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Qualified privileges, unequal conspiracies, and a file in hand. - Institute for Justice

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · 5d

Our Latest Newsletter: Qualified privileges, unequal conspiracies, and a file in hand.

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New case! Armed, masked ICE agents in Alabama have twice arrested Florida-born U.S. citizen Leo Venegas at work, each time barging onto active construction sites […]

Felony for taking a gun across country when you haven’t (yet) been convicted? | Short Circuit 396

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · 5d

Our Latest Podcast: Felony for taking a gun across country when you haven’t (yet) been convicted?

With Daniel Nelson & Dylan Moore!

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Unpublished Opinions 18 | Picking Favorites - Institute for Justice

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · 8d

What's your favorite part of the Constitution? Anything in it you would change? @ij.org's John Wrench, Diana Simpson & @pjaicomo.bsky.social provide schmooze you can use on the latest Unpublished Opinions.

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Constitution Day might have been September 17, but Diana, Patrick, and John are still celebrating. From the insight that rights come before—not from—the government, to […]

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · 12d

Our Latest Podcast: Won't You Take Me To YIMBYTown?

Recorded before a live audience at @yimbytown.bsky.social 2025! With @profschleich.bsky.social @andrewdfine.bsky.social & Ari Bargil of @ij.org!

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A dogfighting legend, false positives, and 69 guns. - Institute for Justice

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Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · 19d

Our Latest Newsletter: A dogfighting legend, false positives, and 69 guns.

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New on the Short Circuit podcast: An IJ victory for free speech over licensing. The Marshall family has owned property and passed it down in […]

Censoring journalists when drivers pull stunts and fire guns at intersections? | Short Circuit 394

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · 19d

Our Latest Podcast: Censoring journalists when drivers pull stunts and fire guns at intersections?

With @paulmsherman.bsky.social & Joe Gay!

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Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · 25d

@yimbytown.bsky.social starts tomorrow in New Haven! Short Circuit Live is on Monday at 11am. Come by for the latest cases and our wonderful guests, stick around for free Short Circuit swag.

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · Jul 25

Short Circuit is coming to @yimbytown.bsky.social! A live podcast recording w/ @profschleich.bsky.social @andrewdfine.bsky.social Ari Bargil & @ijsanders.bsky.social in New Haven, CT on Sept 15. We'll highlight recent housing cases & where courts are on allowing people to build housing.

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Big game hunts, Victorian London, and those trendy Trader Joe's bags. - Institute for Justice

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · 25d

Our Latest Newsletter: Big game hunts, Victorian London, and those trendy Trader Joe’s bags.

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Where’s the (cultivated) beef? Not in Texas. Starting September 1, it is illegal to sell cultivated meat—meat grown directly from animal cells—in the Lone Star […]

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · 26d

Our Latest Podcast: As Maine Goes So Goes the Constitution.

With Carol Garvan of @aclumaine.bsky.social & Daniel Woislaw!

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Predatory incursion, financial fraud, and taking your gun to a fandango. - Institute for Justice

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our Latest Newsletter: Predatory incursion, financial fraud, and taking your gun to a fandango.

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New cert petition! According to the Alaska Supreme Court, it’s a-okay to forfeit bush pilot Ken Jouppi’s $95,000 airplane over a passenger’s six-pack of Budweiser. […]

Can the NFL’s Commissioner be the judge in a lawsuit against the league? | Short Circuit 392

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our Latest Podcast: Can the NFL’s Commissioner be the judge in a lawsuit against the league?

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Short Circuit 391 | 7th Circuit Judicial Conference - Institute for Justice

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · Aug 29

Our Latest Podcast: 7th Circuit Judicial Conference.

With @skonsky.bsky.social John Wrench & Chris Keleher!

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Short Circuit traveled to Chicago for a live recording on the eve of the Seventh Circuit’s biannual Judicial Conference. In front of a crowd of […]

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Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · Aug 26

And remember, to get engaged.

Remote quorums, jetway robberies, and the beauty of our constitutional republic. - Institute for Justice

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · Aug 22

Our Latest Newsletter: Remote quorums, jetway robberies, and the beauty of our constitutional republic.

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New case: IJ client Khalilah Few invested her life savings trying to open a hair salon in Clayton County, Ga., but last month officials denied […]

Kangaroo Courts | Short Circuit 390

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · Aug 22

Our Latest Podcast: Kangaroo Courts

With Ben Field & Robert Fellner!

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Cruise ships, sham interviews, and our nation's commitment to a government of laws. - Institute for Justice

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · Aug 15

Our Latest Newsletter: Cruise ships, sham interviews, and our nation’s commitment to a government of laws.

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New cert petition: In 2015, NYC purportedly issued a citation to IJ client Serafim Katergaris for a code violation (a missing boiler inspection report) committed […]

Short Circuit 389 | On Walden Fourth Amendment - Institute for Justice

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · Aug 15

Our Latest Podcast: On Walden Fourth Amendment

With Sean Dutton & David Porter!

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It’s Sixth Circuit week on Short Circuit with a couple Sixth Circuit lawyers who clerked on the Sixth Circuit and practice law in Michigan. (Which […]

Short Circuit Live at the Seventh Circuit Judicial Conference! - Institute for Justice

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · Aug 12

Reminder: Come see Short Circuit Live in Chicago! This Sunday, Aug 17, at 7pm at Swissotel. It's free, plus free Short Circuit swag. Plus, the actual live podcast, with Seventh Circuit practitioners reviewing recent opinions on the eve of the Circuit's Judicial Conference.

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Short Circuit is heading back to Chicago to coincide with the Seventh Circuit Judicial Conference, a gathering of judges and lawyers from all over the Seventh […]

Lethal pepper spray, soggy eggs, and high-end swimwear. - Institute for Justice

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Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · Aug 11

Our Latest Newsletter: Lethal pepper spray, soggy eggs, and high-end swimwear.

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New cert petition: In March, the Eighth Circuit created a circuit split over how to calculate the just compensation owed to property owners when private […]

Crazy Fast Speeds | Short Circuit 388

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · Aug 11

Our Latest Podcast: Crazy Fast Speeds.

With Betsy Sanz and Andrew Ward!

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Miami vice, tactical dog bites, and the tantalizing takings clause. - Institute for Justice

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · Aug 1

Our Latest Newsletter: Miami vice, tactical dog bites, and the tantalizing takings clause.

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Two weeks ago, we told you about Greers Ferry, Ark. officials putting a Flock surveillance camera directly in front of the home of retired couple […]

Short Circuit 387 | The Business of Baseball - Institute for Justice

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · Aug 1

Our Latest Podcast: The Business of Baseball.

With Rob Johnson of @ij.org!

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On the heels of the trade deadline, Rob Johnson of IJ reports on some baseball news. But it doesn’t concern the latest in Major League […]

Unpublished Opinions 17 | Stand By - Institute for Justice

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · Jul 31

It's the latest Unpublished Opinions. @ij.org's roundtable podcast! Anya Bidwell, Josh Windham & @ijsanders.bsky.social parse rights vs. "privileges or immunities," mull over the Harvard Forward, & scrutinize class actions. Plus their latest reading recs.

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Lots of hot takes on the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court, and even as varied a subject as the Supreme Court. With sub-categories: whether the […]

A sovereign See, a safehouse, and an infinite number of pronouns. - Institute for Justice

Short Circuit @shortcircuitij.bsky.social · Jul 25

A sovereign See, a safehouse, and an infinite number of pronouns.

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CA7 friends: The Short Circuit team is heading to downtown Chicago on Sunday, August 17 for a live recording of the podcast on the eve […]