Short Circuit

Recent Episodes

Short Circuit 363 | The Licensing Racket

Posted February 14, 2025 • 00:53:06

You probably know that all-too-many jobs require a license to work. But how is that license administered, who enforces its rules, and who makes the...

Short Circuit 362 | Boil the Frog to Tear Down the House

Posted February 6, 2025 • 00:54:22

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...

Short Circuit 361 | Reading the Qualified Tea Leaves

Posted January 31, 2025 • 00:48:03

We welcome back Easha Anand of Stanford Law’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic for her third (or is it fourth?) appearance. Last time she was on she...

Short Circuit 360 | Weed and Fines

Posted January 24, 2025 • 00:59:24

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...

Short Circuit 359 | Net Neutrality Flip Flops

Posted January 17, 2025 • 00:50:10

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...