Term Talk

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The nations top legal scholars discuss what Federal Judges need to know about the U.S. Supreme Courts most impactful decisions.

  1. 12 FEB

    Term Talk Extended: Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton; TikTok v. Garland

    First Amendment. Speech. Experts discuss the Supreme Court decisions applying intermediate scrutiny to speech restrictions encompassing both protected and unprotected speech in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, and to restrictions on foreign ownership of a social media platform in TikTok v. Garland. Participants. Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law; Paul Clement, former Solicitor General of the United States and founding partner at Clement and Murphy, PLLC; and Beth Wiggins, Director, Research Division, Federal Judicial Center.

    27 min

  2. 12 FEB · VIDEO

    Term Talk Extended: Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton; TikTok v. Garland

    First Amendment. Speech. Experts discuss the Supreme Court decisions applying intermediate scrutiny to speech restrictions encompassing both protected and unprotected speech in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, and to restrictions on foreign ownership of a social media platform in TikTok v. Garland. Participants. Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law; Paul Clement, former Solicitor General of the United States and founding partner at Clement and Murphy, PLLC; and Beth Wiggins, Director, Research Division, Federal Judicial Center.

    28 min

  3. 12 FEB · VIDEO

    Term Talk Extended: Mahmoud v. Taylor; Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor; Oklahoma Statewide Charter Board v. Drummond

    First Amendment. Religion. Experts discuss the Supreme Court's expanded application of the Yoder exception to school curriculum in Mahmoud v. Taylor; state discrimination among religions in Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor; and the tensions created by public funding of religious charter schools in Oklahoma v. Drummond. Participants. Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law; Paul Clement, former Solicitor General of the United States and founding partner at Clement and Murphy, PLLC; and Beth Wiggins, Director of Research, Federal Judicial Center.

    29 min

  4. 12 FEB

    Term Talk Extended: Mahmoud v. Taylor; Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor; Oklahoma Statewide Charter Board v. Drummond

    First Amendment. Religion. Experts discuss the Supreme Court's expanded application of the Yoder exception to school curriculum in Mahmoud v. Taylor; state discrimination among religions in Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor; and the tensions created by public funding of religious charter schools in Oklahoma v. Drummond. Participants. Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law; Paul Clement, former Solicitor General of the United States and founding partner at Clement and Murphy, PLLC; and Beth Wiggins, Director of Research, Federal Judicial Center.

    28 min

  5. 04/12/2025

    Term Talk: F.D.A. v. R.J. Reynolds; Diamond Alternative v. E.P.A.; Royal Canin v. Wullschleger

    Federal Jurisdiction. Standing. Legal experts discuss the Supreme Court's broadening of the zone of interest for standing in F.D.A. v R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. and how predictable downstream economic harm can confer standing on non-regulated parties in Diamond Alternative Energy v. E.P.A. In their analysis of Royal Canin U.S.A. v. Wullschleger, they discuss how the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split by deciding that the removal of federal claims terminates federal supplemental jurisdiction. Participants. Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law; Evan Lee, Emeritus Professor, San Francisco Law School; and Beth Wiggins, Director of the Research Division, Federal Judicial Center.

    13 min

  6. 04/12/2025 · VIDEO

    Term Talk: F.D.A. v. R.J. Reynolds; Diamond Alternative v. E.P.A.; Royal Canin v. Wullschleger

    Federal Jurisdiction. Standing. Legal experts discuss the Supreme Court's broadening of the zone of interest for standing in F.D.A. v R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. and how predictable downstream economic harm can confer standing on non-regulated parties in Diamond Alternative Energy v. E.P.A. In their analysis of Royal Canin U.S.A. v. Wullschleger, they discuss how the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split by deciding that the removal of federal claims terminates federal supplemental jurisdiction. Participants. Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law; Evan Lee, Emeritus Professor, San Francisco Law School; and Beth Wiggins, Director of the Research Division, Federal Judicial Center.

    14 min

  7. 04/12/2025 · VIDEO

    Term Talk: Lackey v. Stinnie; BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman; Waetzig v. Halliburton

    Civil Procedure. Relief from judgment. Civil rights. Prevailing party. Legal experts discuss Lackey v. Stinnie and the Supreme Court's interpretation of a prevailing party in civil rights litigation entitled to an award of attorneys' fees, and in BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman and Waetzig v. Halliburton, the requirements for relief from judgment under F.R.C.P. 60(b). Participants. Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law; Evan Lee, Emeritus Professor, San Francisco Law School; and Beth Wiggins, Director of the Research Division, Federal Judicial Center.

    13 min

  8. 04/12/2025

    Term Talk: Lackey v. Stinnie; BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman; Waetzig v. Halliburton

    Civil Procedure. Relief from judgment. Civil rights. Prevailing party. Legal experts discuss Lackey v. Stinnie and the Supreme Court's interpretation of a prevailing party in civil rights litigation entitled to an award of attorneys' fees, and in BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman and Waetzig v. Halliburton, the requirements for relief from judgment under F.R.C.P. 60(b). Participants. Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law; Evan Lee, Emeritus Professor, San Francisco Law School; and Beth Wiggins, Director of the Research Division, Federal Judicial Center.

    12 min
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The nations top legal scholars discuss what Federal Judges need to know about the U.S. Supreme Courts most impactful decisions.

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  • Creator
    FJC
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    124
  • Rating
    Clean
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