Short Circuit 187 | How Binding Is Your Dicta?
Podcast (short-circuit): Play in new window | Download
The Third Circuit allowed a Second Amendment case challenging Robinson Township’s new zoning ordinance to proceed. Did they town change their zoning laws just to prevent a gun club from fulling opening? Possibly, we’ll have to wait and see. But in the meantime, Andrew Ward walks us through this decision exploring just which level of scrutiny applies to Second Amendment challenges. And there was a very colorful dissent in the Ninth Circuit from Judge VanDyke. Patrick Jaicomo explains this dissent and its problems with the Ninth Circuit’s binding dicta rule.
Drummond v. Robinson Township: https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/201722p.pdf
Ford v. Peery: https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2021/08/18/18-15498.pdf
IJ’s Conference on the Will of the People: https://ij.org/event/does-the-will-of-the-people-actually-exist/
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCqDbZTI7kIws11kEhed/overview
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/institute-for-justice/short-circuit
Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iz26kyzdcpodkfm5cpz7rlvf76a
Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/
Want to email us? [email protected]
Recent Episodes
Short Circuit 376 | Murder Mysteries

Two federal appellate opinions involving a murder and whether justice was served. First, IJ’s Dan Alban reports on a Sixth Circuit case where a man […]
Listen NowShort Circuit 375 | Unsympathetic Clients

Constitutional rights protect everyone, even people we might not be terribly fond of. This week we discuss two defendants who perhaps don’t deserve a lot […]
Listen NowShort Circuit 374 | Content-Based Dancing

All kinds of constitutional goodies this week, from sovereign immunity to the First Amendment right to dance. But we begin with our annual Kentucky Derby […]
Listen NowShort Circuit 373 | Live from Denver Law!

Short Circuit went mile high for a live show before the students at Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver. The focus was […]
Listen Now