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Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Wilkinson v. Garland (Immigration)Send us a textWilkinson v. Garland Congress gives immigration judges discretionary power to cancel the removal of a noncitizen and instead permit the noncitizen to remain in the country lawfully. 8 U. S. C. §§1229b(a)–(b). An IJ faced with an application for cancellation of removal proceeds in two steps: The IJ must decide first whether the noncitizen is eligible for cancellation of removal under the statutory criteria. If the IJ finds the noncitizen statutorily eligible, the IJ must then decide whether to exercise discretion and grant relief. For determining eligibility, Congress has enumerated four...2024-03-2108 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Trump v. Anderson (Per Curiam -- Majority)Send us a textTrump v. Anderson A group of Colorado voters contends that Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution prohibits former President Donald J. Trump, who seeks the Presidential nomination of the Republican Party in this year’s election, from becoming President again. The Colorado Supreme Court agreed with that contention. It ordered the Colorado secretary of state to exclude the former President from the Republican primary ballot in the State and to disregard any write-in votes that Colorado voters might cast for him. Former President Trump challenges that decision on several gr...2024-03-0524 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer (ADA / Mootness)Send us a textThe Supreme Court granted certiorari to address a circuit split -- whether Deborah Laufer has Article III standing to sue hotels that fail to include information about accessibility accommodations as required by the ADA. She sued hundreds of hotels, most of which she never intended on trying to stay at. After her lawyer faced sanctions, Laufer decided to voluntarily dismiss her case/s. She asked the Supreme Court to vacate her case as moot. Justice Barrett, writing for the Court, agreed. The judgment is vacated and remanded to the First Circuit for dismissal. Read...2023-12-0602 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Biden v. Nebraska (Student Loans)Send us a textIn Biden v. Nebraska, the Supreme Court reviewed whether the HEROES Act authorized the Secretary of Education to unilaterally forgive $10,000 of student loans for most borrowers. The Court held that the Secretary does not have this power under HEROES Act, despite the language that allows the Secretary to "waive or modify" certain student loan provisions. Read by Jake A. Leahy.2023-09-1913 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Department of Education v. Brown (Student Loans / Standing)Send us a textIn Department of Education v. Brown, the Supreme Court reviewed whether a person who was expecting student loan forgiveness, but not the maximum amount, had Article III standing to sue. The Court found that those individuals lacked standing to bring their challenge to the student loan forgiveness plan. Read by Jake A. Leahy. 2023-08-2709 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Abitron v. Hetronic (Lanham Act)Send us a textIn Abitron v. Hetronic, the Supreme Court answered whether certain sections of the Lanham Act were unconstitutionally extraterritorial. To decide this issue, the Court applies a two-part test. It first looks to: 1) whether “Congress has affirmatively and unmistakably instructed for the statute to regulate foreign conduct; and if part-one finds it is not extraterritorial, the analysis turns to 2) whether the statute seeks a (permissible) domestic or (impermissible) foreign application of the statute in question. Justice Alito, writing for the majority, held that the Lanham Act is not extraterritorial, it did not adopt the pos...2023-08-1810 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Mallory v. Norfolk Southern R. Co. (Personal Jurisidction)Send us a textWhether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits a State from requiring an out of state corporation to consent to personal jurisdiction in order to do business in the state. Mallory, a Virginia resident, brought suit against Norfolk Southern Railway Company under Pennsylvania Law -- claiming carcinogen exposure in Ohio and Virginia. Norfolk Southern rebutted the suit with a constitutional argument, arguing that the Pennsylvania court lacked personal jurisdiction against the Virginia company. Although Pennsylvania law requires a registered foreign corporation to answer any suit brought against it within the Commonwealth...2023-08-1606 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Coinbase, Inc. v. BielskiSend us a textIn Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, the Supreme Court reviewed whether a district court must stay proceedings while an interlocutory appeal is pending regarding the arbitrability of the claim is ongoing. Writing for an (in part) 5-4 and (in part) 6-3 majority, Justice Kavanaugh answers in the affirmative, stating that while an interlocutory appeal is pending about whether the case should go to arbitration, the district court must stay proceedings. Read by Jake Leahy.2023-06-3006 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Samia v. United States (Confrontation Clause)Send us a textIn Samia v. United States, the Supreme Court reviewed whether the confrontation clause is violated when a confession one of the co-defendants that implicitly implicates one of the other co-defendants violates the confrontation clause. The Court held that it does not. Read by Jake Leahy. 2023-06-3011 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Pugin v. Garland (Immigration)Send us a textIn Pugin v. Garland, the Court reviewed "whether an offense 'relat[es] to obstruction of justice' under §1101(a)(43)(S) even if the offense does not require that an investigation or proceeding be pending. Dictionary definitions, federal laws, state laws, and the Model Penal Code show that the answer is yes: An offense “relat[es] to obstruction of justice” even if the offense does not require that an investigation or proceeding be pending." Jake Leahy, Host. 2023-06-2704 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Yegiazaryan v. Smagin (Jurisdiction / RICO)Send us a textIn Yegiazaryan v. Smagin, the Supreme Court reviewed whether the United States district court has jurisdiction over a Civil RICO claim where the plaintiff is a foreign national (who resides in Russia) who has pleaded an injury based on his "his efforts to execute on a California judgment in California against a California resident were foiled by a pattern of racketeering activity that largely occurred in California and was designed to subvert enforcement of the judgment there. " Held: A plaintiff has sufficiently alleged a domestic injury when the circumstances surrounding the injury took p...2023-06-2312 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Jones v. Hendrix (Prisoner's Rights)Send us a textIn Jones v. Hendrix, the Supreme Court reviewed whether a prisoner can bring a habeas petition after the Supreme Court retroactively overruled Circuit Court precedent that would have allowed him to previously challenge his conviction. Held: The prisoner cannot circumvent the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, by filing a habeas petition after a change in the law based on the interpretation of a statute. Read by Jake Leahy.2023-06-2314 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc.Send us a textIn U.S. ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, the Supreme Court reviewed whether, in a qui tam False Claims Act action, the government can move to dismiss the case after not intervening during the so-called "seal" period. Writing for the 8-1 majority, Justice Kagan writes that the government may move to dismiss the False Claims Act action at anytime - so long as the government had intervened at some point, but regardless of the intervention was during the seal period or after. Read by Jake Leahy.2023-06-2113 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Smith v. United States (Venue and Double Jeopardy)Send us a textIn Smith v. United States, the Supreme Court reviewed whether the principle of double-jeopardy prevents a person from being retried after a trial took place in the incorrect venue and the jury was selected from the incorrect district. In a unanimous decisions, Justice Alito writes that the defendant is entitled to set aside the jury's conviction, but that a new trial in a proper venue is appropriate. Read by Jake A. Leahy. 2023-06-2009 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin (Tribal Bankruptcy)Send us a textIn Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin, the Supreme Court whether Congress abrogated tribal sovereignty in the Bankruptcy Code. Writing for the majority, Justice Kagan rules that Congress unequivocally abrogated tribal sovereign immunity in the Bankruptcy Code. Kagan reasons that "foreign or domestic" governments is a term such as "here or there;" meaning it encompasses all forms of governments anywhere. As the sole dissenter, Justice Gorsuch reasons that the words should construed more narrowly - that if Congress intended to abrogate tribal immunity, it would have done so. H...2023-06-1908 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Cty. v. Talevski (1983 Nursing Homes)Send us a textIn Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Cty. v. Talevski, the Supreme Court reviewed whether the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act (FBHRA) provides a right of action under Section 1983 against a privately owned nursing home that received Medicaid funds. Hosted by Jake Leahy. 2023-06-0911 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Dubin v. United States (Medicaid Fraud)Send us a textIn Dubin v. United States, the Supreme Court reviewed whether a person who commits Medicaid fraud through fraudulent billing can also be convicted for statutory aggravated identity theft. The Court ruled for Dubin, holding that the aggravated identity theft charge can only be applied when the identity theft was at the crux of the crime, not if the fraud happened to involve personal information (here, the Medicaid number). Hosted by Jake Leahy. 2023-06-0912 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Allen v. Milligan (Racial Gerrymandering)Send us a textIn Allen v. Milligan, the Supreme Court reviewed whether Alabama’s Congressional maps violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. A three-judge district court panel found that the plaintiffs demonstrated a sufficient likelihood on success on the merits against Alabama. Chief Justice Roberts, writing for the majority, affirmed. Read by Host, Jake Leahy. 2023-06-0921 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters (Labor)Send us a textIn Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters, the Supreme Court reviewed whether the National Labor Relations Act preempts Glacier's state tort law claims that allege the Teamsters intentionally destroyed the company's concrete trucks when the truckers did not complete their deliveries in transit. The Court held that these claims were not preempted by federal law, reasoning that it is well-established that the NLRA does not protect striking workers who fail to take reasonable precautions to protect against property damage. Read by Jake Leahy. 2023-06-0208 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Dupree v. Younger (1983 Post-Trial Motion)Send us a textIn Dupree v. Younger, the Supreme Court addressed whether a post-trial motion of a purely legal issue that was resolved at summary judgment, requires a post-trial motion to be preserved on appeal. Kevin Younger sued Neil Dupree, who was a correctional officer under Section 1983. Dupree moved for summary judgment alleging that Younger had failed to exhaust administrative remedies. The district court denied the motion. After Younger prevailed at trial by obtaining $700,000 in damages, Dupree appealed alleging the district court improperly dismissed the suit. Under Fourth Circuit precedent, that court ruled against Younger reasoning...2023-05-2805 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Calcutt v. FDIC (Administrative Review)Send us a textThe Supreme Court reversed the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, reasoning that the Court of Appeals must reverse the administrative agency if it reaches the same outcome for a different reason. Once an administrative agency has made an error of law, the decision must be remanded back to the administrative agency. Per Curiam. Read by Jake Leahy.2023-05-2313 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Gonzalez v. Google (Section 230)Send us a textOn the same day, the Court released its decision in Twitter v. Taamneh. The Court largely disposed of the claims in Twitter, stating that Taamneh had failed to state a claim under the federal statute. Here, the Court in its per curiam opinion, writes that it need not consider the veracity of the Section 230 claims because Twitter's reasoning requires disposal of the claims here. Read by Jake Leahy.2023-05-2004 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi (Patent)Send us a textThe patent requires certain particularity, such that any person skilled in the craft would be able to manufacture, make, construct, or use the invention. The Court held that Amgen's patent failed to provide the detail required to protect its interest, in part, because the patent applies to a wide range of antibodies and requires a certain level of trial/error for a skilled person to replicate it. A pharmaceutical patent case. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the unanimous Court. Read by Jake Leahy. Contact us at scotusdecisions@gmail.com.2023-05-2011 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Inc. (Sovereign Immunity)Send us a text"The question presented is whether the statute categorically abrogates (legalspeak for eliminates) any sovereign immunity the board enjoys from legal claims. We hold it does not. Under long-settled law, Congress must use unmistakable language to abrogate sovereign immunity. Nothing in the statute creating the board meets that high bar." (First paragraph of Justice Kagan's majority opinion). The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) was enacted in 2016 to address Puerto Rico's financial crisis, established the Board as an entity within the territorial government of Puerto Rico. The Court held t...2023-05-1508 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Percoco v. United States (Jury Instructions)Send us a textIn Percoco v. United States, the Supreme Court considered whether a private citizen with influence over government decision-making can be convicted for wire fraud on the theory that he or she deprived the public of its “intangible right of honest services.” Joseph Percoco, former Executive Deputy Secretary to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, was charged with conspiracy to commit honest-services wire fraud. Percoco accepted payments while on hiatus from government service to assist a real-estate development company (while he was running Governor Cuomo's re-election campaign for eight months). The trial court instr...2023-05-1509 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Ciminelli v. United States (Wire Fraud)Send us a textIn Ciminelli v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Circuit's right-to-control theory of wire fraud cannot be used as the basis for a conviction under federal fraud statutes. Louis Ciminelli was convicted of federal wire fraud for his involvement in a scheme to rig the bid process for state-funded development projects under Governor Andrew Cuomo. The Government relied on the right-to-control theory, which establishes wire fraud by depriving a victim of potentially valuable economic information. The conviction turned on whether the Second Circuit's established "righto-to-control" theory is sufficient to establish...2023-05-1507 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Santos-Zacaria v. Garland (Immigration / Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies)Send us a textIn Santos-Zacaria v. Garland, the Supreme Court reviewed two questions. First, whether §1252(d)(1) is jurisdictional; and second, whether a non-citizen is required to request reconsideration of an adverse board action to fully exhaust administrative remedies under the law. HELD: Santos-Zacaria is correct and the Fifth Circuit was incorrect to find that §1252(d)(1) is jurisdictional. The statute in question is not jurisdictional, as Congress did not clearly demonstrate that it intended to make the statute jurisdictional. Second, the law does not require non-citizens to request discretionary forms of review, such as asking a...2023-05-1408 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Bittner v. United States (Bank Secrecy Act)Send us a textBittner, was required to file reports under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). In 2004, Congress amended the law to create a penalty for the non-willful failure to file certain reports pertaining to foreign bank accounts. After filing reports, Bittner was assessed penalties for over fifty accounts that he had failed to report over several years. The Secretary of the Treasury assessed a penalty for his non-willful failure to file in the amount of $10,000 per account per year, while Bittner claimed the amount should be $10,000 per annual report. Bittner was assessed a penalty of $2.7 million...2023-04-2711 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Bartenwerfer v. Buckley (Bankruptcy)Send us a textIn Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, the Supreme Court held that the discharge exceptions under Section 523(a)(2)(a) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code apply to an individual debtor, regardless of said debtor's culpability in the fraud. Recorded by Jake Leahy. Bartenwerfer v. Buckley2023-04-2707 min
Talk of ShameEpisode #43 - WWE Legend -Jake 'The Snake' RobertsIn episode #43 of Talk of Shame Podcast, Barry-John speaks with WWE legend and Hall of Famer, Jake 'The Snake' Roberts about his abusive and troublesome upbringing and some of his most famous moments in wrestling.Jake opens up about how he was sexually abused by his mother and finding out later in life that his father was sexually abused by his father. The wrestling legend's life has been littered with tragedy, abuse and struggle in one way pr another and Jake also speaks about his late sisters suspected kidnapping and murder.All...2020-11-1600 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)BARR v. LEE (Death Penalty)Send us a textReversing a preliminary injunction - allowing executions to move forward for federal prisoners.2020-07-1405 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)TRUMP v. MAZARSSend us a textPresidential subpoenas.2020-07-1011 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)McGIRT v. OKLAHOMA (MCA, Indian country, and eastern Oklahoma)Send us a textMCA, "Indian country" and eastern Oklahoma.2020-07-1007 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SCHOOL v. MORRISSEY-BERRUSend us a textEmployment discrimination claims in these cases are foreclosed by the Ministerial exception.2020-07-1008 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)TRUMP v. VANCESend us a text Presidential Subpoenas 2020-07-1013 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR SAINTS PETER AND PAUL HOME v. PENNSYLVANIASend us a textRFRA, ACA & Contraceptives. As well as the APA & Interim Final Rulemaking.2020-07-0909 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)BARR v. AMERICAN ASSN. OF POLITICAL CONSULTANTS (Robo Calls)Send us a textNo exception for government debt.2020-07-0806 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)CHIAFALO v. WASHINGTON (Faithless Electors)Send us a textAlso Colorado Department of State v Baca2020-07-0707 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)PTO v Booking.com (Trademark)Send us a textBooking.com is not a generic name.2020-07-0305 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)ESPINOZA v. MONTANA DEPT. OF REVENUE (Freedom of religion)Send us a textCan’t discriminate solely on the basis of religious affiliation (distinguishing religious conduct as different).2020-07-0306 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)AGENCY FOR INT’L DEVELOPMENT v. ALLIANCE FOR OPEN SOCIETY INT’LSend us a textFirst Amendment argument fails.2020-07-0104 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)SEILA LAW LLC v. CFPBSend us a textThe appointment and removal provisions for the director of the CFPB is unconstitutional, but this stuff is severable from the dodd frank act. 2020-07-0113 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)JUNE MEDICAL SERVICES v. RUSSO (Abortion)Send us a textA Louisiana law requiring admitting privileges at nearby hospitals for abortion doctors is unconstitutional.2020-06-3011 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)DHS v. THURAISSIGIAMSend us a textHabius is not useful in requesting asylum determination review, just for release from custody.2020-06-2708 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Liu v SEC (Disgorgement in SEC Equity)Send us a textSome stuff about equitable principles.2020-06-2208 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY v. REGENTS OF UNIV. OF CA (DACA)Send us a textDACA can not be rescinded without further/better explanation by the DHS.2020-06-1914 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)US FOREST SERVICE v. COWPASTURE RIVER PRESERVATION (Pipeline under Appalachian trail)Send us a textSupreme court considers the disputed land an easement to the National park service, thus in this case the pipeline permit is ok.2020-06-1607 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Bostock v Clayton Co (Title VII -Transgender/Gay)Send us a textTitle VII of the civil rights act makes it illegal to discriminate in employment against people for being gay, or transgender.2020-06-1611 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)LOMAX v. ORTIZ-MARQUEZ (PLRA Strikes)Send us a textIn regards to the Prison litigation reform act §1915(g)’s 3 strikes rule, qualifying dismissals count as strikes regardless as to if they are dismissed with or without prejudice.2020-06-0804 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)NASRALLAH v. BARR (CAT Removal appeals - Immigration)Send us a textAppealing CAT orders is allowed in this case.2020-06-0307 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)BANISTER v. DAVIS - Rule 59(e) petitionsSend us a text2020-06-0308 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)THOLE v. U. S. BANK (Standing)Send us a textPlaintiffs in defined benefits retirement plans who suffer no injury in fact, do not have standing to sue.2020-06-0304 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)GE ENERGY POWER CONVERSION FRANCE v. OUTOKUMPU STAINLESSSend us a text2020-06-0208 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT BD. FOR PUERTO RICO v. AURELIUS INVESTMENT,Send us a textThe board can stay, they are primarily considered to be local officers, not federal officers.2020-06-0209 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)OPATI v. REPUBLIC OF SUDANSend us a textCan sue for punitive damages in this case.2020-05-1905 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)LUCKY BRAND DUNGAREES v MARCEL FASHIONS (Issue/claim preclusion)Send us a textThis issue is not similar enough to qualify for defensive issue or claim preclusion.2020-05-1605 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)US v SINENENG-SMITH (Party Presentation rule)Send us a text9th Circuit can not make this case about something that the parties had not already presented.2020-05-0804 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)KELLY v. UNITED STATES (Bridgegate)Send us a textRegarding the wore fraud charges not being appropriate. 2020-05-0804 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)NY STATE RIFLE & PISTOL v. CITY OF NEW YORKSend us a textVacated and remanded for further proceedings. Mostly Moot/can’t assert a new clam here.2020-04-2803 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)MAINE COMMUNITY HEALTH OPTIONS v. UNITED STATES (Risk Corridors)Send us a textThe government obligated itself to pay in this instance. (Health insurance risk corridors)2020-04-2709 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Georgia v Public.Resource.orgSend us a textThe annotations are not copyrightable.2020-04-2708 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)BARTON v BARR (Stop Time cancellation of removal)Send us a text2020-04-2508 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)MAUI, HAWAII v. HAWAII WILDLIFE FUND (Point Source)Send us a textThe point source case.2020-04-2409 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)ROMAG FASTENERS v. FOSSIL GROUP (Willfulness in infringment)Send us a textWillfullness not specifically required under §1125(a).2020-04-2403 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)THRYV, INC. v. CLICK-TO- CALL (§314, Inter Partes review)Send us a textReviewability of decision to do an inter partes review.2020-04-2106 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)ATLANTIC RICHFIELD v. CHRISTIAN (Superfund)Send us a textDispute over a superfund site in Montana.2020-04-2111 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Ramos v Louisiana (Right to unanimous jury)Send us a textThe 6th amendment (through the 14th) requires unanimous jury to convict on serious crimes.2020-04-2108 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Democratic NC v Republican NCSend us a textPC Opinion on an Injunction relating to the election in Wisconsin.2020-04-0708 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Babb v Wilkie (Age Discrimination)Send us a textADEA2020-04-0709 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Kansas v Glover (probable cause)Send us a textWithout additional information to rebut the presumption, it is reasonable for an officer to believe a vehicle belonging to a driver with a revoked license is being driven by the owner.2020-04-0704 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)CITGO v FrescatiSend us a textSafe berth clause of sub charter agreement In this case means safe berth, not due diligence.2020-03-3108 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Davis v US (appeal of plain error)Send us a textTelling the 5th circuit to review for plain error.2020-03-2505 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Comcast v Natl Assn. African American mediaSend us a textCourt says §1981 still needs but-for causation.2020-03-2506 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Kahler v Kansas (Insanity Defense)Send us a textthe court refuses to set a constitutional bar for the insanity defense.2020-03-2407 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Allen v Cooper (copyright/state sov immunity)Send us a textCourt holds CRCA does not properly abrogate state sovereign immunity against copyright infringement.2020-03-2407 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Guerrero-Lasprilla v Bar (Immigration)Send us a textIn this case the question is a “question of law”2020-03-2310 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Kansas v GarciaSend us a textThe fact info is used on the I-9 form, does not preempt that information (submitted on other forms) from being used to prosecute for fraud.2020-03-0310 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Holguin-Hernandez v USSend us a textpetitioner did enough to preserve right of appeal. 2020-02-2804 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Intel v SulymaSend us a textERISA - Defining “Actual Knowledge” as being Actual Knowledge.2020-02-2805 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Shular v USSend us a textACCA arguments, including things depending on what the definition of “is” is.2020-02-2806 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)McKinney v ArizonaSend us a textDeath penalty appeal in re Clemons (because Ring and Hurst aren’t retroactive on collateral review) 2020-02-2503 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Rodriguez v FDICSend us a textIn Re the Bob Richards rule.2020-02-2503 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Hernandez v MesaSend us a textCourt refuses to extend Bivens to the cross border shooting of a child by a border patrol officer.2020-02-2507 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Monasky v TaglieriSend us a textConsidering the Hague convention’s definition of “habitual residence” of a child and a few other factors in re: “returning” a child2020-02-2506 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Rom Catholic Church of PR v FelicianoSend us a textOnce a case is removed to federal court, the state court can’t do anything, until federal courts are finished.2020-02-2416 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Retirement...IBM v Jander (ERISA)Send us a textCourt say ERISA and the fiduciary duty of ESOP administrators is complecated.2020-01-1505 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Ritzen v Jackson (bankruptcies)Send us a text2020-01-1405 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Peter v NantKwest (American rule)Send us a textPTO can not recover attorney fees via §145, because ”all expenses” is not sufficient to overcome the American Rule.2019-12-1105 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Rotkiske v Klemm (FDCPA)Send us a textrefusing to read in a time of discovery exception into the FDCPA’s §1692k(d) 1-year statute of limitations.2019-12-1104 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Thompson v Hebdon (election contributions)Send us a textCourt isn’t to fond of Alaska’s low political contributions limits.2019-11-2509 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)Montgomery v Louisiana (2015 Case\equipment check)Send us a textA case recently argued about in Mathena v. MalvoUploading to check equipment and upload ability to podcast sources before we start getting new decisions.2019-10-1908 minSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)DOC v New York (Citizenship question)Send us a textIn re the census citizenship question.2019-06-3016 min