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Tent Cities, Immunity, and Natural Law
SCOTUS 101 - April 26, 2024 03:03 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsIt's the end of oral arguments, and this week the Court heard two big ones. Your hosts discuss Grants Pass, where the Court will decide whether it's "cruel and unusual punishment" to enforce anti-camping laws, and they discuss the Trump immunity case, which has big implications not only for the ...
Aristotle's Ethics and Harlan's Great Dissent
SCOTUS 101 - April 19, 2024 02:16 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsThis week the Court heard oral arguments in a case challenging a January 6th prosecution, had a spirited debate about nationwide injunctions, and issued major opinions on property rights and employment discrimination. Your hosts discuss all those developments, and then GianCarlo interviews Profe...
Abortion, Immunity, and Originalism
SCOTUS 101 - March 28, 2024 19:03 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsThis week the Court heard oral arguments in the high-profile case challenging the Food and Drug Administration's expansion of access to the abortion drug mifepristone. GianCarlo discusses that case, oral arguments, and the mess of standing doctrine. After that, Zack interviews Professor John Yoo...
Proper Property Rights
SCOTUS 101 - March 22, 2024 01:37 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsThis term is shaping up to be a big one for free speech cases. The Court heard arguments in three such cases this week and handed down decisions in other cases involving public officials blocking people on social media, the FBI's No-Fly-List, and the meaning of the word "and." Your hosts discuss...
Rehearing: Justice Caleb Stegall
SCOTUS 101 - March 14, 2024 17:25 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsIn this Rehearings episode, we replay our interview with Kansas Supreme Court Justice Caleb Stegall. Rehearings airs our favorite old interviews on weeks when things are otherwise quiet at the Supreme Court. Follow us on Twitter @scotus101 and @tzsmith. And please send questions, comments, or i...
Trump v. Anderson
SCOTUS 101 - March 08, 2024 17:47 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsThis was a big week for former president Trump who prevailed in Trump v. Anderson against an attempt to remove him from the ballot in Colorado. Your hosts dive deep into that decision unpacking the majority opinion, the debate among the concurring justices, and the case's short- and long-term im...
How to Sue the Feds
SCOTUS 101 - February 29, 2024 23:06 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsThis week brings the Court another Trump-related lawsuit and a bevy of high-profile oral arguments. Among those, the NetChoice cases, which will decide to what extent states can stop social media companies from censoring users because of their political views. Your hosts discuss those cases and ...
Rehearing: Judge Paul Kelly Jr.
SCOTUS 101 - February 22, 2024 23:14 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsIn this Rehearings episode, we replay our interview with Judge Paul Kelly, Jr.. Rehearings airs our favorite old interviews on weeks when things are otherwise quiet at the Supreme Court. Follow us on Twitter @scotus101 and @tzsmith. And please send questions, comments, or ideas for future episo...
Rehearing: Judge John Nalbandian
SCOTUS 101 - February 16, 2024 15:21 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsIn this Rehearings episode, we replay our interview with the Judge John Nalbandian. Rehearings airs our favorite old interviews on weeks when things are otherwise quiet at the Supreme Court. Follow us on Twitter @scotus101 and @tzsmith. And please send questions, comments, or ideas for future e...
Trump v. Anderson & Class Action Madness
SCOTUS 101 - February 08, 2024 22:15 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsThis week brings us the biggest oral argument of the term: Trump v. Anderson, which will decide whether states can disqualify President Trump from the ballot. Your hosts recap the complicated legal issues and explore oral arguments. Zack and GianCarlo also discuss the two opinions released this ...
Rehearing: Judge Allison Jones Rushing
SCOTUS 101 - January 26, 2024 16:55 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsIn this Rehearings episode, we replay our interview with the Judge Allison Jones Rushing. Rehearings airs our favorite old interviews on weeks when things are otherwise quiet at the Supreme Court. Follow us on Twitter @scotus101 and @tzsmith. And please send questions, comments, or ideas for fu...
Chevron on the Chopping Block
SCOTUS 101 - January 19, 2024 14:40 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsThis week your hosts discuss newly granted cases including one challenging a decision by the Ninth Circuit holding that camping regulations are "cruel and unusual punishment" when applied against the homeless. They also discuss the oral arguments in the Relentless and Loper Bright cases, which c...
Disqualify Trump?
SCOTUS 101 - January 12, 2024 05:21 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsWelcome back to SCOTUS 101 after the Court's winter break. The Court has granted several new cases, including Donald Trump's appeal from a ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court disqualifying him from the presidential election under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. After your hosts discuss t...
Remembering Justice O'Connor
SCOTUS 101 - December 08, 2023 22:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsThis week your hosts remember Justice Sandra Day O'Connor who passed away last week. Your hosts also discuss the first opinion of this term and the oral arguments from this week and last, which included challenges to administrative tribunals and to taxes on unrealized gains. GianCarlo then inter...
The Dangers of Judicial Supremacy
SCOTUS 101 - November 17, 2023 16:39 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsWith GC out, Jack Fitzhenry once again joins Zack to dive into what's happening at SCOTUS. They discuss the new cases the Court has agreed to hear, the Rahimi oral argument, and NCAA/sports-related SCOTUS trivia. Zack then interviews Yonatan Green about the proposed reforms to Israel's judicial...
The Joseph Story Lecture: Judge James Ho
SCOTUS 101 - November 03, 2023 21:34 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsGianCarlo is back, the Court is hearing arguments again, and free speech is on the docket. Your hosts discuss a newly granted case that will decide whether the Biden Administration's coordination with social media companies to censor what it labeled misinformation violates the First Amendment. T...
Money and Mootness at the Court
SCOTUS 101 - October 13, 2023 03:17 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsWith GC on vacation, Jack Fitzhenry joins Zack to dive into what's happening at SCOTUS. They discuss the new cases the Court has agreed to hear, the oral arguments involving the CFPB's funding, whether an ADA tester's lawsuit is moot, and whether South Carolina legislators committed an unconsti...
Heritage's Annual Supreme Court Preview
SCOTUS 101 - October 06, 2023 19:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsAnother term is here! Check out what to expect when Zack hosts veteran Supreme Court advocates Paul Clement and Lisa Blatt to discuss several of the biggest cases the Court will hear this term. Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) @scotus101 and @tzsmith. And please send questions, comments, or i...
Episode 59: Create your Magical Herbal Apothecary with Emily Morrison
HERBS (Herbs with Erin - Remedies for Body and Spirit) - September 23, 2023 20:32 - 38 minutesI chatted with Emily Morrison, of Wise Women Witchery, for her podcast the Witch Next Door. We came together to talk about my upcoming class "Making Your Own Magical Herbal Apothecary" for the 4th Annual Season of the Witch Virtual Conference October 6th and 7th. But, in our usual style, we mea...
Episode 58: Rethinking Invasive Species
HERBS (Herbs with Erin - Remedies for Body and Spirit) - August 10, 2023 00:38 - 17 minutesI'm growing more and more uneasy about using these kinds of word: "invasive", and "alien invaders" when referring to plants. It indicates that these plants are somehow not natural. I explore this topic in this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erin...
Episode 57: How I learn plant names
HERBS (Herbs with Erin - Remedies for Body and Spirit) - August 10, 2023 00:31 - 10 minutesThese are words used to describe the purpose of meditation. In Priestess training we practiced of “empty presence”. These skills are useful for honing intuition, plant communion, and memory recall. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erin-lafaive/message Sup...
WoG Love Letterz # 4 - Playing My Positions Like Superstars Do
WoW or Gold Brainstormz - August 05, 2023 11:50 - 50 minutesThe backlog of recordings keeps growing. Life is very busy and I'm prioritizing other things than gaming and podcasting I'm grateful that I was able to help chip in @ Skylander when he wanted a gaming rig a couple of years back. The reason I mention that is because of this; Lil' Grayz will ha...
Lady Justice Isn’t Blind
Dissed - July 19, 2023 09:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratingsLady Justice is often depicted wearing a blindfold, signifying that judges are neutral arbiters of the law. Unfortunately, thanks for a judicial doctrine known as Chevron deference, the Supreme Court has required judges to peek from behind that metaphorical blindfold and put a thumb on the scale...
Racial Preferences, Student Loans, and Free Speech
SCOTUS 101 - June 30, 2023 21:41 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsThe end of the term has arrived, and all the biggest cases came with it. Your hosts explain the Harvard and UNC cases, the challenge to Biden's student loan bailout, 303 Creative, Groff v. Dejoy, and all the rest. There is no interview this week because of all the opinions, but no episode would ...
The People's Justice — Judge Thapar on Justice Thomas
SCOTUS 101 - June 23, 2023 21:47 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsIt's the second-to-last week of the term, and the Court handed down its big immigration case, United States v. Texas, another case involving Indian tribes, and cases involving murder-for-hire, a fantastical Russian financial fraud, and a scam to trick people into immigrating illegally. Your host...
Tribes and Textualism
SCOTUS 101 - June 16, 2023 20:21 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsThis week the Court handed down five opinions, two of which involved questions related to Indian Tribes, including one of the term's major cases, Haaland v. Brackeen. The decisions are heavy on textual analysis, showing that Justice Kagan was right when she said "we're all textualists now." Your...
SCOTUS in Wonderland
SCOTUS 101 - June 09, 2023 11:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsZack is out this week, so Cully Stimson is filling in. Cully and GianCarlo discuss the four opinions of the week, which include the Jack Daniels parody case and the race-based challenge to Alabama's congressional district maps. GianCarlo then interviews William Trachman, general counsel of Mount...
WoG Brainstormz # 53 - Insights of the Shadow Self
WoW or Gold Brainstormz - June 06, 2023 06:37 - 49 minutesMy AWC mindset has been taking things too far during Dragonflight. Slowing down A LOT by faffin' about on alts doing whatever instead of tryharding 247 on my Rogues, overdoing it Calming down from doing constant learning pushes with my Rogues. Real life pressure spilling into WoW. A downside o...
Judgment for Journalists
SCOTUS 101 - June 02, 2023 11:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsFour weeks to go in the term, and the Court handed down three opinions, which involved Medicare fraud, securities fraud, and labor union shenanigans. After your hosts discuss those opinions, Zack interviews veteran journalist James Rosen about his latest book Scalia: Rise to Greatness. James sha...
Legal Thrillers
SCOTUS 101 - May 26, 2023 12:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsThe Court handed down big decisions this week, all unanimous, including Sackett v. EPA and Tyler v. Hennepin County. After your hosts discuss those cases, GianCarlo interviews lawyer and novelist Chad Boudreaux. The two talk about his fascinating career and his latest legal thriller novel, Scave...
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