Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal Rough rides, U.S. attorney vacancies, and the 26th Amendment. Reason · Aug 21
Police in Atlanta Settle Eric André Lawsuit, End Airport Drug Searches While the settlement is a good thing, it's unfortunately still the case that at airports, the Bill of Rights is more of a list of suggestions. Reason · Aug 21
Utah Needs More Housing. The Army Corps Shut Down 265 New Homes Because of a Small Ditch. Despite the Supreme Court's best efforts to rein them in, federal regulators continue to abuse their authority under the Clean Water Act. Reason · Aug 21
How to Alienate a Judge, Part 374 "Defense counsel ... seemingly cannot read the room when the Court's response was to summarily deny Defendant's previously filed request ...." Reason · Aug 21
The U.S. Is Sending Deportees to Countries They've Never Called Home The Trump administration is using so-called "third-country deportations" both punitively and to expel migrants who have been granted protection from their home countries. Reason · Aug 21
Exorcist Files vs. Jesus 911 Libel Suit Can Go Forward From Martins v. Romero, decided today by Judge Kay Behm (E.D. Mich.) (for more on the Complaint, see this post):… The post Exorcist Files vs. Jesus 911 Libel Suit Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 21
Prof. Musa Al-Gharbi's "Jason Arday and Me" A very interesting piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Here are two brief excerpts, but they can't do justice… The post Prof. Musa Al-Gharbi's "Jason Arday and Me" appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 21
America Is Building a Surveillance State Like China's "If there are Flock cameras in your city, they are tracking, logging and sharing your movements without a warrant," warns the ACLU. Reason · Aug 21
$9.25M Verdict Against N.Y. Times, in Libel Case Brought by Alabama Basketball Player The N.Y. Times (Katie Robertson) so reports, and adds that "The Times had not lost a defamation lawsuit brought in… The post $9.25M Verdict Against N.Y. Times, in Libel Case Brought by Alabama Basketball Player appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 21
Data Centers Are Doing Your Dirty Work for You Their few defenders often misunderstand their benefits. Reason · Aug 21
"You Chose the Wrong Parents" - My "Speak Freely" Interview on the Case for Migration Rights We covered many issues related to migration restrictions, arguments for and against them, and more. Reason · Aug 21
Tony Is an Anthony Bourdain Origin Story and a portrait of a young man as a wannabe writer. Reason · Aug 21
Colonizing the Moon Plus: Postpartum psychosis, captain deportation, lady lawyers, and more... Reason · Aug 21
"Denaturalization's Missing Limit" out in Northwestern University Law Review Online Building boundaries around civil denaturalization Reason · Aug 21
Reason · Aug 21 "Pussy Valley" Autobiography Appropriation Lawsuit over Starz' "P-Valley" Thrown Out Wednesday, District Judge Mark Norris (W.D. Tenn.) accepted the July 30 recommendations from Magistrate Judge Annie Christoff in Johnson v.… The post "Pussy Valley" Autobiography Appropriation Lawsuit over Starz' "P-Valley" Thrown Out appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 21 Watch out with Dancing; It Might Lead to Sex Or at least college dancing instruction may create a “heightened risk of sexual misconduct”; a court is allowing an expert to so testify.
Reason · Aug 21 What Authority Allowed Justice Rehnquist to Sit by Designation on the Federal District Court? The record From Justice Rehnquist's 1984 civil trial does not provide an answer.
Reason · Aug 21 Planned New Battleships Come With a High Price Tag and an Uncertain Future Large warships could prove to be expensive drone sponges without a clear mission.
Reason · Aug 21 Review: A Novel Capturing the Cruelty of Mass Incarceration The Hill resembles author Harriet Clark's own experience.
Reason · Aug 21 Brickbat: Paying More for Less New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is supporting a proposed law that would require Amazon and other large delivery companies to… The post Brickbat: Paying More for Less appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 20 Suit Over Defendant Allegedly Yanking on Israeli Flag Plaintiff Had Tied Around Neck, Choking Her, Can Go Forward Excerpts from Tuesday's long opinion by Judge Trevor McFadden (D.D.C.) in Sumrall v. Ali: [1.] Kimmara Sumrall and Janine Ali… The post Suit Over Defendant Allegedly Yanking on Israeli Flag Plaintiff Had Tied Around Neck, Choking Her, Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 20 Censors Seize on Jason Arday's Death as Excuse To Demand More Censorship Politicians respond to tragedy by demanding more regulation of journalism.
Reason · Aug 20 Jason Arday's Downfall, Lindsay Clancy Case, and the Surveillance State Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi take on press restrictions, the war on drugs, Flock cameras, data centers, dating, punk rock, and why war is still bad, actually.
Reason · Aug 20 Bad Reasons and Worse Reasons to Hate Data Centers It's not existential dread about the internet.
Reason · Aug 20 Another Unusual Footnote In An En Banc Fifth Circuit Opinion Something strange happened in these two cases.