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Is There a Right to a Jury Trial for Death on the High Seas Act Claims Not Designated as Admiralty Claims?

Retired Judge Gertner and I have filed an amicus brief in support of certiorari to answer the question, which has important important implications for admiralty jurisdiction.

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Professor Can Continue with First Amendment Claim Over Denial of Raise for Including Expurgated Slurs on Exam

The Seventh Circuit so held yesterday; the case also involved other controversial statements besides the expurgated slur.

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Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Whether University "Bias-Response Teams" Chill Speech

Justice Thomas dissents from the Court's refusal to resolve a clear circuit split.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Private islands, signal fires, and a salmagundi of sadness.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Appeals Court Decisions

Rolodexes, rabbit holes, and challenge coins.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Foreign adversaries, abortion trafficking, and Virginia's readmission.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

A grizzly murder, double jeopardy, and public magistrations.

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In the Seventh Circuit, Procedural Red Herrings Threaten the Second Amendment

The Seventh Circuit heard oral argument on November 12 in Viramontes v. County of Cook, Illinois, a challenge to Cook… The post In the Seventh Circuit, Procedural Red Herrings Threaten the Second Amendment appeared first on Reason.com.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Appeals Court Decisions

Pole cameras, hand grenades, and the debt limit apocalypse.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Venue roulette, a sham affidavit, and uninspected bloomin’ onions.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Pepper spray, carry permits, and adult cabaret.

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Justice Thomas Argues the Court Should at Some Point Consider Whether "Assault Weapons" Bans Violate Second Amendment

Justice Alito takes a similar view, but, at least in this case, this view didn't get the four votes necessary to grant review.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

River rides, purple robes, and aesthetic injuries.

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No Pseudonymity in Title IX Wrongful-Discipline Lawsuits, Holds Seventh Circuit

The decision departs from what most courts have done in such Title IX cases—but tracks what most courts do in the many other cases where disclosing a plaintiff’s name might damage the plaintiff’s reputation and professional prospects.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Reasonable SWAT mistakes, lying forensic pathologists, and de minimis injuries.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Neighborhood character, three-judge district court panels, and a moldy office.

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Conviction for Writing Software for ISIS Upheld

From U.S. v. Osadzinski, decided yesterday by the Seventh Circuit (Judge Michael Scudder, joined by Judges Diane Wood and Amy St. Eve): Thomas Osadzinski appeals his conviction for providing material support to a terrorist organization. In 2019 he created a computer program that allowed ISIS (the Islamic State in Iraq…

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Sovereign neighbors, voting particulars, and a qualified baptism.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Nuclear waste, river cruises, and an exploding toilet.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Odor ordinances, woke training, and legislator walkouts.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Retaliating against a harbormaster, retaliating against a prisoner, and official-act immunity.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Voting districts, work uniforms, and hunter harassment.

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S. Ct. Will Hear NRA's Case Alleging That N.Y. Government Coerced Companies to Stop Doing Business with NRA

The controversy is similar to part of the controversy in Murthy v. Missouri (formerly Missouri v. Biden), which also involves allegations of government coercion aimed at interfering with speech.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Harvesting Facebook data, directorial diversity, and corrupt intent.

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Seventh Circuit Upholds Products Liability Claim Against Specialized Ammunition Manufacturer

From Hakim v. Safariland, Inc., decided Monday in an opinion by Judge John Lee, joined by Chief Judge Diane Sykes and Judge Joel Flaum: David Hakim, a SWAT officer …, accidentally got shot by a colleague during a training exercise. The offending projectile was a "breaching" shotgun round manufactured by…

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