Short Circuit

Recent Episodes

Short Circuit 353 | Jurisdictional Mavens

Posted December 10, 2024 • 00:54:54

Notable—and quotable—Chicago lawyer Patrick Eckler joins us for a crash-course in Seventh Circuit paranoia (if you’re paranoid about jurisdictional...

Short Circuit 352 | Misinformation

Posted November 29, 2024 • 00:39:13

We go online for some First Amendment content this week. First, IJ’s Jeff Redfern explains how the Eleventh Circuit concluded that CNN might be liable...

Short Circuit 351 | State Court Shenanigans

Posted November 22, 2024 • 01:07:39

A couple friends drop by this week who have overstayed their welcome: Rooker and Feldman. Together they make up the Rooker-Feldman doctrine,...

Short Circuit 350 | In rem Liechtenstein

Posted November 15, 2024 • 00:58:08

Can the U.S. government use civil forfeiture in a U.S. court to take property in another country? One of IJ’s directors of our National Initiative...

Short Circuit 349 | Wrong Side of the Road

Posted November 8, 2024 • 00:50:43

Did you know that you can be arrested for walking on the wrong side of the road? Neither did a Missouri police officer. Until he needed an excuse to...