Short Circuit

Recent Episodes

Short Circuit 306 | Widespread Super Cheap Surveillance

Posted January 11, 2024 • 00:43:09

If a defendant lies on the stand, and also hasn’t turned over records that would have helped answer the same question, is that discovery abuse? We...

Short Circuit 305 | Rare as Hen’s Teeth

Posted January 4, 2024 • 00:56:14

An old favorite on our first show of 2024, a search incident to arrest. Was it reasonable for the police to open a man’s backpack when he already...

Short Circuit 304 | The Writing on the Wall

Posted December 28, 2023 • 00:53:02

If you ask someone on the street what’s the deal with the standard in employment discrimination cases they’ll likely exclaim “McDonnell Douglas!”...

Short Circuit 303 | Larry McMurtry Fact Pattern

Posted December 20, 2023 • 00:42:33

Motions to suppress evidence of illegal firearms possession seem to be all the rage these days, or at least on this episode. IJ’s Christie Hebert...

Unpublished Opinions 4 | Juicy Stuff

Posted December 15, 2023 • 01:04:25

Quite a bit to talk about today on Unpublished Opinions, the podcast where Institute for Justice attorneys muse on legal things other than the federal...