Brickbat: A Bit of a Stretch
A federal appeals court ruled that San Diego's ban on yoga classes in public parks and beaches is unconstitutional because teaching yoga is a form of free speech. The 2024 ordinance had prohibited yoga groups of four or…
Tag: Federal Courts
This Court Case Could Normalize Vibes-Based Regulation
If you think federal regulators care about data-driven, evidence-based policymaking, a case currently before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will leave you scratching your head. The case involves a terrible…
Trump argues that he can take over a state’s National Guard whenever he wants
Federal courts have no role whatsoever in assessing President Donald Trump's decision to take control of the California National Guard, Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate argued at a hearing before the U.S. Court…
Federal courts shrug at potentially lethal wrong-door raids
Early on a Wednesday morning in October 2017, FBI agents terrorized three innocent people, including a 7-year-old boy, by breaking into their home in Atlanta. The agents tossed a flash-bang grenade, rousted the two adults…
GOP Senate Version of the Big Beautiful Bill Includes an Ugly Attack on Courts’ Ability to Protect Constitutional Rights
(AI-generated image.) A provision inserted into the Senate GOP version of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" would, if enacted, pose a serious threat to federal courts' ability to protect your constitutional…
Supreme Court revives lawsuit from innocent Georgia family raided by the FBI
It's been almost eight years since an FBI SWAT team arrived at Curtrina Martin and Toi Cliatt's home, detonated a flash grenade inside, ripped the door off, and stormed into the couple's bedroom with guns…
The OneTaste verdict makes federal prosecutors sound like activists
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is now embracing ideas about coercion and consent that rose to prominence on college campuses during the Barack Obama administration. That's the implication of the OneTaste case, in which…
New York man who lost $258,000 in equity after home seizure can sue the city, judge rules
First the government seized Kenneth Michael Sikorsky's home and all of its equity over a tax debt worth far less than what it took. Now a federal court has ruled that Sikorsky has successfully stated a claim for a…
Virginia-based MicroKits is in limbo as owner sues over Trump’s tariffs
Even after scoring a huge victory against President Donald Trump's tariffs in federal court last week, David Levi still isn't sure if his small business will survive the trade war. "It's just been…
Police blew up Texas woman’s home and sent her the bill. A judge says she’s owed $60,000.
Years after a SWAT team in Texas destroyed an innocent woman's home while trying to apprehend a fugitive, the local government will have to pay her $60,000 in damages plus interest, a federal judge ruled Thursday. That…
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