What SCOTUS Wrote Us

Audio of the 1803 opinion of the Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madision .   Music by Epidemic Sound  

Audio of Justice Hugo Black's famous dissenting opinion in Adamson V. California (1947). This audio includes the primary text of Justice Hugo Black's dissenting opinion Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.      

Audio of the 1947 opinion of the Court in  Adamson v California .  The question before the Supreme Court of the United States was whether a defendant's Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination applied to state courts through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court found that it did not - and it would not apply to the states until 1964 in Malloy v. Hogan . Listen to Wh...

Audio of the 1937 opinion of the Court in Palko v. Connecticut .   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.    

Audio of the 1966 opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona.   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.   Music by Epidemic Sound

Audio of the 1961 U.S. Supreme Court opinion Mapp v. Ohio .   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.  

Audio of the unanimous decision of the Court in  Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)      

Audio of the 1896 opinion of the Supreme Court s in Plessy v. Ferguson . *Note: The audio quality of the earliest episodes (like this one) is not the best. Sorry. Don't worry, the quality gets better in the episodes ahead as I learn the new skillset required. Listen to audio of full episodes of Supreme Court opinions on What SCOTUS Wrote Us - anywhere you get your podcasts.  

Audio of the opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. O'Brien (1968). *Note: The audio quality of the earliest episodes (like this one) is not the best. Sorry. Don't worry, the quality gets better in the episodes ahead as I learn the new skillset required. Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get podcasts.   Music by Epidemic Sound    

Audio of the 1971 per curiam opinion of the Court in  New York Times Company v. United States     Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get your podcasts.   

Audio of the opinion of the Court in Schenck v. United States (1919).  *Note: The audio quality of the earliest episodes (like this one) is not the best. Sorry. Don't worry, the quality gets better in the episodes ahead as I learn the new skillset required. Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.    

Audio of the opinion of the Court in Reed v. Reed (1971). The question in this case was whether an Idaho Probate Code stating that "males must be preferred to females" in appointing administrators of estates violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. In a unanimous decision, the Court said it did. *Note: The audio quality of the earliest episodes (like this one) is not the b...

Audio of the opinion of the Supreme Court in Carson v. Makin (2022). The constitutional question before the Court was: does a Maine state law prohibiting students from choosing to use otherwise generally available student-aid to attend schools that provide religious instruction violate the Religion Clauses or Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution?   *Note: The audio quality of the earli...

Audio of the Opinion of the Court in Loving v. Virginia (1967). The question before the Court was whether a Virginia law prohibiting interracial marriage violated the fourteenth amendment's equal protection and due process clauses; the Court said it did. *Note: The audio quality of the earliest episodes (like this one) is not the best. Sorry. Don't worry, the quality gets better in the episodes ah...

Audio of the majority opinion in Shelby County v. Holder (2013) which struck down the oversight provisions of the Voting Rights Act. *Note: The audio quality of the earliest episodes (like this one) is not the best. Sorry. Don't worry, the quality gets better in the episodes ahead as I learn the new skillset required. Listen to  What SCOTUS Wrote Us  wherever you get podcasts.

Audio of the majority opinion in Shelby County v. Holder (2013) which struck down the oversight provisions of the Voting Rights Act. *Note: The audio quality of the earliest episodes (like this one) is not the best. Sorry. Don't worry, the quality gets better in the episodes ahead as I learn the new skillset required. Listen to  What SCOTUS Wrote Us  wherever you get podcasts.

Audio of the majority opinion in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) . The question before the Court was whether the Constitution protects the right of married couples to be counseled on the use of contraceptives. *Note: The audio quality of the earliest episodes (like this one) is not the best. Sorry. Don't worry, the quality gets better in the episodes ahead as I learn the new skillset required. List...

A reading of Justice Thomas' concurring opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health (2022) *Note: The audio quality of the earliest episodes (like this one) is not the best. Sorry. Don't worry, the quality gets better in the episodes ahead as I learn the new skillset required. Listen to  What SCOTUS Wrote Us  wherever you get podcasts.        

Audio of Lawrence v. Texas (2003) Majority Opinion   *Note: The audio quality of the earliest episodes (like this one) is not the best. Sorry. Don't worry, the quality gets better in the episodes ahead as I learn the new skillset required. Listen to  What SCOTUS Wrote Us  wherever you get podcasts.  

Audio of the U.S. Supreme Court majority opinion in Roe v. Wade (1973 ).  *Note: The audio quality of the earliest episodes (like this one) is not the best. Sorry. Don't worry, the quality gets better in the episodes ahead as I learn the new skillset required. Listen to  What SCOTUS Wrote Us  wherever you get podcasts.  

Audio of the U.S. Supreme Court majority opinion in Roe v. Wade (1973 ). Does the Constitution recognize a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy by abortion? The Supreme Court of the United States said, "yes" in its 7 - 2 decision in Roe v. Wade. Nearly 50 years later, the Court overturned Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health (2022). In this special listener's library two-episode seri...

Audio of the U.S. Supreme Court's majority opinion in the landmark case Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) . This decision established that the U.S. Constitution grants same-sex couples the right to marry one another. *Note: The audio quality of the earliest episodes (like this one) is not the best. Sorry. Don't worry, the quality gets better in the episodes ahead as I learn the new skillset required. Li...

Audio of the U.S. Supreme Court's majority opinion in the landmark case Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) . This decision established that the U.S. Constitution grants same-sex couples the right to marry one another. *Note: The audio quality of the earliest episodes (like this one) is not the best. Sorry. Don't worry, the quality gets better in the episodes ahead as I learn the new skillset required. Li...

Audio of the historic June 24, 2022 dissenting opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (June 24, 2022) - the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade (1973) and gave states the right to prohibit abortions regardless of the stage or circumstances of the pregnancy. *Note: The audio quality of the earliest episodes (like this one) is not the best. Sorry. Don't worry, the qua...

A reading of U.S. Supreme Court majority opinion in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (2022). *Note: The audio quality of the earliest episodes (like this one) is not the best. Sorry. Don't worry, the quality gets better in the episodes ahead as I learn the new skillset required. Listen to  What SCOTUS Wrote Us  wherever you get podcasts.