Short Circuit Podcast
1) Short Circuit 427 | Michigander Administrations
Live from the University of Michigan we bring you the latest in administrative law with some of the top scholars and practitioners in the field. It’s Short Circuit’s first time at the home of the Wolv...Show More
2) Short Circuit 426 | Vaccinated Home Distilling
John Wrench of IJ details the Fifth Circuit’s ruling that the federal ban on home distilling is unconstitutional. At least as the case was argued, which included the taxing power and the Necessary and...Show More
3) Short Circuit 425 | Live from Penn Law!
Short Circuit traveled to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia where the student Federalist Society chapter graciously hosted us and allowed us to present a live recording before their fello...Show More
4) Short Circuit 424 | Juries for Securities
Getting a jury is one of the most venerated constitutional rights Americans have. But if you’re before the Securities and Exchange Commission there’s been no veneration. Until now, as a recent Supreme...Show More
5) Short Circuit 423 | Civil Forfeiture Flowcharts
The Institute for Justice is once again taking a close look at civil forfeiture. One of IJ’s leaders in our civil forfeiture work, Dan Alban, joins us to outline our new report Policing for Profit 4. ...Show More
6) Short Circuit 422 | My Name is Pastor Jennings
When the police ask you for an I.D., when do you have to hand it over? That depends on a lot of facts and a lot of law, including whether a state has a statute allowing an officer to make you hand the...Show More
7) Short Circuit 421 | What’s Your Favorite Circuit?
With a baker’s dozen of circuits it’s hard to pick a favorite. Or is it? We sit down with three lawyers and scholars to ask what their favorite circuit is and why. Ben Field of IJ gives us his choice ...Show More
8) Short Circuit 420 | A Lease for the Girlfriend
Evan Lisull of IJ tells us of a guy on probation who seems to have been pretty clever with his living arrangements. The police often don’t need a warrant to search the residence of a person on probati...Show More
9) Short Circuit 419 | Inspecting Your Business
We welcome on Sam MacRoberts of the Kansas Justice Institute for an inspection of the Fourth Amendment. Sam is the General Counsel and Litigation Director of KJI where he does things like sue the gove...Show More
10) Short Circuit 418 | ICE Detention and Booze-Sniffing Dogs
If you’ve ever wondered if a sniff is a search, IJ’s Rob Frommer has you covered on this week’s episode. Well, he has you covered in explaining how the law is all over the place on the subject. Rob te...Show More