Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)
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Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)
Following what the Supreme Court is actually doing can be daunting. Reporting on the subject is often only done within the context of political narratives of the day -- and following the Court's decisions and reading every new case can be a non-starter. The purpose of this Podcast is to make it as e...
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527 episodis
Urias-Orellana v. Bondi (Level of Deference for Immigration Appeals)
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In Urias‑Orellana v. Bondi, the Supreme Court unanimously held that courts of appeals must apply the substantial-evidence standard w...
Galette v. New Jersey Transit (Sovereign Immunity)
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In 1979, the New Jersey Legislature created the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) as a “body corporate and politic with co...
MIRABELLI v. BONTA (TRANSGENDER AND FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION)
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It's a ruling about procedure, but they'd like you to know how they believe the Court below should rule. That Free Exercise of Relig...
Villareal v. Texas (Sixth Amendment right to counsel)
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In a decision affirming the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the Supreme Court held that a trial court may, during an overnight rece...
GEO Group v. Menocal (Civil Procedure/Appealability)
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Petitioner GEO Group operates a private detention facility in Aurora, Colorado, under a contract with U. S. Immigration and Customs...
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. v. Palmquist (Civil Procedure and DIVERSITY JURISDICTION)
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Held: Because the District Court’s erroneous dismissal of Whole Foods did not cure the jurisdictional defect that existed when this...
Postal Service v. Konan (Sov. Immunity/FTCA)
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The Fed Government retains sovereign immunity under the FTCA for intentional non-delivery of mail.
LEARNING RESOURCES, INC. v. TRUMP (President's Tariff Authority)
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No one Authorized President Trump to impose these "Emergency" Tariffs under the IEEPA (International Emergency Economic Powers Act).
KLEIN v. MARTIN (AEDPA STANDARDS AGAIN)
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The Court Below granted relief when it should have not.
Judge Niemeyer of the 4th Circuit was the lone dissent--contending tha...
Ellingberg v. United States (Restitution & Ex Post Facto Clause)
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The Court unanimously held that restitution imposed under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act is a form of criminal punishment, m...
CONEY ISLAND AUTO PARTS v. BURTON, (Bankruptcy, Civil Procedure, Void Judgement vs. Time Limits)
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an appeal of a VOID judgement under federal rule 60 is still subject to the statutory text's "within a reasonable time" limit.
Doe v. Dynamic Physical Therapy, LLC
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State Courts may not grant releif from FEDERAL causes of action by reference to state statute.
BOWE v. UNITED STATES
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1. The Court has jurisdiction because §2244(b)(3)(E) does not bar this Court’s review of a federal prisoner’s request to file a seco...
BARRETT v. UNITED STATES (Hobbs Act Robbery/Blockburger Test)
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Supreme Court refuses to assume that Congress intended to disregard Blockburger and allow someone to be convicted of two crimes in t...
Case v. Montana (4a's Community Caretaker Exception)
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Supreme Court Upholds Montana's Community Caretaker exception to the 4th amendment prohibition on warrantless searches.
Clark v. Sweeney (Party Presentation)
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In Clark v. Sweeney, the Supreme Court reversed a Fourth Circuit decision that had granted habeas relief on a theory the petitioner...
Pitts v. Mississippi (Confrontation Clause)
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The United States Supreme Court reversed a decision of the Mississippi Supreme Court upholding the use of a physical screen that pre...
Goldey v. Field (Bivens / Excessive Force)
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Goldey v. Fields
PER CURIAM. In Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U. S. 388 (1971), this Court recognized an im...
Trump v. CASA, Inc. (Universal Injunction / Birthright Citizenship)
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Trump v. CASA, Inc.
Held: Universal injunctions likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has given to federal cou...
Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc. (Appointments Clause)
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Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc.
In 1984, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created the U. S. Preventive...
FCC v. Consumer Research (Nondelegation Doctrine)
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FCC v. Consumers’ Research
The Communications Act of 1934 established the FCC and instructed it to make available to “all the...
Mahmoud v. Taylor (LGBTQ+ Books / Parental Opt-Out)
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Held: Parents challenging the Board’s introduction of the “LGBTQ+-inclusive” storybooks, along with its decision to withhold opt out...
Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton (Texas Pornography Regulation)
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Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton
Texas, like many States, prohibits distributing sexually explicit content to children....
Hewitt v. United States
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Hewitt v. United States
Before the First Step Act was enacted in 2018, federal judges were required to sentence first-time off...
Medina v. Planned Parenthood (Medicaid Funding)
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Median v. Planned Parenthood
Held: Section 1396a(a)(23)(A) does not clearly and unambiguously confer individual rights enforce...
Riley v. Bondi (Immigration Removal)
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Riley v. Bondi
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sought to remove Pierre Riley, a citizen of Jamaica, from the United...
Stanely v. City of Sanford (ADA)
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Stanley v. City of Sanford
Karyn Stanley worked as a firefighter for the City of Sanford, Florida, starting in 1999. When Ms....
Fuld v. Palestinian Liberation Organization (Due Process)
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Held: The PSJVTA’s personal jurisdiction provision does not violate the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause because the statute re...
Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA (ARTICLE 3 STANDING, ADMIN LAW)
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https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-7_8m58.pdf
ESTERAS v. UNITED STATES (Revocation of Supervised release/factors courts may and may not consider)
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United States v. Skrmetti (Transgender Treatment)
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In 2023, Tennessee joined the growing number of States restricting sex transition treatments for minors by enacting the Prohibition...
Rivers v. Guerrero (Habeus Petition)
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Rivers v. Guerrero
Petitioner Danny Rivers was convicted in Texas state court of continuous sexual abuse of a child and relate...
Commissioner v. Zuch (Tax Court Jurisdiction)
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Commissioner v. Zuch
This case involves the jurisdiction of the United States Tax Court over appeals from collection due proce...
Parrish v. United States (Appellate Procedure)
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Parrish v. United States
Federal inmate Donte Parrish alleges that he was placed in restrictive segregated confinement for 23...
Soto v. United States (VA Benefits)
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Soto v. United States
The Barring Act, 31 U. S. C. §3702, establishes default settlement procedures for claims against the Go...
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY v. CALUMET SHREVEPORT REFINING, L.L.C (VENUE FOR CLEAN AIR ACT CASES)
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PERTTU v. RICHARD (Prison Littigation Reform Act Exhaustion & Jury Trial Right)
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AJT v. Osseo Area Schools (Education / Disability)
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AJT v. Osseo Area Schools
Held: Schoolchildren bringing ADA and Rehabilitation Act claims related to their education are not r...
Catholic Charities v. Wisconsin (First Amendment)
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Catholic Charities v. Wisconsin
Wisconsin law exempts certain religious organizations from paying unemployment compensation ta...
CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. (Jurisdiction / Foreign Immunity)
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Held: Personal jurisdiction exists under the FSIA when an immunity exception applies and service is proper. The FSIA does not requir...