The Government’s Phone Search Had A Private Setting
A new court filing describes the gap between a border search’s internal reason and what the traveler was asked.
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Trump’s Permanent Law Still Needs Some Words
The president has settled what every future president may do. Someone still has to write the bill.
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Utah’s Local Control Can Empty Someone Else’s Shelf
Three districts can make a reading decision for the whole state. Participation is generously optional.
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The Quiet Carriage Is Waiting For Someone To Enforce It
Britain has identified the loud phone. Finding the person who can do something about it is harder.
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Report Government Fraud. The President Will Decide Who Wins.
The new fraud-tip program has a reward, a rulebook and a president offering himself as the tie-breaker.
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