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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Chalking tires, curbing meters, and secretly recording videos.

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Babylon Bee Files Amicus Brief in Support of Parody Rights—and Doesn't File an Amicus Brief Opposing It

[NOTE: There is nothing parodic or facetious about any item in this post; it is entirely accurate. No, seriously, it is. Really, I mean it, really.]

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Retaliatory pepper spray, excessive damages awards, and the power of the purse.

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4.3 trillion readers can’t be wrong – why The Onion’s defence of satire should be heard by the US Supreme Court

If you’ve read, watched and enjoyed the work of America’s best-known satirical publication The Onion, you might be surprised by how serious it suddenly became earlier this month. So serious, in fact, that it might end up before the US Supreme Court.

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Sixth Circuit Rules Government Cannot Seize $300,000 in Home Equity to Pay $22,000 Tax Debt

Doing so qualifies as a taking requiring "just compensation" under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Hauling timber, planting drugs, and barring bologna.

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Union Station: Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging FLRA jurisdiction over Ohio National Guard collective bargaining dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of a Sixth Circuit ruling that the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has jurisdiction to regulate a collective bargaining dispute between the Ohio National Guard and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). AFGE is the federal employee union representing…

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Sixth Circuit Finds Government Seizure of Home's Equitable Title to Satisfy Tax Debt Was a Taking

An important victory against "self-dealing" by state and local governments.

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The Onion takes on the Supreme Court to protect the right to parody

The Onion has filed a brief with the Supreme Court in support of a man arrested for mocking his local police force’s Facebook page. But will the judges get the joke? Richard Hall reports

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LAPD Officer Killed During Training Exercise Was Reportedly Investigating Cops Accused of Gang Rape

Plus: The Onion weighs in on qualified immunity case, Supreme Court rejects challenges to bump stock ban, and more...

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Padded cells, hidden cash, and official duties.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Bar crawls, backyard riots, and impersonating an officer.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Torture, restraint chairs, public cavity searches, and the secret to eternal youth.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Presidential audits, political patronage, and mail inspections.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Building inspectors, historic preservationists, NIMBYs, code enforcement, and the right to make contracts.

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Nicholas Sandmann's Libel Lawsuits Against Several Media Outlets Dismissed

All the lawsuits stem from the media's quoting Nathan Phillips' claims that Sandmann was "block[ing Phillips'] way" at a demonstration by the Lincoln Memorial.

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"Only an Official with Skin as Thin as Rice Paper Could Find That Insulting"

From Myers v. City of Centerville, decided Thursday by the Sixth Circuit (Judge Richard Suhrheinrich, joined by Judges Karen Nelson Moore and Eric Clay): By nearly all accounts, James Myers was a model employee for the City of Centerville, steadily climbing the Police Department's ranks over three decades to become…

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Challenge to N.C. Statute That Bans Lies About Candidates

Grimmett, Ralston Lapp Guinn Media Group & Josh Stein for Attorney General Campaign v. Circosta (M.D.N.C.), filed yesterday, seeks to invalidate N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-274(a)(9), which makes it a crime: For any person to publish or cause to be circulated derogatory reports with reference to any candidate in any…

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

So no one got qualified (or absolute) immunity this week. No kidding.

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New SG Filing on "Universal Relief" Under the Administrative Procedure Act

The Solicitor General has filed an application for a stay with the U.S. Supreme Court. The requested stay would be of a judgment entered by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, but the real showdown here is between the Fifth Circuit and the Sixth Circuit. Last…

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Retaliatory investigations, reckless investigating, and a consultant's duty.

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Judge Sutton Strikes Again on the National Injunction

Earlier this week, a panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Arizona v. Biden. The context of the case is immigration law: three states (Arizona, Montana, and Ohio) had sued to obtain an injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security from implementing a memorandum about enforcement priorities. The…

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When Is Government Official's Blocking Commenter from Social Media Page "State Action"?

The Sixth Circuit disagrees with the Second Circuit in the @RealDonaldTrump case (but maybe not by much).

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Boycotts, open fields, and a weekend in jail.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Fragile vessels, unlawful encouragement, and an unchastened district attorney.

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