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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

River rides, purple robes, and aesthetic injuries.

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Again, Someone Trying to Vanish My Post About a Case on One-Sided Pseudonymity

In February, I wrote about a Fourth Circuit decision in Doe v. Sidar, which discusses one-sided pseudonymity. On Wednesday, Google received a request that it remove that post from its indexes—and thus vanish it from search results—on the theory that the post violated the copyright in a blog post, https://europeannewschannels.blogspot.com/2024/01/fourth-circuit-on-one-sided.html:…

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Bird poop, non-testimonial thumbs, and the heckler's veto.

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Someone Trying to Vanish My Post About a Case on One-Sided Pseudonymity

Last month, I wrote about a Fourth Circuit decision in Doe v. Sidar, which discusses one-sided pseudonymity. Last week, Google received two requests that it remove that post from its indexes—and thus vanish it from search results—on the theory that the post violated the copyright in a Tumblr post, https://www.tumblr.com/case49news/745091056157196289/fourth-circuit-on-one-sided-pseudonymity-in-sexual:…

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Nuclear waste, river cruises, and an exploding toilet.

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Law Enforcement Trainers File Scotus Amicus Brief against Maryland Rifle Ban

Citizens should be able to choose the same high-quality defensive arms that peace officers choose

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Employers May Not "Take Adverse Employment Actions … Based on [Employees'] Race or Gender to Implement" "Diversity and Inclusion" Programs

From Tuesday's Fourth Circuit decision in Duvall v. Novant Health, Inc., written by Judge Agee and joined by Judges Quattlebaum and Floyd (upholding a damages award of "about $4 million"): After a week-long trial, a North Carolina jury found that Novant Health, Inc. terminated David Duvall because of his race,…

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Odor ordinances, woke training, and legislator walkouts.

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Justices Thomas and Alito on Bias Response Teams

In Speech First, Inc. v. Sands, the Court vacated the Fourth Circuit's decision upholding Virginia Tech's Bias Intervention and Response Team Policy, on the grounds that the case had become moot. Justice Jackson would have denied the petition because of her views about when lower court decisions should be vacated…

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Final decisions, accidental strip searches, and puppycide.

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Fourth Circuit on One-Sided Pseudonymity in Sexual Assault Cases

The decision allows such pseudonymity when the defendant has already been found (by default judgment) to have committed the assault, but Judge Wilkinson's concurrence argues that, absent this unusual factor, one-sided pseudonymity should be frowned on.

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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case Involving Use of Race-Neutral Means to Facilitate Anti-Asian Discrimination at Selective Public High School

Justice Alito wrote a strong dissent to denial of certiorari. The issues the case raises are likely to recur. In the meantime, the lower court ruling in the case sets a dangerous precedent.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Criminalizing journalism, spooking gun buyers, and fashioning the destiny of the community.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Gross, degrading, and deeply concerning.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Voting districts, work uniforms, and hunter harassment.

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Conservative lawyers to launch Society for Rule of Law to counter Maga movement

The group’s co-founders include retired Fourth Circuit judge J Michael Luttig, attorney George Conway, and former GOP Representative Barbara Comstock

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Court Upholds Denial of Pseudonymity to Plaintiff in #TheyLied Libel Suit Stemming from Title IX Complaint

"Appellant wants the option to hide behind a shield of anonymity in the event he is unsuccessful in proving his claim, but he would surely identify himself if he were to prove his claims."

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Prayer trails, controlled burns, and copyrighted law.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Chalk, meme stocks, and a dog in peril.

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Fourth Circuit Concedes to Congress on Mountain Valley Pipeline

The judges recognize that Congress ended their ability to review the Mountain Valley Pipeline, but they seem none too happy about it.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Butterfly knives, and prison atrocities, and a clueless detective.

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Supreme Court Saves Mountain Valley Pipeline from Fourth Circuit Stay

The Supreme Court vacated a stay entered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

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Will SCOTUS Be the Mountain Valley Pipeline's MVP?

The Mountain Valley Pipeline's developers seek Supreme Court intervention to prevent the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CIrcuit from delaying its completion.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Suing the TSA, unsecured explosives, and basic grammar.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Bridges to nowhere, a blindfolded surprise, and a threatening smirk.

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