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The Latest Breaking News from the Sixth Circuit

When Courts of Appeals Decide Issues Pending Before the Supreme Court

The practice is not consistent.

Reason · Dec 19, 2025

Is the Fourth Circuit the New Ninth?

Could today's summary reversal be a sign of things to come?

Reason · Nov 24, 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

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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

Does the Congressional Review Act Bar the FCC's Data Breach Reporting Rule?

The Sixth Circuit wrestles with what it means for a regulation to be "substantially the same" as one disapproved by Congress.

Reason · Aug 13, 2025

Are Opinions Respecting En Banc Denials "Offensive to Our System of Panel Adjudication"?

The judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit split over whether they should write about the reasons for their splitting over en banc review.

Reason · Aug 12, 2025

A long-running anti-DEI lawsuit could have high stakes for corporate diversity

A reverse-discrimination suit against B2B company Hello Alice has become a proving ground in the legal battle over diversity-oriented corporate programs.

Fortune · Aug 5, 2025

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Will the Sixth Circuit Get a Summary Reversal in Another Habeas Case?

In Chandler v. Brown, the Sixth Circuit may have been too quick (again) to grant a habeas petition.

Reason · Aug 2, 2025

Volokh v. Williamson County Challenges Tennessee's Restriction on Non-Tennesseeans Accessing Court Records

From our motion for a preliminary injunction, filed today by my lawyers, Susan L. Kay, Jennifer Safstrom, and Ryan Riedmueller… The post Volokh v. Williamson County Challenges Tennessee's Restriction on Non-Tennesseeans Accessing Court Records appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jun 25, 2025

A Lawyer Who Litigated Grutter v. Bollinger Comments on the Court's Recent Case on Discrimination Against Majority Groups

I've known Michael Rosman at the Center for Individual Rights for 30 years; he has litigated many important cases, including with regard… The post A Lawyer Who Litigated Grutter v. Bollinger Comments on the Court's Recent Case on Discrimination Against Majority Groups appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jun 11, 2025

Sixth Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity for Kim Davis for a Third Time

The message that public officials are required to follow the law, even if they disagree with it, does not seem to have gotten through.

Reason · Mar 11, 2025

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Right whales, premium cigars, and tax evasion.

Reason · Jan 31, 2025

Justice Thomas Is Not Happy with the Sixth Circuit (Again)

A dissent from the denial of certiorari in another Sixth Circuit Habeas case.

Reason · Jan 29, 2025

What Process Is Due Before Property Is Destroyed?

The Sixth Circuit finds a city failed to provide adequate process before demolishing a condemned mobile home.

Reason · Jan 26, 2025

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Reason · Jan 6, 2025

Court Rejects Title VI Lawsuit Over Alleged Anti-Semitism at Haverford College

"As a result of Plaintiffs' scattered pleading, any serious allegations of actionable discrimination are buried as needles within a haystack of distraction."

PC Gamer · Jan 2, 2025

Net neutrality is dead again: US court says the FCC can't bring back Obama-era internet regulations

The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Chevron deference in 2024 cut the FCC's legs out from under it.

Reason · Jan 2, 2025

Sixth Circuit Rejects FCC's Open Internet Order as Inconsistent with Statutory Text

The unanimous panel has little difficulty concluding the FCC sought to exercise authority it did not have.

Reason · Dec 13, 2024

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Appeals Court Decisions

Neighborly strolls, cannabis discrimination, and a thorough un-en-bancing.

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Reason · Nov 21, 2024

Federal Courts Still Lack Authority to Issue Advisory Opinions

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reminds us that there are limits to Article III.

Reason · Nov 11, 2024

An Interview with Judge James C. Ho

Q: Judge Amul Thapar of the Sixth Circuit recently criticized the law clerk hiring boycott that you and others launched… The post An Interview with Judge James C. Ho appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Nov 1, 2024

Terms of Service Do Not Eliminate Fourth Amendment Rights in a Google Account

So holds the Second Circuit, in a new decision.

Reason · Oct 8, 2024

Sixth Circuit Allows Enforcement of Ohio Law Barring Foreign Expenditures on Ballot Initiatives

A divided circuit panel stays the district court's injunction against enforcing Ohio's law.

Reason · Sep 23, 2024

Was the Federal Government's Defense of Race-Based Debt Relief for Farmers and Ranchers "Substantially Justified"?

An interesting question divides a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Reason · Aug 30, 2024

Ohio Criminal Harassment Statute Unconstitutional as to Certain Emails Sent to Government Official

So Magistrate Judge Stephanie Bowman concludes (correctly, I think) in her Report and Recommendation in today's Hicks v. Faris (S.D. Ohio): Plaintiff Christopher R. Hicks is a self-described political watchdog and member of the Central and Executive Committee of the Clermont County Republican Party. This case concerns email communications sent…

Reason · Aug 30, 2024

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

A tardy oath, old-timey drunkards, and telling it man to [redacted] man.

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