Supreme Court of the United States
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Case: 18-565 - CITGO Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co. (2019-Nov-05)
November 16, 2019 00:07 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBQUESTION PRESENTED: Whether under federal maritime law a safe berth clause in a voyage charter contract is a guarantee of a ship's safety, as the Third Circuit below and the Second Circuit have held, or a duty of due diligence, as the Fifth Circuit has held. https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-565_aplc.pdf --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scotus/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Case: 18-877 - Allen v. Cooper (2019-Nov-05)
November 16, 2019 00:07 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBQUESTION PRESENTED: Whether Congress validly abrogated state sovereign immunity via the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act, Pub. L. No. 101-553, 104 Stat. 2749 (1990), in providing remedies for authors of original expression whose federal copyrights are infringed by States. https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-877_6jfm.pdf --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scotus/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Case: 18-260 County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund (2019-Nov-06)
November 16, 2019 00:07 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBQUESTION PRESENTED: In the Clean Water Act (CWA), Congress differentiated between point source and nonpoint source pollution in controlling pollution of navigable waters. The CWA regulates point source pollution through permits, while nonpoint source pollution is controlled through federal oversight of state management programs and other non-CWA programs. This Court and several courts of appeals have read the CWA's line dividing point source and nonpoint source pollution to turn ...
Case: 18-725 - Barton v. Barr (2019-Nov-04)
November 16, 2019 00:05 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBQUESTION PRESENTED: Whether a lawfully admitted permanent resident who is not seeking admission to the United States can be "render[ed] ... inadmissible" for the purposes of the stop-time rule, 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(d)(l). https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-725_g314.pdf --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scotus/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Case: 18-217 Mathena v. Malvo (2019-10-16)
October 21, 2019 07:41 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBQUESTION PRESENTED: In Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012), this Court held that "mandatory life without parole for those under the age of 18 at the time of their crimes violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on 'cruel and unusual punishments.'" Id. at 465. Four years later, in Montgomery v. Louisiana, 136 S. Ct. 718 (2016), the Court held that "Miller announced a substantive rule of constitutional law" that, under Teague v. Lane, 489 U.S. 288 (1989), must be given "retroac...
Case: 18-328 Rotkiske v. Klemm (2019-10-16)
October 21, 2019 07:39 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBQUESTION PRESENTED: Whether the "discovery rule" applies to toll the one (1) year statute of limitations under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692, et seq., as the Fourth and Ninth Circuits have held but the Third Circuit (sua sponte en banc) has held contrarily. Argument Transcript: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-328_l6gn.pdf --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scotus/support ★ Support this podcast on P...
Case: 17-834 Kansas v. Garcia (2019-10-16)
October 21, 2019 07:38 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBQUESTION PRESENTED: In 1986, Congress enacted the Immigration Reform and Control Act CIRCA (IRCA). IRCA made it illegal to employ unauthorized aliens, established an employment eligibility verification system, and created various civil and criminal penalties against employers who violate the law. 8 U.S.C. § 1324a. Regulations implementing IRCA created a "Form I-9" that employers are required to have all prospective employees complete-citizens and aliens alike. IRCA contains an "e...
Case: 18-1334 Financial Oversight and Management Bd. for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC (2019-10-15)
October 21, 2019 07:37 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBQUESTION PRESENTED: Whether the Appointments Clause governs the appointment of members of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico. CONSOLIDATED WITH 18-1475, 18-1496, 18-1514 AND 18-1521, AND WILL BE SET FOR ARGUMENT IN THE SECOND WEEK OF THE OCTOBER 2019 ARGUMENT SESSION. Argument Transcript: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-1334_dc8f.pdf --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scotus/support ★ Support this p...
Case: R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. v. EEOC (10/08/19)
October 11, 2019 20:01 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBQUESTION PRESENTED: Whether the word "sex" in Title VII's prohibition on discrimination "because of ... sex," 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2(a)(l), meant "gender identity" and included "transgender status" when Congress enacted Title VII in 1964. Whether Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, 490 U.S. 228 (1989), prohibits employers from applying sex-specific policies according to their employees' sex rather than their gender identity. GRANTED LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: WHETHER TITLE VII PROH...
Case: Bostock v. Clayton County (10/08/19)
October 11, 2019 19:59 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBQUESTION PRESENTED: Whether discrimination against an employee because of sexual orientation constitutes prohibited employment discrimination "because of... sex" within the meaning of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42U.S.C. § 2000e-2. CONSOLIDATED WITH 17-1623 FOR ONE HOUR ORAL ARGUMENT. Argument Transcript: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/17-1618_7k47.pdf --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scotus/support ★ Support...
Case: Ramos v. Louisiana (10/07/19)
October 11, 2019 19:56 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBQUESTION PRESENTED: Whether the Fourteenth Amendment fully incorporates the Sixth Amendment guarantee of a unanimous verdict? THE MOTION OF PETITIONER FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL IS GRANTED, AND G. BEN COHEN, ESQ., OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, IS APPOINTED TO SERVE AS COUNSEL FOR PETITIONER IN THIS CASE. Argument Transcript: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-5924_4gcj.pdf --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scotus/support ★ Suppo...
Case: Peter v. NantKwest, Inc. (10/07/19)
October 11, 2019 19:53 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBQUESTION PRESENTED: When the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) denies a patent application, the Patent Act gives the unsuccessful applicant two avenues for seeking judicial review of the agency's decision. The applicant may appeal directly to the Federal Circuit, 35 U.S.C. 141, which "shall review the decision from which an appeal is taken on the record before the [USPTO],” 35 U.S.C. 144. Alternatively, the applicant may bring a civil action against the Director of...
Case: Kahler v. Kansas (10/07/19)
October 11, 2019 19:47 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBQUESTION PRESENTED: Do the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments permit a state to abolish the insanity defense? Transcript to Argument: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-6135_5h26.pdf --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scotus/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★