Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions

The article introduces a weekly roundup of recent federal court decisions, alongside updates from the Institute for Justice’s podcasts and advocacy. It highlights a challenge to Clewiston, Florida’s food truck rules, which the organisation says protect established restaurants from competition and violate the state constitution.

The ordinance allows food trucks to operate only on Mondays and Tuesdays, when most local restaurants are closed, and bars them from setting up within 200 feet of an open restaurant without its written permission. The article says the timing and buffer zone limit competition and give existing restaurants influence over where food trucks can trade. It also previews podcast discussions on zoning reform and historical difficulties with statutory interpretation.