Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice.
New case! Pennsylvania requires real estate brokers to maintain a physical office space even if they don't need one and never use it. Indeed, IJ client Kevin Gaughen's office has been visited more often by state inspectors—who ensure there is a conference table, a landline phone, a filing cabinet, and an outdoor sign—than by actual clients. The rule chiefly serves to impose unnecessary costs that are harder for small brokers to absorb than big firms. So this week Kevin teamed up with IJ to challenge the rule under the Pennsylvania Constitution, which protects the right to earn an honest living free of unreasonable regulations. Click here to learn more.
New on the Short Circuit podcast: We take a long drink from the Fifth Circuit's waters. Including those of the Panama Canal.
