The town of Blaine, Minnesota is facing a lawsuit from the Institute for Justice (IJ) after denying a permit for an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) that plaintiffs Alex and Lynda Pepin were hoping to build in their backyard. According to the suit, which was filed on July 7, the Pepins did everything by the book, and the only reason the City Council rejected the permit was because of concerns in the community about the kinds of people the Pepins were planning to put up in the ADU. In particular, the Pepins are hoping to rent the small unit at a below-market rate to families facing financial...

The state of New Jersey is considering two bills that would place new restrictions on homeschoolers if passed. The first is Assembly Bill 5825, introduced by Assemblyman Sterley S. Stanley (D–East Brunswick). As Reason reports, the bill “would require all homeschooling parents at the beginning of the school year to send a letter to the local school district's superintendent that includes the name and age of the student and the name of the instructor administering the home education program. Parents will also be mandated to share a copy of the homeschooling curriculum, ‘which shall be aligned...