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

Bogus traffic stops, cell-site simulating, and chain refoulment.

Reason · Sep 25

Why Did a California County Fine Them Over $1 Million for Someone Else's Code Violations?

A recent settlement crippled a local code enforcement scheme—and exposed the perils of turning petty violations into government revenue streams.

Reason · Sep 20

Study: Reimbursing Victims of Police Property Damage Would Cost Very Little

And yet governments deny reimbursement claims more often than approving them, according to the Institute for Justice.

Reason · Sep 15

Supreme Court Will Consider Excessive Fines Clause Asset Forfeiture Case

It will review Alaska's confiscation of a $95,000 plane arising from the pilot's illegal transportation of up to 72 cans of beer.

Reason · Jul 21

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

Financial surveillance, impaired contracts, and games of gotcha.

Reason · Jul 17

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

Righteous gaolers, crooked feds, and interlocutory appeals.

Reason · Jun 12

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

Bleak House, wellness checks, and forfeiture interrogatories.

Reason · Jun 5

Most Civil Forfeiture Victims Never See the Inside of a Courtroom

Modest reforms have helped, but civil forfeiture remains legalized theft by government agencies.

Reason · Jun 5

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

SWAT damage, sloppy briefs, and forced confessions.

Reason · May 22

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

Smart meters, bad metaphors, and the color of state law

Reason · May 1