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Back to SearchShort Circuit 343 | Fourth Amendment Effects
“Effects” isn’t a word that most people associate with “my stuff” these days. But that’s what it means in the Fourth Amendment. Our “effects” are pro…
1 year, 8 months ago
Short Circuit 342 | Kicked Out of the Libertarian Club?
Economic liberty is in poll position. Or at least it won an early round victory in North Carolina. IJ attorney, and North Carolinian, Josh Windham re…
1 year, 9 months ago
Short Circuit 341 | Live from Austin: Local Retaliation
A special edition of Short Circuit Live where the Institute for Justice teamed up with the Texas Observer for a conversation about how local governme…
1 year, 9 months ago
Short Circuit 340 | No Way to Run a Railroad
An extremely sad case, especially for man’s best friend (dog-lover discretion is advised!), and a happy case for property rights. First, the Center f…
1 year, 9 months ago
Short Circuit 339 | The Crime of Journalism
Part of the job description of a journalist is talk to public officials, gather information, and report on it. Unfortunately, that seems to be a crim…
1 year, 9 months ago
Short Circuit 338 | Geofence Warrants
One reason we have a Fourth Amendment is to be free from general warrants, permission slips for the government to search, well, everything. Is that w…
1 year, 9 months ago
Short Circuit 337 | Facebook Comment Board of Appeals
Anyone who has ever grown enraged after seeing their comment deleted from a Facebook page will find solace in this week’s episode. We examine a free …
1 year, 10 months ago
Short Circuit 336 | Thor’s Seizure
A most unusual Fourth Amendment case this week: One cop claims there was a seizure while another says there was not. They disagree because one cop is…
1 year, 10 months ago
Short Circuit 335 | Zoning Justice
Emphasizing the justice in our name, IJ recently launched a new project to fight back against zoning laws, Zoning Justice. We’ve been challenging ove…
1 year, 10 months ago
Short Circuit 334 | Only Mostly Dead
It’s time for Short Circuit to head for the hills. Two cases from the mountainous Tenth Circuit, one on the Fourth Amendment and another on the Biven…
1 year, 10 months ago