Sinopsis
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 its at. Join us as we break down some of the weeks most intriguing appellate decisions with a unique brand of insight, wit, and passion for judicial engagement and the rule of law. http://ij.org/short-circuit
Episodios
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Short Circuit 147 | Off-premises signs and an on-premises subpoena
10/09/2020Will former White House Counsel Don McGahn ever testify to the House Judiciary Committee? That partly depends on how you squint when reading the Declaratory Judgment Act. University of Texas law professor (and Twitter Laureate of federal jurisdiction) Steve Vladeck checks off the justiciability boxes and tells us it didn’t use to be so complicated. Meanwhile, cities continue to hate billboards, and the Supreme Court continues to not speak as clearly as it could, even in cases involving content-based restrictions on speech. Bob McNamara explains why you have to read a sign to see if it’s “on premises.” iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shor…uit/id309062019 Spotify: podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCq…Ehed/overview Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/institut…ce/short-circuit Google: play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#…odkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Short-Circuit-147-Transcript.pdf IJ Legal
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Short Circuit 146 (9/4/20)
04/09/2020Rejoining us after a very long break is Rob Johnson, who has some things to say about the Anti-Riot Act and a case finding part of it overbroad and unconstitutional. The case comes out of a prosecution of some racist rioters who attended a Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017. Also, Rob Frommer tells us a tale about a woman who spent a decade in prison for a crime she did not commit, and that there was plenty of evidence she did not commit before she was imprisoned. Despite all this, prosecutorial and qualified immunity do their best to bar her access to justice. Plus, learn a bit about what happened when the Hanoverians took over from the Stuarts. iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shor…uit/id309062019 Spotify: podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCq…Ehed/overview Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/institut…ce/short-circuit Google: play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#…odkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-conte
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Short Circuit 145 | Dude, where’s my car? And, campaigning to disclose
27/08/2020 Duración: 29minCan a city hold on to your car for three years for no reason? Unfortunately, the Sixth Circuit seems to think the answer is “yes,” although over a fiery dissent. This week Wesley Hottot presents Nichols v. Wayne County and the team muses about the application of a case from 1978 and whether it even applies in Detroit anymore. Also, Paul Sherman takes us into campaign season with a campaign through campaign finance (and administrative) law with CREW v. FEC. Click here for a transcript.
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Short Circuit 144 | PACER Charges and Publicly Charged Universal Injunctions
14/08/2020What brings all lawyers together? Hatred of PACER. Some nonprofits challenged the fees the federal courts charge for accessing court filings on the electronic records system. And they won. Kind of. But this doesn’t mean you get to stop paying to see legal documents. This week Diana Simpson explains the history of accessing court documents via modem, where those fees go, and how the Federal Circuit interpreted some obscure statutory language. Also, Congress has never defined the term, but for well over a century Congress has barred immigrants who are likely to become a "public charge." Can the Department of Homeland Security adopt a definition of the term that will render way more people inadmissible? The Fourth Circuit said yes, and went on to opine on the continuing controversy over “nationwide injunctions.” Adam Shelton discusses that case, as well as a couple other recent cases from the Second Circuit—on the exact same issue—and a different injunction case from Puerto Rico. iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/po
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Short Circuit 143 (8/7/20)
06/08/2020Religious freedom v. anti-discrimination and a promise not to do bad things. iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shor…uit/id309062019 Spotify: podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCq…Ehed/overview Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/institut…ce/short-circuit Google: play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#…odkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/short-circuit-143.pdf Jamison v. McClendon: http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2020/images/08/04/jamison-v-mcclendon.pdf New Hope Family Services v. Poole: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/19-1715_opn_formatted.pdf?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTURBeU1qWTJNalUxTURrMyIsInQiOiJOR3BaVTdkZFFDbndIbWJ1T0VtSmp2N1wvQmVienRrVXQ3YnN5N1wvSTJzZVY4S2R3YjBNUDZBTk5pUXFXT3dYRExVKzBkWXdcLzhJNDIzRFY2QjhwbmhXeEdFaDlrNTlSTlROZlcwNGxwbkhKOXEzaUN2ckl1eVJRZjZRdGRPdWMwUyJ9 Speech First v. Killeen: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2020/D07-28/C:19-2807:J:Brennan:condis
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Short Circuit 142 (7/31/20)
30/07/2020Excessive home foreclosures and parking fines. iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shor…uit/id309062019 Spotify: podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCq…Ehed/overview Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/institut…ce/short-circuit Google: play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#…odkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Short-Circuit-142-edited.pdf Rafaeli, LLC v. Oakland County, https://courts.michigan.gov/Courts/MichiganSupremeCourt/Clerks/Recent%20Opinions/19-20-Term-Opinions/156849.pdf Pimentel v. Los Angeles, https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/07/22/18-56553.pdf Christina Martin, https://pacificlegal.org/staff/christina-martin/
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Short Circuit 141 (7/24/20)
23/07/2020A police pizza raid and Fourth Amendment fireworks in the Fourth Circuit iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shor…uit/id309062019 Spotify: podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCq…Ehed/overview Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/institut…ce/short-circuit Google: play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#…odkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Short-Circuit-141-edited.pdf Chicago Freedom School complaint: https://peopleslawoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1-CFS-Complaint-Filed.pdf 4A fireworks: https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/184233A.P.pdf
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Short Circuit 140
15/07/2020End times at the sheriff's department and Euclidean policing. Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/short-circuit-140.pdf iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCqDbZTI7kIws11kEhed/overview Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/institute-for-justice/short-circuit Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iz26kyzdcpodkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Sheriff case: https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/20/06/191213P.pdf Police brutality case: https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0185p-06.pdf
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Short Circuit 139 (6/26/20)
26/06/2020A Week of Heavy Lifts: Closing Down Gyms in Michigan and a High-Profile Prosecution in DC. Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Short-Circuit-139_otter.ai-final.pdf iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCqDbZTI7kIws11kEhed/overview Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/institute-for-justice/short-circuit Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iz26kyzdcpodkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Gym Injunction: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/09915820907.pdf Gym Injunction stayed: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Document.pdf Mike Flynn: https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/79798A0FA0633B7985258591004DD3E7/$file/20-5143-1848728.pdf
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Short Circuit 138 (6/18/20)A Bunch of Bad Apples
18/06/2020A bunch of bad apples. Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Short-Circuit-138.pdf iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCqDbZTI7kIws11kEhed/overview Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/institute-for-justice/short-circuit Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iz26kyzdcpodkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Case 1: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/19/19-40217.0.pdf Case 2: https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/182142.P.pdf Case 3: http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201812061.pdf Case 4: https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0161p-06.pdf
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Short Circuit 137 (6/12/20)
12/06/2020Qualified Immunity and George Floyd iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCqDbZTI7kIws11kEhed/overview Sticher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/institute-for-justice/short-circuit Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iz26kyzdcpodkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Qualified immunity FAQ: https://ij.org/frequently-asked-questions-about-ending-qualified-immunity/ Cato Institute on QI: https://www.unlawfulshield.com/ Anya's USA Today op-ed on QI: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/05/30/police-george-floyd-qualified-immunity-supreme-court-column/5283349002/ West: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/west-v-winfield/ Baxter: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/baxter-v-bracey/
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Short Circuit 136 (6/2/20) Arguing at the Supreme Court
02/06/2020Ever wonder what it's like to argue at the Supreme Court? In a special episode, Anya Bidwell interviews four IJ attorneys who have been in the hot seat. Use iTunes? itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short…cuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…247/sounds.rss Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/short-circuit-136_otter.ai-FINAL.pdf Kelo: https://ij.org/case/kelo/ Bennett: https://ij.org/press-release/arizona-campaign-finance-release-6-27-2011/ Espinoza: https://ij.org/case/montana-school-choice/ Timbs: https://ij.org/case/timbs-v-indiana/
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Short Circuit 135 (5/28/20)
28/05/2020Constitutional guarantees during emergencies. Use iTunes? itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short…cuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…247/sounds.rss Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Right to counsel: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/19-1778_opn.pdf Wisconsin’s stay-at-home order https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&seqNo=260868
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Short Circuit 134 (5/15/20)
15/05/2020Is the Supreme Court finally going to do something about qualified immunity? Use iTunes? itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short…cuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…247/sounds.rss Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Is Qualified Immunity Unlawful? https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=13555&context=journal_articles West: https://ij.org/case/west-v-city-of-caldwell/ King: https://ij.org/case/brownback-v-king/ Zadeh: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/zadeh-v-robinson/ Jessop: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/jessop-v-city-of-fresno-california/ IJ's Jessop amicus: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-1021/138419/20200317143611916_39525%20pdf%20Gammon.pdf
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Short Circuit 133 (5/7/20)
07/05/2020Forcing kids to attend crummy schools and forcing prisoners to stay in a COVID-infested prison. Use iTunes? itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short…cuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…247/sounds.rss Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org The right to a basic minimum education: https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0124p-06.pdf Medically vulnerable inmates (district court order): https://www.acluohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-21-022-PI-Order.pdf Medically vulnerable inmates (Sixth Circuit ruling): https://www.acluohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-04-023-Order.pdf
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Short Circuit 132 (5/1/20)
01/05/2020A prostitution sting, alcohol, and government debt collectors. Use iTunes? itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short…cuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…247/sounds.rss Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Arresting a reporter: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2020/D04-20/C:19-1945:J:Rovner:aut:T:fnOp:N:2504353:S:0 Arresting the flow of alcohol: https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0119p-06.pdf Robocalls: http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/181588.P.pdf IJ's robocall amicus: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Barr-v-AAPC-Amicus.pdf
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Short Circuit 131 (4/24/20)
24/04/2020The Real RBT and the King's Bench (in Pennsylvania) Approves COVID-19 Restrictions. Use iTunes? itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short…cuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…247/sounds.rss Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org SSI benefits in Puerto Rico: http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/19-1390P-01A.pdf Pennsylvania COVID restrictions: http://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Supreme/out/68MM2020mo%20-%2010439399799476700.pdf
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Short Circuit 130 (4/21/20)
21/04/2020No suing the feds for hiding Jeffrey Epstein’s non-prosecution deal, no suing the feds for killing cows in a quarantine, and no suing over government speech. Use iTunes? itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short…cuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…247/sounds.rss Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Short-Circuit-130.pdf Non-prosecution agreement: http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201913843.pdf Fever tick quarantine: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/19/19-40077-CV0.pdf Janus table turning: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2020/D04-07/C:19-1349:J:Rovner:aut:T:fnOp:N:2498138:S:0 Lynching grand jury records: http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201715016.enb.pdf Anthony Pitch's book on the Moore's Ford lynching: https://smile.amazon.com/Last-Lynching-Anthony-S-Pitch/dp/1543627471?sa-no-redirect=1
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Short Circuit 129 (4/14/20)
14/04/2020Fines & fees, completed misdemeanors, and jail debit cards. Use iTunes? itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short…cuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…247/sounds.rss Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Sherwood, Ark fines and fees: https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/20/01/182982P.pdf IJ's Sherwood en banc petition: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Williams-Petition-File-Stamped.pdf Completed misdemeanors: https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0088p-06.pdf Jail debit cards: https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/03/16/18-35735.pdf
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Short Circuit 128 (4/9/20)
09/04/2020 Duración: 35minDid you know your city might go bankrupt because it doesn’t respect property rights? Strong Towns, Zoning, and Engineering Licensing Use iTunes? itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short…cuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…247/sounds.rss Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Short-Circuit-128_otter.ai-FINAL.pdf Charles “Chuck” Marohn, Strong Towns https://www.strongtowns.org/contributors-journal/charles-marohn Strong Towns (the book): https://www.strongtowns.org/book Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/272/365/ Oregon Engineering Speech: https://ij.org/case/oregon-engineering-speech/