IJ.org/donate Seattle homelessness, privacy for political donors, and a city sues a state. Use iTunes? itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short…cuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…247/sounds.rss Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email […]

Before he was IJ’s president, Scott Bullock spent 25 years as an IJ attorney. In this episode, he recounts his years in the trenches as […]

Oyster takings, eminent domain in Colorado, and eminent domain in the Philippines. 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? […]

SWAT destroys an innocent persons house, Baltimore food trucks, and making innocent owners whole in civil forfeiture cases. Use iTunes? itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short…cuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…247/sounds.rss […]

Dry celling, panhandler speech, and judicial abdication most foul at the Washington Supreme Court. Use iTunes? itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short…cuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…247/sounds.rss Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to […]

We talk with the director of IJ’s Center for Judicial Engagement about a few of the issues the legal community is buzzing about at the […]

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 […]

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 […]

This discussion is a continuation of our foray into law for non-lawyers. Many people are familiar with the concepts of “due process” and “equal protection,” […]

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/ […]

What does it mean when courts apply “strict scrutiny” in their review of a law? Why do property, economic, and other vital liberties get only […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Never heard the term “Blaine Amendments” before? The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear IJ’s educational choice case Ezpinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue is […]

When IJ Associate Director of Activism Brooke Fallon started talking to entrepreneurs in Washington, D.C., about their experience doing business in the District, she got […]

IJ Senior Attorneys Robert McNamara and Paul Sherman discuss amicus briefs: what they are, where they came from, and how IJ—and others—use them for maximum impact.

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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: […]

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? […]

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] […]

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, […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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: […]