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Short Circuit 210 | Grand Juries and IRS Interpretations

Posted March 11, 202200:41:21

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, 202201:02:09

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, 202200:46:49

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, 202200:39:02

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...

Short Circuit 206 | 50 Shades of Government Immunity

Posted February 9, 202200:46:22

The Institute for Justice just issued a new report, 50 Shades of Government Immunity, about what happens when you go to state–not federal–court...