Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Harvesting Facebook data, directorial diversity, and corrupt intent. Reason · Oct 20, 2023
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Carjacking, arson, and obscured license tags. Reason · Oct 6, 2023
Sixth Circuit Reverses Preliminary Injunctions Against TN & KY Laws Restricting Gender Dysphoria Treatments for Minors (Updated) After a divided ruling, laws limiting such treatments in Tennessee and Kentucky will go into force. Reason · Sep 30, 2023
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Prayer trails, controlled burns, and copyrighted law. Reason · Sep 15, 2023
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions 3,000 years of overdetention, chief lickspittle, and the wrong side of the road. Reason · Sep 8, 2023
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Detroit's forfeiture machine, major nuclear questions, and copyrightable materials. Reason · Sep 1, 2023
Sixth Circuit Rules Owners of Cars Taken by Asset Forfeiture Have Constitutional Right to a Hearing Within Two Weeks of Seizure The decision provides important protection for property rights, and features a powerful concurring opinion by prominent conservative Judge Amal Thapar. Reason · Sep 1, 2023
Sixth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to School Officials Court finds parent's right to comment on their interactions with their child's coaches or teachers is cleartly established. Reason · Aug 28, 2023
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Chalk, meme stocks, and a dog in peril. Reason · Aug 18, 2023
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Moot beaches, sparking the French Revolution, and cash-bail advocacy. Reason · Aug 4, 2023
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Cooperative subjects, an unwanted text message, and hunting in a national forest. Reason · Jul 28, 2023
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Huge tracts of land, Dad does The RICO, and poor prosecutorial behavior Reason · Jul 21, 2023
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions A rough ride, an injury in law, and sexy polygraphs. Reason · Jul 14, 2023
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Suing the TSA, unsecured explosives, and basic grammar. Reason · Jun 30, 2023
Reason · Jun 28, 2023 Qualified Immunity Meets the Takings Clause A Sixth Circuit decision holds qualified immunity protects a state elevator inspector from being sued for taking a hotel's property.
Reason · Jun 23, 2023 Sixth Circuit Upholds Sanctions Against Kraken Attorneys for Michigan Filings The sanctions imposed on Sidney Powell and other attorneys raising frivolous challenges to the 2020 election were narrowed and slightly reduced, but largely upheld.
Reason · May 26, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions A kangaroo court, a diversified student body, and lying drug cops.
Reason · May 22, 2023 Summary Reversal of Sixth Circuit in Calcutt v. FDIC Reaffirms the Importance of Chenery I A welcome reminder that reviewing courts must judge the propriety of agency actions solely by the grounds invoked by the agency.
Reason · May 19, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Police baptisms, candy crushing, and reasonable violations of clearly established law.
Reason · Apr 25, 2023 Sixth Circuit Panel Rejects Bump Stock Ban (Again) A three-judge panel concludes that bump stocks cannot be considered machine gun parts under the rule of lenity.
Reason · Apr 21, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Butter or spray; liars and bad cops; and SecretAgentRandyBeans.
Reason · Apr 20, 2023 6th Cir. Reverses Conviction for Attempted Kidnapping Prof. Jonathan Witmer-Rich (Cleveland State) posted this to a discussion list that I'm on, and graciously allowed me to forward it; it's about today's U.S. v. Ferguson (6th Cir.): Great case from the Sixth Circuit today on attempt, reversing a conviction for attempted kidnapping. The majority (2-1) holds that there…
Reason · Apr 17, 2023 Sixth Circuit Refuses to Vacate Opinion on Air Force Covid Vaccine Requirement A panel upheld a preliminary objection barring the Air force from requiring religious objectors to get Covid-19 vaccines, and a majority of the court's judges refused to vacate that decision as moot.
Reason · Apr 7, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Scooter injuries, loyalty oaths, and Canadian barrels.