We take a break from the federal courts of appeals and look into a brave new worldor is it an Orwellian one? Our thoughtsour inner mental processesare the one aspect of our lives that is completely

Were gonna read you the Riot Act. Again. An old friend of Short Circuit returns, the Anti-Riot Act. Perhaps (?) named in homage to its 18th century predecessor, the Congressional statute received a f

Stories we hope our listeners can relate to this week: borrowing cars and lousy neighbors. First, from the Sixth Circuit, IJs Rob Frommer details how a man sitting in the passenger seat of a running

Its been a while but were back with an episode of Unpublished Opinions. Herein IJ attorneys Anya Bidwell, Patrick Jaicomo, and your host talk about . . . Anyas recent Supreme Court oral argument, h

We can neither confirm nor deny the existence of this podcast. But if we could wed tell you all about the CIAs involvement in a prison at Guantanamo Bay. At least thats what some Freedom of Informa

We revisit an issue thats really coming into focus: cameras on poles and how they stand up to the Fourth Amendment. Mike Greenberg of IJ comes by to tell the story of a veteran who received disabilit

Two wild stories this week, one biblical and one of a more secular naturebut still wild. Jeff Redfern of IJ tells of a Texan judicial shootout in a fight between credit card companies and the Consume

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 FBI agents posing as terrorists. This recent case does not we

The Short Circuit roadshow comes to UVA in Charlottesville, Virginia, where we finally focus on the Fourth Circuit. Fresh off her Supreme Court argument last week in Gonzales v. Trevino, Anya Bidwell

Is qualified immunity a narrow doctrine focused on protecting the police when they make split second decisions? If you listen to its defenders you would get that impression. The reality is far, far