The Law episode 83: Presser v. Illinois
In a U.S. Supreme Court opinion written between the passage of the 14th Amendment and when the...
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The Law episode 82: Jacobson v. Massachusetts
What is the extent of government authority to “protect” the common good during a public health...
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The Law episode 81: Bostock v. Clayton County
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of the United States — in a 6-3 decision in the case of...
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The Law episode 80: Chiafalo v. Washington
In the conclusion to the rogue elector saga we have been following, the Supreme Court applied...
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The Law episode 79: Ramos v. Louisiana
Earlier this year, SCOTUS overturned precedent by a 6-3 margin and held that states cannot...
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The Law episode 78: RNC v. DNC
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a controversial 5-4 decision, overruled a lower...
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The Law episode 77: South Dakota v. Dole
I could drink, legally, during my freshman year of college, but not my sophomore year. Then I was...
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The Law episode 76: Allen v. Cooper
Pirates! Blackbeard! Queen Anne’s Revenge! Sovereign immunity! Enumerated powers! And, sexiest of...
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The Law episode 75: Ex parte Milligan
During the Civil War, Lambdin Milligan, a citizen of Indiana, was arrested, tried, convicted, and...
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The Law episode 74: Bad Elk v. US
In 1899, in a story that could have been an episode of Gunsmoke or Bonanza, tribal police officer...
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The Law episode 73: Miller v. Wyoming
In November, 2013, Robert Miller was driving through Wyoming on his way to his home in Illinois....
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The Law episode 72: Texas v. Johnson
In this 5-4 1989 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that burning an American flag was speech...
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The Law episode 71: U.S. v. Nixon
In this unanimous decision, the Supreme Court rejected President Nixon’s contention that all...
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The Law episode 70: West Coast Hotel v. Parrish
This is the U.S. Supreme Court case that ended the Lochner era of jurisprudence. It is allegedly...
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Speakeasy Today #60: “I Feel…” and the Rejection of Reason
The post Speakeasy Today #60: “I Feel…” and the Rejection of Reason appeared first on Speakeasy...
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The Law episode 69: Blumenthal v. Trump
Just this week, a unanimous D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out a lawsuit filed by over 200...
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The Law episode 68: Lochner v. NY
This 5-4 Supreme Court decision—which struck down a state regulation that made it a crime to...
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Speakeasy Today #59: How Lessons From The Past Are Relevant Today
The post Speakeasy Today #59: How Lessons From The Past Are Relevant Today appeared first on...
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The Law episode 67: The Death Penalty
The death penalty is back in the news this week as the Colorado General Assembly considers a bill...
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The Law episode 66: Juliana v. US (9th Cir. 2020)
Just last week, in a 2-1 decision, the 9th Circuit correctly tossed out the “climate kids’”...
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