Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Abusive speech, criminal rioting, and Bellamy salutes. Reason · Oct 11, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Eleven-person juries, noncustodial plaintiffs, and abdicated responsibilities. Reason · Sep 13, 2024
J6 judge unmoved by election calendar "Enjoy it while it lasts," Chutkan said to Trump's attorney, who joked about the months-long delay in the case Salon · Sep 5, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Crypto disclosures, high-risk stops, and protecting the curtilage. Reason · Aug 16, 2024
Police Cannot Seize Property Indefinitely After an Arrest, Federal Court Rules Many circuit courts have said that law enforcement can hold your property for as long as they want. D.C.’s high court decided last week that’s unconstitutional. Reason · Aug 16, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Arresting the wrong Jose Vasquez. Arresting the wrong Bethany Farber. Arresting the wrong Juan Martinez. Reason · Aug 9, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Heated depositions, wellness checks, and strip searches. Reason · Aug 2, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Pepper spray, carry permits, and adult cabaret. Reason · Jul 19, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Amateur sports, geofence warrants, and a Saudi kill squad. Reason · Jul 12, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Overloaded fireworks, behavioral coaching, and makeshift pockets. Reason · Jun 28, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Surprise inspections, dangerous fake weapons, and classroom interference. Reason · Jun 14, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions A right to go down in flames, a machete confrontation, and a jury that only goes up to eleven. Reason · May 17, 2024
The Narrowest Ground for Deciding Trump v. United States Holding that Jack Smith lacks defendant's standing lets the Supreme Court avoid the fraught question of presidential immunity for criminal actions Reason · Apr 23, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Student loan forgiveness, critical infrastructure, and inexcusable incompetence. Reason · Apr 5, 2024
Reason · Mar 25, 2024 SCOTUS: Unexplained Stays For Me, But Not For Thee In the Trump immunity case, SCOTUS effectively granted a stay without considering the likelihood of success on the merits.
Roll Call · Mar 18, 2024 Supreme Court denies Navarro bid to delay start of prison sentence - Roll Call The Supreme Court rejected Trump adviser Peter Navarro's effort to stay out of prison while he appeals conviction for contempt of Congress.
Reason · Feb 26, 2024 4 Reasons Trump Says a Judge Should Dismiss Charges in the Classified Documents Case His lawyers assert presidential immunity and discretion, criticize an "unconstitutionally vague" statute, and question the special counsel's legal status.
Roll Call · Feb 12, 2024 Trump asks Supreme Court for more time to appeal immunity ruling - Roll Call Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Monday to freeze the federal charges tied to his effort to overturn the 2020 election.
Salon · Feb 7, 2024 Trump federal trial could happen soon How the D.C. circuit's rejection of Trump's immunity claim opens the door to an early federal trial
Reason · Feb 7, 2024 Jack Goldsmith on Why SCOTUS Should Review the D.C. Circuit's Decision on Presidential Immunity The case raises an issue of high importance and the opinion may contain some loose reasoning.
Reason · Jan 10, 2024 D.C. Circuit Seems Skeptical of Trump's Alarmingly Broad Presidential Immunity Claim As one appeals court judge pointed out, Trump's defense could literally let a president get away with murder.
Roll Call · Jan 9, 2024 Appeals court skeptical of Trump immunity arguments - Roll Call A federal appeals court in Washington sounded unlikely Tuesday to side with Donald Trump’s push to jettison federal criminal charges.
Reason · Jan 5, 2024 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Gross, degrading, and deeply concerning.
Salon · Dec 28, 2023 Prof: SCOTUS ruling "bad news for Trump" Supreme Court decision indicates "there’s really no reason for their involvement because this is not a close call"
Reason · Dec 21, 2023 Jack Smith Lacks Standing to File in the Supreme Court Because He is Only a Private Citizen The Justices must sua sponte address Jack Smith's lack of standing.