Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions; Password-sharing case divides Ninth Circuit in Nosal II; Fact-checking PolitiFact’s fact-check of Trump’s ‘crime is rising’ claim; Man arrested for Facebook picture that shows him burning an American flag; How political ignorance bolsters racial, ethnic, and xenophobic prejudice; Private email accounts are not exempt from FOIA; Comey’s unusual public recommendation in the Clinton email investigation; Upcoming speaking engagements on “Democracy and Political Ignorance”;     Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions Entrapment, dusky gopher frogs, and go-go funk. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » Password-sharing case divides Ninth Circuit in Nosal II If a company says you can't access its computer but an employee with access rights says you can, are you accessing the computer "without authorization" if you rely on the employee's permission? The Ninth Circuit holds 2-1 that you are. The case now sets the stage for an important related ruling in Facebook v. Power Ventures. By Orin Kerr  •  Read more » Fact-checking PolitiFact’s fact-check of Trump’s ‘crime is rising’ claim PolitiFact says Trump's pants are on fire. But the actual facts seem to be that violent crime did increase in 2015 and likely in the first quarter of 2016 (though the broader 1990 to 2014 trend has been a sharp decrease in crime). By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   Man arrested for Facebook picture that shows him burning an American flag Fortunately, the prosecutor has refused to prosecute, since the Illinois flag desecration statute clearly violates the First Amendment, and any "disorderly conduct" prosecution would likewise be unconstitutional. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   How political ignorance bolsters racial, ethnic, and xenophobic prejudice My History News Network column on this underemphasized consequence of political ignorance. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more »   Private email accounts are not exempt from FOIA A timely federal court decision limits the ability of government officials to shield documents from the Freedom of Information Act through the use of private email accounts. By Jonathan H. Adler  •  Read more » Comey’s unusual public recommendation in the Clinton email investigation Unusual, but sensible. By Orin Kerr  •  Read more »   Upcoming speaking engagements on “Democracy and Political Ignorance” Upcoming speaking engagements about my just-published book. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Fact Checker Count the pinocchios. A weekly review of what's true, false or in-between. Sign Up »         Share The Volokh Conspiracy:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for updates from The Volokh Conspiracy blog. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071