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Recent Episodes

Short Circuit 222 | Live at IJ’s Law Student Conference

Posted June 6, 2022 • 00:36:05

Recording in front of a live audience at the 2022 Institute for Justice’s Law Student Conference, we look at some of the best, and some of the worst,...

Short Circuit 221 | The Big Mac

Posted May 26, 2022 • 00:31:59

A couple headline-grabbing, government-thumping constitutional-heavyweight cases coming at you this week. First, Rob Johnson explains how he filed a...

Short Circuit 219 | Threading the Federal Courts

Posted May 11, 2022 • 00:44:34

Short Circuit is proud to present to you Professor Marin Levy of Duke University School of Law. She is a top scholar on the federal judiciary, including...

Short Circuit 218 | Because the Supreme Court Did Some Things It Did

Posted May 6, 2022 • 00:39:47

A couple issues near-and-dear to many of your hearts this week: Money and Facebook. First, if you win a case against the government are you a “prevailing...

Short Circuit 217 | Hunting for Free Speech Truffles

Posted April 29, 2022 • 00:35:43

It’s a First Amendment fiesta at Short Circuit this week! Tori Clark explains how in the Eighth Circuit it’s hard to sue the government to protect...