Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchShort Circuit 360 | Weed and Fines
If you have a greenhouse, and a government agent sees it on Google Maps, is that fact probable cause to charge you with growing illegal cannabis, fin…
1 year, 8 months ago
Short Circuit 359 | Net Neutrality Flip Flops
A lot going on this week, including a lot of Short Circuit news. On the law side we talk about two recent opinions, one from the Fourth Circuit and o…
1 year, 9 months ago
Short Circuit 358 | Motte-and-Bailey Game
Can state officers simply come on your land and take samples of your dirt (and water) without a warrant? Well, it’s hard to know when the court abst…
1 year, 9 months ago
Short Circuit 357 | Drama at the City Council Meeting
City council meetings are usually sparsely attended, low key, unwatched affairs. Except when they’re not. This week we have two cases where those in …
1 year, 9 months ago
Short Circuit 356 | Christmas Sweater Law
Seasons greetings from Short Circuit! While you’re enjoying your holiday week at the end of 2024 we’re giving you the content you need: Christmas swe…
1 year, 9 months ago
Short Circuit 355 | Civil Rights Reform in the States
IJ’s Anya Bidwell guest hosts this special episode to ask what states and local governments can do to better protect their citizens’ rights, particul…
1 year, 9 months ago
Short Circuit 354 | Grounds Increasingly Dubious
We start with a case that ticks a lot of Short Circuit boxes: eliminating governmental immunities, state constitutions, preliminary injunctions, conn…
1 year, 10 months ago
Short Circuit 353 | Jurisdictional Mavens
Notable—and quotable—Chicago lawyer Patrick Eckler joins us for a crash-course in Seventh Circuit paranoia (if you’re paranoid about jurisdictional q…
1 year, 10 months ago
Short Circuit 352 | Misinformation
We go online for some First Amendment content this week. First, IJ’s Jeff Redfern explains how the Eleventh Circuit concluded that CNN might be liabl…
1 year, 10 months ago
Short Circuit 351 | State Court Shenanigans
A couple friends drop by this week who have overstayed their welcome: Rooker and Feldman. Together they make up the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, a weed t…
1 year, 10 months ago