Cover image of Short Circuit

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 som... Read more

Ranked #1

Podcast cover

Ep. 8: Substantive Due Process

Ep. 8: Substantive Due Process

If the government is going to take away life, liberty, or property, the due process of law requires it to follow fair pr... Read more

15 Nov 2019

Ranked #2

Podcast cover

Short Circuit 049 (5/20/16)

Short Circuit 049 (5/20/16)

Defective arrest warrants, mandatory probation visits at home, and a pair of polygraph cases. Use iTunes? https://itune... Read more

17 May 2016

Similar Podcasts

Ranked #3

Podcast cover

Ep. 1: Before the Fourteenth: John Rock and the Birth of Birthright Citizenship

Ep. 1: Before the Fourteenth: John Rock and the Birth of Birthright Citizenship

Ep. 1: Before the Fourteenth: John Rock and the Birth of Birthright Citizenship by Institute for Justice

4 Dec 2018

Ranked #4

Podcast cover

Ep. 6: Procedural Due Process

Ep. 6: Procedural Due Process

Before the government can take away your life, liberty, or property, it must first give you due process: fair and meanin... Read more

5 Jul 2019

Most Popular Podcasts

Ranked #5

Podcast cover

Ep. 2: The Fight for the Fourteenth

Ep. 2: The Fight for the Fourteenth

At the close of the Civil War, some 4 million slaves became free. But almost immediately after hostilities ceased, leade... Read more

19 Dec 2018

Ranked #6

Podcast cover

Short Circuit 051 (6/17/16)

Short Circuit 051 (6/17/16)

Regulatory overreach at the Dept. of Labor, solitary confinement for publishing an article, and California’s concealed-c... Read more

16 Jun 2016

Ranked #7

Podcast cover

Short Circuit 090: Live at Georgetown Law (4/6/18)

Short Circuit 090: Live at Georgetown Law (4/6/18)

This week on the podcast: D.C. Circuit extravaganza featuring special guests Professor Aaron Nielson, wanted “Anti-Admin... Read more

6 Apr 2018

Ranked #8

Podcast cover

Short Circuit 003 (3/13/15)

Short Circuit 003 (3/13/15)

An exotic dancing ban, prison guards who ignored sexual abuse, and a successful (!) ineffective-assistance claim. Subscr... Read more

13 Mar 2015

Ranked #9

Podcast cover

Short Circuit 092 (4/27/18)

Short Circuit 092 (4/27/18)

The monkey selfie, the Pharma Bro, eternal damnation & the minimum wage, and a murder confession from a drunk arrest... Read more

27 Apr 2018

Ranked #10

Podcast cover

Short Circuit 082 (11/10/17)

Short Circuit 082 (11/10/17)

Special guest Clark Neily talks qualified immunity: Police shootings, detaining a witness to a police shooting, and deny... Read more

9 Nov 2017

Ranked #11

Podcast cover

Short Circuit 052 (7/8/16)

Short Circuit 052 (7/8/16)

A Fourth Amendment benchslap, an SEC show trial, and Net neutrality. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sh... Read more

7 Jul 2016

Ranked #12

Podcast cover

Short Circuit 056 (9/16/16)

Short Circuit 056 (9/16/16)

Two Second Amendment cases, taxicab surveillance, and a call for engagement. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.com/us/po... Read more

15 Sep 2016

Ranked #13

Podcast cover

Short Circuit 074 (7/7/17)

Short Circuit 074 (7/7/17)

An unseemly cash seizure, misleading pregnancy-related speech, and an unseemly vehicle impounding rule. Use iTunes? htt... Read more

7 Jul 2017

Ranked #14

Podcast cover

Short Circuit 063 (12/23/16)

Short Circuit 063 (12/23/16)

Due process in campus sexual assault cases, hunting trophies, drug forfeiture, and puppycide. Use iTunes? https://itune... Read more

22 Dec 2016

Ranked #15

Podcast cover

Short Circuit 091 (4/13/18)

Short Circuit 091 (4/13/18)

The checkmate doctrine, right to pre-indictment counsel, and Uber antitrust. With special guest William C. Marra of Coop... Read more

13 Apr 2018

Ranked #16

Podcast cover

Short Circuit 080 (10/12/17)

Short Circuit 080 (10/12/17)

Suspending indigent drivers’ licenses, forfeiture standing, and a wayward cop’s sign ban. Use iTunes? https://itunes.ap... Read more

12 Oct 2017

Ranked #17

Podcast cover

Short Circuit 081 (10/26/17)

Short Circuit 081 (10/26/17)

Prostitution, gun sales too close to a residence, self-storage too close to a school, and leafleting too close to a circ... Read more

26 Oct 2017

Ranked #18

Podcast cover

Short Circuit 083 (12/8/17)

Short Circuit 083 (12/8/17)

Compelled masturbation, a lying prosecutor, a jailed glider pilot, and state eminent domain reform. Use iTunes? https:/... Read more

6 Dec 2017

Ranked #19

Podcast cover

Short Circuit 106 (2/15/19)

Short Circuit 106 (2/15/19)

Facebooking jurors, an unpopular church, a very bad cop, and a tire-tapping trespass. Use iTunes? https://itunes.apple.... Read more

18 Feb 2019

Ranked #20

Podcast cover

Short Circuit 073 (6/9/17)

Short Circuit 073 (6/9/17)

Dead man’s conviction vacated—can the gov’t keep the fine he paid? Sovereign immunity in a just compensation case. An un... Read more

9 Jun 2017

“Podium: AI tools for podcasters. Generate show notes, transcripts, highlight clips, and more with AI. Try it today at https://podium.page”