Short Circuit

What brings all lawyers together? Hatred of PACER. Some nonprofits challenged the fees the federal courts charge for accessing court filings on the electronic records system. And they won. Kind of. But this doesn’t mean you get to stop paying to see legal documents. This week Diana Simpson explains the history of accessing court documents via modem, where those fees go, and how the Federal Circuit interpreted some obscure statutory language. Also, Congress has never defined the term, but for well over a century Congress has barred immigrants who are likely to become a “public charge.” Can the Department of Homeland Security adopt a definition of the term that will render way more people inadmissible? The Fourth Circuit said yes, and went on to opine on the continuing controversy over “nationwide injunctions.” Adam Shelton discusses that case, as well as a couple other recent cases from the Second Circuit—on the exact same issue—and a different injunction case from Puerto Rico. iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shor…uit/id309062019 Spotify: podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCq…Ehed/overview Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/institut…ce/short-circuit Google: play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#…odkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Short-Circuit-144-Transcript.pdf National Veterans Legal Services Program v. United States, http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions-orders/19-1081.OPINION.8-6-2020_1631951.pdf A Week of Universal Injunctions, https://ij.org/cje-post/a-week-of-universal-injunctions/

Religious freedom v. anti-discrimination and a promise not to do bad things. iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shor…uit/id309062019 Spotify: podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCq…Ehed/overview Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/institut…ce/short-circuit Google: play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#…odkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/short-circuit-143.pdf Jamison v. McClendon: http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2020/images/08/04/jamison-v-mcclendon.pdf New Hope Family Services v. Poole: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/19-1715_opn_formatted.pdf?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTURBeU1qWTJNalUxTURrMyIsInQiOiJOR3BaVTdkZFFDbndIbWJ1T0VtSmp2N1wvQmVienRrVXQ3YnN5N1wvSTJzZVY4S2R3YjBNUDZBTk5pUXFXT3dYRExVKzBkWXdcLzhJNDIzRFY2QjhwbmhXeEdFaDlrNTlSTlROZlcwNGxwbkhKOXEzaUN2ckl1eVJRZjZRdGRPdWMwUyJ9 Speech First v. Killeen: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2020/D07-28/C:19-2807:J:Brennan:condis:T:fnOp:N:2554247:S:0 Walter Olson: https://www.cato.org/people/walter-olson

Excessive home foreclosures and parking fines. iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shor…uit/id309062019 Spotify: podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCq…Ehed/overview Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/institut…ce/short-circuit Google: play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#…odkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Short-Circuit-142-edited.pdf Rafaeli, LLC v. Oakland County, https://courts.michigan.gov/Courts/MichiganSupremeCourt/Clerks/Recent%20Opinions/19-20-Term-Opinions/156849.pdf Pimentel v. Los Angeles, https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/07/22/18-56553.pdf Christina Martin, https://pacificlegal.org/staff/christina-martin/

A police pizza raid and Fourth Amendment fireworks in the Fourth Circuit iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shor…uit/id309062019 Spotify: podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCq…Ehed/overview Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/institut…ce/short-circuit Google: play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#…odkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Short-Circuit-141-edited.pdf Chicago Freedom School complaint: https://peopleslawoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1-CFS-Complaint-Filed.pdf 4A fireworks: https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/184233A.P.pdf

End times at the sheriff’s department and Euclidean policing. Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/short-circuit-140.pdf iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCqDbZTI7kIws11kEhed/overview Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/institute-for-justice/short-circuit Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iz26kyzdcpodkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Sheriff case: https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/20/06/191213P.pdf Police brutality case: https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0185p-06.pdf

A Week of Heavy Lifts: Closing Down Gyms in Michigan and a High-Profile Prosecution in DC. Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Short-Circuit-139_otter.ai-final.pdf iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCqDbZTI7kIws11kEhed/overview Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/institute-for-justice/short-circuit Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iz26kyzdcpodkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Gym Injunction: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/09915820907.pdf Gym Injunction stayed: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Document.pdf Mike Flynn: https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/79798A0FA0633B7985258591004DD3E7/$file/20-5143-1848728.pdf

A bunch of bad apples. Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Short-Circuit-138.pdf iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCqDbZTI7kIws11kEhed/overview Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/institute-for-justice/short-circuit Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iz26kyzdcpodkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Case 1: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/19/19-40217.0.pdf Case 2: https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/182142.P.pdf Case 3: http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201812061.pdf Case 4: https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0161p-06.pdf

Discussion about qualified immunity in the context of George Floyd's killing. Historical context of the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 and its impact on police accountability. Evolution of qualified immunity and its application, highlighting dismissals of meritorious claims. Examination of potential steps for reforming qualified immunity, criticizing court decisions. Exploration of the protection of officers in good faith and the challenges of holding them accountable for constitutional violations.

Ever wonder what it’s like to argue at the Supreme Court? In a special episode, Anya Bidwell interviews four IJ attorneys who have been in the hot seat. Use iTunes? itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/short…cuit/id309062019 Use Android (RSS)? feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…247/sounds.rss Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Transcript: https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/short-circuit-136_otter.ai-FINAL.pdf Kelo: https://ij.org/case/kelo/ Bennett: https://ij.org/press-release/arizona-campaign-finance-release-6-27-2011/ Espinoza: https://ij.org/case/montana-school-choice/ Timbs: https://ij.org/case/timbs-v-indiana/

Discussion of a lawsuit regarding the denial of effective counsel to inmates in a detention center. Challenges in accessing and representing inmates. Lawsuit alleging violation of constitutional rights. Analysis of Wisconsin's COVID-19 shutdown order. Collaboration and local decision-making in COVID-19 litigation.