The Rights of Bigots
A Colorado website designer refuses to create sites for gay couples’ weddings, going afoul of Colorado’s public accommodations law. Can she be compelled to author such a site? The Court has ruled, a...
12 Jul 20231h 37min
No Moore ISL
The Supreme Court has ruled in the Independent State Legislature case, Moore v. Harper. As we have from the beginning, we look at the case from the point of view of the precedents, of the history, th...
5 Jul 20231h 47min
Four Clauses, Two Juries
It’s Supreme Court opinion season, and just before this week’s upload came the happy news of the Moore v. Harper decision. We’ll be back with details on that soon enough, of course. Prior to that, h...
28 Jun 20231h 23min
Whose Welfare?
The Supreme Court upheld various provisions of the controversial Indian Child Welfare Act last week. The facts of Haaland v. Brackeen, and some provisions of the Act, raise dramatic questions about q...
21 Jun 20231h 32min
The Judgment of History
All eyes are on Miami, where Donald Trump faces justice. But should it be Miami? Should it be this judge, who has such a checkered history in this case? What does the Constitution say about these a...
14 Jun 20231h 14min
I Am Calabresi
In this season of college commencements, our eyes were caught by an honorary degree given to Yale Professor, Federal Judge, and scholar Guido Calabresi. This episode will review his many contributions...
7 Jun 20231h 25min
Crossfire on the Ceiling - Special Guests Jack Balkin and Saikrishna Prakash
Congress is attempting to pass a bill that would implement a deal that President Biden reached with Speaker McCarthy and House Republicans. The issues are many - what does the President due if the bi...
31 Mai 20231h 26min
Duct Tape on a Warhol - Special Guest James Boyle
The Court treated us to an assortment of nude pictures this week. The occasion was a copyright case featuring the works of Andy Warhol and the photography of Lynn Goldsmith, and the persona of the la...
24 Mai 20231h 41min
