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Back to SearchShort Circuit 330 | Pretext Takings
Everybody knows that the government can’t take property from you just because it doesn’t like you. But what if the government says it actually wants …
1 year, 6 months ago
Short Circuit 329 | Much Ado About Nothing
Is “perceived speech” protected by the First Amendment? That straightforward question goes in a very complicated direction when a truck driver is fir…
1 year, 6 months ago
Short Circuit 328 | A Modest Proposal
It’s a Short Circuit Live, recorded at the Institute for Justice’s annual law student conference! Patrick Jaicomo is your host, and he brings along I…
1 year, 6 months ago
Short Circuit 327 | Conference Realignment
If you’re a fan of our furry friends (actual animals, that is) then this is the episode for you. First, we start with what’s important: What horses t…
1 year, 7 months ago
Short Circuit 326 | Modesty of Our Lexicographers
First of all: PARENTAL ADVISORY! If you have children nearby you might want to save part of this episode for later. It doesn’t happen until just afte…
1 year, 7 months ago
Short Circuit 325 | This Is a Racket
How does history inform our interpretation of the Constitution? In all kinds of ways, it seems, and perhaps in too many of them. We once again look a…
1 year, 7 months ago
Short Circuit 324 | The Battle for Your Brain
We take a break from the federal courts of appeals and look into a brave new world—or is it an Orwellian one? Our thoughts—our inner mental processes…
1 year, 7 months ago
Short Circuit 323 | Poor Behavior
We’re gonna read you the Riot Act. Again. An old friend of Short Circuit returns, the Anti-Riot Act. Perhaps (?) named in homage to its 18th century …
1 year, 8 months ago
Short Circuit 322 | Neighbors
Stories we hope our listeners can relate to this week: borrowing cars and lousy neighbors. First, from the Sixth Circuit, IJ’s Rob Frommer details ho…
1 year, 8 months ago
Short Circuit 321 | A Tale of Two Prisons
We can neither confirm nor deny the existence of this podcast. But if we could we’d tell you all about the CIA’s involvement in a prison at Guantanam…
1 year, 8 months ago