Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Aspiring thieves, conquesting marketers, and derivative sovereign immunity. Reason · Oct 25, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Abusive speech, criminal rioting, and Bellamy salutes. Reason · Oct 11, 2024
New Eleventh Circuit Amicus Brief In Special Counsel Appeal "The District Court correctly dismissed the indictment. Amici advance four rationales to support the judgment below." Reason · Oct 1, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Equity training, intrusive questions, and a sorry mofo. Reason · Sep 20, 2024
No Pseudonymity for Plaintiff Challenging Suspension Under Title IX So holds the Eleventh Circuit, upholding the district court's decision—but the court's standard of review suggests that the exact oppose district court decision might have been upheld, too. Reason · Sep 19, 2024
Smith appeals classified docs dismissal Smith appealed the Trump-appointed judge's theory that his appointment was unlawful to the Eleventh Circuit court Salon · Jul 17, 2024
Black-Women-Only Grant Program Likely Violates Federal Law, Isn't Protected by First Amendment From American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Fearless Fund Mgmt., LLC, decided today by the Eleventh Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Kevin Newsom, joined by Judge Robert Luck: [We hold that] the Fearless Strivers Grant Contest, an entrepreneurship funding competition open only to businesses owned by black women, [likely]… Reason · Jun 3, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Private prisons, Pyrrhic victories, and a single-family hotel. Reason · May 24, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions A right to go down in flames, a machete confrontation, and a jury that only goes up to eleven. Reason · May 17, 2024
Justice Thomas Raises Concerns About Increase in Expedited Appeals on "Shadow Docket" Speaking at the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference, Justice Thomas echoes some of the concerns expressed by Justice Kavanaugh. Reason · May 10, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Reasonable SWAT mistakes, lying forensic pathologists, and de minimis injuries. Reason · Apr 26, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Final decisions, accidental strip searches, and puppycide. Reason · Feb 23, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Jurisdictional bollards, standingripemootness, and a pretty good en banc grant. Reason · Feb 16, 2024
Disney Loses First Amendment Claim over Florida's Cancellation of Special Government District that Disney Controlled From yesterday's decision by Judge Allen Winsor (N.D. Fla.) in Walt Disney Parks & Resorts U.S., Inc. v. DeSantis; I expect Disney will appeal (see also Adam Schulman's and Dilan Esper's analyses of this in April 2022, which proved prescient, and also my April 22 discussion of some alternative arguments):… Reason · Feb 1, 2024
Reason · Jan 12, 2024 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Dishwashers, Nazi-looted art, and an ag-gag mixed bag.
Reason · Dec 22, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Two-faced federal prosecutors, a state prosecutor who needs to chill on Netflix, and an iconic naked baby.
Reason · Nov 3, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Gift cards, strong medicine, and cloud search warrants.
Reason · Oct 27, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Drone speech, roofer speech, and quasi-judicial speech.
Reason · Oct 6, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Carjacking, arson, and obscured license tags.
Reason · Sep 29, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Wedding officiants, teaser profiles, and administrative animals.
Reason · Jul 28, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Cooperative subjects, an unwanted text message, and hunting in a national forest.
Reason · Jun 23, 2023 Challenge to Georgia BDS Law Loses on Qualified Immunity Grounds The Eleventh Circuit therefore avoids deciding whether such laws are constitutional.
Reason · Jun 20, 2023 Amicus Brief Opposing Stop W.O.K.E. Act's Limits on Public University Teaching My students Pareesa Darafshi, Gerardo Valentino Gorospe IV, and Philip Raucci and I just submitted this brief on behalf of the Academic Freedom Alliance in Pernell & Novoa v. Lamb, the Eleventh Circuit case challenging the Stop W.O.K.E. Act. As you'll see, the brief has to deal with Bishop v.…
Reason · May 26, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions A kangaroo court, a diversified student body, and lying drug cops.