November 15, 2019

Ep. 8: Substantive Due Process

If the government is going to take away life, liberty, or property, the due process of law requires it to follow fair procedures. But, according […]

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November 05, 2019

Short Circuit 116 (11/9/19)

SWAT destroys an innocent person’s house, privacy in your backyard, and productive use of abandoned property. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ […]

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October 15, 2019

Short Circuit 115: Live at Penn Law (10/10/19)

A special Third Circuit episode featuring Claire Finkelstein, Mitch Berman, and Matthew Stiegler. Recorded before a live student audience at the invitation of the Penn […]

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October 04, 2019

Annual Supreme Court Preview: Live at UNC Chapel Hill (10/01/19)

Want to learn about the cases at the Supreme Court this year? Want to challenge your knowledge of “SCOTUS Geography”? Then listen into the Center […]

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September 27, 2019

Short Circuit 114 - Live at UCLA (9/27/19)

A Ninth Circuit episode featuring Eugene Volokh, Richard Re, and Robert Everett Johnson. Recorded live before a student audience at the invitation of the UCLA […]

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August 23, 2019

Ep. 7: Incorporation, the Lack Thereof

In 1842, the city of New Orleans prosecuted Father Bernard Permoli, a Catholic priest, for conducting an open casket funeral. A violation of the Free […]

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August 13, 2019

Short Circuit 113 (8/16/19)

Auer deference, the citizenship question, and the nondelegation doctrine. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? [email protected] Kisor v. […]

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August 02, 2019

Short Circuit 112 (08/02/19)

Bitten by a police dog, shot by a police officer, and sexually assaulted by a corrections officer. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: […]

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July 18, 2019

Short Circuit 111 (7/19/19)

Criticizing the police, prayers at public meetings, and Twitter as public forum. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? […]

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July 11, 2019

Short Circuit 110 (07/12/19)

Litigating under seal, flags as gov’t speech, and dangerous cell phones. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? [email protected] […]

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July 05, 2019

Ep. 6: Procedural Due Process

Before the government can take away your life, liberty, or property, it must first give you due process: fair and meaningful procedure. On this episode, […]

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June 07, 2019

Short Circuit 109 (6/7/19)

Cursing at the police, suspending drivers’ licenses over unpaid court debt, and eight months of warrantless home surveillance. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss […]

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May 07, 2019

Short Circuit 108 - Live at UChicago(5/7/19)

A Seventh Circuit extravaganza featuring Tacy Flint, Will Baude, and Jim Pfander. The episode was recorded before a live student audience at the University of […]

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April 17, 2019

Ep. 5 Tangled: The Equal Protection Clause

After the Civil War, what many Americans needed most was protection from violence. That’s what the Equal Protection Clause was meant to guarantee, but today […]

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March 21, 2019

Short Circuit 107 (3/22/19)

Police theft, forfeiture pleading standards, and fetal tissue transfers. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? [email protected] Police theft: […]

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February 20, 2019

Ep. 4: The Navigable Waters

In 1873, the Supreme Court said that the Privileges or Immunities Clause protects a right to “use the navigable waters of the United States”—and not […]

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February 18, 2019

Short Circuit 106 (2/15/19)

Facebooking jurors, an unpopular church, a very bad cop, and a tire-tapping trespass. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email […]

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January 30, 2019

Ep. 3 All But Redacted: The Privileges or Immunities Clause

The Privileges or Immunities Clause was meant to be one of the key liberty-protecting provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Clause says: “No state shall […]

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January 17, 2019

Short Circuit 105 (1/17/19)

No Fly List games and no sovereign immunity over Flint’s water crisis or Ferguson’s fines and fees. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: […]

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December 26, 2018

Short Circuit 104

Flight risks, using police databases for personal reasons, and a sentencing brouhaha. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? […]

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December 19, 2018

Ep. 2: The Fight for the Fourteenth

At the close of the Civil War, some 4 million slaves became free. But almost immediately after hostilities ceased, leaders in the ex-Confederate states began […]

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December 04, 2018

Ep. 1: Before the Fourteenth: John Rock and the Birth of Birthright Citizenship

Ep. 1: Before the Fourteenth: John Rock and the Birth of Birthright Citizenship by Institute for Justice

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November 15, 2018

Short Circuit 103 (11/15/18)

The defense of hearth and home, peonage, a gag order about hog farms, and dueling dinosaurs. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ […]

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October 25, 2018

Short Circuit 102: Live at Texas Law (10/25/18)

A Fifth Circuit extravaganza featuring Jane Webre, Kyle Hawkins, Steve Vladeck, and Evan Young. The episode was recorded before a LIVE student audience at the […]

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October 11, 2018

Short Circuit 101 (10/12/18)

Sciencing the heck out of Auer deference, cruel and unusual punishment of the homeless, and Pride Festival picketing. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss […]

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October 04, 2018

Short Circuit 100: Live at UNC Chapel Hill (10/5/18)

This week, we traveled to Chapel Hill to record a special live edition at the UNC school of law at the invitation of the UNC […]

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August 23, 2018

Short Circuit 099 (8/24/18)

Ignorance of the law, immigration deference, war deference, and Honey Badger copyrighting. Texas admin appeal: http://www.search.txcourts.gov/SearchMedia.aspx?MediaVersionID=94188990-8353-45e1-9475-1433233a37e3&coa=cossup&DT=BRIEFS&MediaID=722c1e4d-e466-45f9-b217-ae16f263008f Immigration: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/17/17-60460-CV0.pdf Gitmo detainee habeas: https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/0/27A95EB827865F50852582E2004EDEFF/$file/17-5067-1744312.pdf Honey Badger: http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2018/07/30/16-56715.pdf

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August 01, 2018

Short Circuit 098 (8/3/18)

Amtrak’s self-serving regulations, the FHFA’s unconstitutional structure, and Auer deference. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? [email protected] Amtrak: […]

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July 19, 2018

Short Circuit 097 (7/20/18)

No suing TSA screeners, state protections against unreasonable searches, and FERC’s incentive to approve pipelines. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want […]

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June 28, 2018

Short Circuit 096 (6/29/18)

With special guest Arthur Spitzer of the ACLU of DC: Detaining an American citizen abroad, jury trials for petty crimes, and banning displays of the […]

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