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Divided Ninth Circuit Upholds California Exclusion of Religious Curricula from Parent-Designed Charter School "Independent Study Programs"

From Woolard v. Thurmond, written by Judge Andrew Hurwitz and joined by Judges Eric Miller and Jennifer Sung, and released… The post Divided Ninth Circuit Upholds California Exclusion of Religious Curricula from Parent-Designed Charter School "Independent Study Programs" appeared first on Reason.com.

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Fiery writs, imperial sovereigns, and cheating escheators.

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The Ninth Circuit's En Banc Shadow Docket

Why can lower courts issue unexplained rulings on the emergency docket, but not SCOTUS?

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Lies, damned lies, and statutes of limitations.

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Mirabelli Offers a Beautiful Vision of the Emergency Docket

Justices Barrett and Kavanaugh, as well as the Chief Justice, are on the same page.

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Justices Debate Emergency Docket in Parental Rights / Gender Transition Concealment Case

Today's opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta involved, on the merits, California policies that "prevent schools from telling them about their… The post Justices Debate Emergency Docket in Parental Rights / Gender Transition Concealment Case appeared first on Reason.com.

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S. Ct. Reinstates Trial Court Injunction Blocking Cal. Policy Limiting Schools' Disclosure to Parents of Student's Changed Gender Identity

From today's opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta: [Plaintiff] parents object that [California] policies prevent schools from telling them about their… The post S. Ct. Reinstates Trial Court Injunction Blocking Cal. Policy Limiting Schools' Disclosure to Parents of Student's Changed Gender Identity appeared first on Reason.com.

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Mayor's Right to Dismiss Volunteer Board Appointees for Speech, Including Religiously Motivated Speech

From Hodges v. Gloria, decided Thursday by the Ninth Circuit (Judges Consuelo Callahan and Lucy Koh, and Judge J. Campbell… The post Mayor's Right to Dismiss Volunteer Board Appointees for Speech, Including Religiously Motivated Speech appeared first on Reason.com.

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Unripe Septics, Unripe Commandments, and Technological Advances

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Shooting in a car, discrimination in the air, and injuries at sea.

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2-1 Ninth Circuit Decision in Suit Against Airline Brought by White Father Traveling with Black Adopted Son

From DelVechhia v. Frontier Airlines, Inc., decided Tuesday by the Ninth Circuit, in an opinion by Judges Michael Daily Hawkins… The post 2-1 Ninth Circuit Decision in Suit Against Airline Brought by White Father Traveling with Black Adopted Son appeared first on Reason.com.

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Modest markups, shotgun pleadings, and the Kansas Two-Step.

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Religious Employment and Title VII: Part 3—Resolving an Enduring Circuit Split

A textualist reading of the Title VII religious employer exemption resolves a long-running circuit split.

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Top Gun, official acts, and atrial fibrillation.

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Ninth Circuit Suspends Injunction Blocking California Policy Limiting Teachers' Disclosure to Parents of Student's Changed Gender Identity

A short excerpt from the Ninth Circuit's order yesterday in Mirabelli v. Bonta (Chief Judge Mary Murguia, joined by Judges… The post Ninth Circuit Suspends Injunction Blocking California Policy Limiting Teachers' Disclosure to Parents of Student's Changed Gender Identity appeared first on Reason.com.

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Flashing blue lights, veteran housing, and DEI trainings.

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Presence of Probable Cause Precludes Claim That Immigration Arrest Was Retaliation for First-Amendment-Protected Speech

So concludes a federal district in Louisiana, disagreeing with a Ninth Circuit panel.

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Citizen flag poles, mega-appeals, and land acknowledgments.

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First Amendment Challenge to UW "Unacceptable or Inappropriate" Conduct Policy Revived

Another item from today's Ninth Circuit decision in Reges v. Cauce, written by Judge Daniel Bress and joined by Judge… The post First Amendment Challenge to UW "Unacceptable or Inappropriate" Conduct Policy Revived appeared first on Reason.com.

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Forbidden vehicle pursuits, forbidden hand-washing pics, and Epic injunctions.

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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Firework permits, intratribal smokes, and really just a whole lot of shootings and killings.

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"Counsel, We're Having a Hard Time Believing That"

From LNU v. Bondi, released Nov. 4, 2025 by Ninth Circuit Judges Richard Paez, Carlos Bea, and Danielle Forrest (though… The post "Counsel, We're Having a Hard Time Believing That" appeared first on Reason.com.

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Non-condensing furnaces, drag shows, and master accounts.

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Short Circuit: An Inexhaustive Weekly Compendium of Rulings from the Federal Courts of Appeal

Pill-pushing predictions, off-campus speech, and a crude insurrection.

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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Solar panels, campus protests, and not much due process.

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