Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
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Also found guilty of 16 counts of aggravated battery, one for each bullet he fired.
While the Supreme Court nominee's anger and frustration last week were understandable, his tactics were troubling.
... and the conservative Federalist Society is named after legislative history.
Headlines like this are appallingly common.
Mara Mancini was seven months pregnant when she was attacked by a police dog chasing a suspect on foot.
First and Last ignores the absurdity that many of its subjects are imprisoned, not to mention Gwinnett County Jail's own troubled record.
Further thoughts on why Kavanaugh's testimony is disqualifying.
"I'm being handcuffed right here on my own damn property," Karle Robinson said while watching body camera footage of the incident.
A new class about what to expect at a traffic stop is being mandated for all high school students.
When the ground strategy failed, police turned to the air.
A polygraph test does not prove Christine Blasey Ford is telling the truth-or anything else.
Kavanaugh was correct: it was a circus. But he was the one who made it a circus - and for that (apart from anything that he may or may not have done in 1982) he should not be confirmed.
Cops were greeted by a calm scene, but the situation quickly erupted into chaos.
Plus: more transparency among California cops and less transparency among Instagram "influencers."
Contrary to the fears of some pundits, the U.S. is not on the brink of civil war. But the explanation for that is far from entirely reassuring.
The 13th Amendment outlaws slavery, but not for prison inmates.
Hundreds may see their sentences overturned or shortened.
How "judicial philosophy" figures into the decision to support or oppose a nominee.
A libertarian-leaning federal judge and a liberal Supreme Court justice both make the case against qualified immunity.
Florida has rolled back some of its worst mandatory minimum laws, but the inmates sentenced under them have no relief.
Gov. Jerry Brown signs bills dramatically increasing transparency about law enforcement behavior.
The Supreme Court nominee's teenaged tippling was typical, although the law pretends otherwise.
One of the points at issue in the debate over the sexual assault accusations against Brett Kavanaugh is whether the standards of proof used by the Senate should be those appropriate to a criminal trial or those of a job interview. The latter is the superior approach.
Temperamental centrism and case-by-case decision-making, on Brett Kavanaugh and other issues, irritates nearly everyone-and is necessary.
What Maryland calls "misdemeanors" is very different from what other states do.
The symposium includes contributions by various legal commentators, including Bruce Ackerman, Mari Matsuda, Deborah Rhode, and myself.
Politics is not solely red and blue. Or in this case, red and white.
Interviewing prisoners, Auer deference in criminal cases, and Rand Paul's neighbor.
The ABA president called for a delay in voting on Kavanaugh's nomination, but the ABA refuses to provide any details about this decision
If you want to show your support for the accused or the accuser, stay away from these.
Sen. Lindsey Graham had the quote of the day: "I think I know what happened."
An index of recurring topics
This might be the first time a Nashville police officer has been charged for an on-duty shooting.
An investigation concluded that there was no way the officers could have seen a man using drugs as they said they did.
We didn't get another Anita Hill hearing. Let's consider that a small silver lining.
It makes no sense. Then again, neither does prohibition.
Plus: Is postmodernism bad?
The right-wing politician faces prosecution and psychiatric examination for posting pictures of ISIS atrocities.