Short Circuit: Weekly Federal Appeals Court Rulings Compendium
This article is a weekly legal roundup from the Institute for Justice, summarizing nine notable rulings from U.S. federal courts of appeal. Key cases include: the D.C. Circuit ruling that challenges to USPS service changes must go through the Postal Regulatory Commission; the First Circuit striking down Rhode Island's extraterritorial dealership law under the Dormant Commerce Clause; the First Circuit affirming suppression of evidence from a wrong phone seized under a warrant; the First Circuit largely denying preliminary injunctions in a religious school funding case; the Second Circuit ordering temporary release for a Jamaican man needing kidney dialysis; the Second Circuit upholding New York City's congestion pricing toll; the Second Circuit upholding a ban on broker fees charged to tenants; the Second Circuit reversing exclusion of expert testimony in a prenatal acetaminophen lawsuit; and the Third Circuit addressing a doctor's critique of affirmative action policies.
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Short Circuit: Weekly Federal Appeals Court Rulings Compendium
This article is a weekly legal roundup from the Institute for Justice, summarizing nine notable rulings from U.S. federal courts of appeal. Key cases include: the D.C. Circuit ruling that challenges to USPS service changes must go through the Postal Regulatory Commission; the First Circuit striking down Rhode Island's extraterritorial dealership law under the Dormant Commerce Clause; the First Circuit affirming suppression of evidence from a wrong phone seized under a warrant; the First Circuit largely denying preliminary injunctions in a religious school funding case; the Second Circuit ordering temporary release for a Jamaican man needing kidney dialysis; the Second Circuit upholding New York City's congestion pricing toll; the Second Circuit upholding a ban on broker fees charged to tenants; the Second Circuit reversing exclusion of expert testimony in a prenatal acetaminophen lawsuit; and the Third Circuit addressing a doctor's critique of affirmative action policies.