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Short Circuit: An Inexhaustive Weekly Compendium of Rulings from the Federal Courts of Appeal

Doping horses, DEI trainings, and working on a Saturday

Reason · Sep 26, 2025

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

A rescinded diploma, a brown seer stone, and a pointless waste of time.

Reason · Aug 29, 2025

US asks Supreme Court to take action in USAID funding challenge - Roll Call

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to quickly step into a legal challenge involving USAID funding.

Roll Call · Aug 27, 2025

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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Remote quorums, jetway robberies, and the beauty of our constitutional republic.

Reason · Aug 22, 2025

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Cruise ships, sham interviews, and our nation's commitment to a government of laws.

Reason · Aug 15, 2025

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Lethal pepper spray, soggy eggs, and high-end swimwear.

Reason · Aug 8, 2025

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

A sovereign See, a safehouse, and an infinite number of pronouns.

Reason · Jul 25, 2025

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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Longboat Key condos, protective sweeps, and wrong-door raids.

Reason · Jul 18, 2025

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Federal enclaves, false alarms, and pseudonymous lawsuits.

Reason · Jul 4, 2025

"The Central Principle of Judicial Review in NEPA Cases Is Deference"

Some additional thoughts on today's Supreme Court decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition.

Reason · May 29, 2025

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Non-citizen soldiers, habeas runarounds, and all federal law.

Reason · May 9, 2025

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Group chats, monopolies, and corporate espionage.

Reason · May 2, 2025

Can Harvard Lose Tax Exemption for "Pushing Political, Ideological, and Terrorist Inspired/Supporting 'Sickness'"?

Just as the government can't generally deny tax exemptions to groups that engage in supposed "hate speech," so it may not deny tax exemptions to universities that promote or tolerate ideological agendas that the government disapproves of.

Reason · Apr 19, 2025

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

White House press passes, Wikipedia edits, and same-sex weddings.

Reason · Apr 11, 2025

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Reason · Apr 4, 2025

An Executive Power Case That Trump May Win

The Supreme Court seems likely to agree that a member of the National Labor Relations Board may be fired by the president at will.

Reason · Mar 30, 2025

Lee Kovarsky on the Venue Issue in the Alien Enemies Act Case

A leading expert on habeas corpus explains why the Trump Administration is wrong to claim the case must be heard in Texas, rather than Washington, DC.

Reason · Mar 6, 2025

DC Circuit Allows Removal of Special Counsel Dellinger Pending Appeal

For now, President Trump has removed Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel.

Reason · Jan 31, 2025

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Right whales, premium cigars, and tax evasion.

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Reason · Jan 29, 2025

D.C. Circuit Website Update

There's now a basic search feature for opinions.

Reason · Dec 28, 2024

Trump Urges Stay of S. Ct. Proceedings in TikTok Case, Delay of Statutory Effective Date

From Trump's just-filed friend-of-the-court brief in the TikTok divestment case: Introduction and Interest of Amicus Curiae … Amicus curiae President Donald J.… The post Trump Urges Stay of S. Ct. Proceedings in TikTok Case, Delay of Statutory Effective Date appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Dec 18, 2024

Odds Are Against TikTok at the Supreme Court

It seems unlikely that five Justices will buy TikTok's First Amendment arguments when neither Judge Douglas Ginsburg nor Judge Neomi Rao nor Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan did so.

Roll Call · Dec 10, 2024

Supreme Court sounds ready to curb environmental impact reviews - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared open during oral arguments Tuesday to limiting the scope of environmental review from federal agencies.

Reason · Nov 24, 2024

DC Circuit Finds Some FINRA Authority Violates Private Nondelegation Doctrine

The private nondelegation doctrine is getting an increasing amount of attention from the courts.

Reason · Oct 30, 2024

Why Has the D.C. Circuit Made It More Difficult to Find Opinions?

A recent website "upgrade" is not an improvement.

Reason · Oct 18, 2024

D.C. Circuit Grants En Banc Review to Consider Reviewability of FEC Enforcement Discretion

It appears that a majority of judges on the D.C. Circuit believe it should be easier to seek judicial review of Federal Elections Commission non-enforcement decisions.

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