SCOTUS Decisions & Politics
by Danilo Feliciano
This podcast series focus primarily on SCOTUS decisions and the reading of them. It is my personal belief that the actual decisions written have become distorted through the personal lenses of reporters and their corporate employers. I intend on reading key decisions throughout the term of the Court as well as placing political readings which I consider relevant to the modern times and my own personal interests. I hope you enjoy
Episodes
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Targum Jonathan on Genesis, Edition by John Wesley Etheridge, London, 1862 (Chapters 1 - 15)
About This TextComposed: Talmudic Israel, c.150 – c.250 CE Targum Pseudo-Jonathan is a western targum (translation) of the Torah (Pentateuch) from the land of Israel (as opposed to the eastern Babylonian Targum Onkelos). Its correct title was originally Targum Yerushalmi (Jerusalem Targum), which...
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De Lima v. Bidwell, 182 U.S. 1, 21 S. Ct. 743 (1901) Part 1
https://casetext.com/case/elias-de-lima-v-george-bidwell
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Porto Rico v. Rosaly 227 U.S. 270 (1913)
PPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF PORTO RICO. No. 145. Submitted January 24, 1913. Decided February 24, 1913.The government of Porto Rico cannot be sued without its consent. The government of Porto Rico, as established by the Organic Act, with some possible exceptions, comes within the general rule...
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FBT-CV23-6127336-S - Gomes, John v. Clemons, Jr, Charles, Town Clerk Et Al [Complaint]
The complaint in the Connecticut case regarding Ballot Stuffing. https://civilinquiry.jud.ct.gov/CaseDetail/PublicCaseDetail.aspx?DocketNo=FBTCV236127336Sball
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Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner, 387 U.S. 136, 149 (1967)
Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner, 387 U.S. 136, 149 (1967) Holding that plaintiffs subject to a regulation had standing to challenge it even though the Attorney General had yet to "authorize criminal and seizure actions for violations of the statute"
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Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 17 U.S. 518, (1819) (Part 1)
Dartmouth College v. Woodward Recognizing Corporate Personhood
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Andrew Jackson - Nullification Proclamation - December 10, 1832
On December 10, 1832, President Andrew Jackson issued a proclamation to the people of South Carolina that disputed a states' right to nullify a federal law.
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Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address - March 4, 1861
Lincoln's First Inaugural was written in Springfield in January of 1861. According to his law partner, William Herndon, Lincoln used 4 sources for his speech: Henry Clay's Great Speech delivered in 1850, President Andrew Jackson's Proclamation Against Nullification, Senator Daniel Webster's Reply...
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American Civil Rights Union v. Philadelphia City Commissioners 872 F.3d 175 (3d Cir. 2017)
The American Civil Rights Union ("ACRU") challenges the Philadelphia City Commissioners' failure to purge the city's voter rolls of registered voters who are currently incarcerated due to a felony conviction. Because state law prohibits felons from voting while they are in prison, the ACRU argues...
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Don Blankenship v NBC Universal LLC No. 22-1125
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-1125_c07d.pdf
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Vivek H. Murth, Surgeon General v Missouri No. 23A243
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23a315_3d9g.pdf
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West Flagler Associates, LTD v Debra Haaland, Secretary of the Interior No. 23A315
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23a243_7l48.pdf
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Dunlop v. Bachowski, 421 U.S. 560 (1975)
Dunlop v. Bachowski, 421 U.S. 560 (1975), is a unanimous decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which held that the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 gives federal courts jurisdiction to review decisions of the United States Department of Labor to proceed (or not)...
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Moses v. Kennedy 219 F. Supp. 762 (D.D.C. 1963)
Moses v. Kennedy 219 F. Supp. 762 (D.D.C. 1963) Holding that a private citizen does not have a constitutional right to have his claim investigated and prosecuted by the FBI
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Adams v. Richardson 480 F.2d 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1973)
Adams v. Richardson 480 F.2d 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1973) This education desegregation lawsuit against the federal government was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 1970 by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) on behalf of plaintiffs from across the country. Plaintiffs were...
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Heckler v. Chaney, 470 U.S. 821 (1985)
Heckler v. Chaney, 470 U.S. 821 (1985), was a United States Supreme Courtdecision that held agency decisions to not undertake enforcement proceedings is "committed to agency discretion by law" (5 U.S.C. § 701(a)(2)) and therefore not subject to judicial review under the Administrative Procedure...
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Powell v. Katzenbach
Powell v. Katzenbach Holding that writ of mandamus against Attorney General would not lie because the question of whether to institute prosecution is discretionary
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Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance 542 U.S. 55 (2004)
Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Holding that agency can be compelled to act if time period is specified by law.Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 542 U.S. 55 (2004), was a Supreme Court case that held that although the Administrative Procedure Actsays that a person may...
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The Dialogue in Hell between Machiavelli and Montesquieu Dialogues 19 through 24 (End)
The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu is a political satire written by French attorney Maurice Joly in protest against the regime of Napoleon III (a.k.a. Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte), who ruled France from 1848 to 1870. It was translated into English in 2002. Small portions were...
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The Dialogue in Hell between Machievelli and Montesquieu Chapters 15 through 18
The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu is a political satire written by French attorney Maurice Joly in protest against the regime of Napoleon III (a.k.a. Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte), who ruled France from 1848 to 1870. It was translated into English in 2002. Small portions were...
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The Cross of Gold - William Jennings Bryan 1896
The Cross of Gold William Jennings Bryan July 9, 189IntroductionAt the Democratic National Convention in 1896, proponents of “free silver” (the re-legalization of silver as part of the nation’s monetary standards) appeared to possess the two-thirds majority needed to nominate a candidate....
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The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu Chap 12-14
The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu Chapters 12 through 14 Wherein Machiavelli and Montesquieu carry on regarding the manipulation and coercion of the press to act in certain ways, the coordination of secret societies and finally concern themselves with the "court of…
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The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu Chap 9 - 11
The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu Chapters 9 through 11 These chapters concern the methods by which a ruler would influence legislation through the senate and the manipulation of the press through indirect methods, such as administrative oversight and bonding measures. Also...
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Charles G. Moore, et ux. v. United States 22-800 (8 Sep 2023)
Justice Alito's response to Senator Durbin's request for recusal on this case.
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The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu (Chapters 7 and 8)
The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu was written by French attorney Maurice Joly in protest against the regime of Napoleon III. Many believe it was the basis for the "Protocols of Zion" the famous anti-semetic work, except that it doesn't discuss Judaism except for once or...
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The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu (Chapters 5 and 6)
The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu was written by French attorney Maurice Joly in protest against the regime of Napoleon III. Many believe it was the basis for the "Protocols of Zion" the famous anti-semetic work, except that it doesn't discuss Judaism except for once or...
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The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu (Chap 1 - 4)
The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu was written by French attorney Maurice Joly in protest against the regime of Napoleon III. Many believe it was the basis for the "Protocols of Zion" the famous anti-semetic work, except that it doesn't discuss Judaism except for once or...
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MOAC Mall Holdings v Transform Holdco LLC
Section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code—which restricts the effects of certain successful appeals of judicially authorized sales or leases of bankruptcy-estate property—is not a jurisdictional provision.
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Axon Enterprises v FTC No. 21-86 and SEC v Cochran no. 21-1239
Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTC (21-86) The statutory review schemes set out in the Securities Exchange Act and Federal Trade Commission Act do not displace a district court’s federal-question jurisdiction over claims challenging as unconstitutional the structure or existence of the SEC or FTC.
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Cherokee Nation v Georgia 1831 30 U.S. 1 (1831) Part 3 of 3
A Reading of the Supreme Court case regarding the rights of the Cherokee Nation against the push by Georgia to appropriate their territory. An insight into history not given by the standard texts and well worth listening to, if not reading on your own.
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Cherokee Nation v Georgia 1831 Part 2 of 3
The case before the Supreme Court that decided the fate of the Cherokee Nation and ultimately is supposed to have led to the "Trail of Tears". In this case, a much different picture than the one the history books have portrayed is presented.
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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, 30 U.S. 1 (1831) Part 1 of 3
The case before the Supreme Court that decided the fate of the Cherokee Nation and ultimately is supposed to have led to the "Trail of Tears". In this case, a much different picture than the one the history books have portrayed is presented.
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Wilkins v United States, No. 21-1164, Decided 28 March 2023
Wilkins v. United States (21-1164) The Quiet Title Act’s 12-year statute of limitations, 28 U. S. C. §2409a(g), is a nonjurisdictional claims-processing rule.
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West Virginia et al. v. B.P.J. by her next friend and mother, Heather Jackson No. 22A800 Decided 6 April 2023
This application concerns an important issue that this Court is likely to be required to address in the near future, namely, whether either Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 86 Stat. 373, 20 U. S. C. §1681 et seq., or the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause prohibits a…
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Brown, David v. Louisiana, No. 22-77, Decided 3 April 2023
Denial of Certiorari for Petitioner David Brown and four codefendants were convicted of first-degree murder in Louisiana following an attempted prison escape.
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Episode 8 - STEVEN DONZIGER v. UNITED STATES
For decades, Texaco, a corporate predecessor to Chevron, allegedly polluted rain forests and rivers in South America.
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December 10, 1832 - Nullification Proclamation
Andrew Jackson, generally in favor of states' rights, saw nullification as a threat to the Union. In his view, the federal government derived its power from the people, not from the states, and the federal laws had greater authority than those of the individual states. It was a warning against...
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CHAPMAN, CLERK, CIRCUIT COURT OF MISSOURI, RANDOLPH COUNTY v. JANE DOE, BY NEXT FRIEND ANTHONY E. ROTHERT
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judg- ment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit with instruc- tions to dismiss the case as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950).
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LUNA PEREZ v. STURGIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS-32223,12.02PM
An Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit seeking compensatory damages for the denial of a free and appropriate education may proceed without exhausting the administrative processes of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U. S. C. §1415(l), because the remedy sought is not one…
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Slip Opinions
These are the opinions of Justice Thomas, Justice Kavanaugh, and Chief Justice Roberts. It would behoove all people to read the opinion of the Chief Justice for it is my humble opinion that it outlines the reason why the controversy is being handled the way it is
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Dissent (Breyer, Kagan, Sotomayer) - 31723, 5.09 PM
This is the opinion of the dissenting Justices
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Opinion of Court - Justice Alito
This is the summary and the opinion of the court. The slip opinions and the dissent will be uploaded separately. Please forgive the confusion I had in how to use citations since I am working out how to read legal documents in a way the will help the non legal community understand the actual case...
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Washington Resignation Speech - Valid for Today
This is the farewell address of Washington, a lesson well worth listening to again today
About this show
This podcast series focus primarily on SCOTUS decisions and the reading of them. It is my personal belief that the actual decisions written have become distorted through the personal lenses of reporters and their corporate employers. I intend on reading key decisions throughout the term of the Court as well as placing political readings which I consider relevant to the modern times and my own personal interests. I hope you enjoy
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