Short Circuit

Recent Episodes

Short Circuit 419 | Inspecting Your Business

Posted March 13, 2026 • 00:50:35

We welcome on Sam MacRoberts of the Kansas Justice Institute for an inspection of the Fourth Amendment. Sam is the General Counsel and Litigation Director...

Short Circuit 418 | ICE Detention and Booze-Sniffing Dogs

Posted March 6, 2026 • 00:46:07

If you’ve ever wondered if a sniff is a search, IJ’s Rob Frommer has you covered on this week’s episode. Well, he has you covered in explaining...

Short Circuit 417 | Settling with Spicy Chicken

Posted February 27, 2026 • 00:48:51

Litigation is a risky business. Borrowing tens of millions of dollars to win a lawsuit is even more risky. And it turns out makes settling a case especially...

Short Circuit 416 | Kansas Two-Steps

Posted February 20, 2026 • 01:04:03

In Colorado marijuana is legal under state law. In Kansas it is not. This had led Kansan police officers to stop a lot of cars with out-of-state plates....

Short Circuit 415 | Originalism at Stanford

Posted February 13, 2026 • 01:13:26

An all-star conversation among Stanford professors, recorded live before Stanford students, about originalism and how it interacts with recent cases...