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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Long opinions, long captions, and valuable considerations.

Reason · Dec 8, 2023

Fifth Circuit Rules Against Texas in Case Where State Claimed Immigration and Drug Smuggling Qualify as "Invasion"

The ruling is mostly based on statutory issues, but also covers the "invasion" question.

Reason · Dec 2, 2023

Texas must remove floating barrier from Rio Grande, Fifth Circuit Court orders

The appeals court upheld an earlier ruling by an Austin federal judge to remove the 1,000-foot-long barrier the state deployed near Eagle Pass.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 1, 2023

Second Amendment Roundup: Judge Ho 2.0

If the government must “square corners” to protect illegal aliens and convicted criminals, Constitutional protections for Americans deserve consistent application.

Reason · Nov 22, 2023

A Reversal in Rahimi Will Be Tougher to Write Than Critics Admit

Courts are "not insensitive to domestic violence" but are "sensitive to the constitutional rights of the accused."

Reason · Nov 21, 2023

No Liability for Supposed Medical Journal Article Misrepresentation About How to Treat Lyme Disease

From the Fifth Circuit's decision Thursday in Torrey v. Infectious Diseases Soc'y of Am., written by Judge Kyle Duncan, joined by Judges Carl Stewart and Edith Jones; seems quite right to me: A professional society specializing in the study and treatment of infectious diseases published guidelines in a peer-reviewed medical…

Reason · Nov 20, 2023

Our Amicus Brief in Devillier v. Texas—an Important Takings Case Before the Supreme Court

The amicus brief is on behalf of the Cato Institute and myself.

Reason · Nov 19, 2023

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Voting districts, work uniforms, and hunter harassment.

Reason · Nov 17, 2023

Gun Hobbyists (and Liberty) Win Big in Court

Fifth Circuit judges slap the ATF for making up illegal rules against homemade guns.

Reason · Nov 13, 2023

Rahimi, Meenie, Miney, Mo

Will Garland v. Range be the way to go?

Reason · Nov 9, 2023