nina Kohn and I argue that they do
https://reason.com/volokh/2023/02/20/do-hospitals-that-drop-mask-requirements-risk-liability/
**Do Hospitals That Drop Mask Requirements Risk Liability?**
Prof. Nina Kohn and I argue that they do
https://reason.com/volokh/2023/02/20/do-hospitals-that-drop-mask-requirements-risk-liability/
**Fox News 2020 Election Coverage Decisions Demonstrate that Demand for Misinformation is a Bigger Problem than the Supply**
Major Fox talk show hosts knew that Trump's claims of a stolen election were false, but chose not to say so on air, for fea…