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Short Circuit 362 | Boil the Frog to Tear Down the House
February 06, 2025

Two cases, from the Fourth and Sixth Circuits, came out within just a few days of each other, and each was about a city tearing a house down. And whether that was OK. They came to different conclusion

Short Circuit 361 | Reading the Qualified Tea Leaves
January 31, 2025

We welcome back Easha Anand of Stanford Laws Supreme Court Litigation Clinic for her third (or is it fourth?) appearance. Last time she was on she had not yet argued at the Supreme Court, but now she

Short Circuit 360 | Weed and Fines
January 24, 2025

If you have a greenhouse, and a government agent sees it on Google Maps, is that fact probable cause to charge you with growing illegal cannabis, fine you $10,000 a day, and not give you a hearing for

Short Circuit 359 | Net Neutrality Flip Flops
January 17, 2025

A lot going on this week, including a lot of Short Circuit news. On the law side we talk about two recent opinions, one from the Fourth Circuit and one from the Sixth. Jeff Rowes of IJ explains the la

Short Circuit 358 | Motte-and-Bailey Game
January 10, 2025

Can state officers simply come on your land and take samples of your dirt (and water) without a warrant? Well, its hard to know when the court abstains from telling you. Thats what happened in the S

Short Circuit 357 | Drama at the City Council Meeting
January 03, 2025

City council meetings are usually sparsely attended, low key, unwatched affairs. Except when theyre not. This week we have two cases where those in power were so offended by what members of the publi

Short Circuit 356 | Christmas Sweater Law
December 27, 2024

Seasons greetings from Short Circuit! While youre enjoying your holiday week at the end of 2024 were giving you the content you need: Christmas sweaters. Dont worry, theres still plenty of legal s

Short Circuit 355 | Civil Rights Reform in the States
December 20, 2024

IJs Anya Bidwell guest hosts this special episode to ask what states and local governments can do to better protect their citizens rights, particularly when it comes to achieving justice in the cour

Short Circuit 354 | Grounds Increasingly Dubious
December 13, 2024

We start with a case that ticks a lot of Short Circuit boxes: eliminating governmental immunities, state constitutions, preliminary injunctions, conniving public officials, mootness, and en banc news.

Short Circuit 353 | Jurisdictional Mavens
December 10, 2024

Notableand quotableChicago lawyer Patrick Eckler joins us for a crash-course in Seventh Circuit paranoia (if youre paranoid about jurisdictional questions at oral argumentwhich you really should b