Short Circuit

Recent Episodes

Short Circuit 176 | Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?

Posted June 4, 2021 • 00:32:23

There’s this mysterious word in English that courts love to talk about, the Notorious A-N-D. Does it, in fact, mean “and?” Or does it mean “or?”...

Short Circuit 175 | Tax Takings and Reservation Creation

Posted May 28, 2021 •

Can the county foreclose on your house because you haven’t paid your taxes, and then just keep the rest of your equity? In Ohio, yeah, they can. That...

Short Circuit 174 | The Right to “Bear” Arms

Posted May 21, 2021 • 00:41:37

Second Amendment scholar David Kopel sits down with us to set the stage for a big issue we’ll hear a lot about over the next year: What “keep and...

Short Circuit 173 | Public Accommodations and High Speed Snaps

Posted May 13, 2021 •

Legal raconteur and writer David Lat joins us for some underneath-their-robes hijinks. David talks a bit about his new venture and his battle with COVID-19....

Short Circuit 172 | Confronting Cook County Corruption

Posted April 30, 2021 •

What does Sir Walter Raleigh have to do with a Tennessee murder trial? You’ll learn from Rob Johnson, as he confronts his witness with a devastating...