Short Circuit listeners may be familiar with occupational liberty cases brought by the Institute for Justice. But perhaps not with the kind of “through the […]

It’s a Short Circuit Special this week, all about that part of the Constitution that is supposed to keep away unreasonable searches and seizures—the Fourth […]

A special Short Circuit Live in southern California with a special guest. We welcome Ken White, a/k/a Popehat to the show, along with IJ attorneys […]

IJ President and Chief Counsel Scott Bullock discusses IJ’s incredible growth over the past decade. Learn what’s changed, what hasn’t, and why IJ always stays […]

Ever wonder how IJ chooses which cases to litigate, finds clients, and develops campaigns that fundamentally transform the law? IJ’s Deputy Litigation Director Robert McNamara […]

All too often, governments treat people like ATMs, seizing property and issuing fines to raise revenue, not promote justice. Senior Vice President Dana Berliner; IJ […]

When federal courts don’t protect the right to earn a living, state constitutions can offer a way forward. IJ attorneys Arif Panju and Justin Pearson […]

This fast-paced series of four mini-panels, each featuring an IJ attorney and client, explores cutting-edge property rights issues and related IJ cases. Learn how IJ […]

Learn how IJ works at state houses and city halls across America to protect people’s rights. IJ directors Meagan Forbes, Lisa Knepper, and Chad Reese […]

IJ’s Vice President for Communications, Justin Wilson, explains how IJ uses the court of public opinion to win cases before judges, at legislatures, and beyond. […]

A bevy of court-created legal doctrines permit rogue government officials to violate the Constitution and get away with it. The heads of IJ’s Project on […]

Everyday people across America have creative and private solutions to persistent public problems like hunger and homelessness, including IJ client Norma Thornton, who was arrested […]

IJ President and Chief Counsel Scott Bullock discusses IJ’s plans for the future and IJ’s commitment to a principled, nonpartisan defense of justice for all.

We visit some friends of the Institute for Justice at the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at Stanford Law School. The clinic allows law students to […]

It’s the second episode of Unpublished Opinions, a Short Circuit podcast. This time we’re once again joined by Institute for Justice attorney Anya Bidwell, but […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]