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Back to SearchShort Circuit 353 | Jurisdictional Mavens
Notable—and quotable—Chicago lawyer Patrick Eckler joins us for a crash-course in Seventh Circuit paranoia (if you’re paranoid about jurisdictional q…
1 year, 6 months ago
Short Circuit 352 | Misinformation
We go online for some First Amendment content this week. First, IJ’s Jeff Redfern explains how the Eleventh Circuit concluded that CNN might be liabl…
1 year, 6 months ago
Short Circuit 351 | State Court Shenanigans
A couple friends drop by this week who have overstayed their welcome: Rooker and Feldman. Together they make up the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, a weed t…
1 year, 7 months ago
Short Circuit 350 | In rem Liechtenstein
Can the U.S. government use civil forfeiture in a U.S. court to take property in another country? One of IJ’s directors of our National Initiative to…
1 year, 7 months ago
Short Circuit 349 | Wrong Side of the Road
Did you know that you can be arrested for walking on the wrong side of the road? Neither did a Missouri police officer. Until he needed an excuse to …
1 year, 7 months ago
Short Circuit 348 | Excessive Fines and the IRS
Is a “fine” a “fine”? No, not at all, and therefore it can’t be “excessive.” At least that’s the IRS’s position. Thankfully that argument was rejecte…
1 year, 7 months ago
Short Circuit 347 | Election Law Special
With less than two weeks before America’s general election it’s time for our biennial dive into election law! A whirlwind tour of election decisions …
1 year, 7 months ago
Short Circuit 346 | Not My Responsibility
When it comes to the law, it’s the responsibility of the government. After all, that’s why we have a government, right? Well, it seems the government…
1 year, 8 months ago
Short Circuit 345 | Supreme Court Preview at UNC!
For the 8th year in a row Short Circuit travels to the University of North Carolina to preview the Supreme Court’s new term, hosted by our friends at…
1 year, 8 months ago
Short Circuit 344 | Can a Jury Only Go Up to Eleven?
“Twelve” isn’t just another word for a dozen or the original number of Apostles. It’s how many jurors sit on a criminal jury. Well, except in some ca…
1 year, 8 months ago