Short Circuit

Recent Episodes

Short Circuit 237 | Live at the University of Montana

Posted September 16, 2022 • 01:10:37

It’s the first Big Sky Short Circuit! Recorded in front of students at the University of Montana School of Law, we examine three cases from the Montana...

Short Circuit 236 | Constitutions and Common Law

Posted September 8, 2022 • 00:47:27

When you sue the government for violating your rights do you first need the government’s permission? Unfortunately, the answer is usually “yes.”...

Short Circuit 235 | Smelly Short-Term Rental Laws

Posted September 2, 2022 • 00:32:45

We all know that guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days, But what about short-term rental ordinances? We look at a pair of regulations from...

Short Circuit 234 | Treaties With Tribes

Posted August 26, 2022 • 00:36:13

Do you know your Indian Law from your Tribal Law? If not, Minnesota appellate attorney Scott Flaherty joins us to discuss a recent Seventh Circuit case...

Short Circuit 233 | Frozen Lawns and Nashville Blues

Posted August 22, 2022 • 00:38:47

Property rights leads the way this week, with a little bit of intervention thrown in. Paul Avelar of IJ joins us to present a Sixth Circuit case where...