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
Celebrate America all year long with Ballotpedia’s Blueprints of Democracy In a July 3 letter to his wife, Abigail, John Adams wrote that the day the Continental Congress voted to approve America’s Declaration of Independence (July 2) would be “the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America.” Ballotpedia · Jul 3
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal Soccer hooligans, sticky fingers at the FBI, and juries for the HHS. Reason · Jul 3
U.S. Supreme Court agrees to review Arizona's documentary proof of citizenship and noncitizen voter removal laws On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would hear Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota, a case disputing whether two Arizona laws requiring documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC) to register to vote in federal elections and requiring election officials to remove noncitizens from voter rolls violate… Ballotpedia · Jul 3
"Employees Actually Do Not Have the Right to Believe That LGBTQ Rights Are 'Immoral'" The Ninth Circuit allows a religious discrimination claim against Alaska Airlines to go forward, based on its firing of Christian flight attendants who objected on a company-run intranet to the company's statement in favor of a federal ban on sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination. Reason · Jun 29
A rare court re-hearing could call key copyright test into question as a photographer and celebrity tattoo artist return to court A full panel of judges will now hear the argument between Kat Von D and photographer Jeffrey Sadlik over a photo turned into a tattoo in an unusual en banc hearing Digital Camera World · Jun 16
Second Amendment Roundup: Arms and Accoutrements The Ninth Circuit illogically excludes firearm parts from the text of “arms.” Reason · Jun 15
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
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Lighthiser v. Trump Kids' Climate Suit Yet another federal court opinion dismissing constitutional climate change claims. Reason · Jun 3
First Amendment Likely Precludes Trump Administration's Canceling DEI-Promoting Contracts, Ninth Circuit Rules There's a lot happening in today's decision in Thakur v. Trump, by Ninth Circuit Judges Richard Paez, Morgan Christen, and… The post First Amendment Likely Precludes Trump Administration's Canceling DEI-Promoting Contracts, Ninth Circuit Rules appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · May 26
No Pseudonymity for Parent Suing Over School Vaccination Mandate From today's Ninth Circuit 2-1 panel decision in Doe v. Ventura Unified School Dist., by Judge Richard Paez and Consuelo… The post No Pseudonymity for Parent Suing Over School Vaccination Mandate appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · May 21
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
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal Vigilantes, less-lethal munitions, and a bananas ID theft case. Reason · Apr 24
Reason · Apr 20 An Important Cert Petition Pending Before the Supreme Court on Section 230 Immunity The briefing is completed on a cert petition presenting the urgent question of whether section 230 immunizes Twitter's knowing possession and distribution of child sex abuse materials.
Reason · Apr 10 Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal Phony checks, a twinkling of an eye, and sparkling sports gambling.
Reason · Apr 10 Ninth Circuit Dismisses Kids Climate Case Against Discounting in Cost-Benefit Analysis The kids climate cases continue to have standing problems in federal court.
Reason · Mar 24 Divided Ninth Circuit Upholds California Exclusion of Religious Curricula from Parent-Designed Charter School "Independent Study Programs" From Woolard v. Thurmond, written by Judge Andrew Hurwitz and joined by Judges Eric Miller and Jennifer Sung, and released… The post Divided Ninth Circuit Upholds California Exclusion of Religious Curricula from Parent-Designed Charter School "Independent Study Programs" appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Mar 13 Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal Fiery writs, imperial sovereigns, and cheating escheators.
Reason · Mar 11 The Ninth Circuit's En Banc Shadow Docket Why can lower courts issue unexplained rulings on the emergency docket, but not SCOTUS?
Reason · Mar 6 Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal Lies, damned lies, and statutes of limitations.
Reason · Mar 3 Mirabelli Offers a Beautiful Vision of the Emergency Docket Justices Barrett and Kavanaugh, as well as the Chief Justice, are on the same page.
Reason · Mar 3 Justices Debate Emergency Docket in Parental Rights / Gender Transition Concealment Case Today's opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta involved, on the merits, California policies that "prevent schools from telling them about their… The post Justices Debate Emergency Docket in Parental Rights / Gender Transition Concealment Case appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Mar 3 S. Ct. Reinstates Trial Court Injunction Blocking Cal. Policy Limiting Schools' Disclosure to Parents of Student's Changed Gender Identity From today's opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta: [Plaintiff] parents object that [California] policies prevent schools from telling them about their… The post S. Ct. Reinstates Trial Court Injunction Blocking Cal. Policy Limiting Schools' Disclosure to Parents of Student's Changed Gender Identity appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Mar 2 Mayor's Right to Dismiss Volunteer Board Appointees for Speech, Including Religiously Motivated Speech From Hodges v. Gloria, decided Thursday by the Ninth Circuit (Judges Consuelo Callahan and Lucy Koh, and Judge J. Campbell… The post Mayor's Right to Dismiss Volunteer Board Appointees for Speech, Including Religiously Motivated Speech appeared first on Reason.com.