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Justice Kagan Rejects "Combination Theory" Claims For Separation of Powers Cases

"A meritless public non-delegation challenge plus a meritless private nondelegation challenge cannot equal a meritorious 'combination' claim."

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Federal enclaves, false alarms, and pseudonymous lawsuits.

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No Qualified Immunity for School District Police Officer Who Seized Home-Schooled 14-Year-Old from Home

The child, and her 12-year-old brother, were left under the supervision of a neighbor by the mother, who left town for six days for a foreign job interview.

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Classroom commandments, the FBI's Most Wanted, and a phone book artifice.

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Louisiana Law Requiring Public Schools to Display 10 Commandments 'Unconstitutional,' Appeals Court Rules

A federal court ruled Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom is unconstitutional.

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Hapless lawyers, police auditors, and Welsh laws.

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Restriction on Gun Possession Within 1000 Feet of School Constitutional, at Least When Possessor Is "Behaving Erratically and Menacingly"

The Fifth Circuit hands down a highly fact-specific decision in a Second Amendment challenge to a federal law.

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Discretionary lawn care, Agent Orange, and banished from South Georgia.

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Our Fifth Circuit Alien Enemies Act Amicus Brief

The brief was filed on behalf of the Brennan Center, the Cato Institute, law-of-war scholar Prof. John Dehn, and myself.

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Book burning, hit pieces, and marijuana's historical pedigree.

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Seven Fifth Circuit Judges on Public Library Selection and Curation Decisions as Government Speech

As I noted yesterday, a ten-judge Fifth Circuit majority held that the Free Speech Clause doesn't secure a right of… The post Seven Fifth Circuit Judges on Public Library Selection and Curation Decisions as Government Speech appeared first on Reason.com.

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Helicopter accidents, nasty feuds, and serial lies.

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The Supreme Court Hasn't Resolved Whether Libraries May Remove Books Based on Viewpoint

The Fifth Circuit decision holding that libraries may remove books based on the books' viewpoint may lead some to ask:… The post The Supreme Court Hasn't Resolved Whether Libraries May Remove Books Based on Viewpoint appeared first on Reason.com.

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MALDEF Chooses Not To Seek Cert in DACA Case, But The Injunction Will Be Limited To Texas

"DACA and work authorization should be available to those renewing and those newly applying for DACA in the 49 states other than Texas"

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Fifth Circuit Assigns A.A.R.P. v. Trump To New Panel For Reargument, Judge Ho Concurs

"I worry that the disrespect they have been shown will not inspire continued respect for the judiciary, without which we cannot long function."

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Alleged Unindicted Coconspirator in Kickback Scheme Can't Get Name Redacted from Court Opinion

The person had been a high-level executive in General Electric's African operations.

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First Amendment Challenge to Texas State University Speech Code Can Go Forward

From today's Fifth Circuit decision in Speech First, Inc. v. McCall, written by Judge James Ho and joined by Judges… The post First Amendment Challenge to Texas State University Speech Code Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

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

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The Fourth Circuit's Geofencing Case Ends Not With a Bang But A Whimper

Fifteen judges produce eight separate opinions—but no view gets a majority.

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The Timing of the 5th Circuit's Ruling in A.A.R.P. v. Trump

The 5th Circuit and Supreme Court decided the case at *exactly* the same time.

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The Procedural Posture of A.A.R.P. v. Trump

The Fifth Circuit and SCOTUS ruled at approximately the same time.

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A judge-on-judge benchslap, a pharmaceutical kickback, and a direct descendant of the Kings of France.

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

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Rights and Wrongs of the Supreme Court's Ruling in the Alien Enemies Act Case

The Supreme Court oveturns lower court decisions temporarily barring AEA deportations, but also emphasizes that detainees are entitled to due process, and that AEA deportations are subject to judicial review.

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VHS rentals, true-crime documentaries, and IT techs in the jury room.

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