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Final Episode

NEW: Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries | Federal Arbitration Act, Transportation Workers

NEW: FBI v. Fikre | Mootness, No Fly List

NEW: DeVillier v. Texas | Fifth Amendment Takings Clause

Live Summary of the Trump Criminal Cases | Palomar College

MacQuarie Infrastructure v. Moab Partners | Securities Exchange Act § 10(b)

Part 2: Pulsifer v. United States | Safety-valve Relief, Mandatory Minimum Sentences

Pulsifer v. United States | Safety-valve Relief, Mandatory Minimum Sentences

Part 3: Trump v. United States | Brief for the United States

Part 2: Trump v. United States | Brief for the United States

Part 1: Trump v. United States | Brief for the United States

Part 2: U.S. v. Trump | DOJ Response to Judge Cannon's Jury Instructions Order (Documents Case)

Part 1: U.S. v. Trump | DOJ Response to Judge Cannon's Jury Instructions Order (Documents Case)

Lindke v. Freed | Social Media, Public Officials, First Amendment

Concurrences, Trump v. Anderson | Colorado Republican Primary Ballot

Trump v. Anderson | Colorado Republican Primary Ballot

Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board | Alito, Dissenting, Denial of Cert (Race, School Admissions)

Update and Mini Rant: Trump v. United States

Great Lakes Insurance v. Raiders Retreat Realty | Choice-of-Law Provisions in Maritime Contracts

McElrath v. Georgia | Double Jeopardy, Repugnancy Doctrine

Missouri Dept. of Corrections v. Finney | Justice Alito Statement, Denial of Cert

Smith v. Hamm | Sotomayor, Dissenting from Denials of Stay and Certiorari (Execution by Nitrogen Hypoxia)

Dept. of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz | Fair Credit Reporting Act; Federal Government Sovereign Immunity

Murray v. USB Securities | Whistleblower Protection

Part 6: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion in U.S. v. Trump (Jan 6th Case)

Part 5: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion in U.S. v. Trump (Jan 6th Case)

Part 4: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion in U.S. v. Trump (Jan 6th Case)

Part 3: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion in U.S. v. Trump (Jan 6th Case)

Part 2: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion in U.S. v. Trump (Jan 6th Case)

Part 1: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion in U.S. v. Trump (Jan 6th Case)

The appeals decision is in!!!

When speech is not protected by the First Amendment | Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969)

Packingham v. North Carolina (2017)  | Sex Offender Access to Social Media & The First Amendment

Garcetti v. Ceballos (2006) | Public Employee Speech & The First Amendment

Part 4: Blassingame v. Trump | D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion (Dec 1, 2023)

Part 3: Blassingame v. Trump | D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion (Dec 1, 2023)

Part 2: Blassingame v. Trump | D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion (Dec 1, 2023)

Part 1: Blassingame v. Trump | D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion (Dec 1, 2023)

Tingley v. Ferguson (2023) | Thomas & Alito Dissenting from Denial of Certiorari

Part 2: Nixon v. Fitzgerald (1982) | Presidential Immunity in Civil Suits

Part 1: Nixon v. Fitzgerald (1982) | Presidential Immunity in Civil Suits

United States v. Nixon (1974)

Part 4: U.S. v. Trump | Memorandum Opinion by U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan (Dec 1, 2023)

Part 3: U.S. v. Trump | Memorandum Opinion by U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan (Dec 1, 2023)

Part 2: U.S. v. Trump | Memorandum Opinion by U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan (Dec 1, 2023)

Part 1: U.S. v. Trump | Memorandum Opinion by U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan (Dec 1, 2023)

The Chief Justice’s 2023 Year End Report on the Federal Judiciary

Part 2: Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al. | Colorado Primary Ballot Petition for Writ of Certiorari

Part 1: Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al. | Colorado Primary Ballot Petition for Writ of Certiorari

Quick message from Pippah

Part 2: United States v. Donald J. Trump | Brief in Opposition

United States v. Donald J. Trump | Brief in Opposition

Part 2: Fischer v. United States | Brief in Opposition (Oct 13, 2023)

Fischer v. United States | Brief in Opposition (Oct 13, 2023)

Part 2: Fischer v. United States | Petition for Writ of Certiorari (Granted Dec 13, 2023)

Fischer v. United States | Petition for Writ of Certiorari (Granted Dec 11, 2023)

Motion to Expedite | United States, Petitioner v. Donald J. Trump

Part 2: Special Counsel Petition for Expedited Writ of Certiorari Before Judgement in Election Case | U.S. v. Trump (Dec 11, 2023)

Special Counsel Petition for Expedited Writ of Certiorari Before Judgement in Election Case | U.S. v. Trump (Dec 11, 2023)

In Memoriam: Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

NEW: Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer | Online ADA Accessibility Info

DuPont v. Abbott | Thomas, Dissenting from Denial of Certiorari

Johnson v. Prentice | Jackson, Dissenting from Denial of Certiorari

Griffin v. HM Florida-Orl, LLC | Kavanaugh’s Statement on Denied Application for Stay

Part 2: Free Speech and Stolen Valor | United States v. Alvarez (2012)

Part 1: Free Speech and Stolen Valor | United States v. Alvarez (2012)

The Court’s Commentary on the Code of Conduct for Justices

The New Supreme Court Code of Conduct

Part 2: Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council (1984) (Chevron Deference, Administrative Law)

Part 1: Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council (1984) (Chevron Deference, Administrative Law)

Season 3 Supreme Court Preview

Part 2: Jones v. Hendrix (June 2023)

Part 1: Jones v. Hendrix (June 2023)

Part 2: United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc. (June 2023)

Part 1: United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc. (June 2023)

Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin (June 2023) Does the Bankruptcy Code unequivocally abrogate tribal sovereign immunity?

Smith v. United States (June 2023) Does a criminal trial’s improper venue as to one count require vacatur of the convictions for other counts?

Yegiazaryan v. Smagin (June 2023) Does a foreign plaintiff state a cognizable RICO claim for an injury to intangible property?

Part 2: U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. Supervalu Inc. (2023) When does a defendant ”knowingly” violate the False Claims Act?

Part 1: U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. Supervalu Inc. (2023) When does a defendant ”knowingly” violate the False Claims Act?

Update: It’s a new term!

Part 2: Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski (2023) May a plaintiff file a federal civil rights claim for violation of the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act?

Part 1: Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski (2023) May a plaintiff file a federal civil rights claim for violation of the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act?

Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic Int’l, Inc. (2023) Can the owner of a U.S. trademark recover damages for infringement that occurred outside the U.S.?

Samia v. United States (2023) (Codefendant Confession; Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment)

Slack Technologies, LLC v. Pirani (2023) (Securities Act of 1933)

Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (2023) Is Pennsylvania’s law conferring general personal jurisdiction over registered out-of-state corporations unconstitutional?

Fall Update

Part 2: Dubin v. United States (2023) Is it aggravated identity theft just to mention another’s name during a predicate offense?

Part 1: Dubin v. United States (2023) Is it aggravated identity theft just to mention another’s name during a predicate offense?

Arizona v. Navajo Nation (2023) Must the U.S. secure water for the Navajos?

Part 2: Groff v. DeJoy (2023) Is an employer excused from providing employees time off for religious exercise?

Part 1: Groff v. DeJoy (2023) Is an employer excused from providing employees time off for religious exercise?

Part 7: The Georgia Indictment of Donald J. Trump et al.

Part 6: The Georgia Indictment of Donald J. Trump et al.

Part 5: The Georgia Indictment of Donald J. Trump et al.

Part 4: The Georgia Indictment of Donald J. Trump et al.

Part 3: Georgia Indictment of Donald J. Trump et al.

Part 2: Georgia Indictment of Donald J. Trump et al.

Part 1: The Georgia Indictment of Donald J. Trump et al.