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

Reason · Feb 27

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

Shooting in a car, discrimination in the air, and injuries at sea.

Reason · Feb 13

Fifth Circuit Comments on District Judge's Discussion of Using AI in Judicial Decisionmaking

From La Union del Pueblo Entero v. Abbott, decided today by Judge Edith Jones, joined by Judge Kurt Engelhardt and… The post Fifth Circuit Comments on District Judge's Discussion of Using AI in Judicial Decisionmaking appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Feb 12

When Courts of Appeals Decide Issues Pending Before the Supreme Court

The practice is not consistent.

Reason · Dec 19, 2025

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

Forbidden vehicle pursuits, forbidden hand-washing pics, and Epic injunctions.

Reason · Dec 12, 2025

No Injunction Against Prosecution for Taking Photo of Transgender Politician Washing Hands in Women's Restroom

So holds a Fifth Circuit panel, over a dissent. Note that part of the majority's rationale is that the photo would only violate the statute if the prosecution can show that defendant intended to invade privacy in a way "highly offensive to a reasonable person of ordinary sensibilities."

Reason · Dec 9, 2025

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

Lobstermen surveillance, semiquincentennial squabbling, and socking it to the Scotch Tape People.

Reason · Nov 21, 2025

Victims' Families Ask the Fifth Circuit to Overturn the Dismissal of the Criminal Case Against Boeing

My two petitions for writs of mandamus challenge the Justice Department's violation of the Crime Victims' Rights Act and argue for substantive "public interest" review of prosecutors' dismissal motions.

Reason · Nov 18, 2025

Our Amicus Brief in W.M.M. v. Trump - En Banc Fifth Circuit Alien Enemies Act Case

I coauthored the brief on behalf of the the Cato Institute, the Brennan Center for Justice, legal scholars Geoffrey Corn and John Dehn, and myself.

Reason · Nov 14, 2025

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

Non-condensing furnaces, drag shows, and master accounts.

Reason · Nov 7, 2025