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You like law? We've got law. Check out our concise & fun-to-read summaries of circuit court opinions, listen to our (sometimes irreverent) podcast, & more. @IJ
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. 1/2
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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 […]
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Our Latest Podcast: Crazy Fast Speeds. With Betsy Sanz and Andrew Ward!.
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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 […]
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Our Latest Podcast: The Business of Baseball. With @FreeRangeLawyer!.
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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 […]
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It's the latest Unpublished Opinions. @IJ's roundtable podcast! Anya Bidwell @windyjosh92 & @IJSanders 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 […]
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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 […]
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Register for @YIMBYTown 2025 in New Haven, Sept. 14-16 here:
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YIMBYtown is the biggest national pro-homes conference in the country and we’re thrilled it is coming back to New England, just in time for the beautiful fall weather.
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Short Circuit is coming to @YIMBYtown 2025! A live podcast recording w/ @ProfSchleich @andrewdfine & @AriBFla & @IJSanders, in New Haven, CT on Sept 15. We'll highlight recent housing cases & where the courts are on allowing people to build housing. Link to sign up to YT below!
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Our Latest Newsletter: Longboat Key condos, protective sweeps, and wrong-door raids.
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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 […]
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Our Latest Podcast: Pyramid Power. With Kyle Singhal & Marie Miller!.
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We look into the gray area between a multi-level-marketing venture, like Amway, and a “pyramid scheme.” Appellate attorney Kyle Singhal joins us to discuss a […]
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The panel will examine recent 7th Circuit decisions and discuss what makes the circuit so darn special. Link here. Free Short Circuit swag at the event. See you in the Windy City!.
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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 […]
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Chicago & 7th Circuit friends: Short Circuit Live is coming to the 7th Circuit Judicial Conference! Aug. 17 @ 7pm @ Swissotel in the loop. Conference attendees & non-attendees welcome. With @skonsky of @UChicagoLaw, appellate specialist Chris Keleher & @JohnGaelen of @IJ! 1/2
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Our Latest Newsletter: Colorado River abstention, Wilton-Brillhart abstention, and sua sponte shenanigans.
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What’s so natural about rights? Well, a lot of our state constitutions actually call some rights “natural.” And state courts consider all kinds of rights […]
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