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Brazilian Man's Traffic Stop Triggers Supreme Court Immigration Fight

The Supreme Court will hear a Brazilian man's case from Massachusetts to decide if undocumented immigrants can be held without bond hearings nationwide.

Latin Times · 19h ago

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

Cellphones searches, home searches, and strip searches.

Reason · Sep 18

Religious Vaccine Exemption Petitions Keep Reaching the Supreme Court After Justices Reject a New York Mother's Emergency Request

More than half a dozen religious vaccine exemption petitions have reached the Supreme Court since May. What the latest denial did and did not decide.

Medical Daily · Sep 15

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School Can Control What Flags Schoolteachers Hang on Classroom Walls

A short excerpt from the longish Dole v. Connetquot Central School Dist., decided yesterday by Second Circuit Judge Alison Nathan,… The post School Can Control What Flags Schoolteachers Hang on Classroom Walls appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Sep 1

Decades-long Linux ownership dispute effectively dead after Xinuos appeal rejected — US Court of Appeals halts the legal wrangling over IBM’s and Red Hat’s use of Project Monterey UNIX code

A decades-long dispute over the ownership of Linux looks like it is over. Earlier this month the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected Xinuos’ continued claims that IBM and Red Hat improperly contributed jointly‑developed Project Monterey UNIX code to Linux.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 25

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

Rough rides, U.S. attorney vacancies, and the 26th Amendment.

Reason · Aug 21

Second Circuit Joins Courts That Recognize First Amendment "Right to Record Law Enforcement Activity in Public"

From today's decision in Massimino v. Benoit, written by Judge Myrna Pérez and joined by Sarah Merriam: We begin by… The post Second Circuit Joins Courts That Recognize First Amendment "Right to Record Law Enforcement Activity in Public" appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Aug 17

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

Prosecutor professional misconduct, detention without bond, and wanton statch interpretation.

Reason · Jul 31

Donald Trump seeks emergency injunction ordering E. Jean Carroll to pay him back $5.5m, her lawyers say he can’t ‘accept the reality’ that he’s lost

Carroll plans to give the money to "things that Trump hates" as soon as possible.

We Got This Covered · Jul 22

E Jean Carroll’s lawyers blast Trump’s attempts to claw back money he was ordered to pay her

President Donald Trump already paid out millions in the sexual abuse and defamation case. Now he wants it back

The Independent UK · Jul 21

The Second Circuit's Problematic Rule 702 Analysis in its Recent Tylenol Decision

Last week, in Rutledge v. Walgreen Co., the Second Circuit revived failure-to-warn claims under state law relating to maternal use… The post The Second Circuit's Problematic Rule 702 Analysis in its Recent Tylenol Decision appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 20

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

Financial surveillance, impaired contracts, and games of gotcha.

Reason · Jul 17

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

Soccer hooligans, sticky fingers at the FBI, and juries for the HHS.

Reason · Jul 3

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

Rum, time travel, and inappropriate trophies.

Reason · Jun 19

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Reason · May 18

The Second Amendment, Guns on Private Property, Guns in Parks, and "The Fifth Element"

From today's Second Circuit decision in Christian v. Keane, in an opinion by Judge Joseph Bianco, joined by Judge Eunice Lee… The post The Second Amendment, Guns on Private Property, Guns in Parks, and "The Fifth Element" appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · May 15

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

A camp chair, a shaking of faith, and a murder in front of a Waffle House.

Reason · Apr 3

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

Brotherly crooks, dueling bourbons, and a law from 1785.

Reason · Mar 20

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

Civil unrest, true threats, and South Carolina receptions.

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Reason · Mar 17

No Pseudonymity for Plaintiffs Alleging Sean Combs (P. Diddy) Sexually Assaulted Them

The Second Circuit just affirmed lower court decisions so holding.

Reason · Jan 23

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

Sensitive places, reasonable arguments, and volcanic fiduciary relationships.

Reason · Jan 2

Second Amendment Protects Right to Open Carry, Ninth Circuit Panel Holds (2-1)

If the decision doesn't go en banc, it may go to the Supreme Court, because the Second Circuit held the opposite (and there's thus a circuit split).

Reason · Dec 29, 2025

No Trademark Infringement Liability Based on Use of a Political Slogan ("Proven Problem Solver")

From Judge André Birotte (C.D. Cal.) in Cloobeck v. Villaraigosa, decided Dec. 8 but just posted on Westlaw: This action… The post No Trademark Infringement Liability Based on Use of a Political Slogan ("Proven Problem Solver") appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Dec 5, 2025

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

A bag of cash, Senate confirmations, and removal for cause.

Reason · Oct 31, 2025

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

Pill-pushing predictions, off-campus speech, and a crude insurrection.

Reason · Oct 10, 2025

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

SWAT raids, cats' paws, and Christian vegetarianism.

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