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July 10, 2015 Short Circuit 016 (7/10/15)
Indefensible government litigation tactics; cruel and unusually hot prison cells; and a primer on the Fourth Amendment.

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Dept of Labor investigation: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/14/14-40585-CV0.pdf

Cruel and unusual prison: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/14/14-30067-CV0.pdf

Unjustified search: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D07-02/C:14-2262:J:Williams:aut:T:fnOp:N:1580852:S:0

11 min
July 02, 2015 Short Circuit 015 (7/4/15)
Judicial engagement at the Supreme Court; a pair of Sixth Amendment cases from the federal circuits; and a huge victory for economic liberty in the Texas Supreme Court.

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First Circuit public view of jury selection http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/10-1974P-01A.pdf

Seventh Circuit marijuana deportation http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D06-26/C:14-3579:J:Posner:aut:T:fnOp:N:1577050:S:0

Eyebrow threading decision http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1008501/120657.pdf

Willett concurrence http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1008502/120657c1.pdf

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June 26, 2015 Short Circuit 014 (6/26/15)
Did a federal court just put a nail in the coffin of the Guantanamo Bay military commissions? We sit down with special guest Steve Vladeck, an American University professor and an expert on terrorism and the rule of law.

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Case info: http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/3EBDD9BA6454E1FB85257E620054E9E0/$file/11-1324-1557116.pdf

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June 12, 2015 Short Circuit 013 (6/12/15)
Police try to kick a skeptical judge off a case; a federal agent tries to take a shortcut past the Fourth Amendment; and a major abortion decision. http://www.ij.org/short-circuit

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Recusal case: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D06-09/C:15-1848:J:Hamilton:aut:T:fnOp:N:1566838:S:0

Wrong-door search: http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/baba88c6-7058-40ce-b701-0ce4ae825e56/1/doc/13-3145_opn.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/baba88c6-7058-40ce-b701-0ce4ae825e56/1/hilite/

Racial slurs: http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2015/06/09/12-17503.pdf

Texas TRAP law: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/14/14-50928-CV0.pdf

11 min
June 04, 2015 Short Circuit 012 (6/5/15)
A holding-cell beatdown; an epic zoning battle in Chicago; and whether judges should ever criticize prosecutors.

Holding-cell beatdown: http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/d5100874-f164-4d40-89c2-a75e0befec9e/2/doc/14-2472_opn.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/d5100874-f164-4d40-89c2-a75e0befec9e/2/hilite/

Zoning battle: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D06-01/C:13-3669:J:Cudahy:con:T:fnOp:N:1561456:S:0

Judges and prosecutors: http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/Opinions/Published/134360R1.P.pdf

10 min
May 29, 2015 Short Circuit 011 (5/29/15)
The resume that sent a man back to prison; an ostrich causes reversible error; and a “patently offensive” license plate.

Resume: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D05-21/C:14-1204:J:Ripple:aut:T:fnOp:N:1556299:S:0

Ostrich: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D05-26/C:13-2166:J:Posner:aut:T:fnOp:N:1557799:S:0

License plate: http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/d6be891c-6438-4ad9-8708-4478ee85b421/3/doc/11-5199_opn%20w-dissen.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/d6be891c-6438-4ad9-8708-4478ee85b421/3/hilite/

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11 min
May 22, 2015 Short Circuit 010 (5/22/15)
The case of the disappearing marijuana, an EPA maneuver to evade judicial review, and a burglary-for-hire gone wrong.

Marijuana: http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201412801.pdf

EPA: http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/1570793BF8ECB93D85257E460050A96E/$file/13-5290-1552699.pdf

Burglary: http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/15a0093p-06.pdf

8 min
May 01, 2015 Short Circuit 009 (5/1/15)
Courts require evidence to ban speech but not guns, and a tragedy at the border goes en banc.

Speech: http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/15a0078p-06.pdf

Guns: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D04-27/C:14-3091:J:Easterbrook:aut:T:fnOp:N:1541776:S:0

Border tragedy: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/11/11-50792-CV1.pdf

12 min
April 24, 2015 Short Circuit 008 (4/24/15)
Pimps, pirate treasure, and police on pistol patrol.

Pimps: http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2015/04/21/13-30223.pdf

Pirate treasure: http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/124574p.pdf

Police patrolling for pistols in the Nation’s capital: http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/3A4AECFC912850FA85257E2E00509DD3/$file/13-3102-1548318.pdf

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15 min
April 09, 2015 Short Circuit 007 (4/9/15)
When cops don’t know the law, a heartbreaking deportation case, and charity donation bins … that speak!

Cops: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/13/13-50745-CR0.pdf

Deportation: media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/13-1550P-01A.pdf

Charity bins: http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/15a0063p-06.pdf

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