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Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)

Following what the Supreme Court is actually doing can be daunting. Reporting on the subject is often only done within the context of political narratives of the day -- and following the Court's decisions and reading every new case can be a non-starter. The purpose of this Podcast is to make it as easy as possible for members of the public to source information about what is happening at the Supreme Court. For that reason, we read every Opinion Syllabus without any commentary whatsoever. Further, there are no advertisements or sponsors. We call it "information sourcing," and we hope that...

Kaestner Trust v NC

6 mins; June 21, 2019

Gundy v US (delegation of power)

11 mins; June 20, 2019

McDonagh v Smith (fabricated evidence)

7 mins; June 20, 2019

PDR v Carlton & Harris (unsolicited advertisement)

4 mins; June 20, 2019

Am Legion v Am Humanist Assoc. (establishment clause)

20 mins; June 20, 2019

Gamble v US (sep sovereigns doctrine)

6 mins; June 17, 2019

VA Uranium v Warren (NRC/AEA)

11 mins; June 17, 2019

Manhattan CAC v Halleck (1a)

6 mins; June 17, 2019

Va House v Bethune-Hill (Standing)

7 mins; June 17, 2019

Quarles v US (Burglaries & the ACA)

5 mins; June 12, 2019

Return Mail v US Postal Service (Patent and who is a person)

9 mins; June 11, 2019

Parker Drilling v Newton

9 mins; June 10, 2019

Taggart v Lorenzen (Bankruptcies and Civil Contempt)

4 mins; June 04, 2019

Azar v Allina health (Medicare “fraction”)

7 mins; June 04, 2019

Ft Bend, TX v Davis (EEOC)

5 mins; June 04, 2019

Mont v US (supervised release tolling)

7 mins; June 03, 2019

Smith v Berryhill (SSA Appeals)

8 mins; May 30, 2019

Home depot v Jackson (who can remove to federal court)

5 mins; May 30, 2019

Box v Planned Parenthood (Fetal Disposition law)

5 mins; May 29, 2019

Nieves v Bartlett (Retaliatory arrest)

8 mins; May 28, 2019

Merck & Dohme v Albrecht (Duty to warn/impossibly doctrine)

7 mins; May 21, 2019

Mission v Tempnology (contracts in bankruptcy)

6 mins; May 20, 2019

Herrera v WY (Treaty hunting rights)

8 mins; May 20, 2019

Cochise v US ex. Rel. Hunt (Relator statute of limitations)

7 mins; May 14, 2019

Apple v Pepper (Anti Trust/Monopoly)

6 mins; May 13, 2019

Tax Board of CA v Hyatt

7 mins; May 13, 2019

Thacker v TVA (TVA Specific)

5 mins; April 29, 2019

Lamps plus v Varela (forced class arbitration)

6 mins; April 24, 2019

Bestek v Berryhill (unsupported expert testimony)

5 mins; April 01, 2019

Bucklew v Precythe (Death Penalty)

8 mins; April 01, 2019

Lorenzo v SEC (securities fraud)

8 mins; March 27, 2019

Sudan v Harrison

7 mins; March 26, 2019

Sturgeon v Frost (Alaska Hovercraft)

10 mins; March 26, 2019

Air and liquid systems v DeVries (integrated parts, and liability)

7 mins; March 21, 2019

Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus (Debt collector v Security interest enforcer)

6 mins; March 21, 2019

Frank v Gaos (cy pres issue avoided)

13 mins; March 21, 2019

Wa dept lisc. v Cougar den (Indigenous peoples' Treaties & fuel tax exemption)

9 mins; March 20, 2019

Nielsen v Preap (detention of deportable aliens)

10 mins; March 20, 2019

Fourth Estate v Wall-Street.com (copyright registration)

9 mins; March 04, 2019

BNSF v Loos (RRTA)

7 mins; March 04, 2019

Rimini v Oracle (Full Costs)

6 mins; March 04, 2019

Jam v International finance corp (FSIA, IOIA)

7 mins; February 27, 2019

Garza v Idaho (ineffective assistance of counsel - appeals)

6 mins; February 27, 2019

Madison v Alabama (death penalty - competence)

5 mins; February 27, 2019

Nutraceutical corp v Lambert (23b Tolling)

5 mins; February 26, 2019

Yovino v Rizo (Dead judges voting)

9 mins; February 25, 2019

Timbs v Indiana (Civil Asset forfiture 8th/14th)

6 mins; February 21, 2019

Dawson v Steager (state/federal tax discrimination)

5 mins; February 21, 2019

Moore v Texas (Death penalty and mental deficits)

18 mins; February 19, 2019

Helsinn v Teva (Patents “on sale”)

4 mins; January 22, 2019

New Prime v Oliveira (Arbitration)

7 mins; January 15, 2019

Stokeling v US (ACCA Robbery)

5 mins; January 15, 2019

Culbertson v Berryhill

4 mins; January 10, 2019

Schein v Archer & White

4 mins; January 10, 2019

Escondido v Emmons

11 mins; January 07, 2019

Shoop v Hill

14 mins; January 07, 2019

US v Stitt

6 mins; December 10, 2018

Weyerhaeuser v USFWS

8 mins; November 27, 2018

Mt Lemon v Guido (ADEA)

5 mins; November 06, 2018

Pavan v Smith (2016 opinion)

8 mins; August 29, 2018

Trinity Lutheran v Comer Missouri (2016 opinion)

9 mins; August 18, 2018

NC v Covington (gerrymandering)

20 mins; July 14, 2018

Sexton v Beaudreaux

14 mins; June 29, 2018

Sause v Bauer

6 mins; June 28, 2018

Janus v AFSCME (1a Unions)

15 mins; June 27, 2018

FL v GA (Water)

9 mins; June 27, 2018

Trump v Hawaii

15 mins; June 26, 2018

NIFLA v Becerra (1a abortion)

11 mins; June 26, 2018

Ohio v Amex (anti trust)

9 mins; June 25, 2018

Abbott v Perez (gerrymandering)

14 mins; June 25, 2018

Ortiz v US (Military Justice)

13 mins; June 23, 2018

Currier v VA (vol. severance - criminal)

7 mins; June 23, 2018

Carpenter v US (4a Cell location data)

10 mins; June 22, 2018

WesternGeco v Ion Geophysical (Patent)

6 mins; June 22, 2018

SD v Wayfair (internet purchase taxing)

12 mins; June 21, 2018

Wisc Central railroad v US (Retirement taxing)

6 mins; June 21, 2018

Pereira v Sessions (notice to appear)

10 mins; June 21, 2018

Lucia v SEC (appointments violation)

9 mins; June 21, 2018

Lozman v Riviera beach (1st - retaliation)

8 mins; June 18, 2018

Gill v Whitford (Gerrymandering)

11 mins; June 18, 2018

Rosales-Mireles v US (Guidelines Errors)

10 mins; June 18, 2018

Chavez Menza v US (sentence reductions)

6 mins; June 18, 2018

Benisek v Lamone

9 mins; June 18, 2018

MN Voters aly. v Mansky

11 mins; June 15, 2018

Animal science products v Hebei Welcome (deference to foreign governments)

8 mins; June 15, 2018

Washington v US (Indigenous peoples' Treaties)

2 mins; June 11, 2018

Sveen v Melin (Contracts / Divorce)

7 mins; June 11, 2018

China Agritech v Resh

8 mins; June 11, 2018

Husted v Randolph institute (removal from voter rolls)

8 mins; June 11, 2018

Lamar v Appling (“statement respecting”)

9 mins; June 05, 2018

Azar v Garza (Abortion/Moot)

9 mins; June 05, 2018

Masterpiece Cake v Colo Civil rights Commission

8 mins; June 04, 2018

Hughes v US (type c sentincing reductions)

9 mins; June 04, 2018

Koons v US (sentencing reductions)

5 mins; June 04, 2018

Collins v Virginia (4A curtilage)

7 mins; May 29, 2018

Lagos v US (Victims Restitution Act)

5 mins; May 29, 2018

Skagit tribe v Lundgren (Late argument rejection)

4 mins; May 21, 2018

Epic sys v Lewis (Arbitration & NLRB Unfair labor practices).

10 mins; May 21, 2018

McCoy v Louisiana (6th Amendment)

7 mins; May 14, 2018

New Jersey v NCAA (10th Amendment)

11 mins; May 14, 2018

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