May Congress Prohibit New Jersey from Legalizing Sports Betting
The Court’s decision in New York v. United States, 505 U.S. 144 (1992), held that the Constitution’s fundamental federal structure does not permit Con...
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What's New at the United States Supreme Court? Each week we bring you up to date coverage of the most recent cases and decisions before SCOTUS, discussing the Supreme Court's most recent grants and denials of certiorari, orders, opinions, oral arguments and constitutional jurisprudence. We also present in-depth special reports on the justices, important constitutional rights and the most controversial legal issues of our time (e.g. Abortion, Affirmative Action, Gay Rights, Women's Rights, Privacy, Campaign Finance, Same-Sex Marriage, Patent Law, Criminal Law and First Amendment Law). An essential podcast for any law school student or layperson interested in learning more about the Supreme Court and the United States Constitution.
Decision - Future Dangerousness Based on Race
On this episode we review the Court's recent decision in Buck v. Davis, wherein the Court considers whether Mr. Buck's trial counsel was constitutiona...
May the Government Refuse to Issue a Trademark to an Asian-American Named the "Slants"?
On this episode, we review the oral arguments last week in Lee v. Tam. Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1052(a), provides that no trademark s...
Transgender Bathroom Update - Engineering a Delay
On this episode we consider a delay granted by the Court in Gloucester County School Board v. G.G., a case which the Supreme Court was expected to hea...
Police Use of Force: The Provocation Rule
On this episode we review the Court's recent grant of review to the case of Los Angeles County v. Mendez, which considers the merits of the Ninth Circ...
Use of Current Medical Standards to Revisit Prior Disability Determinations in Death Penalty Cases
Whether it violates the Eighth Amendment and this Court’s decisions in Hall v. Florida and Atkins v. Virginia to prohibit the use of current medical s...
Transgender Bathrooms
On this episode, we review the Court's recent grant of review to Gloucester County School Board v. G.G., which considers whether courts should extend ...
Is Juror Testimony About Racial Bias During Jury Deliberations Admissible?
On this episode we discuss a case to be heard in oral arguments this week concerning a rule of evidence that prohibits the introduction of juror testi...
May a Trademark be Denied Because it is Offensive?
This term the Court considers the case of Lee v. Tam, which considers whether Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1052(a), is constitutional. Se...
Is it a Crime to Buy a Public Official's Time or Influence?
On this episode we review the Court's decision in McDonnell v. United States, which considers whether a former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell was ...