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7 Feb 2019, 2:57 am
” [John K. Ross, IJ “Short Circuit,” on Robinson v. [read post]
7 Aug 2018, 3:08 am
John K. [read post]
19 Feb 2018, 11:39 am
To quote John K. [read post]
4 Apr 2018, 2:57 am
” [John K. Ross, Short Circuit, on City of Chicago ex rel. Rosenberg v. [read post]
29 Jul 2020, 5:42 pm
Before he was circuit Judge John Kastrenakes, and before he was a superstar federal prosecutor, Judge [read post]
19 Sep 2017, 9:30 pm
of the Law and History Review is now in print: ArticlesNatural Rights Dissected and Rejected: John [read post]
16 Jul 2021, 9:30 pm
Court Historical Society.From the Washington Post's "Made by History" section: Anna K. [read post]
7 Oct 2015, 4:00 am
Jennifer Lee Koh, Agape, Grace, and Immigration Law: An Evangelical Perspective, (September 26, 2015).John [read post]
3 Nov 2020, 11:49 am
K) Name the opponents for independent candidates John B Anderson and Ross Perot? [read post]
16 Nov 2018, 1:00 pm
Civil disgorgement, mild chastisement, and a Third Amendment.Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature from the Institute for Justice. New on the podcast: guns, peons, gag orders, and fossils. Click here for iTunes. Are we finally going to get some unlawful quartering law? Nope, the "Third Amendment" in this case refers to the agreement forcing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to give all of their profits to the feds in exchange for keeping them solvent during the 2008… [read post]
9 Nov 2018, 1:00 pm
Dinosaur mortal combat, the hose treatment, and the great high school impostor.Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature from the Institute for Justice. IJ was at the Florida Supreme Court this week arguing that a pair of programs, a scholarship for disabled students and a tuition tax credit, that allow 140,000 students to attend the school of their family's choice are constitutionally sound. Click here to read IJ Attorney Ari Bargil argue in the pages of the Orlando… [read post]
5 Oct 2018, 1:30 pm
Butter grades, toxic coal ash, and Stairway to Heaven.Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature from the Institute for Justice. Friends, the Supreme Court has long treated the nondelegation doctrine as a dead letter. Indeed, since 1935 no public nondelegation challenge has prevailed at SCOTUS, which is unfortunate; the doctrine was meant to safeguard the separation of powers (and thus individual liberty), and its disappearance coincides with rampant overcriminalization. But… [read post]
28 Sep 2018, 12:30 pm
Interviewing prisoners, Auer deference in criminal cases, and Rand Paul's neighbor.Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature from the Institute for Justice. After four years of litigation, Philadelphia's civil forfeiture machine will soon grind to a halt. IJ Senior Attorney Darpana Sheth has the details over at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Woman enlists the help of Virgin Island marshals with truant 15-year-old son. Allegation: Marshals arrive and find boy relaxing… [read post]
7 Sep 2018, 12:30 pm
Satanic standing, Studebaker, and breaking into prison.Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature from the Institute for Justice. This fall, the Supreme Court will consider whether the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause applies to the states. That is, does the federal Constitution prevent state and local officials (rather than just federal ones) from imposing excessive fines disproportionate to the gravity of a given offense? The Indiana Supreme Court recently… [read post]
20 Jul 2018, 12:30 pm
Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature from the Institute for Justice. Friends, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission enables energy companies to seize land from property owners—on a vast scale—while evading judicial review. Which is egregious, say Robert McNamara of IJ and David Bookbinder of the Niskanen Center in The Wall Street Journal. New on the podcast: No suing TSA screeners, state protections against unreasonable searches, and FERC's… [read post]
13 Jul 2018, 12:30 pm
Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature from the Institute for Justice. This month marks the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 14th Amendment, which is a super big deal. Sheldon Gilbert, the director of IJ's Center for Judicial Engagement, explains why in USA Today. Also of note: This week IJ signed on to an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reconsider the doctrine of qualified immunity. Submitted by appellate litigator extraordinaire (and past… [read post]
22 Jun 2018, 1:00 pm
Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature from the Institute for Justice. Big news! This week, the U.S. Supreme Court granted cert in Timbs v. Indiana, which will give the Court occasion to consider whether the Eighth Amendment's protections against excessive fines apply to the states. The Indiana Supreme Court said they didn't and permitted the civil forfeiture of a $40,000 truck (obtained licitly) over $225 worth of illegal drugs. Nick Sibilla has the story. For… [read post]
15 Jun 2018, 12:30 pm
Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature from the Institute for Justice. Praised by James Madison as a "bulwark in favor of personal security and private rights," the Contract Clause has long since fallen into obscurity and disuse, giving legislators relatively free rein to retroactively rewrite contracts. This week, the Supreme Court declined to reverse course, voting 8–1 to uphold a Minnesota law that automatically terminates life insurance designations… [read post]
8 Jun 2018, 1:44 pm
Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature from the Institute for Justice. New on the podcast: offensively Big Pimpin', age limits for judges, a tyrannical wiffle ball tournament, and losing your driver's license over court fees. Click here for iTunes. Allegation: Days after LabMD, a cancer-screening lab, publicly criticized the FTC's yearslong investigation into a 2008 data breach at the lab, FTC staff recommend prosecuting the lab. Two staffers falsely… [read post]
27 Apr 2018, 1:15 pm
Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature from the Institute for Justice. This week on the podcast: a monkey selfie, Pharma Bro, eternal damnation & the minimum wage, and a drunken murder confession. Click here for iTunes. Obama Admin: Religious employers need not pay for contraception if that violates their beliefs, but they must notify a third party, which will then provide said coverage to employees. Little Sisters of the Poor: The notification requirement violates… [read post]
