The Citizen's Guide to the Supreme Court

The Citizens Guide to the Supreme Court
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The Citizen's Guide to the Supreme Court

Brett and Nazim are two attorneys who hate being attorneys. Each week, they discuss current Supreme Court cases with the intent to make the law more accessible to the average person, while ruminating on what makes the law both frustrating and interesting. This podcast is not legal advice and is for entertainment purposes only. If anything you hear leads you to believe you need legal advice, please contact an attorney immediately

  1. Government Efficiency Run Amok

    3 DAYS AGO

    Government Efficiency Run Amok

    This week's episode covers the Supreme Court's decision in TikTok v. Garland, a great example of how the Federal government passing laws can end up as the Federal Government's own worst nightmare.  Nazim has returned, so enjoy commentary on snow days, getting old, and legos.  Law still starts from the beginning.

    49 min
  2. TikTok v. Garland Oral Argument

    JAN 13

    TikTok v. Garland Oral Argument

    This week's episode, which covers the oral argument in Tiktok v. Garland, is just Brett and no Nazim.  We ask that you see past this fatal flaw and still enjoy discussion on why TikTok may not be a First Amendment case, what kind of First Amendment case it could be, and whether it would fail a strict scrutiny analysis.  Law starts from the beginning.

    51 min
  3. The 2024 Presidential Election

    11/12/2024

    The 2024 Presidential Election

    So you've won/lost the 2024 Presidential election, what comes next?  Brett and Nazim take some time to vet out what the 2024 election means for the President, the Supreme Court and Administrative Agencies.  Sprinkle in a touch of doom, and just a hint of gloom, and you've got a winning podcast episode.  Law starts from the beginning, with a healthy tangent in the middle about Nazim dressed in a hot-dog man costume. *Technical issue with episode has been fixed.

    1h 6m
  4. The Rise and Fall of Chevron

    07/23/2024

    The Rise and Fall of Chevron

    This week's episode discusses Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, in which the Supreme Court overruled the Chevron doctrine, but not before discussing the potential success of lawsuits challenging the change in the Democratic candidate for President, and later discussing the many mysteries of the open ocean.  It's an action-packed episode, folks.  Law starts from the beginning.

    54 min
  5. Trump Immunity Decision

    07/02/2024

    Trump Immunity Decision

    This week's episode covers Trump v. U.S., which deals with the Court's new test for Presidential Immunity, how that test applies to former President Donald Trump, and whether Brett can talk Nazim off a ledge over the whole thing.  Law starts from the beginning.

    1h 10m
  6. 50 Shades of Originalism

    06/25/2024

    50 Shades of Originalism

    This week's episode covers two criminal cases with bickering concurrences.  Rahimi v. U.S., holding that the Second Amendment does not invalidate a law disarming someone subject to a domestic violence restraining order, shows that a lot can happen in two summers, while Smith v. Arizona, holding that an expert witness cannot testify about a report the expert did not prepare, shows that twenty years is still not enough time to decide what testimonial means.  Law starts at (02:22).

    50 min
  7. Abortion & Guns (Civ Pro & Statutory Interpretation)

    06/17/2024

    Abortion & Guns (Civ Pro & Statutory Interpretation)

    This week's episode covers the cases of FDA v. Doctor's for Hippocratic Medicine and Cargill v. Garland, which deal with big legal issues in small legal ways.  The podcast starts by also discussing Big Sam Alito's recently foibles with judicial ethics and ends with a discussion on dance recital season.  The law basically starts from the beginning if you'll indulge a small anecdote.

    50 min
  8. The Case Against Donald Trump

    04/30/2024

    The Case Against Donald Trump

    This week's episode once again covers former President Donald Trump's cases before the Supreme Court, dealing mostly with Trump v. U.S. (whether a President has absolute immunity for criminal actions), but also covering Fischer v. U.S. (whether a statute meant to resolve evidence tampering can also be applied against January 6th Defendants).  Brett and Nazim, always sensitive to your tolerance for Trump cases, also give you a crash course in the Confrontation Clause in the third act of this episode by covering Smith v. Arizona.  Law starts at (05:43).

    57 min
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Brett and Nazim are two attorneys who hate being attorneys. Each week, they discuss current Supreme Court cases with the intent to make the law more accessible to the average person, while ruminating on what makes the law both frustrating and interesting. This podcast is not legal advice and is for entertainment purposes only. If anything you hear leads you to believe you need legal advice, please contact an attorney immediately

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  • Creator
    The Citizens Guide to the Supreme Court
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2025
  • Episodes
    428
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    © 2014-2017, Citizen's Guide to the Supreme Court
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