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Judge Newman Loses Her Effort to Undo the "Temporary" Bar on Receiving Cases

The D.C. Circuit declines to reach the merits of many of the serious underlying constitutional questions.

Reason · Aug 22, 2025

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

Cruise ships, sham interviews, and our nation's commitment to a government of laws.

Reason · Aug 15, 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

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A sovereign See, a safehouse, and an infinite number of pronouns.

Reason · Jul 25, 2025

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

Longboat Key condos, protective sweeps, and wrong-door raids.

Reason · Jul 18, 2025

No Sealing of Opinion Related to Guantanamo Detainee (Now Released to Oman)

From Abdullah v. Trump, decided in March by Judge Emmet Sullivan (D.D.C.), and reaffirmed Sunday (with a comment that "in… The post No Sealing of Opinion Related to Guantanamo Detainee (Now Released to Oman) appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 8, 2025

SCOTUS Holds, In A Footnote, That The "Capable Of Repetition, Yet Evading Review" Doctrine Can Apply Even When Plaintiff Does Not Seek A Preliminary Injunction

Justice Kagan mows down many circuit precedents without much explanation.

Reason · Jul 6, 2025

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Federal enclaves, false alarms, and pseudonymous lawsuits.

Reason · Jul 4, 2025

‘Judicial corruption?’: Trump tariff appeal fury after three MAGA judges appointed in incredible coincidence

Either something is up or Trump is the luckiest man alive.

We Got This Covered · Jun 3, 2025

"The Central Principle of Judicial Review in NEPA Cases Is Deference"

Some additional thoughts on today's Supreme Court decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition.

Reason · May 29, 2025

Supreme Court Narrows Scope of NEPA Review

Environmental Impact Statements do not have to consider upstream and downstream effects.

Reason · May 29, 2025

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

Non-citizen soldiers, habeas runarounds, and all federal law.

Reason · May 9, 2025

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

Group chats, monopolies, and corporate espionage.

Reason · May 2, 2025

Federal District Court Rules Against Trump in Alien Enemies Act Case

The court ruled that Trump invoked the AEA illegally, blocks deportation of Venezuelan migrants who filed the case, and sets out standards for notifying them of their rights to challenge their deportation.

Reason · Apr 23, 2025

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Roll Call · Apr 22, 2025

US urges appeals court to allow military transgender ban - Roll Call

The Trump administration urged an appellate court on Tuesday to allow the U.S. military to enforce a ban on transgender people serving.

Reason · Apr 20, 2025

Process Formalism In Texas But Not At SCOTUS

Kudos to Judge Ramirez who understands how the rules of civil and appellate procedure operate.

Reason · Apr 19, 2025

Supreme Court Issues Unusual Order in Alien Enemies Act Deportation Case

The order temporarily blocks AEA deportations. It likely also reflects the Court's growing frustration with the Trump Administration.

Reason · Apr 19, 2025

Can Harvard Lose Tax Exemption for "Pushing Political, Ideological, and Terrorist Inspired/Supporting 'Sickness'"?

Just as the government can't generally deny tax exemptions to groups that engage in supposed "hate speech," so it may not deny tax exemptions to universities that promote or tolerate ideological agendas that the government disapproves of.

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Reason · Apr 18, 2025

The Major Separation of Powers Problems with J.E.B. v. Trump

Judge Boasberg is about to unleash a truly independent counsel on the Trump Administration, and the President himself, subject to none of the strictures that Alexia Morrison faced.

Reason · Apr 15, 2025

The Latest In Associated Press v. Budowich (Updated)

The Trump Administration changed the name of the body of water between Florida and Texas to the Gulf of America.… The post The Latest In Associated Press v. Budowich (Updated) appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Apr 15, 2025

Don't Sleep on Standing

A useful reminder from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to read circuit rules before filing.

Reason · Apr 11, 2025

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

White House press passes, Wikipedia edits, and same-sex weddings.

Reason · Apr 4, 2025

An Executive Power Case That Trump May Win

The Supreme Court seems likely to agree that a member of the National Labor Relations Board may be fired by the president at will.

Reason · Mar 30, 2025

Lee Kovarsky on the Venue Issue in the Alien Enemies Act Case

A leading expert on habeas corpus explains why the Trump Administration is wrong to claim the case must be heard in Texas, rather than Washington, DC.

Reason · Mar 6, 2025

DC Circuit Allows Removal of Special Counsel Dellinger Pending Appeal

For now, President Trump has removed Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel.

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