Can a city require you to get a permit if youre having a few people over to pray? In an Ohio town it was a little unclear. As IJs Suranjan Sen explains, an Orthodox Jewish man wanted to have enough

In a special episode, IJs Anya Bidwell interviews Matteo Godi of USC Law about his new article Section 1983: A Strict Liability Statutory Tort. Professor Godi provocatively argues that the basis of

Were joined by Reb Masel, a California lawyer who tries to keep the law fun while educating the public about how it works. Shes apparently pretty good at it as she has a zillion followers across var

The balance between free speech, campus order, and fighting antisemitism has been a major flashpoint the last couple of years and it just hit the First Circuit in a lawsuit against the Massachusetts I

If you think youve worked in a bad job you might want to first hear the first case we have this week, brought to you by IJs Michael Soyfer. It might give you a bit of cheerful perspective. An employ

Its Short Circuit Live from Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University with a D.C. Circuit special! We review opinions from a court that many people are saying is the second-most-importan

Religion and fact checks dont normally go together. But an employer did so when some employees tried to obtain a religious accommodation from a COVID vaccine requirement. Matt Liles of IJ explain

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