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Back to SearchShort Circuit 221 | The Big Mac
A couple headline-grabbing, government-thumping constitutional-heavyweight cases coming at you this week. First, Rob Johnson explains how he filed a …
3 years, 7 months ago
Short Circuit 220 | Timing Is Everything
When is a case over? As you’ll learn, that depends on a lot of weird stuff. IJ attorney Will Aronin walks us through the Ninth Circuit’s recent decis…
3 years, 7 months ago
Short Circuit 219 | Threading the Federal Courts
Short Circuit is proud to present to you Professor Marin Levy of Duke University School of Law. She is a top scholar on the federal judiciary, includ…
3 years, 7 months ago
Short Circuit 218 | Because the Supreme Court Did Some Things It Did
A couple issues near-and-dear to many of your hearts this week: Money and Facebook. First, if you win a case against the government are you a “prevai…
3 years, 8 months ago
Short Circuit 217 | Hunting for Free Speech Truffles
It’s a First Amendment fiesta at Short Circuit this week! Tori Clark explains how in the Eighth Circuit it’s hard to sue the government to protect yo…
3 years, 8 months ago
Episode 216 | Sovereign Immunity and NIMBY Neighbors
Suing the United States government is really hard. So hard that someone’s family might not get to even if the government is at fault for that person …
3 years, 8 months ago
Episode 215 | You Say Habeas I Say Mandamus
We focus in on two Latin words this week: habeas and mandamus. Both usually mean “you lose.” But things somehow turned out differently in the Fourth …
3 years, 8 months ago
Episode 214 | Short Circuit Live returns to the D.C. Circuit
Short Circuit Live returns with an all-star all-D.C. Circuit panel! IJ attorney Anya Bidwell hosts a discussion with three Supreme Court lawyers (and…
3 years, 9 months ago
Short Circuit 213 | Antitrust Smiles and Judgment Frowns
Some property owners sued an arm of the State of Louisiana for damages and won a $10 million judgment. Wow, that’s real money! Except, because the la…
3 years, 9 months ago
Short Circuit 212 | Lehto’s Law
Michigan lawyer and YouTube legal sensation Steve Lehto joins us this week. We talk a bit about his career as a broadcaster, consumer protection lawy…
3 years, 9 months ago