You like law? We've got law. Check out our concise & fun-to-read summaries of circuit court opinions, listen to our (sometimes irreverent) podcasts, & more. A project of the Center for Judicial Engagement at the Institute for Justicehttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mlw33y3o5s2vOur Latest Newsletter: A camp chair, a shaking of faith, and a murder in front of a Waffle House. https://ij.org/sc_newsletter/a-camp-chair-a-shaking-of-faith-and-a-murder-in-front-of-a-waffle-house/15 May 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw33y3o5s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mlvprdvtk22vOur Latest Podcast: Shopping With Roy Moore. With Suranjan Sen & Prashanta Augustine! https://youtu.be/_ZOhYK5riXg?si=1_mVPZEU3SLls9mf15 May 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvprdvtk22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mlei6s4ils2tOur Latest Newsletter: A late-night knock at the door, unregistered silencers, and a prison-drone conspiracy. https://ij.org/sc_newsletter/a-late-night-knock-at-the-door-unregistered-silencers-and-a-prison-drone-conspiracy/08 May 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlei6s4ils2thttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mle65igwys2tOur Latest Podcast: Live at Michigan Law! With Chris Walker, Nicholas Bagley & Zach Larsen! https://ij.org/podcasts/short-circuit/short-circuit-427-michigander-administrations/08 May 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle65igwys2thttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mkvn3dbusc2uWhile waiting for the running of this year's Kentucky Derby, why not check out our episode on the eve of last year's race? Among other highlights there's a dramatic reading of Hunter S. Thompson's classic "The Kentucky Derby is Decadent & Depraved." https://ij.org/podcasts/short-circuit/short-circuit-374-content-based-dancing/02 May 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvn3dbusc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mksulq7jk22uOur Latest Newsletter: Smart meters, bad metaphors, and the color of state law https://ij.org/sc_newsletter/smart-meters-bad-metaphors-and-the-color-of-state-law/01 May 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksulq7jk22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mksj24j53k2uOur Latest Podcast: Can you distill whiskey in your own home now? With John Wrench & Joe Gay! https://youtu.be/F_wE_ZHjHXU?si=ZiBWIdTCq6JJ2FER01 May 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksj24j53k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mkpy6mxhus2uIn the latest #UnpublishedOpinions, @ij.org's roundtable podcast, John Wrench, Kirby Thomas West & Sam Gedge reflect on conventional wisdom, when something is "over" in public interest litigation, and the horrors of using the wrong font. https://ij.org/podcasts/unpublished-opinions/unpublished-opinions-24-what-if-its-not-peyote/30 Apr 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpy6mxhus2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mkbfwkm65k2uOur Latest Newsletter: Vigilantes, less-lethal munitions, and a bananas ID theft case. https://ij.org/sc_newsletter/257695/24 Apr 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbfwkm65k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mkb4socyzk2oOur Latest Podcast: Live from Penn Law! With Professors Matt Wiener & Mitch Berman and Philly attorney Mike McGinley! https://ij.org/podcasts/short-circuit/short-circuit-425-live-from-penn-law/24 Apr 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb4socyzk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mjrozcnmss2cThis weekend, while contemplating what the justices will say about Rooker-Feldman abstention on Monday in TM v. U of MD Sys Corp, you could do worse than listening to the DEFINITIVE PODCAST on that, as John Marshall might say, treasonous doctrine. https://ij.org/podcasts/bound-by-oath/rooker-and-feldman-and-treason-season-4-ep-1/18 Apr 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrozcnmss2chttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mjpplc4wls2eOur Latest Newsletter: ICE, AirPods, and the No Fly List https://ij.org/sc_newsletter/ice-airpods-and-the-no-fly-list/17 Apr 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpplc4wls2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mjpclw4k3k2eOur Latest Podcast: No jury because defendant didn’t use the magic words. With Will Aronin & Andrew Ward! https://youtu.be/QnVL4HlRpZo?si=-MKCWhud70gUFXbV17 Apr 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpclw4k3k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mjp6gjzuj22eOn Monday, SCOTUS addresses the "Rooker-Feldman doctrine" for the first time in years. "Um, what's that doctrine again? And who were Mr Rooker & Mr Feldman?" We answer those questions in the latest #BoundByOath! Essential listening for Monday's argument. https://ij.org/podcasts/bound-by-oath/rooker-and-feldman-and-treason-season-4-ep-1/17 Apr 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp6gjzuj22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mjkufnfnuk2kIT's #BoundByOath Season 4! All about abstention. First, Rooker-Feldman, an obscure & slightly treasonous doctrine. SCOTUS hears a rare R-F case next week. But who were Mr. Rooker & Mr. Feldman? And what is the REAL story behind their cases? Listen in. https://ij.org/podcasts/bound-by-oath/rooker-and-feldman-and-treason-season-4-ep-1/15 Apr 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkufnfnuk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mjkufnfnuk2kIT's #BoundByOath Season 4! All about abstention. First, Rooker-Feldman, an obscure & slightly treasonous doctrine. SCOTUS hears a rare R-F case next week. But who were Mr. Rooker & Mr. Feldman? And what is the REAL story behind their cases? Listen in. https://ij.org/podcasts/bound-by-oath/rooker-and-feldman-and-treason-season-4-ep-1/15 Apr 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkufnfnuk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mj6jp7ctbc2jOur Latest Newsletter: Phony checks, a twinkling of an eye, and sparkling sports gambling. https://ij.org/sc_newsletter/phony-checks-a-twinkling-of-an-eye-and-sparkling-sports-gambling/10 Apr 2026 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6jp7ctbc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mj6jecbn7c2jOur Latest Podcast: Civil Forfeiture Flowcharts. With Dan Alban & Marie Miller! https://ij.org/podcasts/short-circuit/short-circuit-423-civil-forfeiture-flowcharts/10 Apr 2026 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6jecbn7c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mimlgltr7k2bOur Latest Newsletter: Brotherly crooks, dueling bourbons, and a law from 1785. https://ij.org/sc_newsletter/brotherly-crooks-dueling-bourbons-and-a-law-from-1785/03 Apr 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimlgltr7k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mim66xycxs2bOur Latest Podcast: My Name is Pastor Jennings With Mike Greenberg & Betsy Sanz! https://youtu.be/5kQApuF_bQs?si=BedlCFlVPiwG8ojk03 Apr 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mim66xycxs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mi2uddxank2aOur Latest Newsletter: Permissible ingredients, mandatory detention, and burrowing mites. https://ij.org/sc_newsletter/permissible-ingredients-mandatory-detention-and-burrowing-mites/27 Mar 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2uddxank2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mi2nw4apkc2aOur Latest Podcast: What's Your Favorite Circuit? With Ben Field, Tom Metzloff of @dukelaw.bsky.social & Dawn Chutkow of @cornelllaw.bsky.social! All 3 give their "favorite circuit." What's yours? Plus Uber v. Seattle & the shocking story of Asheville & the 4th Circuit. https://ij.org/podcasts/short-circuit/short-circuit-421-whats-your-favorite-circuit/27 Mar 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:2bhmoy7webjyo7gm46ktj4iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2nw4apkc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/shortcircuitij.bsky.social/post/3mhsvn7vk2s2sThe latest episode of @ij.org's roundtable podcast #UnpublishedOpinions is out. 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