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The US Supreme court will release opinions Wednesday through Friday this week. The end of the term appears in sight with things usually wrapping up by the end of June.
There are 14 decisions in argued cases still to hand down following the release of nine opinions last week. Those included an 8-1 decision upholding a federal law that bans people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing a gun.
Cases and Controversies will cover separate writings that came from seven of the nine justices in the Rahimi gun rights case and how the justices show deep disagreement over the court’s use of history and tradition to decide constitutional questions.
The episode also digs into other decisions, including a 6-3 ruling that involved marital rights in immigration, and will cover new cases coming up next term.
Hosts: Kimberly Robinson and Lydia Wheeler
Producer: Matthew S. Schwartz

The US Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated rulings in cases involving the abortion drug mifepristone and so-called bump stocks, with cases on presidential immunity, the administrative state, and the Jan. 6 Capitol attack pending.
Cases and Controversies hosts Kimberly Robinson and Lydia Wheeler break down the six cases the justices decided last week, including an under-the-radar trademark dispute involving former President Donald Trump.
Last week’s rulings brought the total number of cases decided for the term to 38, meaning there are 23 left to do before the justices wrap up for the summer.
Hosts: Kimberly Robinson and Lydia Wheeler
Producer: Matthew S. Schwartz

The US Supreme Court still has a lot left to do before it can close the term.
Out of the 61 cases argued between October and April, the justices still have 29 to decide and they include some potential blockbusters.
The court is expected to rule by the end of June on two abortion-related disputes and Donald Trump’s appeal for absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference allegations.
“Cases and Controversies” hosts run through what’s ahead in the court’s final weeks, discuss Justice Samuel Alito's flag flap, and recap big decisions released so far, including one that saved the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Hosts: Kimberly Robinson and Lydia Wheeler
Producer: Matthew S. Schwartz  

Cases and Controversies is on hiatus for a bit while we create some great new episodes for you. Until then, we're pleased to offer a special presentation of our ABA Silver Gavel award-winning series, UnCommon Law.
Generative AI tools are already promising to change the world. Systems like OpenAI's ChatGPT can answer complex questions, write poems and code, and even mimic famous authors with uncanny accuracy. But in using copyrighted materials to train these powerful AI products, are AI companies infringing the rights of untold creators?
This season on UnCommon Law, we'll explore the intersection between artificial intelligence and the law. Episode one examines how large language models actually ingest and learn from billions of online data points, including copyrighted works. And we explore the lawsuits filed by creators who claim their copyrights were exploited without permission to feed the data-hungry algorithms powering tools like ChatGPT.
If you like this episode and want to hear part 2, visit news.bloomberglaw.com/podcasts, or search for UnCommon Law in your podcast app.
Guests:

Matthew Butterick, founder at Butterick Law, and co-counsel with the Joseph Saveri Law Firm on class-action lawsuits against OpenAI and others

Isaiah Poritz, technology reporter for Bloomberg Law

James Grimmelmann, professor of digital and information law at Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School

Donald Trump may still get a victory even if the Supreme Court rejects his claim for blanket immunity from criminal prosecution.
Several key justices seemed inclined during arguments on Thursday to send Trump’s case back to the trial court to determine whether he was acting in his official capacity when he tried to overturn the 2020 election and during the run-up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot by his supporters.
Cases and Controversies hosts run through the lively and, at times, surprising arguments in Trump’s appeal, and discuss how the court’s decision could delay any future trial until after the November election.
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The Supreme Court will hear its second abortion case of the term, this time on Idaho’s ban and the reach of federal law in anti-abortion states.
The Biden administration argued that the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act requires hospitals to provide an abortion when there is a serious risk of harm to the mother.
Alliance Defending Freedom’s John Bursch joins Cases and Controversies to explain why Idaho says its state law requires an abortion only when necessary to save the mother’s life.
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