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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Private prisons, Pyrrhic victories, and a single-family hotel.

Reason · May 24, 2024

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Neighborhood character, three-judge district court panels, and a moldy office.

Reason · Apr 12, 2024

The Second Amendment and 18-to-20-Year-Olds

From Third Circuit Judge Cheryl Krause's dissent from denial of rehearing en banc yesterday in Lara v. Commissioner; Judges Shwartz, Restrepo, Freeman, Montgomery-Reeves, and Chung also voted to rehear the case en banc, but didn't write an opinion or join Judge Krause's: When they ratified the Second Amendment, our Founders…

Reason · Mar 28, 2024

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Zombie jokes, perplexing paths, and a handsy officer.

Reason · Aug 25, 2023

Florida Appellate Court Rejects Third Circuit's Reasoning as to Felons and the Second Amendment

From Edenfield v. State, decided Wednesday, in an opinion by Judge Bilbrey and joined by Judge Winokur, with Judge Long concurring in the result (for more on the Range case, see here): We deny Appellant's amended motion for rehearing, rehearing en banc, and to certify a question of great public…

Reason · Aug 7, 2023

Unusual Denial of Pseudonymity to Plaintiff Suing Over Alleged Anti-Trans Discrimination

Courts are generally inclined to allow litigants to remain pseudonymous to conceal their being transgender (see The Law of Pseudonymous Litigation, p. 1406); but they are also inclined to deny pseudonymity once the plaintiff had already identified himself or herself, and this is what made the difference in yesterday's decision…

Reason · Aug 2, 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

Fake Instagram accounts, offensive Facebook comments, and pro se parents.

Reason · Jun 9, 2023

Third Circuit Holds That at Least Some Felons Retain Second Amendment Rights

Today's en banc decision in Range v. Attorney General so concludes, in a majority opinion by Judge Hardiman, which got the votes of nine of the fifteen judges. The challenger in this case pleaded guilty in 1995 to making a false statement to obtain food stamps; because this was in…

Reason · Jun 6, 2023