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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Overgrown grass, recording the police, and lying officers who lie and ruin people's lives and get away with it.

Reason · Jul 15, 2022

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Retaliatory investigations, reckless investigating, and a consultant's duty.

Reason · Jul 8, 2022

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Rare gems, neutral judges, and a blindsided referee.

Reason · Jul 1, 2022

Continuing to Send Unwanted Political Mailings to a Business Isn't "Harassment" Under Minnesota Law

So holds the Eighth Circuit, even though a state trial court had indeed enjoined the Christian Action League's mailings under that law.

Reason · Apr 27, 2022

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Flea collars, bachelors, and data scraping.

Reason · Apr 22, 2022

Eighth Circuit Rules Eviction Moratoria are Likely to be Takings Requiring Compensation Under the Fifth Amendment

The court based its decision on the US Supreme Court's 2021 decision in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid.

Reason · Apr 9, 2022

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Heat waves, raucous parties, and cemetery discretion.

Reason · Apr 8, 2022

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Goat standing, galling doctrines, and forfeited arguments.

Reason · Feb 18, 2022

Federal Disability Law Likely Requires Schools to Mandate Masks

when children "at heightened risk of severe injury or death from COVID-19" are present, holds the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Reason · Jan 25, 2022