Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions A grizzly murder, double jeopardy, and public magistrations. Reason · Nov 22, 2024
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. Reason · Nov 19, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Appeals Court Decisions Pole cameras, hand grenades, and the debt limit apocalypse. Reason · Nov 8, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Venue roulette, a sham affidavit, and uninspected bloomin’ onions. Reason · Jul 26, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Pepper spray, carry permits, and adult cabaret. Reason · Jul 19, 2024
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. Reason · Jul 2, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions River rides, purple robes, and aesthetic injuries. Reason · May 3, 2024
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. Reason · Apr 27, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Reasonable SWAT mistakes, lying forensic pathologists, and de minimis injuries. Reason · Apr 26, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Neighborhood character, three-judge district court panels, and a moldy office. Reason · Apr 12, 2024
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… Reason · Mar 29, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Sovereign neighbors, voting particulars, and a qualified baptism. Reason · Mar 29, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Nuclear waste, river cruises, and an exploding toilet. Reason · Mar 22, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Odor ordinances, woke training, and legislator walkouts. Reason · Mar 8, 2024
Reason · Dec 1, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Retaliating against a harbormaster, retaliating against a prisoner, and official-act immunity.
Reason · Nov 17, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Voting districts, work uniforms, and hunter harassment.
Reason · Nov 3, 2023 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.
Reason · Oct 20, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Harvesting Facebook data, directorial diversity, and corrupt intent.
Reason · Aug 24, 2023 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…
Reason · Aug 18, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Chalk, meme stocks, and a dog in peril.
Reason · Aug 11, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Butterfly knives, and prison atrocities, and a clueless detective.
Reason · Aug 4, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Moot beaches, sparking the French Revolution, and cash-bail advocacy.
Reason · Jul 28, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Cooperative subjects, an unwanted text message, and hunting in a national forest.
Reason · Jun 23, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions David Sosa has some important thoughts. And so does David Sosa. As well as David Sosa. Also, David Sosa.