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Audio of Supreme Court opinions. Finally. Listen to full-length readings of the most current opinions as they are issued by the Court. Or, browse through a library containing dozens of landmark opinions from the past. Either way, it’s free! A rare find for SCOTUS geeks.

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    Final Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 3:52


    I hope you will follow me to my Youtube channel where I will continue to offer free access to all 350+ past episodes and audio of future high-profile Supreme Court opinions.  www.whatSCOTUSwroteus.com

    NEW: Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries | Federal Arbitration Act, Transportation Workers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 18:17


    Listen to the unanimous opinion of the Supreme Court in Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC., decided April 12, 2024.   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get podcasts.

    NEW: FBI v. Fikre | Mootness, No Fly List

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 17:54


    The unanimous opinion of the Supreme Court in Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fikre, decided March 19, 2024.   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get podcasts.

    NEW: DeVillier v. Texas | Fifth Amendment Takings Clause

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 11:38


    The unanimous opinion of the Court in DeVillier v. Texas, decided April 16, 2024. Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get podcasts.

    Live Summary of the Trump Criminal Cases | Palomar College

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 55:06


    I have something a little different for you today: since I often read documents from the Trump cases on the show, I thought my super nerds might be interested in hearing the audio from a guest lecture I gave last week summarizing the four Trump criminal cases at a Palomar College event held every semester called the Political Economy Days Lecture Series.  If you would like to watch a video version, click here.  

    NEW: MacQuarie Infrastructure v. Moab Partners | Securities Exchange Act § 10(b)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 15:31


    The unanimous opinion of the Supreme Court in MacQuarie Infrastructure Corporation, et al. v. Moab Partners, L.P., et al., decided April 12, 2024. The Court is asked whether the Second Circuit erred in holding-in conflict with the Third, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits- that a failure to make a disclosure required under Item 303 can support a private claim under Section l0(b), even in the absence of an otherwise- misleading statement. Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get podcasts.

    Part 2: Pulsifer v. United States | Safety-valve Relief, Mandatory Minimum Sentences

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 30:04


    Part 2 of 2 of the opinion of the Supreme Court in Pulsifer v. United States, decided March 15, 2024. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-340_p86a.pdf A criminal defendant facing a mandatory minimum sentence is eligible for safety-valve relief under 18 U. S. C. §3553(f)(1) only if the defendant satisfies each of the provision's three conditions. Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get podcasts.

    NEW: Pulsifer v. United States | Safety-valve Relief, Mandatory Minimum Sentences

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 39:54


    Part 1 of 2 of the opinion of the Supreme Court in Pulsifer v. United States, decided March 15, 2024. A criminal defendant facing a mandatory minimum sentence is eligible for safety-valve relief under 18 U. S. C. §3553(f)(1) only if the defendant satisfies each of the provision's three conditions. Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get podcasts. WhatSCOTUSWroteUs.com

    Part 3: Trump v. United States | Brief for the United States

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 29:36


    Today I'll be reading Special Counsel Jack Smith's Brief for the United States in Donald Trump v. United States (filed April 8, 2024) - the Supreme Court case in which Donald Trump asserts that presidents have absolute criminal immunity. The brief is 49 pages long, so I will be recording it in several segments. If you are interested in listening to the oral arguments in this case, they are scheduled to take place later this month on April 25th at 10 am eastern time. You can listen to the oral arguments as they happen on the Supreme Court website supremecourt.gov. Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get podcasts.

    Part 2: Trump v. United States | Brief for the United States

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 23:19


    Today I'll be reading Special Counsel Jack Smith's Brief for the United States in Donald Trump v. United States (filed April 8, 2024) - the Supreme Court case in which Donald Trump asserts that presidents have absolute criminal immunity.  If you are interested in listening to the oral arguments in this case, they are scheduled to take place later this month on April 25th at 10 am eastern time. You can listen to the oral arguments as they happen on the Supreme Court website supremecourt.gov. Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get podcasts.  

    Part 1: Trump v. United States | Brief for the United States

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 32:35


    Today I'll be reading Special Counsel Jack Smith's Brief for the United States in Donald Trump v. United States (filed April 8, 2024) - the Supreme Court case in which Donald Trump asserts that presidents have absolute criminal immunity. The brief is 49 pages long, so I will be recording it in several segments. If you are interested in listening to the oral arguments in this case, they are scheduled to take place later this month on April 25th at 10 am Eastern time. You can listen to the oral arguments as they happen on the supreme court website supremecourt.gov   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get podcasts. WhatSCOTUSWroteUs.com

    Part 2: U.S. v. Trump | DOJ Response to Judge Cannon's Jury Instructions Order (Documents Case)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 20:20


    Listen to Special Counsel Jack Smith's April 2, 2024 filing responding to Judge Cannon's order requiring preliminary proposed jury instructions and verdict forms on counts 1-32. If you need a quick explainer on the Presidential Records Act, check out mine.   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get podcasts. WhatSCOTUSWroteUs.com

    Part 1: U.S. v. Trump | DOJ Response to Judge Cannon's Jury Instructions Order (Documents Case)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 30:00


    Listen to Special Counsel Jack Smith's April 2, 2024 filing responding to Judge Cannon's order requiring preliminary proposed jury instructions and verdict forms on counts 1-32. If you need a quick explainer on the Presidential Records Act, check out mine.   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get podcasts. WhatSCOTUSWroteUs.com

    NEW: Lindke v. Freed | Social Media, Public Officials, First Amendment

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 33:19


    When does a public official's social media activity constitute state action subject to the First Amendment? Listen to the unanimous opinion of the Supreme Court in Lindke v. Freed (March 15, 2024) and find out.   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get podcasts. WhatSCOTUSWroteUs.com

    NEW: Concurrences, Trump v. Anderson | Colorado Republican Primary Ballot

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 14:07


    Today I'll be reading both concurring opinions (which read like dissents) in Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson et al., decided March 4, 2024. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-719_19m2.pdf

    NEW: Trump v. Anderson | Colorado Republican Primary Ballot

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 27:07


    Today I'll be reading the per curiam opinion of the Court in Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson et al., decided March 4, 2024.  

    NEW: Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board | Alito, Dissenting, Denial of Cert (Race, School Admissions)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 17:38


    Alito, joined by Thomas, dissenting from denial of certiorari in Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board, decided Feb 20, 2024.  

    Update and Mini Rant: Trump v. United States

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 3:43


    An update with critical commentary regarding today's order granting certiorari in Trump v. United States (from a very unhappy host).

    NEW: Great Lakes Insurance v. Raiders Retreat Realty | Choice-of-Law Provisions in Maritime Contracts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 27:11


    Today I'll be reading the unanimous opinion of the Court in Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC, decided Feb 21, 2024.  

    NEW: McElrath v. Georgia | Double Jeopardy, Repugnancy Doctrine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 18:03


    Justice Jackson delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in McElrath v. Georgia (Feb 21, 2024)  

    NEW: Missouri Dept. of Corrections v. Finney (Feb 2024) Justice Alito Statement, Denial of Cert

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 9:10


    "Americans who do not hide their adherence to traditional religious beliefs about homosexual conduct will be 'labeled as bigots and treated as such' by the government," wrote Justice Alito, in his statement explaining why he concurred in the denial of certiorari in Missouri Dept. of Corrections v. Finney (February 20, 2024). He made no comment about whether such religious beliefs might actually be bigoted.    

    NEW: Smith v. Hamm (Jan 2024) Sotomayor, Dissenting from Denials of Stay and Certiorari (Execution by Nitrogen Hypoxia)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 9:39


    Justice Sotomayor, dissenting from the denial of application for stay and denial of certiorari in Smith v. Hamm (January 25, 2024).   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts

    NEW: Dept. of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz (Feb 2024) Fair Credit Reporting Act; Federal Government Sovereign Immunity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 42:13


    The brand-new, unanimous opinion of the Court in Dept. of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz, decided February 8, 2024.   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts

    NEW: Murray v. USB Securities (Feb 2024) Whistleblower Protection

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 31:20


    Today I'll be reading the brand-new, unanimous opinion of the Court in Murray v. USB Securities (Feb 8, 2024) regarding the whistleblower provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts

    Part 6: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion in U.S. v. Trump (Jan 6th Case)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 11:23


    Final episode for this opinion.   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.

    Part 5: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion in U.S. v. Trump (Jan 6th Case)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 21:36


    Next episode will be the last for this opinion.   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.

    Part 4: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion in U.S. v. Trump (Jan 6th Case)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 13:26


    Today I'll be reading the eagerly anticipated D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in U.S. v. Trump (the Jan 6th case), as I promised early last month when I read Judge Tanya Chutkin's memorandum opinion denying Donald Trump's motion to dismiss the case, claiming that presidents have blanket criminal immunity.  Note: These episodes may be a little shorter than usual, as I want to get them up ASAP.  Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.

    Part 3: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion in U.S. v. Trump (Jan 6th Case)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 22:32


    Today I'll be reading the eagerly anticipated D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in U.S. v. Trump (the Jan 6th case), as I promised early last month when I read Judge Tanya Chutkin's memorandum opinion denying Donald Trump's motion to dismiss the case, claiming that presidents have blanket criminal immunity. Note: These episodes may be a little shorter than usual, as I want to get them up ASAP. Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.

    Part 2: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion in U.S. v. Trump (Jan 6th Case)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 17:12


    Today I'll be reading the eagerly anticipated D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in U.S. v. Trump (the Jan 6th case), as I promised early last month when I read Judge Tanya Chutkin's memorandum opinion denying Donald Trump's motion to dismiss the case, claiming that presidents have blanket criminal immunity. Note: These episodes may be a little shorter than usual, as I want to get them up ASAP Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.  

    Part 1: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion in U.S. v. Trump (Jan 6th Case)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 13:21


    Today I'll be reading the eagerly anticipated D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in U.S. v. Trump (the Jan 6th case), as I promised early last month when I read Judge Tanya Chutkin's memorandum opinion denying Donald Trump's motion to dismiss the case, claiming that presidents have blanket criminal immunity.   Note: These episodes may be a little shorter than usual, as I want to get them up ASAP.   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.    

    The appeals decision is in!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 3:32


    Today I'll be reading the eagerly anticipated D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in the Trump Jan 6th case, as I promised early last month when I read Judge Tanya Chutkin's memorandum opinion denying Donald Trump's motion to dismiss the case, claiming that presidents have blanket criminal immunity. Keep your eye out today for Part One!

    When speech is not protected by the First Amendment | Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 10:59


    Listen to the landmark Supreme Court opinion Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969) (Free Speech, KKK, Imminent Lawless Action Test)   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.

    Packingham v. North Carolina (2017)  | Sex Offender Access to Social Media & The First Amendment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 19:33


    Listen to the unanimous opinion of the Supreme Court in Packingham v. North Carolina (2017) Access this opinion and other helpful case information here.   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.

    Garcetti v. Ceballos (2006) | Public Employee Speech & The First Amendment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 33:18


    Over the next two episodes, I'll be reading two past opinions that will help us better understand two cases currently before the Court.  The past opinions are Garcetti v. Ceballos (2006) and Packingham v. North Carolina (2017). The two cases currently before the Court are Lindke v. Freed and O'Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier; these two similar cases were granted cert on the same day and their oral arguments were both given on the same day - October 31, 2023. Today I'll be reading the opinion of the Court in Garcetti v. Ceballos (2006) Access this opinion and other helpful case information here.  Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.

    Part 4: Blassingame v. Trump | D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion (Dec 1, 2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 26:13


    This is not the yet-to-be-issued D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion regarding the Jan 6th criminal case against Donald Trump (although, I plan to read that opinion as soon as it is issued). Rather, it is in response to a claim of immunity made by Donald Trump in response to several civil suits brought against him for actions surrounding the events of January 6, 2021, consolidated as Blassingame v. Trump (Dec 1, 2023). This important circuit court opinion follows last week's reading of Nixon v. Fitzgerald perfectly; it provides a more thorough background on presidential immunity - a topic that is particularly relevant to current events. As soon as the Circuit Court issues an opinion on Judge Chutkin's ruling in the Jan 6th case, I will begin reading it for you. However, if the Court issues a new SCOTUS opinion in a case argued this term, it will take priority over reading any Circuit Court rulings issued at or around the same time.    Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.

    Part 3: Blassingame v. Trump | D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion (Dec 1, 2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 16:11


    This is not the yet-to-be-issued D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion regarding the Jan 6th criminal case against Donald Trump (although, I plan to read that opinion as soon as it is issued). Rather, it is in response to a claim of immunity made by Donald Trump in response to several civil suits brought against him for actions surrounding the events of January 6, 2021, consolidated as Blassingame v. Trump (Dec 1, 2023). This important circuit court opinion follows last week's reading of Nixon v. Fitzgerald perfectly; it provides a more thorough background on presidential immunity - a topic that is particularly relevant to current events. As soon as the Circuit Court issues an opinion on Judge Chutkin's ruling in the Jan 6th case, I will begin reading it for you. However, if the Court issues a new SCOTUS opinion in a case argued this term, it will take priority over reading any Circuit Court rulings issued at or around the same time.    Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.

    Part 2: Blassingame v. Trump | D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion (Dec 1, 2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 34:17


    This is not the yet-to-be-issued D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion regarding the Jan 6th criminal case against Donald Trump (although, I plan to read that opinion as soon as it is issued). Rather, it is in response to a claim of immunity made by Donald Trump in response to several civil suits brought against him for actions surrounding the events of January 6, 2021, consolidated as Blassingame v. Trump (Dec 1, 2023). This important circuit court opinion follows last week's reading of Nixon v. Fitzgerald perfectly; it provides a more thorough background on presidential immunity - a topic that is particularly relevant to current events. As soon as the Circuit Court issues an opinion on Judge Chutkin's ruling in the Jan 6th case, I will begin reading it for you. However, if the Court issues a new SCOTUS opinion in a case argued this term, it will take priority over reading any Circuit Court rulings issued at or around the same time.    Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.

    Part 1: Blassingame v. Trump | D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion (Dec 1, 2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 38:05


    This is not the yet-to-be-issued D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion regarding the Jan 6th criminal case against Donald Trump (although, I plan to read that opinion as soon as it is issued). Rather, it is in response to a claim of immunity made by Donald Trump in response to several civil suits brought against him for actions surrounding the events of January 6, 2021, consolidated as Blassingame v. Trump (Dec 1, 2023). This important circuit court opinion follows last week's reading of Nixon v. Fitzgerald perfectly; it provides a more thorough background on presidential immunity - a topic that is particularly relevant to current events. As soon as the Circuit Court issues an opinion on Judge Chutkin's ruling in the Jan 6th case, I will begin reading it for you. However, if the Court issues a new SCOTUS opinion in a case argued this term, it will take priority over reading any Circuit Court rulings issued at or around the same time.    Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.  

    Tingley v. Ferguson (2023) | Thomas & Alito Dissenting from Denial of Certiorari

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 12:45


    Today I'll be reading two very brief opinions dissenting from the denial of certiorari in Tingley v. Ferguson, issued back on December 11th, 2023. The first dissent is from Justice Thomas and is only around 4 pages long; the second is Justice Alito's dissent, which is only a few paragraphs long and is written as if it were meant to be read at the end of Thomas' dissent - so, that's what I'm going to do. Enjoy. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-942_kh6o.pdf Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts, or stream directly from your browser at whatscotuswroteus.com

    Part 2: Nixon v. Fitzgerald (1982) | Presidential Immunity in Civil Suits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 22:18


    Listen to the majority opinion of the Supreme Court in Nixon v. Fitzgerald (1982) Access the text of the opinion and other essential case information here: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1981/79-1738   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts or stream directly from your browser at whatscotuswroteus.com

    Part 1: Nixon v. Fitzgerald (1982) | Presidential Immunity in Civil Suits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 17:55


    Listen to the majority opinion of the Supreme Court in Nixon v. Fitzgerald (1982) Access the text of the opinion and other essential case information here: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1981/79-1738 Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts or stream directly from your browser at https://www.whatscotuswroteus.com

    United States v. Nixon (1974)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 53:54


    Is the President's right to safeguard certain information, using his "executive privilege" confidentiality power, entirely immune from judicial review? Listen to the full opinion of the Supreme Court in Nixon v. United States (1974).  Listen to audio of Supreme Court opinions on What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get your podcasts.  

    Part 4: U.S. v. Trump | Memorandum Opinion by U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan (Dec 1, 2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2024 22:56


    Listen to U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan's Memorandum Opinion in response to Donald Trump's motions to dismiss the charges against him based on Presidential immunity and constitutional grounds. Decided Dec 1, 2023. This is the ruling that is currently being considered by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. United States District Court, District of Columbia Criminal Action No. 23-257 United States of America v. Donald J. Trump Access audio and transcript of arguments before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in this week's hearing (Jan 9, 2024) here: https://www.c-span.org/video/?532581-1/district-columbia-circuit-court-oral-arguments-president-trumps-immunity-claims  Listen to audio of Supreme Court opinions on What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.whatscotuswroteus.com

    Part 3: U.S. v. Trump | Memorandum Opinion by U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan (Dec 1, 2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2024 23:19


    Listen to U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan's Memorandum Opinion in response to Donald Trump's motions to dismiss the charges against him based on Presidential immunity and constitutional grounds. Decided Dec 1, 2023. This is the ruling that is currently being considered by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. United States District Court, District of Columbia Criminal Action No. 23-257 United States of America v. Donald J. Trump https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-dis-crt-dis-col/115576644.html Access audio and transcript of arguments before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in this week's hearing (Jan 9, 2024) here: https://www.c-span.org/video/?532581-1/district-columbia-circuit-court-oral-arguments-president-trumps-immunity-claims Listen to audio of Supreme Court opinions on What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.whatscotuswroteus.com

    Part 2: U.S. v. Trump | Memorandum Opinion by U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan (Dec 1, 2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 28:54


    U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan's Memorandum Opinion in response to Donald Trump's motions to dismiss the charges against him based on Presidential immunity and constitutional grounds. Decided Dec 1, 2023. This is the ruling that is currently being considered by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. United States District Court, District of Columbia United States of America v. Donald J. Trump Criminal Action No. 23-257 Access audio and transcript of arguments before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in this week's hearing (Jan 9, 2024) here: https://www.c-span.org/video/?532581-1/district-columbia-circuit-court-oral-arguments-president-trumps-immunity-claims  

    Part 1: U.S. v. Trump | Memorandum Opinion by U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan (Dec 1, 2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 28:59


    U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan's Memorandum Opinion in response to Donald Trump's motions to dismiss the charges against him based on Presidential immunity and constitutional grounds. Decided Dec 1, 2023. This is the ruling that is currently being considered by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. United States District Court, District of Columbia United States of America v. Donald J. Trump Criminal Action No. 23-257   Access audio and transcript of arguments before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in this week's hearing (Jan 9, 2024) here: https://www.c-span.org/video/?532581-1/district-columbia-circuit-court-oral-arguments-president-trumps-immunity-claims    

    The Chief Justice's 2023 Year End Report on the Federal Judiciary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 23:38


    The Chief Justice's 2023 Year End Report on the Federal Judiciary If you would like to listen to this report from last year and the year before, you can find them in the show catalog by scrolling back to December 2022. Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get your podcasts, or at www.whatscotuswroteus.com

    Part 2: Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al. | Colorado Primary Ballot Petition for Writ of Certiorari

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 25:26


    Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al., filed January 4, 2023.  

    Part 1: Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al. | Colorado Primary Ballot Petition for Writ of Certiorari

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 28:53


    Today I'll be reading Donald Trump's petition for writ of certiorari regarding the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to exclude him from the Colorado primary election ballot - a petition that the Court recently granted. I know I still owe you all a second half to the Nixon opinion, but I've had a lot of listeners requesting to hear these documents, so I've made an executive decision to read them first. Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al., filed January 4, 2023.  

    Quick Update from Pippah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 1:23


    Just  a one-minute update regarding some technical difficulties…

    Part 1: Nixon v. United States (1974)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 20:16


    Is the President's right to safeguard certain information, using his "executive privilege" confidentiality power, entirely immune from judicial review? Listen to the opinion of the Supreme Court in Nixon v. United States (1974).   Listen to audio of Supreme Court opinions on What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get your podcasts.  

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