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

An empty whiskey bottle, a rat in the crosshairs, and the nightmares of HR managers

Reason · Feb 20

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

Modest markups, shotgun pleadings, and the Kansas Two-Step.

Reason · Jan 30

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

Top Gun, official acts, and atrial fibrillation.

Reason · Jan 9

Let's Go Brandon!—to the Principal's Office

From Sixth Circuit Judge John Nalbandian, joined by Judge Karen Nelson Moore, in yesterday's B.A. v. Tri County Area Schools:… The post Let's Go Brandon!—to the Principal's Office appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Oct 15, 2025

The First Amendment and Restrictions on Gathering Information by Drone

From Sixth Circuit Judge John Bush's very interesting opinion Friday respecting denial of rehearing en banc in Yoder v. Bowen:… The post The First Amendment and Restrictions on Gathering Information by Drone appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Oct 6, 2025

Short Circuit: An Inexhaustive Weekly Compendium of Rulings from the Federal Courts of Appeal

Qualified privileges, unequal conspiracies, and a file in hand.

Reason · Oct 3, 2025

Short Circuit: An Inexhaustive Weekly Compendium of Rulings from the Federal Courts of Appeal

A dogfighting legend, false positives, and 69 guns.

Reason · Sep 19, 2025

Hospital Fired Employee for On-the-Job Sex: She Claimed It Was Rape but Other Person Said It Was BDSM

The employee sued, claiming the firing was retaliation; the jury found for the hospital, and the Sixth Circuit upheld the verdict (among other things upholding the admission of evidence of the employee's interest in BDSM).

Reason · Sep 12, 2025

Sixth Circuit Judges on Restrictions on Parents' School Board Meeting Comments

From today's concurrence by Sixth Circuit Judge Amul Thapar and Eric Murphy in Moms for Liberty v. Wilson County Bd.… The post Sixth Circuit Judges on Restrictions on Parents' School Board Meeting Comments appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Sep 9, 2025

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

Cruise ships, sham interviews, and our nation's commitment to a government of laws.

Reason · Aug 15, 2025