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Will Joe Manchin get his pipeline?

The agreement might not solve the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s biggest problem: compliance with environmental law

Salon

Chief Judge Srinivasan's Cursory Emoluments Clauses Analysis

After four years of contested litigation, the D.C. Circuit cursorily resolves the meaning of the Emoluments Clauses without any acknowledgment…

Reason

‘Pouring gasoline on the fire’: Trump knew election plot was illegal and egged on riot that threatened Mike Pence’s life, Jan 6 hearing reveals

New testimony reveals one of Mr Trump’s White House lawyers telling law professor John Eastman he was ‘out of his…

The Independent UK

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‘An affront to our democracy’: Retired judge who advised Pence will tell Jan 6 panel Trump’s plan was to ‘steal America’s democracy’

‘The treacherous plan was no less ambitious than to steal America’s democracy’

The Independent UK

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Rubber stamps, pole cameras, and personal vendettas.

Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Jury trials, bench trials, and prospective insurrections.

Reason

Madison Cawthorn and the Mischief Rule

Eugene has a post on today's decision by the Fourth Circuit (per Judge Heytens) on Rep. Madison Cawthorn's challenge to…

Reason

Slurs Posted from High School Campus Can Be Punished Even If They Aren't "Disruptive" or "Fighting Words"

The result might have been different "if plaintiff's speech had occurred off-campus."

Reason

Richmond's Limits on Ads on City Buses Struck Down as Unreasonably Vague

From White Coat Waste Project v. Greater Richmond Transit Co., decided today (quite correctly, I think) by the Fourth Circuit…

Reason

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Checks and Balances: Tennessee lawmakers end judicial deference

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal…

Ballotpedia

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Plasma, prisons, and political parties

Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Neighbors from hell, unvaccinated prison staff, and unconscionable sentences.

Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Flea collars, bachelors, and data scraping.

Reason

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SEC Mishap Highlights Taint On Government “Taint Teams”

A government agency candidly acknowledged the accidental mishandling of potentially privileged documents – this time, its own.

Forbes

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Heat waves, raucous parties, and cemetery discretion.

Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Acts of state, hedonic damages, and bang-bang commands.

Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Diet speech, judicial speech, and petition-related speech.

Reason

No Sealing of Letters of Support in Sentencing for Police Brutality

From U.S. v. George, decided Tuesday by Judge Kenneth Bell (W.D.N.C.); for more on the underlying case, see this Fourth…

Reason