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Back to SearchShort Circuit 160 | The Dominion of Giuliani and Citizenship Receptions
Even though ex-President Trump is off of Twitter, his tweets are still abundant in federal legal filings. IJ Senior Attorney Jeff Rowes explains the …
5 years, 8 months ago
Short Circuit 159: The Sub-Rational Basis Test
When a judge asks you a question, it’s best to give an answer. We briefly discuss an oral argument that IJ Senior Attorney Rob Frommer had last week …
5 years, 8 months ago
Short Circuit 158 | Privileges or Immunities and Consent Decrees
The Fourteenth Amendment’s Privileges or Immunities Clause resurfaces in the Seventh Circuit, where the State of Indiana treated some newcomers diffe…
5 years, 9 months ago
Short Circuit 157 | State Constitutionalists Are the Veterinarians of Law
How do you put together a campaign of litigation under various state constitutions across the country? And how to you get state courts to take their …
5 years, 9 months ago
Short Circuit 156 | The Navigable Waters, Recording Cops, and People in Church
Is it time for the Supreme Court to spread some privileges or immunities cheer? Michael Bindas discusses a cert petition pending at SCOTUS on navigat…
5 years, 9 months ago
Short Circuit 155 | Only 160 Felonies
The first two items in the Bill of Rights get top billing. Does a nine-year-old felony conviction for tax fraud justify continuing to deny someone th…
5 years, 10 months ago
Short Circuit 154 | Class action coupons and a building for Buddhists
Class action expert Ted Frank joins to discuss a Ninth Circuit case where the court didn’t think giving class members crummy coupons warranted almost…
5 years, 10 months ago
Short Circuit 153 | The Wire and Dairy Cows
Ever seen The Wire? Do you think those cops could have seriously used a team of drones taking photos of Stringer Bell for 12 hours a day? Turns out s…
5 years, 11 months ago
Short Circuit 152: Election Law 2020 Special
What is with up with the torrent of election law cases coming out these days? IJ’s Diana Simpson and Anthony Sanders are here to give you the scoop. …
5 years, 11 months ago
Short Circuit 151 | Lifetime Leases and Butterflies on Walls
We don’t recommend converting apartments into condos in San Francisco. But if you do, it might be hard to bring a takings claim, as we find out why f…
5 years, 11 months ago