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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Zombie jokes, perplexing paths, and a handsy officer.

Reason · Aug 25, 2023

Second Circuit Cites Scholarship in Both Majority and Dissenting Opinions of Farhane v. United States

My coauthored denaturalization scholarship makes appearances on both sides of the aisle

Reason · Aug 14, 2023

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Moot beaches, sparking the French Revolution, and cash-bail advocacy.

Reason · Aug 4, 2023

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Huge tracts of land, Dad does The RICO, and poor prosecutorial behavior

Reason · Jul 21, 2023

Preliminary Injunction Against NJ Ban on Peaceable Carry

Today the U.S. District Court for New Jersey issued a very thorough 230-page preliminary injunction against much of the New Jersey legislature's Bruen response bill. As in the years after Brown v. Board of Education, some state legislatures under the sway of anti-civil rights lobbies have engaged in massive resistance…

Reason · May 16, 2023

Second Circuit weighs in on CFPB funding structure

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

Ballotpedia · Apr 26, 2023

S. Ct. Calls for Response in NRA v. Vullo

This is the case I wrote about in March, and again last week, when I noted the amicus briefs from state attorneys general, from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and from two financial and business law scholars. I also noted last week that the New York state government…

Reason · Apr 24, 2023

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Do Court-Appointed Prosecutors Violate The Separation of Powers?

Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh argue they do, in defense of--checks notes--Steven Donziger.

Reason · Mar 28, 2023

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Anti-Muslim tweets, inactive warrants, and anti-Muslim prison guards.

Reason · Mar 24, 2023

Cert. Petition on the First Amendment and Coercive Government Threats in NRA v. Vullo

William Brewer, Sarah Rogers & Noah Peters of Brewer Attorneys & Counselors and I filed a petition earlier this month asking the Supreme Court to review the Second Circuit decision in NRA v. Vullo; I think many of our readers will find it interesting (my apologies for the delay in…

Reason · Mar 21, 2023

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Speedy trials, political advertising, and horseracing.

Reason · Mar 10, 2023

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Flouncing, flaunting, flirting, flouting, foundering, and flounting.

Reason · Mar 3, 2023

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Boisterous school children, suspicious mispronunciations, and convicted misdemeanant Don Blankenship.

Reason · Feb 24, 2023

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Dam removal, malicious prosecution, and pre-trial diversion.

Reason · Feb 17, 2023

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Reason · Feb 14, 2023

Court Blocks N.Y. Law Mandating Posting of "Hateful Conduct" Policies by Social Media Platforms (Including Us)

From Volokh v. James, decided today by Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. (S.D.N.Y.): "Speech that demeans on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, disability, or any other similar ground is hateful; but the proudest boast of our free speech jurisprudence is that we protect the freedom to express…

Reason · Feb 10, 2023

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Chastising finger wags, derogatory reports, and steel threats.

Reason · Jan 27, 2023

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Bogus arrests, bogus charges, and bogus seizures.

Reason · Jan 27, 2023

Title IX, Gender Identity, and the Consequences of Equity

Do the principles of Title IX in sports apply elsewhere?

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Reason · Dec 21, 2022

Can Court Seal Details Related to Allegations of Misconduct by Federal Prosecutors?

The Second Circuit reverses such a limited sealing order, and sends the case back to the district court for further analysis.

Reason · Dec 9, 2022

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Shunt sabotage, shooting up a tailor's, and the credible threat of prosecution.

Reason · Dec 2, 2022

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Veterans' benefits, Robert's Rules of Order, and Floribama.

Tribune News Service · Nov 30, 2022

Stephen L. Carter: Supreme Court should separate sleazy lobbying from the criminal kind

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument Monday in the most important case you’ve never heard of. Although Percoco v. United States has generated few headlines, its reach could alter the way businesses deal with regulators and legislators.

Reason · Nov 29, 2022

Publius Publicola Must Make His Identity Public

to continue with his appeal, holds the Second Circuit; because he didn't do so, the appeal was dismissed.

Reason · Sep 30, 2022

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Padded cells, hidden cash, and official duties.

Reason · Aug 19, 2022

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Collisions, allisions, and grand jury witnesses.

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