Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
The article discusses recent rulings from federal courts, highlighting various legal challenges and cases. It covers issues such as fabricated evidence by IRS employees, secret recordings by Massachusetts state police, and wrongful convictions in Baltimore and Detroit. The piece also touches on the resumption of in-person hearings in the Virgin Islands and the complexities of tax regulations affecting fractional-share jet companies.
- ▪IRS employees were accused of fabricating evidence, but the court ruled there was no constitutional recourse for the plaintiffs.
- ▪Massachusetts state police have been recording phone conversations without warrants, raising constitutional concerns.
- ▪Two brothers wrongfully convicted of murder are suing detectives after new evidence emerged regarding their case.
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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal Fabricated evidence, terminated grants, and taxes on jets. John Ross | 5.29.2026 3:53 PM Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice. Friends, the procedural and legal obstacles to holding federal officers accountable in court for violating people's rights are nothing to sniff at. But if you want a whiff, we have it all here in this handy flowchart. New on the Bound By Oath podcast: We mess with Texas, telling the story of Pullman abstention and Justice Frankfurter's introduction of federalism to fed courts.
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