Dropping on First Monday, the Supreme Courts first day of the October 2025 term, its our annual Supreme Court preview, recorded live at the University of North Carolina. Re-joining us after a very l

Two opinions that dig into history, one on voting rights the other on gun rights, and both from the Fourth Circuit. First, Dan Nelson of IJ tells us of a challenge to a North Carolina law that crimina

Its a Short Circuit Live from YIMBYTown! We travel to the Yes-In-My-Back-Yard conference, held this year in New Haven, Connecticut. Our guests discuss recent cases and controversies related to effort

Its a free speech episode with two rulings for the First Amendment. Paul Sherman of IJ details a victory that the Institute for Justice litigated at the Seventh Circuit. IJ represents a death doula,

Your right to remain silent just got a little stronger in the Pine Tree State. We welcome on Carol Garvan of the Maine ACLU to discuss a recent ruling from the states highest court. Under police ques

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 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

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

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

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