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May 28, 2020 Short Circuit 135 (5/28/20)
Constitutional guarantees during emergencies.
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Right to counsel: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/19-1778_opn.pdf
Wisconsin’s stay-at-home order https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&seqNo=260868
21 min
May 15, 2020 Short Circuit 134 (5/15/20)
Is the Supreme Court finally going to do something about qualified immunity?
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Is Qualified Immunity Unlawful? https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=13555&context=journal_articles
West: https://ij.org/case/west-v-city-of-caldwell/
King: https://ij.org/case/brownback-v-king/
Zadeh: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/zadeh-v-robinson/
Jessop: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/jessop-v-city-of-fresno-california/
IJ's Jessop amicus: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-1021/138419/20200317143611916_39525%20pdf%20Gammon.pdf
45 min
May 07, 2020 Short Circuit 133 (5/7/20)
Forcing kids to attend crummy schools and forcing prisoners to stay in a COVID-infested prison.
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The right to a basic minimum education: https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0124p-06.pdf
Medically vulnerable inmates (district court order): https://www.acluohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-21-022-PI-Order.pdf
Medically vulnerable inmates (Sixth Circuit ruling): https://www.acluohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-04-023-Order.pdf
24 min
May 01, 2020 Short Circuit 132 (5/1/20)
A prostitution sting, alcohol, and government debt collectors.
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Arresting a reporter: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2020/D04-20/C:19-1945:J:Rovner:aut:T:fnOp:N:2504353:S:0
Arresting the flow of alcohol: https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0119p-06.pdf
Robocalls: http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/181588.P.pdf
IJ's robocall amicus: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Barr-v-AAPC-Amicus.pdf
31 min
April 24, 2020 Short Circuit 131 (4/24/20)
The Real RBT and the King's Bench (in Pennsylvania) Approves COVID-19 Restrictions.
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SSI benefits in Puerto Rico: http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/19-1390P-01A.pdf
Pennsylvania COVID restrictions: http://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Supreme/out/68MM2020mo%20-%2010439399799476700.pdf
24 min
April 21, 2020 Short Circuit 130 (4/21/20)
No suing the feds for hiding Jeffrey Epstein’s non-prosecution deal, no suing the feds for killing cows in a quarantine, and no suing over government speech.
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Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Short-Circuit-130.pdf
Non-prosecution agreement: http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201913843.pdf
Fever tick quarantine: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/19/19-40077-CV0.pdf
Janus table turning: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2020/D04-07/C:19-1349:J:Rovner:aut:T:fnOp:N:2498138:S:0
Lynching grand jury records: http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201715016.enb.pdf
Anthony Pitch’s book on the Moore’s Ford lynching: https://smile.amazon.com/Last-Lynching-Anthony-S-Pitch/dp/1543627471?sa-no-redirect=1
31 min
April 14, 2020 Short Circuit 129 (4/14/20)
Fines & fees, completed misdemeanors, and jail debit cards.
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Sherwood, Ark fines and fees: https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/20/01/182982P.pdf
IJ’s Sherwood en banc petition: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Williams-Petition-File-Stamped.pdf
Completed misdemeanors: https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0088p-06.pdf
Jail debit cards: https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/03/16/18-35735.pdf
40 min
April 09, 2020 Short Circuit 128 (4/9/20)
Did you know your city might go bankrupt because it doesn’t respect property rights? Strong Towns, Zoning, and Engineering Licensing
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Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Short-Circuit-128_otter.ai-FINAL.pdf
Charles “Chuck” Marohn, Strong Towns https://www.strongtowns.org/contributors-journal/charles-marohn
Strong Towns (the book): https://www.strongtowns.org/book
Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/272/365/
Oregon Engineering Speech: https://ij.org/case/oregon-engineering-speech/
36 min
April 01, 2020 Short Circuit 127 (4/3/20)
A cert grant, a cert petition, sanctuary cities, and pilfered Spanish gold.
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Cert grant: https://ij.org/press-release/u-s-supreme-court-will-hear-police-accountability-case/
Cert petition: https://ij.org/case/miami-forfeiture-attorneys-fees/
Sanctuary cities: http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/19-1802P-01A.pdf
Gold bar: http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201813282.pdf
27 min
March 26, 2020 Short Circuit 126 (3/26/20)
Cert petitions, a prison shank public records request and an arrest for being a smart mouth.
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Prison shank: https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/0/0EE1E9783C2A9C9D8525852700504E8C/$file/18-5068-1832659.pdf
Smart mouth QI: https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0083p-06.pdf
Carousel Farms: https://ij.org/case/woodcrest-homes-inc-v-carousel-farms-metro-dis/
Task Force accountability: https://ij.org/case/brownback-v-king/
Police theft: https://ij.org/press-release/police-stole-225k-in-cash-and-coins-and-the-courts-said-okay/
32 min

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