Supreme Court Opinions

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in West Virginia v B-P-J In this case, the court considered this issue: Does Title IX or the Equal Protection Clause prohibit a state from assigning students to girls’ and boys’ sports teams based on their biological sex as determined at birth? The case was decided on June 30, 2026. The opinion is presented here in...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in National Republican Senatorial Committee v Federal Election Commission. In this case, the court considered this issue: Do FECA limits on coordinated party expenditures in 52 U.S.C. § 30116 violate the First Amendment, either on their face or as applied to party spending in connection with “party coordinated comm...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Trump v Barbara. In this case, the court considered this issue: Is a presidential executive order that denies U.S. birthright citizenship to children born in the United States because their parents are unlawfully present or in the country on temporary visas consistent with the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteent...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Trump v Slaughter. In this case, the court considered this issue: Do the statutory removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission violate the separation of powers? The case was decided on June 29, 2026.  The opinion is presented here in its entirety, but with citations omitted. If you appreciate...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Watson v Republican National Committee. In this case, the court considered this issue: Do the federal election-day statutes preempt a state law that allows ballots that are cast by federal election day to be received by election officials after that day? The case was decided on June 29, 2026.  The opinion is pre...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Trump v. Cook. In this case, the court considered this issue: Should the Court stay a district court injunction preventing the President from removing a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors "for cause" based on pre-appointment conduct without prior notice or a hearing? The case was decided...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Chatrie v United States. In this case, the court considered this issue: Did the execution of the geofence warrant violate the Fourth Amendment? The case was decided on June 29, 2026.  The opinion is presented here in its entirety, but with citations omitted. If you appreciate this episode, please subscribe. Than...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Wolford v Lopez. In this case, the court considered this issue: Does a law that makes it a crime for a licensed concealed carry permit holder to bring a handgun onto private property open to the public—such as a store or restaurant—unless the property owner gives “express authorization” violate the Second Amendm...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Monsanto v Durnell. In this case, the court considered this issue: Does the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act preempt a label-based failure-to-warn claim where EPA has not required the warning? The case was decided on June 25, 2026.  The opinion is presented here in its entirety, but with citat...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Mullin v Doe. In this case, the court considered this issue: Did the Trump administration lawfully end the Temporary Protected Status program for Syrian nationals?  The case was decided on June 25, 2026.  The opinion is presented here in its entirety, but with citations omitted. If you appreciate this episode, p...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Mullin v Al Otro Lado. In this case, the court considered this issue: Does a noncitizen who is stopped on the Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border “arrive in the United States” within the meaning of Immigration and Nationality Act? The case was decided on June 25, 2026.  The opinion is presented here in its en...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Cisco Systems, Inc.v Doe. In this case, the court considered this issue: Does either the Alien Tort Statute or the Torture Victim Protection Act allow a judicially-implied private right of action for aiding and abetting? The case was decided on June 23, 2026. The opinion is presented here in its entirety, but wi...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Exxon Mobil Corp. v Corporación Cimex, S. A. In this case, the court considered this issue: Does the Helms-Burton Act abrogate foreign sovereign immunity in cases against Cuban instrumentalities, even if the parties do not satisfy an exception under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act? The case was decided on J...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Blanche v. Lau.  In this case, the court considered this issue: To remove a lawful permanent resident who committed an offense listed in Section 1182(a)(2) and was subsequently paroled into the United States, must the government prove that it possessed clear and convincing evidence of the offense at the time of...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Pung v Isabella County. In this case, the court considered these issues: 1. When the government takes property for tax debt, does the Fifth Amendment require compensation based on the property’s true fair market value, or only on the lower amount it sold for at a tax foreclosure auction? 2. Does the Eighth Amend...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Landor v Louisiana Dept of Corrections and Public Safety. In this case, the court considered this issue: May an individual sue a government official in his individual capacity for damages for violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (R-L-U-I-P-A)? The case was decided on June 23, 20...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in McCarthy v Hernandez. In this case, the Supreme Court considered whether the Second Circuit properly granted habeas relief under AEDPA (28 U.S.C. §2254(d)(1)) by holding that the state trial court's response to a jury note on confession attenuation violated clearly established federal law from Missouri v. Se...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in United States v Hemani. In this case, the court considered this issue: Does a federal law that prohibits the possession of firearms by a person who “is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance” violate the respondent’s Second Amendment right to bear arms? The case was decided on June 18, 2026....

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Hunter v United States.  In this case, the court considered these issues 1. Does an appeal waiver bar all claims except for ineffective assistance of counsel or a sentence exceeding the statutory maximum?  2. Does such a waiver become ineffective if the sentencing judge later tells the defendant they can appeal,...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in T-M v University of Md. Medical System Corporation. In this case, the court considered this issue: Can the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, which prevents parties who lose in state courts from challenging injuries caused by state-court judgments, be triggered by a state-court decision that remains subject to further rev...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd.  In this case, the court considered this issue: Does Section 47(b) of the ICA, 15 U.S.C. § 80a-46 (b), create an implied private right of action? The case was decided on June 11, 2026. The opinion is presented here in its entirety, but with citations...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Abouammo v United States. In this case, the court considered this issue: Is venue proper in a district where no offense conduct took place, so long as the statute’s intent element “contemplates” effects that could occur there? The case was decided on June 11, 2026. The opinion is presented here in its entirety,...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Keathley v Buddy Ayers Construction, Inc. In this case, the court considered this issue: May the doctrine of judicial estoppel be invoked to bar a plaintiff who fails to disclose a civil claim in bankruptcy filings from pursuing that claim simply because there is a potential motive for nondisclosure, regardless...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v Amarin Pharma, Inc. In this case, the court considered these issues. 1. When a generic drug manufacturer excludes a patented use from its label, can it still be liable for inducing infringement if it calls its product a “generic version” of the brand-name drug and cites publicly...

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in FCC v AT&T. In this case, the court considered this issue: Are provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 that govern the Federal Communications Commission’s assessment and enforcement of monetary forfeitures consistent with the Seventh Amendment and Article III? The case was decided on June 4, 2026. The o...