Short Circuit
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 it’s at. Join us as we break down some of the week’s most intriguing appellate decisions with a unique brand of insight, wit, and passion for judicial engagement and the rule of law. ij.org/short-circuit
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Short Circuit 277 | More to Come
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Short Circuit 276 | The Concentration of Powers
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Short Circuit 275 | All Constitutional Law is Procedural Nonsense
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Short Circuit 274 | 100 Years of Meyer v. Nebraska
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Short Circuit 273 | Suing to Apportion Seats
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Short Circuit 272 | Elizabeth Warren and Jackets
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Short Circuit 271 | The Cars Greatest Hits
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Short Circuit 270 | Baby Ninth Amendments
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Short Circuit 269 | The British Constitution
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Short Circuit 268 | God and Man at Harvard and Yale
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Short Circuit 267 | Take It
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Short Circuit 266 | School Choice Special
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Short Circuit 265 | Time Travel
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Short Circuit 264 | Evicting Innocent People
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Short Circuit 263 | A Three Hour Tour
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Short Circuit 262 | Shielded
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Short Circuit 261 | Live at Southern Methodist University!
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Short Circuit 260 | Unlimited Tariff Power
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Short Circuit 259 | The Rent Is Too Damn High
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Short Circuit 258 | And in en banc news
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Short Circuit 257 | General Google Warrants
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Short Circuit 256 | A Magical Bag of Dope
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Short Circuit 255 | Basic Training
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Short Circuit 254 | Civil Rights Roundup
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Short Circuit 253 | Imaginary Lines
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Short Circuit 252 | 13th Amendment at SCOTUS
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Short Circuit 251 | You Got Insurance?
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12 Days of Short Circuit Christmas
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Short Circuit 250 | Thanksgiving for the Arrest
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Short Circuit 249 | Licensed to Work
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Short Circuit 248 | “I Declare Bankruptcy”
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Short Circuit 247 | Off to the Races
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Short Circuit 246 | The Unholy Trinity
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Short Circuit 245 | A Texas-Sized “And”
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Short Circuit 244 | Election Special 2022
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Short Circuit 243 | Live From New York It’s Short Circuit!
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Short Circuit 242 | CON Law at SCOTUS
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Short Circuit 241 | Pretext for a Traffic Stop
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Short Circuit 240 | Live at Columbia Law!
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Short Circuit 239 | SCOTUS Preview Live from UNC
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Short Circuit 238 | Dude, Where’s My Passport?
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Short Circuit 237 | Live at the University of Montana
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Short Circuit 236 | Constitutions and Common Law
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Short Circuit 235 | Smelly Short-Term Rental Laws
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Short Circuit 234 | Treaties With Tribes
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Short Circuit 233 | Frozen Lawns and Nashville Blues
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Short Circuit 232 | Abolish the Zoning
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Short Circuit 231 | Focus on What Matters
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Short Circuit 230 | Immunities Denied and Federal Court for Trump Prosecution
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Short Circuit 229 | Recording the Police
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