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Back to SearchShort Circuit 399 | Weekend at Humphrey’s
It’s Short Circuit Live from Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University with a D.C. Circuit special! We review opinions from a court that “many people are saying” is the second-most-importa…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Short Circuit 398 | Religious Fact Checks
“Religion” and “fact checks” don’t normally go together. But an employer did so when some employees tried to obtain a religious accommodation from a COVID vaccine requirement. Matt Liles of IJ explai…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Short Circuit 397 | Supreme Court Preview from UNC
Dropping on First Monday, the Supreme Court’s first day of the October 2025 term, it’s our annual Supreme Court preview, recorded live at the University of North Carolina. Re-joining us after a very …
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Short Circuit 396 | Voting and Carrying in History
Two opinions that dig into history, one on voting rights the other on gun rights, and both from the Fourth Circuit. First, Dan Nelson of IJ tells us of a challenge to a North Carolina law that crimin…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Short Circuit 395 | Won’t You Take Me To YIMBYTown?
It’s a Short Circuit Live from YIMBYTown! We travel to the Yes-In-My-Back-Yard conference, held this year in New Haven, Connecticut. Our guests discuss recent cases and controversies related to effor…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Short Circuit 394 | Speech Over Licensing
It’s a free speech episode with two rulings for the First Amendment. Paul Sherman of IJ details a victory that the Institute for Justice litigated at the Seventh Circuit. IJ represents a “death doula…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Short Circuit 393 | As Goes Maine So Goes the Constitution
Your right to remain silent just got a little stronger in the Pine Tree State. We welcome on Carol Garvan of the Maine ACLU to discuss a recent ruling from the state’s highest court. Under police que…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Short Circuit 392 | The NFL Commissioner Decides
Arbitration may not sound like the most exciting subject, but it recently made for an exciting story at the Second Circuit. Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores sued several teams and the NFL its…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Short Circuit 391 | 7th Circuit Judicial Conference
Short Circuit traveled to Chicago for a live recording on the eve of the Seventh Circuit’s biannual Judicial Conference. In front of a crowd of Seventh Circuit enthusiasts your host spoke with some e…
Published on 4 months ago
Short Circuit 390 | Kangaroo Courts
The Constitution separates “the judicial power” from “executive power.” Well, that’s the theory at least. A mixing of these powers led to some massive fines against a family farm. But Robert Fellner …
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago