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Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)

Jake Leahy

510 episodes

3 months ago

Send us a text Goldey v. Fields PER CURIAM. In Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U. S. 388 (1971), this Court recognized an implied cause of action for damages against federal officers for certain alleged violations of the Fourth Amendment. The Court subsequently recognized two additional contexts where implied Bivens causes of action were permitted, neither of which was an Eighth Amendment excessive-force claim. After 1980, we have declined more than 10 times to extend Bivens ...

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Send us a text Goldey v. Fields PER CURIAM. In Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U. S. 388 (1971), this Court recognized an implied cause of action for damages against federal officers for certain alleged violations of the Fourth Amendment. The Court subsequently recognized two additional contexts where implied Bivens causes of action were permitted, neither of which was an Eighth Amendment excessive-force claim. After 1980, we have declined more than 10 times to extend Bivens ...

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Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)

Goldey v. Field (Bivens / Excessive Force)

Send us a text Goldey v. Fields PER CURIAM. In Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U. S. 388 (1971), this Court recognized an implied cause of action for damages against federal officers for certain alleged violations of the Fourth Amendment. The Court subsequently recognized two additional contexts where implied Bivens causes of action were permitted, neither of which was an Eighth Amendment excessive-force claim. After 1980, we have declined more than 10 times to extend Bivens ...

4 months ago

5 minutes

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Trump v. CASA, Inc. (Universal Injunction / Birthright Citizenship)

Send us a text Trump v. CASA, Inc. Held: Universal injunctions likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has given to federal courts. The Court grants the Government’s applications for a partial stay of the injunctions entered below, but only to the extent that the injunctions are broader than necessary to provide complete relief to each plaintiff with standing to sue. Pp. 4– 26.

4 months ago

14 minutes

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Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc. (Appointments Clause)

Send us a text Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc. In 1984, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created the U. S. Preventive Services Task Force, a body that formulates evidence-based recommendations regarding preventive healthcare services. Congress codified the Task Force’s role in 1999, establishing it as an entity within the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in HHS’s Public Health Service. The Task Force currently consists of 16 volunteer members appointed ...

4 months ago

13 minutes

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FCC v. Consumer Research (Nondelegation Doctrine)

Send us a text FCC v. Consumers’ Research The Communications Act of 1934 established the FCC and instructed it to make available to “all the people of the United States,” reliable communications services “at reasonable charges.” 47 U. S. C. §151. That objective is today known as “universal service.” The universal-service project arose from the concern that pure market mechanisms would leave some population segments—such as the poor and those in rural areas—without access to needed commu...

4 months ago

15 minutes

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Mahmoud v. Taylor (LGBTQ+ Books / Parental Opt-Out)

Send us a text Held: Parents challenging the Board’s introduction of the “LGBTQ+-inclusive” storybooks, along with its decision to withhold opt outs, are entitled to a preliminary injunction. Read by Jeff Barnum.

4 months ago

14 minutes

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Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton (Texas Pornography Regulation)

Send us a text Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton Texas, like many States, prohibits distributing sexually explicit content to children. In 2023, Texas enacted H. B. 1181, requiring certain commercial websites publishing sexually explicit content that is obscene to minors to verify that visitors are 18 or older. Knowing violations subject covered entities to injunctions and civil penalties. Petitioners—representatives of the pornography industry—sued the Texas attorney general to enj...

4 months ago

9 minutes

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Hewitt v. United States

Send us a text Hewitt v. United States Before the First Step Act was enacted in 2018, federal judges were required to sentence first-time offenders convicted of violating 18 U. S. C. §924(c)—a law that criminalizes possessing a firearm while committing other crimes—to “stacked” 25-year periods of incarceration. The First Step Act eliminated this harsh mandatory minimum penalty. Section 403(b) of the Act also made its more lenient penalties partially retroactive. Specifically, if a sentence “h...

4 months ago

8 minutes

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Medina v. Planned Parenthood (Medicaid Funding)

Send us a text Median v. Planned Parenthood Held: Section 1396a(a)(23)(A) does not clearly and unambiguously confer individual rights enforceable under §1983.

4 months ago

11 minutes

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Riley v. Bondi (Immigration Removal)

Send us a text Riley v. Bondi The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sought to remove Pierre Riley, a citizen of Jamaica, from the United States under expedited procedures for aliens convicted of aggravated felonies. On January 26, 2021, the DHS issued a “final administrative review order” (FARO) directing Riley’s removal to Jamaica. Under 8 U. S. C. §1228(b)(3), aliens may petition courts of appeals for FARO review. While Riley did not contest his removal from the United States, he ...

4 months ago

9 minutes

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Stanely v. City of Sanford (ADA)

Send us a text Stanley v. City of Sanford Karyn Stanley worked as a firefighter for the City of Sanford, Florida, starting in 1999. When Ms. Stanley was hired, the City offered health insurance until age 65 for two categories of retirees: those with 25 years of service and those who retired earlier due to disability. In 2003, the City changed its policy to provide health insurance up to age 65 only for retirees with 25 years of service, while those who retired earlier due to disability would ...

4 months ago

6 minutes

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Fuld v. Palestinian Liberation Organization (Due Process)

Send us a text Held: The PSJVTA’s personal jurisdiction provision does not violate the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause because the statute reasonably ties the assertion of jurisdiction over the PLO and PA to conduct involving the United States and implicating sensitive foreign policy matters within the prerogative of the political branches. Read by Jeff Barnum.

4 months ago

9 minutes

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Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA (ARTICLE 3 STANDING, ADMIN LAW)

Send us a text https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-7_8m58.pdf

4 months ago

9 minutes

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ESTERAS v. UNITED STATES (Revocation of Supervised release/factors courts may and may not consider)

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4 months ago

10 minutes

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United States v. Skrmetti (Transgender Treatment)

Send us a text In 2023, Tennessee joined the growing number of States restricting sex transition treatments for minors by enacting the Prohibition on Medical Procedures Performed on Minors Related to Sexual Identity, Senate Bill 1 (SB1). SB1 prohibits healthcare providers from prescribing, administering, or dispensing puberty blockers or hormones to any minor for the purpose of (1) enabling the minor to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the minor’s biological s...

4 months ago

12 minutes

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Rivers v. Guerrero (Habeus Petition)

Send us a text Rivers v. Guerrero Petitioner Danny Rivers was convicted in Texas state court of continuous sexual abuse of a child and related charges. After unsuccessfully seeking direct appeal and state habeas relief, Rivers filed his first federal habeas petition under 28 U. S. C. §2254 in August 2017, asserting claims of prosecutorial misconduct, ineffective assistance of counsel, and other constitutional violations. The District Court denied the petition in September 2018, and Rivers app...

4 months ago

7 minutes

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Commissioner v. Zuch (Tax Court Jurisdiction)

Send us a text Commissioner v. Zuch This case involves the jurisdiction of the United States Tax Court over appeals from collection due process hearings when there is no longer an ongoing levy. The dispute here began in 2012, when Jennifer Zuch and her then-husband Patrick Gennardo each filed an untimely 2010 federal tax return. Gennardo subsequently submitted an offer in compromise to resolve outstanding tax liabilities. This offer implicated $50,000 in estimated tax payments that the couple...

4 months ago

7 minutes

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Parrish v. United States (Appellate Procedure)

Send us a text Parrish v. United States Federal inmate Donte Parrish alleges that he was placed in restrictive segregated confinement for 23 months based on his suspected involvement in another inmate’s death. After a hearing officer cleared him of wrongdoing, Parrish filed suit in Federal District Court seeking damages for his time in segregated confinement. The District Court dismissed his case on March 23, 2020, holding that some claims were untimely and others unexhausted. When the court’...

4 months ago

6 minutes

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Soto v. United States (VA Benefits)

Send us a text Soto v. United States The Barring Act, 31 U. S. C. §3702, establishes default settlement procedures for claims against the Government and subjects most claims to a 6-year limitations period. However, the Act includes an exception: If “another law” confers authority to settle a claim against the Government, that law displaces the Barring Act’s settlement mechanism, including its limitations period. §3702(a). In 2002, Congress enacted a statute providing “combat-related spe...

4 months ago

5 minutes

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY v. CALUMET SHREVEPORT REFINING, L.L.C (VENUE FOR CLEAN AIR ACT CASES)

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4 months ago

10 minutes

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PERTTU v. RICHARD (Prison Littigation Reform Act Exhaustion & Jury Trial Right)

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4 months ago

10 minutes