September 21, 2023
Short Circuit 290 | Supreme Court Preview at UNC!
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For the 7th year in a row Short Circuit travels to the University of North Carolina School of Law to preview the upcoming Supreme Court […]
Read MoreSeptember 15, 2023
Short Circuit 289 | Property Rights FTW
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We celebrate, and dig into, two victories for property rights this week—both in IJ cases! First, IJ’s Wesley Hottot discusses the Sixth Circuit’s opinion in […]
Read MoreSeptember 07, 2023
Short Circuit 288 | Nondelegating Warrants
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Two old favorites this week: The nondelegation doctrine and the phrase “come back with a warrant.” And both from the culturally varied Sixth Circuit. First, […]
Read MoreAugust 30, 2023
Short Circuit 287 | Where the Sidewalk Ends
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The members of the Nashville City Council are apparently big fans of sidewalks to nowhere. In order for property owners to get a permit they […]
Read MoreAugust 24, 2023
Short Circuit 286 | Totally Noncontroversial Issues
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We wade into a hotly contested subject this week: standing law under Article III of the U.S. Constitution. The cases by which we address that […]
Read MoreAugust 18, 2023
Short Circuit 285 | Searching for Something
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A whole lot of searching going on this week. First, Scott Regan of IJ reports on a Ninth Circuit opinion involving, among other things, an […]
Read MoreAugust 11, 2023
Short Circuit 284 | Betting the Election
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Ari Bargil of IJ visits the Short Circuit virtual studio to take a bet. Or, rather, to tell us why some of us can keep […]
Read MoreAugust 09, 2023
Unpublished Opinions 1 | Swing More Freely
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Welcome to Short Circuit’s new podcast! In this free ranging side of the Center for Justice Engagement we welcome two Institute for Justice attorneys, Anya […]
Read MoreAugust 03, 2023
Short Circuit 283 | Pennies at a Time
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If someone sends you an unsolicited text message are you “injured”? In a constitutional sense, that is. Bob Belden swoops back to the podcast to […]
Read MoreJuly 27, 2023
Short Circuit 282 | Sexy Cops and Decades of Deference
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We swing from one legal extreme to another this week. From the First Amendment protecting street entertainers in Vegas on the one hand to deference […]
Read MoreJuly 20, 2023
Short Circuit 281 | Bosom Buddies
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We talk with a couple remarkable women who achieved something pretty remarkable for some other remarkable women in Georgia: Had the state supreme court strike […]
Read MoreJuly 13, 2023
Short Circuit 280 | Something’s Rotten in the State of Bivens
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Scott Michelman of the ACLU-DC joins us to discuss the ins-and-outs of a recent fascinating (yet disappointing) ruling of the D.C. Circuit. Remember when President […]
Read MoreJuly 06, 2023
Short Circuit 279 | Cops on the Beat
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It’s hard to sue the police. But it’s even harder to sue a judge. Rob Johnson returns to tell us about an Eighth Circuit case […]
Read MoreJune 30, 2023
Short Circuit 278 | I’ll Take the Elevator
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Who knew that is was so easy to defeat qualified immunity when you sue an elevator inspector? Wesley Hottot of IJ joins us this week […]
Read MoreJune 22, 2023
Short Circuit 277 | More to Come
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Short Circuit is delighted to welcome one of the “Founding Fathers” of #AppellateTwitter to our virtual studio, Sean Marotta. Sean tells the story of how […]
Read MoreJune 15, 2023
Short Circuit 276 | The Concentration of Powers
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We all know about the separation of powers. But this week IJ attorney Jaba Tsitsuashvili introduces us to something else: the concentration of powers. It’s […]
Read MoreJune 08, 2023
Short Circuit 275 | All Constitutional Law is Procedural Nonsense
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IJ attorney Paul Avelar seizes the means of production (and the Short Circuit microphone) and hosts this week’s episode, live from IJ’s annual Law Student […]
Read MoreJune 02, 2023
Short Circuit 274 | 100 Years of Meyer v. Nebraska
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June 4, 2023 marks exactly 100 years since the Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Meyer v. Nebraska, where the Court ruled that it […]
Read MoreMay 25, 2023
Short Circuit 273 | Suing to Apportion Seats
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Today we’re digging into the Fourteenth Amendment. No, not the part we usually talk about, Section 1, with its privileges or immunities, equal protection, and […]
Read MoreMay 18, 2023
Short Circuit 272 | Elizabeth Warren and Jackets
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If a sitting senator threatened you with censorship, would it matter what jacket she’s wearing? Although not an issue we discuss this week, it’s related […]
Read MoreMay 11, 2023
Short Circuit 271 | The Cars Greatest Hits
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Cars and free speech, what could be a more American combination? This week we’re playing a double-sided session that you can enjoy while honking your […]
Read MoreMay 05, 2023
Short Circuit 270 | Baby Ninth Amendments
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IJ attorney Josh Windham seizes the microphone and turns it around on your regular host, Anthony Sanders. Josh interviews Anthony about his new book, which […]
Read MoreApril 27, 2023
Short Circuit 269 | The British Constitution
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It’s Special Short Circuit time. And this time that means we don’t just investigate a special legal issue, we journey to a special place (well, […]
Read MoreApril 20, 2023
Short Circuit 268 | God and Man at Harvard and Yale
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Who ever said insurance isn’t interesting? Certainly not the Eleventh Circuit, and certainly not IJ’s Ben Field. He tells us a harrowing story of a […]
Read MoreApril 13, 2023
Short Circuit 267 | Take It
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Just compensation is a pretty basic part of the Constitution. Which is why this week’s panel is a little confused how the State of Minnesota […]
Read MoreApril 06, 2023
Short Circuit 266 | School Choice Special
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On a special Short Circuit IJ’s Marie Miller sits down with a trio of school choice experts to provide an overview on where school choice […]
Read MoreMarch 30, 2023
Short Circuit 265 | Time Travel
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Wouldn’t it be fun to own a time machine? If you said yes then you’re a lot like the Fifth Circuit. Last week its full […]
Read MoreMarch 23, 2023
Short Circuit 264 | Evicting Innocent People
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Can a city get a renter evicted for a crime they didn’t commit? Unfortunately, in cities across the country the answer is yes. On a […]
Read MoreMarch 14, 2023
Short Circuit 263 | A Three Hour Tour
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A nostalgic tale of judicial engagement where we examine whether recess is a crime and whether it’s fine for the government to follow your every […]
Read MoreMarch 08, 2023
Short Circuit 262 | Shielded
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A special Short Circuit Live at Georgetown University hosts Joanna Schwartz of UCLA to discuss her book Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable. And not […]
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