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

Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice.

At SCOTUSblog, IJ's John Wrench tells a tale of white coats and black robes: How a 1927 eugenics-era decision warns against swapping judicial scrutiny for "medical consensus"—and how that lesson could shape a free speech case at the Supreme Court.

If you were to break into the National Archives, these days you'd see a sad, though sadly inevitable sight: While portions of the Constitution are still bold and easy to read, the words of the Declaration are fading. Anyhoo, over at the Home of the Brave, IJ's Anya Bidwell and Patrick Jaicomo say that our Founding ideals are under threat.