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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scotuspodcast.com

Latest episode

Jul 1, 2026

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Episodes

Va House v Bethune-Hill (Standing) 17.06.2019

Send us Fan Mail The house is denied standing. Support the show

Quarles v US (Burglaries & the ACA) 12.06.2019

Send us Fan Mail Quarles’ burglary conviction counts under the Armed Career Criminal act. Support the show

Return Mail v US Postal Service (Patent and who is a person) 11.06.2019

Send us Fan Mail In this context, Agents of the sovereign (federal agencies) are not “persons” in this section of the AIA. Support the show

Parker Drilling v Newton 10.06.2019

Send us Fan Mail CA Law needs to fill a gap in federal law to be applicable on the outer continental shelf, under the OCSLA, it can not simply be “not inconsistent”. Support the show

Taggart v Lorenzen (Bankruptcies and Civil Contempt) 04.06.2019

Send us Fan Mail Vacate and remand, contempt findings in this context require “no fair ground of doubt”. Support the show

Azar v Allina health (Medicare “fraction”) 04.06.2019

Send us Fan Mail In re notice and comment when changing substanitive rules.  Support the show

Ft Bend, TX v Davis (EEOC) 04.06.2019

Send us Fan Mail About claim filing rules. Support the show

Mont v US (supervised release tolling) 03.06.2019

Send us Fan Mail Prisoner does not get credit for his pre trial custody in re his supervised release for another crime. Support the show

Smith v Berryhill (SSA Appeals) 31.05.2019

Send us Fan Mail Definition of “final decision” Support the show

Home depot v Jackson (who can remove to federal court) 31.05.2019

Send us Fan Mail Third party counterclaim defendants can not remove to federal court. Support the show

Box v Planned Parenthood (Fetal Disposition law) 29.05.2019

Send us Fan Mail Explicitly stated not to be case about the right to an abortion, although i’m sure the news media will tell you so. Still have a bit of a sore throat, so apologies on some audible swallowing noises etc. Support the show

Nieves v Bartlett (Retaliatory arrest) 28.05.2019

Send us Fan Mail Retaliatory arrest claim defeated by probable cause to arrest.  Support the show

Merck & Dohme v Albrecht (Duty to warn/impossibly doctrine) 21.05.2019

Send us Fan Mail A clarification on what is considered clear evidence that a drug company could not fulfill it’s duty to warn in light of FDA refusals to allow label changes. Support the show

Mission v Tempnology (contracts in bankruptcy) 20.05.2019

Send us Fan Mail Breach of a contract under the bankruptcy code still constitutes breach of a contract in this instance. Support the show

Herrera v WY (Treaty hunting rights) 20.05.2019

Send us Fan Mail Bighorn national forest is not “occupied lands” in the context of an 1865 treaty.  Said treaty did not expire upon Wyoming's statehood.  Support the show

Cochise v US ex. Rel. Hunt (Relator statute of limitations) 14.05.2019

Send us Fan Mail Regarding relators filing qui tam and when is too late. Support the show

Apple v Pepper (Anti Trust/Monopoly) 13.05.2019

Send us Fan Mail Consumers may sue apple for allegedly monopolizing app sales. Support the show

Tax Board of CA v Hyatt 13.05.2019

Send us Fan Mail Nevada v Hall is overruled. Support the show

Thacker v TVA (TVA Specific) 29.04.2019

Send us Fan Mail The Tennessee Valley Authority is not completely immune from suit, but there may be other exceptions. Support the show

Lamps plus v Varela (forced class arbitration) 24.04.2019

Send us Fan Mail Courts may not use ambiguous wording about consent to class arbitration to force class arbitration even over the idea of contra proferentem. Support the show

Bestek v Berryhill (unsupported expert testimony) 01.04.2019

Send us Fan Mail Fyi Scintilla means - a tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling. Court declines to create a categorical rule making expert testimony given without REQUESTED supporting documentation invalid in ALJ hearings. Support the show

Bucklew v Precythe (Death Penalty) 01.04.2019

Send us Fan Mail Bucklew (prisoner) looses this challenge. Support the show

Lorenzo v SEC (securities fraud) 27.03.2019

Send us Fan Mail Lorenzo can be charged under 10b-5 (a) and (c) even if he does not meet the qualifications to be charged under subsection (b) - as understood through the lens of Janus v SEC. Support the show

Sudan v Harrison 26.03.2019

Send us Fan Mail Service to a foreign state’s minister of foreign affairs, under FISA can not be to the embassy in the US. Support the show

Sturgeon v Frost (Alaska Hovercraft) 26.03.2019

Send us Fan Mail The alaska hovercraft case (again). ANILCA doesn’t give the park service authority over navigible waters. Support the show

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