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You like law? We've got law. Check out our concise & fun-to-read summaries of circuit court opinions, listen to our (sometimes irreverent) podcasts, & more. A project of the Center for Judicial Engagement at the Institute for Justice

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Miami vice, tactical dog bites, and the tantalizing takings clause. - Institute for Justice Two weeks ago, we told you about Greers Ferry, Ark. officials putting a Flock surveillance camera directly in front of the home of retired couple […]

Our Latest Newsletter: Miami vice, tactical dog bites, and the tantalizing takings clause.

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01.08.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Short Circuit 387 | The Business of Baseball - Institute for Justice On the heels of the trade deadline, Rob Johnson of IJ reports on some baseball news. But it doesn’t concern the latest in Major League […]

Our Latest Podcast: The Business of Baseball.

With Rob Johnson of @ij.org!

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01.08.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Unpublished Opinions 17 | Stand By - Institute for Justice Lots of hot takes on the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court, and even as varied a subject as the Supreme Court. With sub-categories: whether the […]

It's the latest Unpublished Opinions. @ij.org's roundtable podcast! Anya Bidwell, Josh Windham & @ijsanders.bsky.social parse rights vs. "privileges or immunities," mull over the Harvard Forward, & scrutinize class actions. Plus their latest reading recs.

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31.07.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A sovereign See, a safehouse, and an infinite number of pronouns. - Institute for Justice CA7 friends: The Short Circuit team is heading to downtown Chicago on Sunday, August 17 for a live recording of the podcast on the eve […]

A sovereign See, a safehouse, and an infinite number of pronouns.

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25.07.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Lehto’s License Plates | Short Circuit 386 w/ @stevelehto
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Our Latest Podcast: Lehto's License Plates.

With Steve Lehto & Keith Neely!

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25.07.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Short Circuit is coming to @yimbytown.bsky.social! A live podcast recording w/ @profschleich.bsky.social @andrewdfine.bsky.social Ari Bargil & @ijsanders.bsky.social in New Haven, CT on Sept 15. We'll highlight recent housing cases & where courts are on allowing people to build housing.

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25.07.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Longboat Key condos, protective sweeps, and wrong-door raids. - Institute for Justice CA7 friends: The Short Circuit team is heading to downtown Chicago on Sunday, August 17 for a live recording of the podcast on the eve […]

Our Latest Newsletter: Longboat Key condos, protective sweeps, and wrong-door raids.

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18.07.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Short Circuit 385 | Pyramid Power - Institute for Justice We look into the gray area between a multi-level-marketing venture, like Amway, and a β€œpyramid scheme.” Appellate attorney Kyle Singhal joins us to discuss a […]

Our Latest Podcast: Pyramid Power.

With Kyle Singhal & Marie Miller!

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18.07.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Short Circuit Live at the Seventh Circuit Judicial Conference! - Institute for Justice Short CircuitΒ is heading back to Chicago to coincide with the Seventh Circuit Judicial Conference, a gathering of judges and lawyers from all over the Seventh […]

Chicago & 7th Circuit friends: Short Circuit Live is coming to the 7th Circuit Judicial Conference! Aug. 17 @ 7pm @ Swissotel in the loop. Conference attendees & non-attendees welcome.

W/ Sarah Konsky of U of Chicago, appellate specialist Chris Keleher & John Wrench of IJ!

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18.07.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Colorado River abstention, Wilton-Brillhart abstention, and sua sponte shenanigans. - Institute for Justice What’s so natural about rights? Well, a lot of our state constitutions actually call some rights β€œnatural.” And state courts consider all kinds of rights […]

Our Latest Newsletter: Colorado River abstention, Wilton-Brillhart abstention, and sua sponte shenanigans.

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11.07.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Short Circuit 384 | Metering Constitutional Rights - Institute for Justice Can the government force you to only exercise a constitutional right once a month? Could it do that with speech? Or practicing religion? How about […]

And here's the audio version.

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11.07.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Metering Constitutional Rights | Short Circuit 384
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Our Latest Podcast: Metering Constitutional Rights.

With Will Aronin & John Wrench!

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11.07.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal enclaves, false alarms, and pseudonymous lawsuits. - Institute for Justice At The Unpopulist, IJ’s Anthony Sanders digs into the Supreme Court’s inequitable evisceration of universal injunctions. This week on the Short Circuit podcast: Is yoga […]

Our Latest Newsletter: Federal enclaves, false alarms, and pseudonymous lawsuits.

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04.07.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This episode lets the cat out of the bag that Short Circuit Live is coming to Chicago!

Sunday, Aug. 17, 7pm @ Swissotel to coincide with the 7th Circuit Judicial Conference. You don't have to be a conference attendee to see the live podcast recording. Details to come!

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Short Circuit 383 | Rock β€˜n’ Roll Yoga - Institute for Justice Is speaking to a yoga class speech? The Ninth Circuit recently proclaimed that the answer to that question is actually β€œyes.” But before you turn […]

Our Latest Podcast: Rock 'n' Roll Yoga

With Paul Avelar & Marco Vasquez!

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04.07.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Unpublished Opinions 16 | Rings of a Hoary Oak Tree - Institute for Justice A new edition of everyone’s favorite legal grimoire has dropped, and John Wrench convenes Sam Gedge and Diana Simpson to ask the hard questions: Is […]

The latest episode of @ij.org's roundtable podcast, Unpublished Opinions, just dropped! John Wrench, Diana Simpson & Sam Gedge bicker over the Bluebook, dialogue about dictionaries, and scheme on strategy in public interest law.

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02.07.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Classroom commandments, the FBI's Most Wanted, and a phone book artifice. - Institute for Justice This week, a federal judge granted IJ clients a temporary restraining order in our third case challenging new federal rules for money-services businesses along the […]

Our Latest Newsletter: Classroom commandments, the FBI’s Most Wanted, and a phone book artifice.

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27.06.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Beard Law | Short Circuit 382
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Our Latest Podcast: Beard Law.

With Matt Liles & Bob McNamara!

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Our Latest Newsletter: Hapless lawyers, police auditors, and Welsh laws.

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20.06.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Short Circuit 381 | Charo on the Tonight Show - Institute for Justice We at the Institute for Justice are increasingly involved with combatting retaliation against free speech. Which is why we were highly interested to hear from […]

Our Latest Podcast: Charo on the Tonight Show.

With Daniel Cragg and Michael Bindas!

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20.06.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Neat Takings Tricks | Season 3, Ep. 13 - Institute for Justice The Fifth Amendment says that the government must pay just compensation when it takes private property for public use, a command that, regrettably, is often […]

It's the latest #BoundByOath! How governments try to wriggle out of takings claims. Featuring Michael Berger, @ij.org's Bob McNamara, and the late Gideon Kanner.

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17.06.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Discretionary lawn care, Agent Orange, and banished from South Georgia. - Institute for Justice Victory! Yesterday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of an innocent Atlanta family, represented by IJ, whose home was mistakenly raided by an FBI […]

Our Latest Newsletter: Discretionary lawn care, Agent Orange, and banished from South Georgia.

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13.06.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Homicide by Bath | Short Circuit 380
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Our Latest Podcast: Homicide By Bath

With Bob Belden & Nick DeBenedetto!

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13.06.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Short Circuit 379 | Tariff Bazookas - Institute for Justice With the recent major tariff rulings we had to pull in a major tariff expert, Scott Lincicome of the Cato Institute. Scott digs into the […]

Our Latest Podcast: Tariff Bazookas

With @scottlincicome.bsky.social & Jeff Rowes!

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06.06.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Book burning, hit pieces, and marijuana's historical pedigree. - Institute for Justice Call for papers: Scholars, next year IJ’s Center for Judicial Engagement is going to celebrate and confer upon β€œThe Other Declarations of 1776.” Accordingly, we […]

Our Latest Newsletter: Book burning, hit pieces, and marijuana’s historical pedigree.

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Come and Take It | Short Circuit 378
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Our Latest Podcast: Come & Take It

With @detahmineh.bsky.social & Suranjan Sen!

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30.05.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Unpublished Opinions 15 | The Oz Machine - Institute for Justice Done with oral argument at SCOTUS in Martin v. United States, Patrick Jaicomo and Anya Bidwell rejoin the rotation to yell at clouds and, along […]

This time on our roundtable podcast our panelists pontificate about SCOTUS arguments, the presumption of regularity, briefs so long no one reads them, our watching/reading recs, and other musings. Enjoy!

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28.05.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Helicopter accidents, nasty feuds, and serial lies. - Institute for Justice Not in my backyard! In which IJ goes full NIMBY: IJ client Dalton Boley used to enjoy camping with his three little boys in the […]

Our Latest Newsletter: Helicopter accidents, nasty feuds, and serial lies.

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23.05.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Short Circuit 377 | Zen and the Art of the Nondelegation Doctrine - Institute for Justice 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 […]

Our Latest Podcast: Zen & the Art of the Nondelegation Doctrine.

With @caseymattox.bsky.social & Arif Panju!

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23.05.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Call for Papers - Conference on "The Other Declarations of 1776" - Institute for Justice The Institute for Justice’s Center for Judicial Engagement and the Liberty and Law Center at Antonin Scalia Law SchoolΒ are pleased to announce a conference: β€œThe […]

Reminder about our call for papers: "The OTHER Declarations of 1776." Honorarium & travel reimbursement for selected proposals! Deadline is June 30.

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