Podcast Episodes

Short Circuit 148 | Are Apartments a Nuisance? Private Property and the Rise of Zoning

In a special Short Circuit, Harvard Law Professor Molly Brady joins us to talk about an untold story from the rise of zoning law. A lot of the blame for our affordable housing crisis is often placed …

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Short Circuit 147 | Off-premises signs and an on-premises subpoena

Will former White House Counsel Don McGahn ever testify to the House Judiciary Committee? That partly depends on how you squint when reading the Declaratory Judgment Act. University of Texas law prof…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Short Circuit 146 (9/4/20)

Rejoining us after a very long break is Rob Johnson, who has some things to say about the Anti-Riot Act and a case finding part of it overbroad and unconstitutional. The case comes out of a prosecuti…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Short Circuit 145 | Dude, where’s my car? And, campaigning to disclose

Can a city hold on to your car for three years for no reason? Unfortunately, the Sixth Circuit seems to think the answer is “yes,” although over a fiery dissent. This week Wesley Hottot presents Nich…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Short Circuit 144 | PACER Charges and Publicly Charged Universal Injunctions

What brings all lawyers together? Hatred of PACER. Some nonprofits challenged the fees the federal courts charge for accessing court filings on the electronic records system. And they won. Kind of. B…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Short Circuit 143 (8/7/20)

Religious freedom v. anti-discrimination and a promise not to do bad things.

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Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Short Circuit 142 (7/31/20)

Excessive home foreclosures and parking fines.

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Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Short Circuit 141 (7/24/20)

A police pizza raid and Fourth Amendment fireworks in the Fourth Circuit

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Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Short Circuit 140

End times at the sheriff’s department and Euclidean policing.

Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/short-circuit-140.pdf
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Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Short Circuit 139 (6/26/20)

A Week of Heavy Lifts: Closing Down Gyms in Michigan and a High-Profile Prosecution in DC.

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Published on 5 years, 6 months ago