Supreme Court Opinions Read

Supreme Court Opinions Read

It's exactly what it says on the tin. I read Supreme Court opinions so you don't have to. This channel is not affiliated with the Supreme Court of the United States in any way.

  1. 2d ago

    Ep. 37 - Chiles v Salazar: Conversion Therapy And The First Amendment

    In episode 37 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's decision in Chiles v Salazar. At issue in this case, whether Colorado's 2019 ban on conversion therapy violated the First Amendment as applied to talk therapists. Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-539new_3fb4.pdf Linktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread 0:00 Introduction/Syllabus 8:28 Justice Gorsuch, for the Court 44:14 Justice Kagan, concurring 49:42 Justice Jackson, dissenting 1:49:22 Opinions of the hosts

    2h 37m

  2. 6d ago

    Ep. 36 - Rico v United States: Extension Of Supervised Release For Offenses While Absconding

    In episode 36 of the Supreme Court Opininos Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Rico v United States. At issue in this case, whether the Sentencing Reform Act authorizes the Ninth Circuit's rule automatically extending a term of supervised release during abscondment. Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1056_qn12.pdf Linktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

    40 min

  3. Jun 27

    Ep. 35 - Cox Communications v Sony Music Entertainment: Secondary Copyright Infringement

    In episode 35 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Cox Communications v Sony Music Entertainment. At issue in this case, whether Cox Communications, an Internet service provider, is secondarily liable for copyright infringement committed on Internet service connections it knew had been used for copyright infringement. LInk to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-171_new_3dq3.pdf LInktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

    54 min

  4. Jun 22

    Ep. 34 - Zorn v Linton: Qualified Immunity For Officer Using Wristlock On Protestor

    In episode 34 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Zorn v Linton. At issue in this case, whether it was clearly established for qualified immunity purposes that officer Zorn's use of a rear wristlock on a passively resisting protestor was excessive force, in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Link to the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-297_bqm2.pdf LInktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

    35 min

  5. Jun 19

    Ep. 33 - Oliver v City Of Brandon: The Heck Bar In §1983 Suits For Prospective Relief

    In episode 33 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Oliver v City Of Brandon. At issue in this case, whether the Heck bar applies where §1983 plaintiffs previously convicted under the laws they challenge seek purely prospective relief. LInk to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/607us2r20_h315.pdf Linktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

    36 min

  6. Jun 15

    Ep. 32 - Urias-Orellana v Bondi: Standard Of Review For Refugee Persecution Determinations

    In episode 32 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Urias-Orellana v Bondi. At issue in this case, whether federal courts should use substntial evidence review when hearing appeals of BIA determinations of prospective refugees' claimed persecution in their home countries. Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/607us2r19_3e04.pdf Linktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

    31 min

  7. Jun 14

    Ep. 31 - Galette v New Jersey Transit Corporation: Is NJ Transit An Arm Of New Jersey?

    In episode 31 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Galette v New Jersey Transit Corporation. At issue in this case, whether the New Jersey Transit Corporation is an arm of the state of New Jersey and therefore shares in its sovereign immunity. Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/607us2r18_d18f.pdf Linktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

    57 min

  8. Jun 11

    Ep. 30 - Mirabelli v Bonta: Parental Rights, Free Exercise, And Trans Students On The Shadow Docket

    In episode 30 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Mirabelli v Bonta. At issue in this case, whether to vacate the Ninth Circuit's stay of a district court injunction against California's policy prohibiting schools from informing parents about transgender behaviors exhibited by their children. Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a810_b97d.pdf Linktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

    41 min
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