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12/21/1922: Justice Pierce Butler takes oath. Justice Pierce Butler  The post Today in Supreme Court History: December 21, 1922 appeared first on Reason.com. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

Entrepreneurship is in Alejandro Flores-Muñoz's blood. Back in his birthplace of Guadalajara, Mexico, his mother and other relatives sold whatever they could—hair products, food products—to make ends meet. After Flores-Muñoz's mom brought him to the U.S. as a child, she got a nine-to-five job but kept her entrepreneurial streak alive. "From me just having to watch her figure out how to make a large batch of cheesecakes and flanes" to observing her develop "her selling points" and participate in pop-up events, Flores-Muñoz says, "that entrepreneurship spirit was instilled in me." He was inspired to become an entrepreneur himself in 2012 after receiving Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a status established by President Barack Obama's administration that delays deportation for people who were brought to the U.S. without documentation as children. That gave him a way to get a Social Security number and the ability to earn the licenses and… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

From Judge Sharion Aycock (N.D. Miss.) yesterday in Billups v. Louisville Municipal School Dist.: The Court also observes that the Defendant … could have flagged the fictious citation and misrepresentation of case law [by Plaintiff's counsel] in a reply brief or supplemental filing. The Court takes this opportunity to issue a charge. Going forward, the Court expects all parties to assist in maintaining the integrity of the judicial process and to be diligent in flagging AI misuse. "[O]therwise, the risk is too great that such errors will persist undetected, potentially leading to an outcome unsupported by law." Elizondo v. City of Laredo (S.D. Tex. 2025). Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo's order in Elizondo does indeed take the same view: The Court also observes that Defendant, the City of Laredo, could have flagged these fictitious citations in a reply brief or supplemental filing. Although this oversight does not rise to the level of sanctionable conduct,… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

NA On December 16, President Trump issued a proclamation barring nearly all legal migration from some 40 countries. As my Cato Institute colleague David Bier explains in a thorough and insightful post, the new policy goes well beyond Trump's already expansive previous travel bans, causing great harm including separating many US citizens and permanent residents from spouses and children: President Trump signed a new proclamation that bans nearly all legal immigration from about 40 countries, covering about one in five legal immigrants from abroad and nearly 400,000 legal immigrants over three years. Although it exempts some foreign workers and travelers from certain countries, this ban does not include any categorical exemption or waiver for spouses, minor children, or parents of US citizens or legal permanent residents, making it far harsher than his prior bans. The ban repudiates the immigration system Congress created. The Trump administration is reimposing via executive order… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

In 2022, Seattle became one of the first cities in America to pass a minimum wage law for food delivery drivers. The law went into effect in 2024, and the results were nothing short of calamitous. Food orders plunged to unprecedented lows, delivery costs exploded, and driver earnings appeared to crater. Now, new research on Seattle's delivery driver minimum wage ordinance shows that the law had no long-term effect on driver wages. And yet, Seattle's city council shows no signs of changing course, even with higher consumer costs and zero growth in driver pay. Seattle's delivery minimum wage currently sits at over $26 per hour—higher than the city's general minimum wage, which will reach $21.30 in January 2026. In the first few weeks after the new minimum wage was enacted, DoorDash reported a decline of 30,000 orders, while UberEats saw a 30 percent drop in order volume.… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.