Ranked #1
May a State Challenge an Executive Branch Decision to Defer the Deportation of Entire Classes of Illegal Aliens
May a State Challenge an Executive Branch Decision to Defer the Deportation of Entire Classes of Illegal Aliens
On this episode, we review the Court's oral arguments in United States v. Texas, which considers whether a State has Art... Read more
8 May 2016
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57mins
Ranked #2
Introduction to 2015-16 Term - Five Cases You Should Know
Introduction to 2015-16 Term - Five Cases You Should Know
On this episode, we review five of the Court’s most controversial cases this Term thus far. Mullenix v. Luna - The doct... Read more
6 Dec 2015
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57mins
Ranked #3
Unabridged Oral Arguments in California Teachers Union Case
Unabridged Oral Arguments in California Teachers Union Case
On this episode we present the full oral arguments in one of the Court's most controversial cases of the term - Friedric... Read more
16 Jan 2016
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1hr 22mins
Ranked #4
Affirmative Action Oral Arguments
Affirmative Action Oral Arguments
On this episode, we review the oral arguments this week in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, which asks:Whether t... Read more
12 Dec 2015
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22mins
Ranked #5
Decision - When Are Threatening Posts on Facebook Criminal?
Decision - When Are Threatening Posts on Facebook Criminal?
On this episode, we discuss the Court's decision in Elonis v. United States, which concerns whether conviction of threat... Read more
7 Jun 2015
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8mins
Ranked #6
Decision - Did Abercrombie & Fitch's Decision Not to Hire a Woman Who Wore a Headscarf Violate Title VII?
Decision - Did Abercrombie & Fitch's Decision Not to Hire a Woman Who Wore a Headscarf Violate Title VII?
On this episode we review the Court's decision in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores. Title VII of the Civil Rights... Read more
7 Jun 2015
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12mins
Ranked #7
What Constitutes an Undue Burden on Abortion?
What Constitutes an Undue Burden on Abortion?
On this episode, we review the oral arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole, which considers the constitutionality of ... Read more
10 Mar 2016
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44mins
Ranked #8
Justice Antonin Gregory Scalia ("Nino") In Memoriam
Justice Antonin Gregory Scalia ("Nino") In Memoriam
On this episode we remember one of the most influential and controversial justices to ever sit on the United States Supr... Read more
15 Feb 2016
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21mins
Ranked #9
Is it a Crime to Buy a Public Official's Time or Influence?
Is it a Crime to Buy a Public Official's Time or Influence?
On this episode we review the Court's decision in McDonnell v. United States, which considers whether a former Virginia ... Read more
9 Jul 2016
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14mins
Ranked #10
The Texas Abortion Case
The Texas Abortion Case
On this episode, we review the Court's decision this week in Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole, which considered whether a Te... Read more
29 Jun 2016
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14mins
Ranked #11
Decision - Gay Marriage
Decision - Gay Marriage
On this episode, we review the Court’s much-anticipated decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, wherein the Court considered w... Read more
30 Jun 2015
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1hr 1min
Ranked #12
Decision - Does the Confrontation Clause Bar Admission of Statements Concerning Child Abuse Made by a Child to a Teacher?
Decision - Does the Confrontation Clause Bar Admission of Statements Concerning Child Abuse Made by a Child to a Teacher?
On this episode, we discuss the Court's decision this week in Ohio v. Clark, which considered weather a child’s out-of-c... Read more
22 Jun 2015
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18mins
Ranked #13
Does a Ban on Stun Guns Infringe the 2nd Amendment?
Does a Ban on Stun Guns Infringe the 2nd Amendment?
On this episode, we review the Court's decision this week in Caetano v. Massachusetts, wherein a women in Massachusetts ... Read more
26 Mar 2016
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6mins
Ranked #14
Did Congress Violate Separation of Powers by Directing a Statute to a Particular Case?
Did Congress Violate Separation of Powers by Directing a Statute to a Particular Case?
On this episode, we review the oral arguments in Bank Markazi v. Peterson, which asks the Supreme Court to resolve wheth... Read more
17 Jan 2016
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11mins
Ranked #15
Decision - May Congress Force the State Department to Recognize Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel?
Decision - May Congress Force the State Department to Recognize Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel?
On this episode, we discuss the Court's decision last week in Zivotofsky v. Kerry, which considered whether a federal st... Read more
15 Jun 2015
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19mins
Ranked #16
Illegal Police Stop Resulting in the Discovery of an Outstanding Warrant
Illegal Police Stop Resulting in the Discovery of an Outstanding Warrant
On this episode we review the Court's oral arguments in Utah v. Strieff, in which the Court is asked whether evidence se... Read more
4 Mar 2016
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23mins
Ranked #17
May States Criminalize the Refusal to Submit to a Breathalyzer Test?
May States Criminalize the Refusal to Submit to a Breathalyzer Test?
On this episode, we review the oral arguments this week in three consolidated cases, known as Birchfield v. North Dakota... Read more
23 Apr 2016
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30mins
Ranked #18
The President's Discretion to Apply Immigration Laws
The President's Discretion to Apply Immigration Laws
On this episode, we review the Court's decision to grant review to the case of United States v. Texas, which asks the Co... Read more
25 Feb 2016
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16mins
Ranked #19
May Congress Legislate a New Rule That Courts Must Apply in a Particular Pending Case
May Congress Legislate a New Rule That Courts Must Apply in a Particular Pending Case
This case concerns nearly $2 billion of bonds in which Bank Markazi, the Central Bank of Iran, held an interest in Europ... Read more
11 May 2016
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5mins
Ranked #20
Is a Gang That Robs Drug Dealers Engaged in Interstate Commerce?
Is a Gang That Robs Drug Dealers Engaged in Interstate Commerce?
On this episode we review the oral arguments this week in Taylor v. United States, which considers whether, in a federal... Read more
28 Feb 2016
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14mins