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@shortcircuitij.bsky.social

You like law? We've got law. Check out our concise & fun-to-read summaries of circuit court opinions, listen to our (sometimes irreverent) podcasts, & more. A project of the Center for Judicial Engagement at the Institute for Justice

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Short Circuit@shortcircuitij.bsky.social · last mo.

Our Latest Podcast: 1776 & Judicial Review With Sam Gedge, we reflect on how the seeds of judicial review were planted in 1776, Sam's "oral argument" on the 1776 Penn Constitution, & how beating the British was like Dan Marino beating the '85 Bears. ij.org/podcasts/sho...

Short Circuit 435 | 1776 and Judicial Review - Institute for Justice

Happy America’s 250th! To celebrate, we’re doing things the IJ Way, tying in the events of 1776 to something that emerged a few years later […]

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Short Circuit@shortcircuitij.bsky.social · last mo.

It's the latest #BoundByOath! The 4th Amendment requires "oath or affirmation". Yet, the Supreme Court effectively read those words out of the Constitution in 1960. The Court has a chance, though, to fix its mistake. Will it? Learn the whole story here. ij.org/podcasts/bou...

Oath or Affirmation. (And Treason.) - Institute for Justice

On this episode, we recover a lost part of the Fourth Amendment that the Supreme Court essentially erased in 1960. In the case of Jones […]

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Short Circuit@shortcircuitij.bsky.social · last mo.

It's the latest Unpublished Opinions, @ij.org's roundtable podcast! With guest host @pjaicomo.bsky.social plus Diana Simpson & Anya Bidwell. There's much talk of state capture, the ABA, the uselessness of the 3d year of law school, & liberalism (properly understood). ij.org/podcasts/unp...

Unpublished Opinions 25 | Pulling Up the Ladder - Institute for Justice

With guest host Patrick Jaicomo, he and IJ’s Anya Bidwell and Diana Simpson conspire on how best to keep the competition out of their guild. […]

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Short Circuit@shortcircuitij.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It's the latest episode of #BoundByOath! The story of 𝑃𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑚𝑎𝑛 abstention, the first of several abstention doctrines the Supreme Court invented to let federal judges decline to decide cases that they have jurisdiction to decide. ij.org/podcasts/bou...

Needless Friction. And Treason. - Institute for Justice

On this episode: the story of Pullman abstention, the first of several abstention doctrines the Supreme Court invented to let federal judges decline to decide […]

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Short Circuit@shortcircuitij.bsky.social · 3mo ago

While waiting for the running of this year's Kentucky Derby, why not check out our episode on the eve of last year's race? Among other highlights there's a dramatic reading of Hunter S. Thompson's classic "The Kentucky Derby is Decadent & Depraved." ij.org/podcasts/sho...

Short Circuit 374 | Content-Based Dancing - Institute for Justice

All kinds of constitutional goodies this week, from sovereign immunity to the First Amendment right to dance. But we begin with our annual Kentucky Derby […]

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Short Circuit@shortcircuitij.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In the latest #UnpublishedOpinions, @ij.org's roundtable podcast, John Wrench, Kirby Thomas West & Sam Gedge reflect on conventional wisdom, when something is "over" in public interest litigation, and the horrors of using the wrong font. ij.org/podcasts/unp...

Unpublished Opinions 24 | What If It’s Not Peyote? - Institute for Justice

John Wrench is joined by Sam Gedge and Kirby West for a session of hot takes, hard questions, and changed minds. The trio challenge received […]

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Short Circuit@shortcircuitij.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This weekend, while contemplating what the justices will say about Rooker-Feldman abstention on Monday in TM v. U of MD Sys Corp, you could do worse than listening to the DEFINITIVE PODCAST on that, as John Marshall might say, treasonous doctrine. ij.org/podcasts/bou...

Rooker and Feldman and Treason | Season 4, Ep. 1 - Institute for Justice

Next week, the Supreme Court is going to hear a huge civil rights case that no one is talking about—because the legal issue before the […]

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