Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)
We Read The Supreme Court's own Syllabus or Per Curium word for word, then maybe say hin then shut the microphone back off.
We are the Antidote to Mainstream News and Entertainment-Hype Style coverage of the Supreme Court...What they do in the words of the RJD (Recorder of Judicial Decisions) Read by RJ Dieken and friends
Visit Montana's famous Loki Esq Law @ LokiEsq.Law (website) A Criminal Defense and Mediation Lawfirm Operating Statewide.
Be Kind to one another, say hi someday.
RoadsScholar80@gmai
*Note this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only.
Episodes
583 episodes
Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski
In 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...
United States v. Texas (Standing)
In United States v. Texas, the Supreme Court reviewed whether Texas and Louisiana have Article III standing to challenge the Biden Administration's new immigration guidelines. Writing for an 8-1 majority, Justice Kavanaugh ruled n...
Samia v. United States (Confrontation Clause)
In 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. ...
Pugin v. Garland (Immigration)
In 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 definition...
Arizona v. Navajo Nation
In Arizona v. Navajo Nation, the Supreme Court answers whether the Navajo Nation has reserved water rights pursuant to the agreement that established the reservation for the Navajo people. Held: While the Navajo Nation has certain...
Yegiazaryan v. Smagin (Jurisdiction / RICO)
In 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 forei...
Jones v. Hendrix (Prisoner's Rights)
In Jones v. Hendrix, the Supreme Court reviewed whether a prisoner can bring a habeas petition after the Supreme Court retroactively overruled Circuit Court...
United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc.
In 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-c...
Lora v. United States (Sentencing)
In Lora v. United States, the Supreme Court reviewed whether the Section 924(c) prohibition on concurrent sentences applies to sentences arising out of different subsections. Justice Jackson, writing for a unanimous Court, writes ...
Smith v. United States (Venue and Double Jeopardy)
In Smith v. United States, the Supreme Court reviewed whether the principle of double-jeopardy prevents a person from being retried after a trial took plac...
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin (Tribal Bankruptcy)
In Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin, the Supreme Court whether Congress abrogated tribal sovereignty in the Bankruptcy Cod...
Haaland v. Brackken (Indian Child Welfare Act)
In Haaland v. Brackken, the Supreme Court reviewed whether provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act are constitutional under several portions of the Constitution. Writing for the majority, Justice Barrett writes that the Act, wh...
Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC (Trademark)
In Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, the Supreme Court examines the intersection of trademark law and First Amendment rights. The dispute centers around VIP's creation of a dog toy resembling a bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey,...
Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Cty. v. Talevski (1983 Nursing Homes)
In Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Cty. v. Talevski, the Supreme Court reviewed whether the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act (FBHRA) provides a ri...
Dubin v. United States (Medicaid Fraud)
In 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 agg...
Allen v. Milligan (Racial Gerrymandering)
In 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 suc...
Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters (Labor)
In 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 di...
Slack Technologies v. Pirani (Securities Act)
In Slack Technologies v. Pirani the Court held that Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 requires the plainti...
U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. (False Claims Act)
Supreme Court's decision is here. The False Claims Act allows for private citizens to bring a cause of ...
Dupree v. Younger (1983 Post-Trial Motion)
In 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 ...
Sackett v. EPA (Clean Water Act)
In Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, the Supreme Court examines the scope the terms "waters" under the Clean Water Act. The EPA ordered the Sackets, who purchas...
Tyler v. Hennepin County (Takings Clause)
In Tyler v. Hennepin County, Chief Justice Roberts writes for the majority, reversing the Eighth Circuit. The District Court and Circuit Court had rejected a taxpayer's c...
Calcutt v. FDIC (Administrative Review)
The 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 ...
Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Copyright Fair Use)
In Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith et al., the Supreme Court ruled that the commercial licensing of a derivative artwork by Andy Warhol, based on a copyrighted photograph taken by Lynn Goldsmith, did not qualify as...
Ohio Adjutant General’s Dept. v. FLRA (Labor)
In Ohio Adjutant General's Department v. FLRA, the Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (FSLMRS) grants jurisdiction to the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) over labor disputes involving state ...