Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Scooter injuries, loyalty oaths, and Canadian barrels. Reason · Apr 7, 2023
Justice Jackson Calls for Reining in the Use of Munsingwear Vacatur The Court's newest justice questions whether her colleagues are too quick to vacate lower court decisions. Reason · Mar 20, 2023
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Boisterous school children, suspicious mispronunciations, and convicted misdemeanant Don Blankenship. Reason · Feb 24, 2023
S. Ct. Denies Review of Eighth Circuit En Banc Case Upholding Arkansas "Anti-BDS" Statute The statute required no-boycott-of-Israel terms in Arkansas government contracts; the Eighth Circuit had held that the law doesn't violate the First Amendment. Reason · Feb 21, 2023
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Chastising finger wags, derogatory reports, and steel threats. Reason · Feb 10, 2023
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Sex trafficking, child-pornography solicitation, and FERC. Reason · Jan 20, 2023
Supreme Court Decides to Hear Case Challenging State Law Empowering Government to Seize Entire Value of a House to Pay Much Smaller Property Tax Debt Minnesota law allowed Hennepin County to seize a $40,000 home owned by a 93-year-old widow to pay off a $15,000 tax debt. Reason · Jan 14, 2023
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Zoom jurors, community caretaking, and criticizing a colleague. Reason · Jan 6, 2023
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Feather bans, tent curtilage, and youngsters and their sweets. Reason · Dec 16, 2022
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Veterans' benefits, Robert's Rules of Order, and Floribama. Reason · Dec 2, 2022
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Unconsidered pesticides, undesirable aliens, and unconstitutional delegating. Reason · Nov 25, 2022
Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Lift Injunction Blocking their Massive Loan Forgiveness Program The Supreme Court's resolution of this procedural issue may be a preview of the justices' views on the ultimate resolution of the student loan forgiveness litigation. Reason · Nov 18, 2022
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Grains of sand, detachable pockets, and genuine obliviousness. Reason · Nov 18, 2022
8th Circuit Rules States Have Standing to Challenge Biden's Loan Forgiveness Plan The decision overrules a trial court ruling and likely paves the way for a decision on the merits striking down the program. Reason · Nov 15, 2022
Reason · Nov 11, 2022 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Pit bull bans, community sensitivity, and criminal defamation.
Reason · Nov 4, 2022 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Wanted posters, vague and threatening letters, and dragging a 75-pound dummy.
Reason · Oct 29, 2022 Federal Court Upholds Cruel, Unconstitutional St. Louis Ban on Sharing Food with Homeless The ordinance governing how food can be shared is designed to make it next to impossible to share food.
Reason · Oct 21, 2022 Eighth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of State Suit Against Social Cost of Carbon Another appellate court recognizes that federal courts lack jurisdiction to consider legal challenges to the Biden Administration's Social Cost of Carbon estimates.
Reason · Sep 23, 2022 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions ATV noise, threat threats, and wasting judicial resources.
Reason · Sep 3, 2022 Cyberstalking Conviction for E-Mails to Nebraska Legislature Candidate Reversed The Eighth Circuit tries to rein in the criminalization of the intentional infliction of emotional distress tort.
Reason · Sep 2, 2022 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Mean teachers, bad warrants, and merest coincidences.
Reason · Aug 12, 2022 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Presidential audits, political patronage, and mail inspections.
Reason · Aug 5, 2022 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Measles, tough weeds, and a COVID hoax.
Ballotpedia · Aug 5, 2022 Union Station: Eighth Circuit issues opinions in two consolidated public-sector union cases On July 25, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson’s rulings in four lawsuits brought against public-sector unions in Minnesota. The lawsuits were consolidated into two cases. In each case, the plaintiffs sought damages for fees deducted…
Reason · Jul 29, 2022 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Building inspectors, historic preservationists, NIMBYs, code enforcement, and the right to make contracts.