Short Circuit

Recent Episodes

Short Circuit 289 | Property Rights FTW

Posted September 15, 2023 • 00:41:13

We celebrate, and dig into, two victories for property rights this week—both in IJ cases! First, IJ’s Wesley Hottot discusses the Sixth Circuit’s...

Short Circuit 288 | Nondelegating Warrants

Posted September 7, 2023 • 00:39:56

Two old favorites this week: The nondelegation doctrine and the phrase “come back with a warrant.” And both from the culturally varied Sixth Circuit....

Short Circuit 287 | Where the Sidewalk Ends

Posted August 30, 2023 • 00:45:40

The members of the Nashville City Council are apparently big fans of sidewalks to nowhere. In order for property owners to get a permit they have to...

Short Circuit 286 | Totally Noncontroversial Issues

Posted August 24, 2023 • 00:45:30

We wade into a hotly contested subject this week: standing law under Article III of the U.S. Constitution. The cases by which we address that subject...

Short Circuit 285 | Searching for Something

Posted August 18, 2023 • 00:36:24

A whole lot of searching going on this week. First, Scott Regan of IJ reports on a Ninth Circuit opinion involving, among other things, an iCloud account....