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Short Circuit 156 | The Navigable Waters, Recording Cops, and People in Church

Posted December 23, 2020

Is it time for the Supreme Court to spread some privileges or immunities cheer? Michael Bindas discusses a cert petition pending at SCOTUS on navigating...

Short Circuit 155 | Only 160 Felonies

Posted December 10, 2020

The first two items in the Bill of Rights get top billing. Does a nine-year-old felony conviction for tax fraud justify continuing to deny someone their...

Short Circuit 154 | Class action coupons and a building for Buddhists

Posted November 30, 2020

Class action expert Ted Frank joins to discuss a Ninth Circuit case where the court didn’t think giving class members crummy coupons warranted almost...

Short Circuit 153 | The Wire and Dairy Cows

Posted November 12, 2020

Ever seen The Wire? Do you think those cops could have seriously used a team of drones taking photos of Stringer Bell for 12 hours a day? Turns out...

Short Circuit 152: Election Law 2020 Special

Posted October 29, 2020

What is with up with the torrent of election law cases coming out these days? IJ’s Diana Simpson and Anthony Sanders are here to give you the scoop....