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Back to SearchShort Circuit 440 | The Mystery of Academic Freedom
Florida, man. Always fun when we touch base with the latest culture war issues in the Sunshine State. Which usually means we’re talking about the Ele…
2 months, 1 week ago
Short Circuit 439 | Adams, Jefferson, and The Declaration
Tim Sandefur joins us to discuss his latest (and tenth!) book “Proclaiming Liberty,” all about the Declaration of Independence, John Adams and Thomas…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Short Circuit 438 | The Strike Zone for Ultra Vires
If you like stories of co-workers showing up at your door at night and threatening you and your family then we have the episode for you. This happene…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Short Circuit 437 | Privately Racing the Nondelegation Doctrine
An old friend rejoins the show, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020. It’s been trotting around the federal courts of appeals for a few y…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Short Circuit 436 | Retaliatory Justice
If you like the drama of local politics you’ll love this story, told by IJ’s Christian Lansinger, from the Sixth Circuit. A colorful and controversia…
3 months ago
Short Circuit 435 | 1776 and Judicial Review
Happy America’s 250th! To celebrate, we’re doing things the IJ Way, tying in the events of 1776 to something that emerged a few years later and that …
3 months, 1 week ago
Short Circuit 434 | The Police Are the Emergency
If someone sues you for money you get to defend yourself in court. Right? Not really if you sign a confession of judgment, a contract where you waive…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Short Circuit 433 | Bond Hearing Without Lawyer
After an arrest, is the decision on whether a defendant can get out on bond while their prosecution proceeds a “critical stage’? In the Eighth Circui…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Short Circuit 432 | Moth-Eaten Precedent
A wild, and tragic, story from the Fifth Circuit with a bit of good (yet confusing) news at the end. IJ’s Diana Simpson tells us of a woman who feare…
4 months ago
Short Circuit 431 | Hard but not Impossible
We welcome back a treasured many-times guest, the first time since he’s left IJ. Brian Morris served in our merry band of libertarian litigators for …
4 months, 1 week ago