Guilty until proven innocent, in Colorado; Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions; Sen. Ben Sasse speaking to the Federalist Society about limited government; Former Obama White House counsel would have advised blocking Scalia’s replacement if tables had been turned; Nebraska school urges students not to fly American flags on their cars, ‘out of an abundance of caution’;     Guilty until proven innocent, in Colorado It is a violation of due process for Colorado to require that those whose criminal convictions have been overturned have to prove their "actual innocence" before the state will refund fees they paid as a consequence of their now-vacated convictions. By David Post  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions Gawker’s defamatory comment section; an egregious police shooting, and an effective ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » Sen. Ben Sasse speaking to the Federalist Society about limited government "If we are sincere about what we believe, it needs to be the case that we again remember what we thought two weeks ago. Which was that we need checks and balances. That we need a separation of powers." By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   Former Obama White House counsel would have advised blocking Scalia’s replacement if tables had been turned So reports Prof. Josh Blackman, and NPR reporter Carrie Johnson acknowledges this. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   Nebraska school urges students not to fly American flags on their cars, ‘out of an abundance of caution’ Isn’t there a passage about that in the Star-Spangled Banner -- “from abundance of caution was gallantly lowered”? By Eugene Volokh  •  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