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Our Latest Newsletter: Amateur sports, geofence warrants, and a Saudi kill squad. ij.org/sc_newslette...

Amateur sports, geofence warrants, and a Saudi kill squad. - Institute for Justiceij.org This week on the Short Circuit podcast: A First Amendment 2-4-1. Non-governmental speech in a Minnesota public school and big political party protection in New […]

Our Latest Podcast: Not-So Government Speech With James Dickey & Paul Sherman! ij.org/podcasts/sho...

Short Circuit 332 | Not-So Government Speech - Institute for Justiceij.org This episode is a First Amendment 2-4-1. We begin with James Dickey of the Upper Midwest Law Center (and former golf pro). James tells us […]

Our Latest Newsletter: Controversial memes, mandatory recusal, and punitive damages caps. ij.org/sc_newslette...

Controversial memes, mandatory recusal, and punitive damages caps. - Institute for Justiceij.org This year the Fourth of July isn’t just America’s independence day—it’s also, ironically, general election day in the old mother country. Over at Discourse Magazine, […]

Our Latest Podcast: The British Are Coming With Rob Johnson & Andrew Ward! ij.org/podcasts/sho...

Short Circuit 331 | The British Are Coming - Institute for Justiceij.org The Fourth of July holds a central place in American history. The day patriots threw off the shackles of King George. Which is why it’s […]

Our Latest Newsletter: Overloaded fireworks, behavioral coaching, and makeshift pockets. ij.org/sc_newslette...

Overloaded fireworks, behavioral coaching, and makeshift pockets. - Institute for Justiceij.org New cert petition: When the gov’t takes property for a public use, it must provide just compensation – including when the gov’t destroys property. But […]

Our Latest Podcast: Pretext Takings ij.org/podcasts/sho...

Short Circuit 330 | Pretext Takings - Institute for Justiceij.org Everybody knows that the government can’t take property from you just because it doesn’t like you. But what if the government says it actually wants […]

Our Latest Podcast: Much Ado About Nothing. With Rob Johnson & Christie Hebert! ij.org/podcasts/sho...

Short Circuit 329 | Much Ado About Nothing - Institute for Justiceij.org Is “perceived speech” protected by the First Amendment? That straightforward question goes in a very complicated direction when a truck driver is fired from his […]

Our Latest Newsletter: John, Paul, George, and Ringo; foreign agents; and warrantless home searches. ij.org/sc_newslette...

John, Paul, George, and Ringo; foreign agents; and warrantless home searches. - Institute for Justiceij.org New SCOTUS victory! Friends, it is very bad and wrong for gov’t officials to arrest people in retaliation for their speech, and yesterday the Supreme […]

Our latest edition of #BoundByOath is out and it's the one @ij.org fans have been waiting for: It's the Kelo episode! ij.org/podcasts/bou...

Public Purpose | Season 3, Ep. 8 - Institute for Justiceij.org In 2005, in the case of Kelo v. New London, the Supreme Court allowed officials to seize and raze an entire neighborhood of well-maintained homes […]

Our Latest Podcast: A Modest Proposal. With @pjaicomo.bsky.social @katrinmarquez.bsky.social & Michael Bindas! ij.org/podcasts/sho...

Short Circuit 328 | A Modest Proposal - Institute for Justiceij.org It’s a Short Circuit Live, recorded at the Institute for Justice’s annual law student conference! Patrick Jaicomo is your host, and he brings along IJ’s […]

It's the latest Bound By Oath! This time, something we know a bit about at @ij.org: eminent domain. We tell the story of Berman v. Parker (1954). Learn why "urban renewal" didn't renew much. And, like with zoning, why Herbert Hoover is partly to blame. ij.org/podcasts/bou...

The Despotic Power | Season 3, Ep. 7 - Institute for Justiceij.org On this episode: Berman v. Parker, the Supreme Court’s decision in 1954 to abandon previous constitutional limits on the government’s power to take property from […]

Our Latest Podcast: Conference Realignment. With Brian Morris & Mike Greenberg! ij.org/podcasts/sho...

Short Circuit 327 | Conference Realignment - Institute for Justiceij.org If you’re a fan of our furry friends (actual animals, that is) then this is the episode for you. First, we start with what’s important: […]

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This week’s @shortcircuitij.bsky.social took an unexpected turn when we learned about the first judicial opinion to say “fuck.” The Missouri Supreme Court’s decision an American masterpiece. t.co/quSCKGzhSX

Short Circuit 326 | Modesty of Our Lexicographers - Institute for Justicet.co First of all: PARENTAL ADVISORY! If you have children nearby you might want to save part of this episode for later. It doesn’t happen until […]

Our Latest Newsletter: Private prisons, Pyrrhic victories, and a single-family hotel. ij.org/sc_newslette...

Private prisons, Pyrrhic victories, and a single-family hotel. - Institute for Justiceij.org When Texas journalist Justin Pulliam started recording the response of the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office to a mental health call in December 2021, he […]

Our Latest Podcast: This is a Racket. With Bobbi Taylor! ij.org/podcasts/sho...

Short Circuit 325 | This Is a Racket - Institute for Justiceij.org How does history inform our interpretation of the Constitution? In all kinds of ways, it seems, and perhaps in too many of them. We once […]

Our Latest Newsletter: A right to go down in flames, a machete confrontation, and a jury that only goes up to eleven. ij.org/sc_newslette...

A right to go down in flames, a machete confrontation, and a jury that only goes up to eleven. - Institute for Justiceij.org New on the Short Circuit podcast: Duke Professor Nita Farahany digs into her book The Battle for Your Brain and what can be done about a future where the […]

Our Latest Podcast: The Battle for Your Brain. We take a break from the federal courts of appeals so Anya Bidwell can ask Nita Farahany about the promises & perils of neurotechnology. ij.org/podcasts/sho...

Short Circuit 324 | The Battle for Your Brain - Institute for Justiceij.org We take a break from the federal courts of appeals and look into a brave new world—or is it an Orwellian one? Our thoughts—our inner […]

Our Latest Newsletter: Firearm privacy, trial transcripts, and a Good Samaritan. ij.org/sc_newslette...

Firearm privacy, trial transcripts, and a Good Samaritan. - Institute for Justiceij.org New cert petition! Mason Murphy was arrested for walking on the wrong side of a rural road in central Missouri. OR WAS HE? He would […]

Our Latest Podcast: Poor Behavior. With Kirby Thomas West & Sam Gedge! ij.org/podcasts/sho...

Short Circuit 323 | Poor Behavior - Institute for Justiceij.org We’re gonna read you the Riot Act. Again. An old friend of Short Circuit returns, the Anti-Riot Act. Perhaps (?) named in homage to its […]

Our Latest Newsletter: River rides, purple robes, and aesthetic injuries. ij.org/sc_newslette...

River rides, purple robes, and aesthetic injuries. - Institute for Justiceij.org New on the Short Circuit podcast: borrowing cars and lousy neighbors. Victory! Friends, back in 2022, the Eleventh Circuit ruled that a $30k fine for […]

Our Latest Podcast: Neighbors With Rob Frommer! ij.org/podcasts/sho...

Short Circuit 322 | Neighbors - Institute for Justiceij.org Stories we hope our listeners can relate to this week: borrowing cars and lousy neighbors. First, from the Sixth Circuit, IJ’s Rob Frommer details how […]

It's our latest episode of Unpublished Opinions! With Patrick Jaicomo & Anya Bidwell. Hear all about Anya’s SCOTUS argument, the FTC & non-competes, the mystery of why a “Lawyers’ Edition” still exists, how we can learn from magazine covers . . . and more! ij.org/podcasts/sho...

Unpublished Opinions 6 | Little Contract Tricks - Institute for Justiceij.org It’s been a while but we’re back with an episode of Unpublished Opinions. Herein IJ attorneys Anya Bidwell, Patrick Jaicomo, and your host talk about […]

On this episode of #BoundByOath we ask what is property? No, really, what actually 𝑖𝑠 it? Where does it come from? Is it “theft”? And what do John Locke, Henry George, condos & spears have to do w/ it? We explore this w/ @bartwilson.bsky.social & @mattzwolinski.bsky.social! ij.org/podcasts/bou...

This is Mine | Season 3, Ep. 6 - Institute for Justiceij.org On this episode, we take a break from case law and go way back to the beginning to examine the origins and justifications of private […]

Our Latest Podcast: A Tale of Two Prisons With Michel Paradis & Ben Field ij.org/podcasts/sho...

Our Latest Podcast: Spy Cameras With Mike Greenberg! ij.org/podcasts/sho...

Short Circuit 320 | Spy Cameras - Institute for Justiceij.org We revisit an issue that’s really coming into focus: cameras on poles and how they stand up to the Fourth Amendment. Mike Greenberg of IJ […]

Our Latest Newsletter: Neighborhood character, three-judge district court panels, and a moldy office. ij.org/sc_newslette...

Neighborhood character, three-judge district court panels, and a moldy office. - Institute for Justiceij.org Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice. New on the Short […]

Our Latest Podcast: Baptism By Venue. With Jeff Redfern & Keith Neely! ij.org/podcasts/sho...

Our Latest Newsletter: Student loan forgiveness, critical infrastructure, and inexcusable incompetence. ij.org/sc_newslette...

Student loan forgiveness, critical infrastructure, and inexcusable incompetence. - Institute for Justiceij.org New on the Bound By Oath podcast: For decades, federal courts have consistently told property owners seeking to challenge zoning regulations as arbitrary or irrational […]

It's the latest episode of Bound By Oath! The final in our zoning trilogy. Learn how SCOTUS blessed arbitrary zoning but how others fought back in state courts, including the legendary Carl Bisgaier in the Mount Laurell case. Also what @ij.org is up to today. ij.org/podcasts/bou...

Our Latest Podcast: Is Coding Speech? With Andrew Ward! ij.org/podcasts/sho...

Short Circuit 318 | Is Coding Speech? - Institute for Justiceij.org An all Seventh Circuit, all Chicago episode. IJ attorney Andrew Ward drops in to tell a tale of online support for terrorists. Or at least […]