Short Circuit
The Supreme Court decides a few dozen cases every year; federal appellate courts decide thousands. So if you love constitutional law, the circuit courts are where it’s at. Join us as we break down some of the week’s most intriguing appellate decisions with a unique brand of insight, wit, and passion for judicial engagement and the rule of law. ij.org/short-circuit
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Short Circuit 250 | Thanksgiving for the Arrest
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Short Circuit 249 | Licensed to Work
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Short Circuit 248 | “I Declare Bankruptcy”
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Short Circuit 247 | Off to the Races
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Short Circuit 246 | The Unholy Trinity
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Short Circuit 245 | A Texas-Sized “And”
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Short Circuit 244 | Election Special 2022
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Short Circuit 243 | Live From New York It’s Short Circuit!
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Short Circuit 242 | CON Law at SCOTUS
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Short Circuit 241 | Pretext for a Traffic Stop
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Short Circuit 240 | Live at Columbia Law!
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Short Circuit 239 | SCOTUS Preview Live from UNC
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Short Circuit 238 | Dude, Where’s My Passport?
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Short Circuit 237 | Live at the University of Montana
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Short Circuit 236 | Constitutions and Common Law
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Short Circuit 235 | Smelly Short-Term Rental Laws
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Short Circuit 234 | Treaties With Tribes
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Short Circuit 233 | Frozen Lawns and Nashville Blues
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Short Circuit 232 | Abolish the Zoning
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Short Circuit 231 | Focus on What Matters
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Short Circuit 230 | Immunities Denied and Federal Court for Trump Prosecution
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Short Circuit 229 | Recording the Police
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Short Circuit 228 | No Portable Signs
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Short Circuit 227 | Salt Mines and Open Fields
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Short Circuit 226 | Short Circuit Live Constitutional GPA
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Short Circuit 225 | Supreme School Choice Victory
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Episode 224 | Cameras on Poles Recording Everything
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Short Circuit 223 | Clerks and Harassment
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Short Circuit 222 | Live at IJ’s Law Student Conference
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Short Circuit 221 | The Big Mac
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Short Circuit 220 | Timing Is Everything
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Short Circuit 219 | Threading the Federal Courts
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Short Circuit 218 | Because the Supreme Court Did Some Things It Did
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Short Circuit 217 | Hunting for Free Speech Truffles
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Episode 216 | Sovereign Immunity and NIMBY Neighbors
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Episode 215 | You Say Habeas I Say Mandamus
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Episode 214 | Short Circuit Live returns to the D.C. Circuit
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Short Circuit 213 | Antitrust Smiles and Judgment Frowns
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Short Circuit 212 | Lehto’s Law
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Short Circuit 211 | Cohen the Police
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Short Circuit 210 | Grand Juries and IRS Interpretations
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Short Circuit 208 | The Government Is Special
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Short Circuit 207 | West Coast Hits
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Short Circuit 206 | 50 Shades of Government Immunity
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Short Circuit 205 | Foreign Divorces
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Short Circuit 204 | Contracts and Blood Spatters
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Short Circuit 203 | I Have No Idea What’s Going On
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Short Circuit 202 | Rules for Traffic Stops
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Short Circuit 201 | The Fifth Circuit: It’s Complicated
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Short Circuit 200 | Origins
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