Dead man’s conviction vacated—can the gov’t keep the fine he paid? Sovereign immunity in a just compensation case. An unconstitutional traffic stop. Uber and unfair […]

The Secret Service takes down Dr. Evil, Trump’s travel ban, cell-phone surveillance, and the FAA’s hobby drone registry. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss […]

A spooky cellphone warning, a sign on a stick, a “ruminating” judge, and an update from the civil forfeiture hotbed of Tenaha, TX. Use iTunes? […]

A suspiciously relaxed motorist, no deference to an EPA emissions exemption, prairie dogs, and illegal tattooing. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://staging.ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ […]

FL skim milk, Portland sedans, an exoneree’s suit against the detective who framed her, and Chevron deference. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: […]

Life sentences for juveniles, a union’s “neat trick,” opening prisoners’ legal mail, and undergarments & prison tattoos. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: […]

Maryland’s assault weapons ban, Iowa State’s treatment of a pro-marijuana student group, mine-safety inspections, and a tragic prison death. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? […]

Flashbang grenades, Docs v. Glocks, and D.C.’s sign code. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://staging.ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@staging.ij.org Flashbangs: http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201514373.pdf […]

Chicago gun range ban, irrational alcohol advertising restrictions, political lawn signs, and a concealed carry case. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://staging.ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ […]

Indefinite detention of sex offenders, qualified immunity for social workers, the SEC’s unconstitutional ALJs, and a vexing property rights case. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android […]

Due process in campus sexual assault cases, hunting trophies, drug forfeiture, and puppycide. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://staging.ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email […]

Sex-offender restrictions; Stingrays; and a Speedy Trial Act violation. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://staging.ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@staging.ij.org Sex-offender restrictions: […]

Student punished for off-campus speech; the CFPB’s unconstitutional structure; the right to intrastate travel; and compelled speech in the context of abortion. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 […]

A series of unfortunate events leads to SWAT raid; a Ten Commandments monument on public property; Michigan ballot selfies; and privacy in one’s pants pockets. […]

Mandatory transvaginal ultrasounds, Syrian refugees, and a pair of taxi cases. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://staging.ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@staging.ij.org […]

Ballot selfies, 3-D printer guns, and a new trial for a death-row prisoner. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://staging.ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email […]

Federal prosecutions of medical-marijuana in states where its legal, bogus arson charges, sex-offender registries, and judicial speech. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: […]

Two Second Amendment cases, taxicab surveillance, and a call for engagement. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://staging.ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@staging.ij.org […]

A sex toy ban, IRS misconduct continues, FEC runs afoul of the First Amendment, and a truthful endodontist. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss […]

Sexual assault on campus, an engaged Miranda decision, a spurious arrest, and some ill-considered commentary at a sentencing hearing. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? […]

Booking photos and privacy, visiting a website without permission, due process and parole hearings, and pulling Planned Parenthood’s public funding. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android […]

A Fourth Amendment benchslap, an SEC show trial, and Net neutrality. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://staging.ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@staging.ij.org […]

Regulatory overreach at the Dept. of Labor, solitary confinement for publishing an article, and California’s concealed-carry law. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: […]

Confused government lawyers, parking while black, a threatening union election, and police misconduct. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://staging.ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email […]

Defective arrest warrants, mandatory probation visits at home, and a pair of polygraph cases. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://staging.ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to […]

An unconstitutional railroad regulator, deferred prosecution agreements, an allegedly biased judge, and law enforcement behaving badly. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://staging.ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ […]

Office space, bathroom access for transgender students, restrictions on a lawyer’s speech, and the right to remain silent. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss […]

Free speech on campus, free speech off campus, jury nullification, and union wages for private construction. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://staging.ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ […]

The IRS ruins a tea party, absolute prosecutorial immunity, a police chief’s brazen disregard for human life, and the rights of the civilly committed. Use […]

No Trespassing signs, specialty license plates, and a malicious prosecution. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:84493247/sounds.rss Newsletter: http://staging.ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@staging.ij.org No […]