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Sixth Circuit Practice Institute – Oct. 29, Cincinnati
On October 29 in Cincinnati, the Federal Bar Association is hosting the Sixth Circuit Practice Institute. The Institute is planned in coordination with the Sixth Circuit and features a terrific line-up. Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton, eight other Sixth Circuit judges,…
The Second Amendment Permits The Disarming of “Dangerous” Felons
Each year, more than 8,000 people are convicted for unlawful possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). About 90% of those cases arose from gun possession by a felon. Firearm prosecutions are reportedly “the third most common federal…
Sixth Circuit Explores the General Law of Wrongdoership
The “maxim that wrongdoers may not profit from their wrongs” is having a big week at the Sixth Circuit. In two cases—one about ERISA, the other about restitution—sons betrayed their mothers for financial gain. The facts in these cases are…
In Rare Summer Opinion, Supreme Court Follows Sixth Circuit’s Lead
In Department of Education v. Louisiana, the Supreme Court issued a rare August opinion to maintain two preliminary injunctions that block the Department of Education’s new rule. That rule expands Title IX to prevent sexual-orientation and gender-identity discrimination. State…
Divided Sixth Circuit Panels Find Tennessee Gender Laws Constitutional
A Tennessee law prevents changing one’s designation of sex on his or her birth certificate, even if that person has changed gender identity on other official documents as in life. In Gore v. Lee, the Sixth Circuit affirmed this…
The limits of Loper Bright and the long decline of Chevron
Given the continuing discussion about the Supreme Court’s decision to overrule Chevron in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, we thought that a review of the decision (and its limits) is in order.
The Loper Bright decision
The 6-3 decision…
Supreme Court GVRs Two Sixth Circuit Cases And Other Highlights from the Order List
The Supreme Court’s recent spate of high-profile decisions gives Court watchers much to process. At this blog, we hope to explore many of those decisions as summer progresses. In the meantime, we note a couple details from the Court’s Order…
En Banc Court Hears First Amendment Challenge to Campaign Finance Restriction
Congratulations are in order to the forty-something law clerks that swore in to the Sixth Circuit bar Wednesday. That was a prelude to the court’s en banc argument on campaign finance restrictions in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. FEC. The…
Sixth Circuit Grants P.G. Sittenfeld Release from Prison Pending Appeal
Today, the Sixth Circuit took the relatively rare step of granting a criminal defendant’s release from prison before deciding the merits of his case. That followed last week’s oral argument in the high-profile criminal appeal of Alexander “P.G.” Sittenfeld, the…