Short Circuit 207 | West Coast Hits
Following in the footsteps of last week's Super Bowl halftime show, we're keeping it West Coast today. Two cases from the Ninth Circuit that are Very ...
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Short Circuit 206 | 50 Shades of Government Immunity
The Institute for Justice just issued a new report, 50 Shades of Government Immunity, about what happens when you go to state--not federal--court afte...
Short Circuit 205 | Foreign Divorces
Divorce can be hard on the kids. Especially when the divorce was 40 years ago, the government doesn't believe it happened, and your U.S. citizenship d...
Short Circuit 204 | Contracts and Blood Spatters
Sometimes when the government does bad things to you it violates the Constitution. And sometimes it just violates the contract. Jeff Rowes explains th...
Short Circuit 203 | I Have No Idea What's Going On
Is it "on bonk" or "n bank"? IJ lawyers disagree on how to pronounce a full court of appeals considering a case. But whatever your Latin/Old French sk...
Short Circuit 202 | Rules for Traffic Stops
Ever wondered when the police can pull you over and what they can do once you stop? Then this episode brings news you can use through a couple recent ...
Short Circuit 201 | The Fifth Circuit: It's Complicated
It's a new year but little is new with qualified immunity in the Fifth Circuit. Or is it? Easha Anand of the MacArthur Justice Center joins us to disc...
Short Circuit 200 | Origins
It's our 200th episode! We're taking this second century as an excuse to explore where Short Circuit came from and what it's done, both the podcast an...
Short Circuit 199 | The Right Not To Be Framed and It's Greek To Me
In what may be the most obvious of examples of obvious constitutional violations, we discuss the right to not have the police put you in prison. Alexa...
Short Circuit 199 | The Right Not To Be Framed and It's Greek To Me
In what may be the most obvious of examples of obvious constitutional violations, we discuss the right to not have the police put you in prison. Alexa...