• Ep. 32 - Urias-Orellana v Bondi: Standard Of Review For Refugee Persecution Determinations
    Jun 15 2026

    In episode 32 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Urias-Orellana v Bondi. At issue in this case, whether federal courts should use substntial evidence review when hearing appeals of BIA determinations of prospective refugees' claimed persecution in their home countries.

    Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/607us2r19_3e04.pdf

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    31 mins
  • Ep. 31 - Galette v New Jersey Transit Corporation: Is NJ Transit An Arm Of New Jersey?
    Jun 14 2026

    In episode 31 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Galette v New Jersey Transit Corporation. At issue in this case, whether the New Jersey Transit Corporation is an arm of the state of New Jersey and therefore shares in its sovereign immunity.

    Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/607us2r18_d18f.pdf

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    57 mins
  • Ep. 30 - Mirabelli v Bonta: Parental Rights, Free Exercise, And Trans Students On The Shadow Docket
    Jun 11 2026

    In episode 30 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Mirabelli v Bonta. At issue in this case, whether to vacate the Ninth Circuit's stay of a district court injunction against California's policy prohibiting schools from informing parents about transgender behaviors exhibited by their children.

    Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a810_b97d.pdf

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    41 mins
  • Ep. 29 - Villarreal v Texas: 6th Amendment Right to Counsel During Midtestimony Recesses
    May 30 2026

    In episode 29 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read Podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Villarreal v Texas. At issue in this case, whether the Sixth Amendment bars orders prohibiting criminal defendants from conferring with counsel about their ongoing testimony during overnight recesses interrupting said testimony.

    Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-557_l5gm.pdf

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    49 mins
  • Ep. 28 - GEO Group Inc. v Menocal: Immediate Appealability of Denial of Yearsly Protection
    May 25 2026

    In episode 28 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in GEO Group Inc. v Menocal. At issue in this case, whether a pre-trial order denying Yearsly protection is appealable immediately or only after trial.

    Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-758_2dp3.pdf

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    55 mins
  • Ep. 27 - Hain Celestial Group v Palmquist: Diversity Jurisdiction & Dismissal of Non-Diverse Parties
    May 21 2026

    In episode 27 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Hain Celestial Group v Palmquist. In this case, a suit brought in Texas state court against citizens of Texas and other states was removed to federal court. The distrcit court dismissed the Texas defendant, asserted diversity jursidiction over the suit, and rendered judgement in favor of the remaining defendant. The dismissal was found to be erroneous by the Fifth Circuit. The question before the Court then: did the lack of diversity jurisdiction at time of removal require vacature of the district court's judgement, or did the district court's erroneous dismissal cure that jurisdictional defect, allowing the judgement to stand?

    Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/607us2r14_1a72.pdf

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    33 mins
  • Ep. 26 - USPS v Konan: Does the Postal Exception to the FTCA Cover Intentional Misconduct?
    May 17 2026

    In episode 26 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in United States Postal Service v Konan. At issue in this case, whether the postal exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act exempts claims arising out of postal employees' intentional nondelivery of mail from the government's waiver of sovereign immunity.

    Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-351_7648.pdf

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Ep. 25 - Learning Resources v Trump: Can The President Unilaterally Impose Tariffs Under IEEPA?
    May 11 2026

    In episode 25 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Learning Resources v Trump. At issue in this case, whether the President can impose tariffs pursuant to a declared national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

    Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1287_new_3135.pdf

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    5 hrs and 34 mins