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Federal Courts

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Civil Asset Forfeiture

Indiana Argues That the State Should Be Able To Take Everything You Own if You Commit a Drug Crime

The state used civil asset forfeiture to seize Tyson Timbs' car in 2013. His nightmare hasn't ended.

Billy Binion | 2.5.2021 3:15 PM

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Qualified Immunity

Federal Court Confirms That Shackling an Inmate During Exercise Is Cruel and Unusual Punishment

The warden at the center of the case was originally given qualified immunity.

Billy Binion | 2.4.2021 3:45 PM

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Qualified Immunity

Prison Guards Who Forced Menstruating Visitor To Expose Vaginal and Anal Cavities Are Protected by Qualified Immunity

A federal court said it did not violate her Fourth Amendment rights.

Billy Binion | 1.27.2021 2:20 PM

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Surveillance

Cops Must Destroy Illegal Surveillance Videos From Spa Visited by Robert Kraft

Authorities "shall destroy the videos unlawfully obtained through the surveillance of the Orchids of Asia Day Spa," a federal judge says.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.26.2021 4:00 PM

Judiciary

"Tear Down This Judicial Paywall"

The federal judiciary should not be charging for access to public court records.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.14.2020 4:19 PM

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Reason Roundup

Tennessee Can Enforce Ban on Abortion Based on Sex, Race, or Down Syndrome Status of Fetus

Plus: More losses for the Trump campaign, a win for cannabis delivery services, a ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy violates First Amendment rights, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.23.2020 9:38 AM

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Reason Roundup

'I Won the Election' Tweets Trump as Legal Losses Stack Up 

Plus: Another COVID-19 vaccine, another blow against DHS DACA order, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.16.2020 9:40 AM

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Election 2020

Republicans Are Trying To Cancel More Than 100,000 Votes in a Deep Blue Part of Texas

A lawsuit filed just days before the election asks federal courts to toss out all the votes already cast at drive-through polling stations in Harris County.

Eric Boehm | 11.1.2020 2:35 PM

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Backpage

Judge Whose A.G. Spouse Bashes Backpage Won't Recuse Herself From Backpage Trial

Judge Susan Brnovich said no reasonable person would question her impartiality just because her husband already says they're guilty.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.30.2020 12:00 PM

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Free Trade

Will These Lawsuits End Trump's Tariffs? More Than 3,500 U.S. Companies Hope So.

The lawsuits have been filed over the past two weeks by several major American companies, including retailers Target and Home Depot, car manufacturers Tesla and Ford, and several major manufacturing firms.

Eric Boehm | 9.29.2020 1:50 PM

Judges

Trump's Actual Record on Judges

A look at the numbers shows that both the President and his critics get it wrong.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.23.2020 1:57 PM

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Reason Roundup

Court OKs Deportation of Hundreds of Thousands of Immigrants, Another Says Homeland Security's Head Might Have No Legal Authority

Plus: Trump threatens Iran, Pennsylvania pandemic restrictions are unconstitutional, sex workers call out Kamala Harris, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.15.2020 10:10 AM

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Reason Roundup

Court Thwarts Trump's Attempt To Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From Census

Plus: Raleigh cop uses fake evidence in drug cases, caution on CDC study linking restaurants to COVID-19 cases, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.11.2020 9:32 AM

Federal Courts

Younger Abstention after Trump v. Vance

Did the Supreme Court quietly modify a major jurisdictional doctrine?

Will Baude |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.10.2020 4:30 PM

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Qualified Immunity

Qualified Immunity Is a Disgrace, No Matter Where You Live

Even the most police-skeptical courts grant the doctrine in egregious circumstances.

Billy Binion | 8.28.2020 3:55 PM

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Reason Roundup

Telemedicine Abortion Gets Green Light From Federal Court

Plus: "Heartbeat law" ruled unconstitutional, introducing the Atlas of Surveillance, Brave New World reimagined, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.14.2020 9:30 AM

Mark Janus

Footnote 12 and Retroactive Liability

An important point on judicial retroactivity buried in a footnote of Justice Kavanaugh's opinion in Barr v. AAPC.

Will Baude |The Volokh Conspiracy | 7.6.2020 11:38 PM

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Reason Roundup

Lawsuit Against 'Shitty Media Men' List Creator Can Proceed, Judge Says

Plus: Tech giants will testify in Congressional antitrust hearing, Seattle police clear out CHOP, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.2.2020 9:30 AM

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Reason Roundup

Devin Nunes Can Sue Cow Account but Not Twitter, Says Judge

Plus: Time to cancel U.S. propaganda outlets, Twitch sued over sexy women, new Assange indictment, social-justice symbolism, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.25.2020 9:32 AM

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Reason Roundup

Judge to FBI: You Should've Gotten a Warrant Before Turning On That Phone

Plus: Virginia decriminalizes marijuana, it's not Trump's call whether we close the country again, and more…

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.22.2020 10:10 AM

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Reason Roundup

COVID-Era Abortion Bans Blocked in 3 States—For Now

Plus: "Netflix for 3-D guns," viral authoritarianism, COVID-19 behind bars, and more…

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.31.2020 9:48 AM

Federal Courts

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Judges?

Adjudication Outside Article III (part five)

Will Baude |The Volokh Conspiracy | 3.20.2020 2:33 PM

Federal Courts

Some Implications for Executive Adjudication

Adjudication Outside Article III (part four)

Will Baude |The Volokh Conspiracy | 3.19.2020 4:13 PM

Federal Courts

The Executive Power to Adjudicate

Adjudication Outside Article III (part three)

Will Baude |The Volokh Conspiracy | 3.18.2020 2:02 PM

Federal Courts

The Constitutionality of Territorial Courts

Adjudication Outside Article III (part two)

Will Baude |The Volokh Conspiracy | 3.17.2020 3:02 PM

Federal Courts

Adjudication Outside Article III (part one)

Why there are no "exceptions" to Article III

Will Baude |The Volokh Conspiracy | 3.16.2020 9:27 AM

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Reason Roundup

Can U.S. Cities Be Forced To House Coronavirus Patients?

Plus: Supreme Court will hear Catholic foster agency case, Apple and TikTok reject Sen. Josh Hawley's testimony request, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.25.2020 9:30 AM

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Jury Nullification

Divided Appeals Panel Slaps Federal Judge for Allowing Jury Nullification Defense

Jurors remain free to exercise judgment and mercy in a criminal justice system that often lacks both.

J.D. Tuccille | 1.6.2020 10:45 AM

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Militarization of Police

Cops Destroyed This House To Arrest a Shoplifter. A Federal Court Says Police Don't Have To Pay for the Damage.

Are there any limits to what police can do in pursuit of a suspect? The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals apparently doesn't think so.

Eric Boehm | 10.31.2019 4:00 PM

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Qualified Immunity

Judge Says Cops Need Qualified Immunity To 'Stop Mass Shootings'

In fact, the legal doctrine lets cops to get away with outrageous conduct.

Billy Binion | 10.25.2019 2:55 PM

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Qualified Immunity

Prison Guard Who Hid While Inmate Raped a Nurse Cannot Be Sued, Federal Court Rules

The 7th Circuit said the guard is protected by qualified immunity.

Billy Binion | 10.16.2019 10:55 AM

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Reason Roundup

Planned Parenthood Succeeds in Getting Missouri's 8-Week Abortion Ban Blocked, but Rule Against Race- or Sex-Selective Abortion Remains in Place

Plus: North Carolina sues eight more e-cig companies, Tulsi Gabbard fails to meet debate threshold, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.28.2019 9:33 AM

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Criminal Justice

Court Sides With Prison Guards Who Forced Female Inmates To Expose Genitals During Training Exercise

The search raised Fourth Amendment concerns.

Billy Binion | 8.13.2019 1:30 PM

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Reason Roundup

Cops Can't Take a Joke? The First Amendment Doesn't Care

Plus: Behind the bipartisan war on internet speech, New York "decriminalizes" pot (but you'll still get fined), and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.30.2019 9:30 AM

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Abortion

Let Midwives and Nurse Practitioners Provide First-Trimester Abortions, Says Federal Court

"First trimester abortions, which typically require only medication, do not require the onsite presence of a licensed physician."

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.9.2019 1:45 PM

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Civil Liberties

The Feds Make a Killing by Overcharging for Electronic Court Records

C.J. Ciaramella | 4.22.2019 7:05 AM

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