Supreme Court Opinions

Nov 06 2024 138 ep. 42 mins 22

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Hear the opinions from the United States Supreme Court presented in their entirety, but with citations omitted. This podcast is not affiliated with the United States Supreme Court or its staff in any way. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scotus-opinions/support

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Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon

Nov 06 2024 21 mins

In this case, the court considered this issue: May a Fourth Amendment malicious-prosecution claim proceed as to a baseless criminal charge so long as other charges brought alongside the baseless charge are supported by probable cause? The case was decided on June 20, 2024. The Supreme Court held that pursuant to the Fourth Amendment and traditional common-law practice, the presen

Diaz v. United States

Nov 05 2024 37 mins

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Diaz v United States. In this case, the court considered this issue: Under Federal Rule of Evidence 704(b), may a governmental expert witness testify that couriers know they are carrying drugs and that drug-trafficking organizations do not entrust large quantities of drugs to unknowing tran

Garland v. Cargill

Nov 04 2024 46 mins

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Garland v Cargill. In this case, the court considered this issue: Is a bump stock device a “machinegun” as defined in 26 U-S-C § 5845(b)? The case was decided on June 14, 2024. The Supreme Court held that ATF exceeded its statutory authority by issuing a Rule that classifies a bump sto

Campos-Chaves v. Garland

Nov 01 2024 59 mins

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Campos-Chaves v Garland. In this case, the court considered this issue: Does the government provide adequate notice under 8 U-S-C § 1229(a) when it serves an initial notice document that does not include the “time and place” of proceedings followed by an additional document containing

United States Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006

Oct 31 2024 48 mins

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in United States Trustee v John Q. Hammons Fall 2006. In this case, the court considered this issue: Must the U.S. Trustee issue refunds for the extra fees paid by debtors in certain districts to address the lack of uniformity identified in Siegel v Fitzgerald? The case was decided on June 14,

FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine

Oct 30 2024 45 mins

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in FDA v Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. In this case, the court considered these issues: 1. Do respondents have Article III standing to challenge the Food and Drug Administration’s 2016 and 2021 actions with respect to mifepristone’s approved conditions of use? 2. Were the FDA’s 2016

Vidal v. Elster

Oct 30 2024 60 mins

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Vidal v Elster. In this case, the court considered this issue: Does the refusal to register a trademark under 15 U.S.C. § 1052(c) when the mark contains criticism of a government official or public figure violate the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment? The case was decided on June 1

Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney

Oct 25 2024 33 mins

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Starbucks Corp. v McKinney. In this case, the court considered this issue: What test must courts use to evaluate requests for injunctions under Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act? The case was decided on June 13, 2024. The Supreme Court held that when considering the NLRB’s

Connelly v. United States

Oct 24 2024 15 mins

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Connelly v United States. In this case, the court considered this issue: should the proceeds of a life insurance policy taken out by a closely held corporation on a shareholder in order to facilitate the redemption of the shareholder’s stock be considered a corporate asset when calculatin

Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe

Oct 24 2024 48 mins

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Becerra v San Carlos Apache Tribe. In this case, the court considered this issue: Must the Indian Health Service pay “contract support costs” not only to support IHS-funded activities, but also to support the tribe’s expenditure of income collected from third parties? The case was dec