Attorney RJ Dieken, Loki Esq Law, Montana

Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)

Following what the Supreme Court is actually doing can be daunting. Reporting on the subject is often only done within the context of political narratives of the day -- and following the Court's decisions and reading every new case can be a non-starter. The purpose of this Podcast is to make it as easy as possible for members of the public to source information about what is happening at the Supreme Court. For that reason, we read every Opinion Syllabus without any commentary whatsoever. Further, there are no advertisements or sponsors. We call it "information sourcing," and we hope that the p...

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Attorney RJ Dieken, Loki Esq Law, Montana

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Government

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Latest episode

Jul 1, 2026

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Episodes

NY Rifle and Pistol v Bruen (2a) 28.06.2022

Send us Fan Mail Striking down New York’s restrictions on concealed carry licensing. Support the show

Cummimgs v Premier Rehab (Remedies for federally funded programs) 25.06.2022

Send us Fan Mail Here Emotional distress damages are not allowed. Support the show

Shurtleff v Boston (Free speech v Establishment Clause) 25.06.2022

Send us Fan Mail Here A flag at city hall is not government speech. Support the show

Dobbs v [Jackson] Women’s Health (Abortion) 25.06.2022

Send us Fan Mail Roe and Casey are overruled. Support the show

Boechler v IRS (§6330(d)(1) tolling) 25.06.2022

Send us Fan Mail This particular subsection is toll-able Support the show

Brown v Davenport 05.06.2022

Send us Fan Mail In this case the AEDPA and Brect must BOTH be followed. Support the show

US v VAELLO MADERO (Territory governance) 05.06.2022

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Austin, TX v Reagan National Advertising (1a Free Speech) 31.05.2022

Send us Fan Mail The requirement to read a sign to determine it’s compliance, by reference to the sign’s location, with a city ordinance banning off premises advertising, does not infringe 1a freedom of speech. Support the show

CASSIRER v. THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA (FSIA — Choice of law) 31.05.2022

Send us Fan Mail My limited understanding:  Sovereign entities sued under FSIA (but without a separate cause of action implicating federal jurisdiction) are subject to the choice of law provision of the courts which would otherwise be the lawsuit’s venue. Eg. Where you would have had to bring the underlying, non-FSIA/non-federal, Lawsuit where you found the law. Support the show

Badgerow v Walters (Arbitration Jurisdiction FAA Look through) 15.05.2022

Send us Fan Mail Sections 9 and 10 do not contain “look through” provisions  Support the show

Thompson v Clark (§1983 Malicious Prosecution) 15.05.2022

Send us Fan Mail Lawsuit may proceed. Support the show

Ramirez v Collier (RLUIPA) 14.05.2022

Send us Fan Mail Texas’s rule against pastor laying hands on and praying with a prisoner in his final moments during a state execution is a violation of the religious land use and institutionalized persons act of 2000. Support the show

Houston Community College system v Wilson (1a Free Speech) 14.05.2022

Send us Fan Mail Free speech not implicated by deliberative body censure. Support the show

WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE v. WISCONSIN ELECTIONS COMM’N (VRA factors) 02.04.2022

Send us Fan Mail The Wisc Supreme Court did not properly consider the race based changes to the voting map. Support the show

Cameron (Kentucky) v EMW Women’s Health (Appeal procedure) 08.03.2022

Send us Fan Mail This is not about abortion, it’s about procedure. Support the show

FBI v Fazaga (State Secrets v §1806) 08.03.2022

Send us Fan Mail State Secrets wins. Support the show

Wooden v US (ACCA “Occasions”) 08.03.2022

Send us Fan Mail where where one short duration crime ends and another begins nearly simultaneously the crimes are not separate “occasions” for ACCA purposes. Support the show

US v Tsarnaev (Evidence & Jury selection) 08.03.2022

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United States v Zubaydah (State Secrets v §1782 discovery) 07.03.2022

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UNICOLORS, INC. v. H&M (Copyright Safharbor) 25.02.2022

Send us Fan Mail §411(a)’s safeharbor protects unknowing errors of law AND fact. Support the show

HUGHES v. NORTHWESTERN UNIV. (ERISA) 25.01.2022

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Hemphill v New York (6a Confrontation -- Rules of evidence) 22.01.2022

Send us Fan Mail The trial court violated the Petitioner’s 6th Amendment right to confront witnesses against him. Support the show

Babcock v Kijakazi (Dual status technician retirement) 15.01.2022

Send us Fan Mail For purposes here Only Babcock’s National Guard service payments are payments for service “as a member of a uniformed service” not his technicians pay. Support the show

Biden v Missouri (HHS Medicare/Medicaid Vaccine Mandate) 15.01.2022

Send us Fan Mail The Court stays a stay of a vaccine mandate for Medicare and Medicaid facility employees. Support the show

NIFB v OSHA (Vaccine Mandate) 15.01.2022

Send us Fan Mail Granting a stay of OSHA’s vaccine mandate. Support the show

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