Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Wanted posters, vague and threatening letters, and dragging a 75-pound dummy. Reason · Nov 4, 2022
The Babylon Bee Joins The Onion in Decrying an Ohio Law That Makes Parody a Felony The two fake news organizations want the Supreme Court to review the case of a man who was arrested for making fun of the police. Reason · Nov 1, 2022
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Chalking tires, curbing meters, and secretly recording videos. Reason · Oct 28, 2022
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.] Reason · Oct 28, 2022
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Retaliatory pepper spray, excessive damages awards, and the power of the purse. Reason · Oct 21, 2022
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. The Conversation · Oct 19, 2022
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. Reason · Oct 15, 2022
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Hauling timber, planting drugs, and barring bologna. Reason · Oct 14, 2022
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… Ballotpedia · Oct 14, 2022
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. Reason · Oct 13, 2022
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 The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022
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... Reason · Oct 4, 2022
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Padded cells, hidden cash, and official duties. Reason · Sep 30, 2022
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Bar crawls, backyard riots, and impersonating an officer. Reason · Sep 16, 2022
Reason · Sep 9, 2022 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Torture, restraint chairs, public cavity searches, and the secret to eternal youth.
Reason · Aug 12, 2022 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Presidential audits, political patronage, and mail inspections.
Reason · Jul 29, 2022 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Building inspectors, historic preservationists, NIMBYs, code enforcement, and the right to make contracts.
Reason · Jul 27, 2022 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.
Reason · Jul 25, 2022 "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…
Reason · Jul 22, 2022 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…
Reason · Jul 22, 2022 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions So no one got qualified (or absolute) immunity this week. No kidding.
Reason · Jul 11, 2022 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…
Reason · Jul 8, 2022 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Retaliatory investigations, reckless investigating, and a consultant's duty.
Reason · Jul 8, 2022 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…
Reason · Jun 27, 2022 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).