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

5th Circuit Judge James Ho Says a Presidentially Declared 'Invasion' Overrides Birthright Citizenship

Trump's Claims About Noncitizen Voting Are 'Not Credible,' a Federal Judge Says in a Scathing Decision

Introducing The Short Queue

A Supreme Court Case Underlines the Absurdity of the Federal Ban on Home Distilling

Dead Star Offers a Glimpse Into Our Solar System’s Future

Today in Supreme Court History: October 30, 1735

To Confuse Voters, Mary Peltola's Campaign Recruited a Second Dan Sullivan

Buckley’s Truth

On the Ethics of Making People Feel Uncomfortable

AI is Changing What It Means to Be a Doctor: Are We Ready

Ninth Circuit Rules Trump Illegally Federalized National Guard in Los Angeles

In D.C.'s Delegate Race, 2 Candidates Agree: No Federal Income Tax for District Residents

Federal Police Don't Belong in Churches

Federal Judge Halts Minnesota's Prediction Market Ban, Signaling Other States' Efforts Might Be Illegal Too

The AI Tipping Point

Hoover Daily Report | October 19, 2026

"You can fight the premise that AI is a better writer than the best human, but you’ll be whistling past the graveyard of dead writers and metaphors"

Odd shapes hidden in dense Amazon rainforest reveal sprawling ancient civilization

Why is Ringo Starr still performing at 86? Because he can

Artist and Philosopher Rockwell Kent’s Century-Old Meditations on Art and Life