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Short Circuit 392 | The NFL Commissioner Decides
September 05, 2025

Arbitration may not sound like the most exciting subject, but it recently made for an exciting story at the Second Circuit. Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores sued several teams and the NFL itse

Short Circuit 391 | 7th Circuit Judicial Conference
August 29, 2025

Short Circuit traveled to Chicago for a live recording on the eve of the Seventh Circuits biannual Judicial Conference. In front of a crowd of Seventh Circuit enthusiasts your host spoke with some ex

Short Circuit 390 | Kangaroo Courts
August 22, 2025

The Constitution separates the judicial power from executive power. Well, thats the theory at least. A mixing of these powers led to some massive fines against a family farm. But Robert Fellner o

Short Circuit 389 | On Walden Fourth Amendment
August 15, 2025

Its Sixth Circuit week on Short Circuit with a couple Sixth Circuit lawyers who clerked on the Sixth Circuit and practice law in Michigan. (Which is where? Thats right, in the Sixth Circuit.) David

Short Circuit 388 | Crazy Fast Speeds
August 08, 2025

Did you know the feds can send a subpoena to social media companies to find out stuff about your accounts and also order the same companies not to tell you? Turns out it happens all the time. But the

Short Circuit 387 | The Business of Baseball
August 01, 2025

On the heels of the trade deadline, Rob Johnson of IJ reports on some baseball news. But it doesnt concern the latest in Major League Baseball. Instead, its about the business of baseball and how br

Short Circuit 386 | Lehto’s License Plates
July 25, 2025

Steve Lehto of Lehtos Law rejoins Short Circuitand for the first time on a YouTube episodeto spread the common sense he delivers daily on his own show. Steve shares a recent opinion from the Kansas

Short Circuit 385 | Pyramid Power
July 18, 2025

We look into the gray area between a multi-level-marketing venture, like Amway, and a pyramid scheme. Appellate attorney Kyle Singhal joins us to discuss a matter of his from the Sixth Circuit where

Short Circuit 384 | Metering Constitutional Rights
July 11, 2025

Can the government force you to only exercise a constitutional right once a month? Could it do that with speech? Or practicing religion? How about keeping and bearing arms? IJs Will Aronin asks that

Short Circuit 383 | Rock ‘n’ Roll Yoga
July 04, 2025

Is speaking to a yoga class speech? The Ninth Circuit recently proclaimed that the answer to that question is actually yes. But before you turn away from this episode because it simply parrots Capta