Fans of truckers should enjoy this episode, although they may grow angry hearing about a truck stop that never was to be. Tahmineh Dehbozorgi of IJ tells us of a property owner in Georgia who wanted t

Sometimes a short ride goes a long way. Casey Mattox of Stand Together comes on to tell us how a dirt biker in Nevada may end up making some constitutional history. Agents of the Bureau of Land Manage

Two federal appellate opinions involving a murder and whether justice was served. First, IJs Dan Alban reports on a Sixth Circuit case where a man alleges he was wrongfully accused and spent seven ye

Constitutional rights protect everyone, even people we might not be terribly fond of. This week we discuss two defendants who perhaps dont deserve a lot of sympathy but nevertheless had their rights

All kinds of constitutional goodies this week, from sovereign immunity to the First Amendment right to dance. But we begin with our annual Kentucky Derby preview from IJs Kentucky boy, Brian Morris.

Short Circuit went mile high for a live show before the students at Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver. The focus was qualified immunity. Thats because Colorado led the way with qualifi

An old friend returns to Short Circuit, but its not a guest. Its a case, Villarreal v. City of Laredo, where police retaliated against a citizen journalist. Weve talked about the matter a few times

Last week the Short Circuit staff celebrated ten years of our inexhaustive coverage of the federal courts of appeals. At the Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C. we welcomed about 150 of our closest fri

Bad news for our AI listeners this week. The D.C. Circuit ruled that you cannot be the author of a copyrighted work. Only humans get that perk. Dan Knepper of IJ comes by to explain this latest vict

Most weeks we summarize two, sometimes three, cases from the federal courts of appeals. This week we provide to you free of charge (as always) one, single, case. But, hang on, it has four opinions! It