Short Circuit
237 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 142 ratingsThe Supreme Court decides a few dozen cases every year; federal appellate courts decide thousands. So if you love constitutional law, the circuit courts are where it’s at. Join us as we break down some of the week’s most intriguing appellate decisions with a unique brand of insight, wit, and passion for judicial engagement and the rule of law. http://ij.org/short-circuit
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Short Circuit 037 (1/8/16)
January 07, 2016 18:57 - 23 minutes - 18.5 MBTattooing in Margaritaville, dark money in California, prison guard negligence, and targeting Rosa Parks. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Tattoo shop/First Amendment: http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201415354.pdf?mc_cid=d4f8bb2f3a&mc_eid=6e8e76319f Compelled disclosure: http://cdn.ca9.uscour...
Short Circuit 036 (12/23/15)
December 23, 2015 20:10 - 20 minutes - 16.1 MBRide-sharing in the sky, the taxman cometh for legal marijuana businesses, and child-protective services takes a medical-marijuana patient’s son. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Flytenow: https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/77E3D4B73DFDB22685257F1F005456E8/$file/14-1168-1589331.pdf IRS and mar...
Short Circuit 035 (12/18/15)
December 18, 2015 16:09 - 14 minutes - 11.6 MBDocs v Glocks III, cold Indiana beer, and a stop prolonged without reasonable suspicion. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Docs v Glocks: http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201214009.reh2.pdf Indiana beer: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D12-14/C:14-2559:...
Short Circuit 034 (12/11/15)
December 11, 2015 15:55 - 13 minutes - 10.8 MBDrug doggie, suspicionless drug testing of college students, and adult advertisements. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Drug dog: http://media.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/15/11/143213P.pdf Drug testing: http://media.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/15/12/133264P.pdf Backpage: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.p...
Short Circuit 033 (12/4/15)
December 04, 2015 17:06 - 16 minutes - 12.9 MBIllegal incense, hydroelectric power, and your right to an attorney in a civil case. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Incense: https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/opinions/14/14-5147.pdf Power permit: https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/F87FD55090FD4B1B85257F0300537EB7/$file/14-1153-1584580.pdf Right ...
Short Circuit 032 (11/20/15)
November 20, 2015 15:37 - 18 minutes - 14.7 MBLouisiana school choice, an anticompetitive grocer, and a reversed false-statement conviction. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Louisiana school choice: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/14/14-31010-CV0.pdf?mc_cid=9fd4215587&mc_eid=6e8e76319f Grocery antitrust: http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/14418...
Short Circuit 031 (11/13/15)
November 13, 2015 17:42 - 16 minutes - 13.3 MBCredit-card surcharges, forced sterilization, prosecutor misconduct, and the IRS’ tax-prep certification program Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Credit-card surcharges: http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201414426.pdf?mc_cid=853f0652bb&mc_eid=6e8e76319f Forced sterilization: http://media.ca7.usc...
Short Circuit 030 (11/6/15)
November 06, 2015 15:58 - 16 minutes - 13.3 MBAbdication on NSA surveillance; engagement (this time around) on offensive speech; and an outrageous case of police misconduct. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://www.ij.org/shortcircuit NSA surveillance: http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/425dfa04-013f-4b69-a7f8-c5097536276f/1/doc/14-42_mot_opn.pdf?mc_cid=b04a16f85a&mc_eid=6e8...
Short Circuit 029 (10/30/15)
October 30, 2015 12:54 - 16 minutes - 12.9 MBConnecticut and New York’s assault-weapons bans, mumbling in a high-crime area, and an appalling guilty plea. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://www.ij.org/shortcircuit/ Assault-weapons bans: http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/2b315bfa-fccc-463c-8f97-a30da267788f/3/doc/14-36_14-319_opn.pdf?mc_cid=b95d8e63b8&mc_eid=6e8e76319f#xml...
Short Circuit 028 (10/23/15)
October 22, 2015 23:32 - 16 minutes - 13.6 MBThe NYPD’s not-so-secret surveillance of Muslim-Americans, a hold on the new Clean Water Rule, and specious reasoning in a civil forfeiture case. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://www.ij.org/short-circuit/ NYPD surveillance: http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/141688p.pdf?mc_cid=822bb07fe9&mc_eid=6e8e76319f EPA Clean Water Rule: http://ww...
Short Circuit 027 (10/9/15)
October 08, 2015 19:27 - 16 minutes - 13.1 MBGoodyear discovery abuse, Posner on weeds, and a fishy fishing case. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://www.ij.org/shortcircuit Goodyear: http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2015/07/20/12-17718.pdf?mc_cid=566b313e6c&mc_eid=c3e0671ade Constitutional weeds: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D...
Short Circuit 026 (10/2/15)
October 02, 2015 17:24 - 27 minutes - 22.4 MBOccupational speech, credit card fees, Seattle’s minimum wage, and a vexatious search. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://www.ij.org/shortcircuit Kentucky speech: http://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Memorandum-Opinion-Order-IJ072926xA6322.pdf Credit card fees: http://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/13-4537_opn.pdf Seattle minimum wage:...
Short Circuit 025 (9/25/15)
September 25, 2015 13:25 - 19 minutes - 15.4 MBKnives, guns, and hunch-based searches that turn up guns. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://www.ij.org/short-circuit Gravity knives: http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/93e5c2bd-9ffc-4d07-bcdc-638a09c8b1c5/2/doc/13-4840_opn.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/93e5c2bd-9ffc-4d07-bcdc-638a09c8b1c5/2/hilite/ Slou...
Short Circuit 024 (9/18/15)
September 18, 2015 18:23 - 27 minutes - 22.1 MBAn infamous criminal “gang”; a drunken bike ride with a painful ending; suicide by cop; and juvenile strip searches. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://www.ij.org/short-circuit Juggalos: http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/15a0230p-06.pdf Bike ride: http://media.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/15/09/142985P.pdf Suicide by cop: http://www.ca6.usc...
Short Circuit 023 (9/10/15)
September 11, 2015 13:12 - 10 minutes - 8.78 MBWarrantless cell phone tracking, baseless business harassment, and some winners go to jail. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://www.ij.org/short-circuit Winner of drug-sniffing dog case goes to jail anyway: http://media.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/15/09/131176P.pdf?mc_cid=d06874ffe2&mc_eid=6e8e76319f Cell phone tracking: http://www.ca4.uscourts.go...
Short Circuit 022 (9/4/15)
September 04, 2015 15:02 - 14 minutes - 11.8 MBConflict minerals, the FTC’s cybersecurity crackdown, and a reckless SWAT raid. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://www.ij.org/short-circuit Conflict minerals: http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/7677C9E435244EC985257EA50054F3D4/$file/13-5252-1568402.pdf FTC cybersecurity: http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/143514p.pdf?mc_cid...
Short Circuit 021 (8/28/15)
August 28, 2015 17:45 - 15 minutes - 12.3 MBA judge Googles outside of the record, legalized sports gambling in New Jersey goes boink, and prosecutorial misconduct at the DOJ. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://www.ij.org/short-circuit Legal research: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D08-19/C:14-3316:J:Posner:aut:T:fnOp:N:1607993:S:0 Sports gam...
Short Circuit 020 (8/21/15)
August 21, 2015 13:08 - 16 minutes - 13.3 MBThe right to marry an inmate, free speech at the Iowa State Fair, police abuse in Chicago, and a sarcastic public defender winds up in handcuffs. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://www.ij.org/short-circuit The right to marry: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D08-14/C:14-2910:J:Ripple:aut:T:fnOp:N:160...
Short Circuit 019 (8/14/15)
August 14, 2015 14:47 - 12 minutes - 10.2 MBProbable-cause-creating dogs, Docs vs. Glocks Part Deux, and a whole mess of engaged judging. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://www.ij.org/short-circuit Drug dog: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D08-07/C:13-3581:J:Easterbrook:aut:T:fnOp:N:1600912:S:0 EPA foot-dragging: http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/da...
Short Circuit 018 (7/24/15)
July 24, 2015 16:17 - 15 minutes - 12.7 MBA teeth-whitening opinion that’s nothing to smile about, a pair of Fourth Amendment cases, and a corrupt former governor of Illinois. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://www.ij.org/short-circuit Blagojevich convictions: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D07-21/C:11-3853:J:Easterbrook:aut:T:fnOp:N:1591124:...
Short Circuit 017 (7/17/15)
July 17, 2015 14:29 - 11 minutes - 9.6 MBSeizing a baby without a warrant, a doctrine most dormant, and the gun rights of U.S. citizens living abroad Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Short Circuit Newsletter: http://www.ij.org/short-circuit Warrantless seizure of a baby: http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2015/07/10/12-15080.pdf The most dormant doctrine in dormant commerce clause jurispr...
Short Circuit 016 (7/10/15)
July 10, 2015 14:43 - 10 minutes - 8.63 MBIndefensible government litigation tactics; cruel and unusually hot prison cells; and a primer on the Fourth Amendment. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android(RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Dept of Labor investigation: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/14/14-40585-CV0.pdf Cruel and unusual prison: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/14/14-30067-CV0.pdf Unjustified search: http://media.ca...
Short Circuit 015 (7/4/15)
July 02, 2015 18:38 - 14 minutes - 11.4 MBJudicial engagement at the Supreme Court; a pair of Sixth Amendment cases from the federal circuits; and a huge victory for economic liberty in the Texas Supreme Court. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019?mt=2 Use Android(RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://www.ij.org/short-circuit First Circuit public view of jury selection http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/10-1974P-01A.pdf Seventh ...
Short Circuit 014 (6/26/15)
June 26, 2015 16:29 - 19 minutes - 15.3 MBDid a federal court just put a nail in the coffin of the Guantanamo Bay military commissions? We sit down with special guest Steve Vladeck, an American University professor and an expert on terrorism and the rule of law. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019?mt=2 Use Android(RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://www.ij.org/short-circuit Case info: http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.ns...
Short Circuit 013 (6/12/15)
June 12, 2015 14:19 - 10 minutes - 8.31 MBPolice try to kick a skeptical judge off a case; a federal agent tries to take a shortcut past the Fourth Amendment; and a major abortion decision. http://www.ij.org/short-circuit Use iTunes? itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short…id309062019?mt=2 Use Android(RSS)? feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…247/sounds.rss Recusal case: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D06-09/C:15-1848:J:Hamilton:aut:T:fnOp:N:1566838:S:0 Wrong-door search: http://www.ca2.uscour...
Short Circuit 012 (6/5/15)
June 04, 2015 19:12 - 9 minutes - 7.99 MBA holding-cell beatdown; an epic zoning battle in Chicago; and whether judges should ever criticize prosecutors. Holding-cell beatdown: http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/d5100874-f164-4d40-89c2-a75e0befec9e/2/doc/14-2472_opn.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/d5100874-f164-4d40-89c2-a75e0befec9e/2/hilite/ Zoning battle: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D06-01/C:13-3669:J:Cudahy:con:T:fnOp:N:1561456:S:0 Judges and p...
Short Circuit 011 (5/29/15)
May 29, 2015 15:55 - 10 minutes - 8.47 MBThe resume that sent a man back to prison; an ostrich causes reversible error; and a “patently offensive” license plate. Resume: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D05-21/C:14-1204:J:Ripple:aut:T:fnOp:N:1556299:S:0 Ostrich: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D05-26/C:13-2166:J:Posner:aut:T:fnOp:N:1557799:S:0 License plate: http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/d6be891c-6438-4ad9-8708-4478ee85b421/3/d...
Short Circuit 010 (5/22/15)
May 22, 2015 13:59 - 7 minutes - 6.02 MBThe case of the disappearing marijuana, an EPA maneuver to evade judicial review, and a burglary-for-hire gone wrong. Marijuana: http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201412801.pdf EPA: http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/1570793BF8ECB93D85257E460050A96E/$file/13-5290-1552699.pdf Burglary: http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/15a0093p-06.pdf
Short Circuit 009 (5/1/15)
May 01, 2015 14:34 - 11 minutes - 9.38 MBCourts require evidence to ban speech but not guns, and a tragedy at the border goes en banc. Speech: http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/15a0078p-06.pdf Guns: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D04-27/C:14-3091:J:Easterbrook:aut:T:fnOp:N:1541776:S:0 Border tragedy: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/11/11-50792-CV1.pdf
Short Circuit 008 (4/24/15)
April 24, 2015 16:11 - 14 minutes - 11.4 MBPimps, pirate treasure, and police on pistol patrol. Pimps: http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2015/04/21/13-30223.pdf Pirate treasure: http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/124574p.pdf Police patrolling for pistols in the Nation’s capital: http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/3A4AECFC912850FA85257E2E00509DD3/$file/13-3102-1548318.pdf Subscribe at http://www.ij.org/short-circuit
Short Circuit 007 (4/9/15)
April 09, 2015 16:36 - 9 minutes - 7.63 MBWhen cops don’t know the law, a heartbreaking deportation case, and charity donation bins … that speak! Cops: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/13/13-50745-CR0.pdf Deportation: media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/13-1550P-01A.pdf Charity bins: http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/15a0063p-06.pdf Subscribe today to receive Short Circuit, a weekly email roundup of important decisions from the U.S. Courts of Appeal. It’s a Friday afternoon treat for the legal world. ij.org/short-cir...
Short Circuit 006 (4/3/15)
April 06, 2015 20:37 - 11 minutes - 8.86 MBA veterinarian’s free speech rights, a prisoner’s cruel and unusual garb, and a farmer busted for swampbusting. Vet Speech: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/14/14-40403-CV0.pdf Prisoner: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D03-27/C:13-1769:J:PerCuriam:aut:T:fnOp:N:1524418:S:0 Swampbusting: http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/15a0058p-06.pdf
Short Circuit 005 (3/26/15)
March 26, 2015 20:35 - 13 minutes - 10.5 MBA questionable murder conviction, $60,000 seized from a man never charged with a crime, and an immigrant who may face persecution if she’s deported.
Short Circuit 004 (3/20/15)
March 20, 2015 13:54 - 14 minutes - 11.5 MBA naughty beer label, censorship on city buses, and a heart-healthy butter substitute that isn't. Subscribe today to receive Short Circuit, a weekly email roundup of important decisions from the U.S. Courts of Appeal. It’s a Friday afternoon treat for the legal world. http://www.ij.org/short-circuit
Short Circuit 003 (3/13/15)
March 13, 2015 18:13 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBAn exotic dancing ban, prison guards who ignored sexual abuse, and a successful (!) ineffective-assistance claim. Subscribe today to receive Short Circuit, a weekly email roundup of important decisions from the U.S. Courts of Appeal. It’s a Friday afternoon treat for the legal world. ij.org/short-circuit
Short Circuit 002 (3/6/15)
March 11, 2015 19:37 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBA Border Patrol checkpoint, missing evidence, and an officer who crossed the thin blue line. Subscribe today to receive Short Circuit, a weekly email roundup of important decisions from the U.S. Courts of Appeal. It’s a Friday afternoon treat for the legal world. ij.org/short-circuit
Short Circuit 001 (2/27/15)
February 27, 2015 19:12 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBSubscribe today to receive Short Circuit, a weekly email roundup of important decisions from the U.S. Courts of Appeal. It’s a Friday afternoon treat for the legal world. http://ij.org/short-circuit