Short Circuit

Recent Episodes

Short Circuit 211 | Cohen the Police

Posted March 17, 2022 • 00:39:43

Like owls? We’ve got owls. Two of them. But they don’t like each other. Ben Field explains how the Ninth Circuit adjudicated with this Parliament...

Short Circuit 210 | Grand Juries and IRS Interpretations

Posted March 11, 2022 • 00:41:21

As news followers over the last few years will know, grand jury records are super secret. But sometimes judges allow the word to get out, under certain...

Short Circuit 209 | Guilty Pigs

Posted March 1, 2022 • 01:02:09

How do you own a wild animal? Why are drug dogs given such a benefit of the doubt? Can bees “trespass?” Why did the Medieval French put pigs on...

Short Circuit 208 | The Government Is Special

Posted February 25, 2022 • 00:46:49

Wanna get mad? This week we’ve got you covered. Two cases where the government plays by different rules from the rest of us. First Jaba Tsitsuashvili...

Short Circuit 207 | West Coast Hits

Posted February 17, 2022 • 00:39:02

Following in the footsteps of last week’s Super Bowl halftime show, we’re keeping it West Coast today. Two cases from the Ninth Circuit that are...