DARK SECRETS: 2 - The Real Truth

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

Sensitive places, reasonable arguments, and volcanic fiduciary relationships.

Reason · Jan 23

First Amendment Protects Islam Expert's Post-Sept. 11 Speech Urging People to Join Taliban

So a Fourth Circuit panel held today, vacating the defendant's convictions from 2005.

Reason · Jan 9

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

Top Gun, official acts, and atrial fibrillation.

Reason · Jan 9

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

Qualified privileges, unequal conspiracies, and a file in hand.

Reason · Oct 3, 2025

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

A dogfighting legend, false positives, and 69 guns.

Reason · Sep 19, 2025

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

Big game hunts, Victorian London, and those trendy Trader Joe’s bags.

Reason · Sep 12, 2025

Fourth Circuit Rules Performing Forced Labor as a Cook for a Terrorist Organization Does Not Count as "Material Support" for Terrorism that Precludes a Migrant From Getting Asylum

The 2-1 ruling got the right result, but not entirely for the right reason.

Reason · Sep 11, 2025

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

Predatory incursion, financial fraud, and taking your gun to a fandango.

Reason · Sep 5, 2025

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

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

Reason · Aug 8, 2025