• Ep. 38 - Chevron USA v Plaquemines Parish: “Relating To” In The Federal Officer Removal Statute
    Jul 7 2026

    In episode 38 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Chevron USA v Plaquemines Parish. At issue in this case, whether Chevron's crude oil production in WWII was related to its federally contracted aviation gasoline refining for purposes of the federal officer removal statute, 28 U. S. C. §1442.

    Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-813_3e04.pdf

    Linktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

    0:00 Introduction/Syllabus

    8:09 Justice Thomas, for the Court

    28:52 Justice Alito took no part

    28:56 Justice Jackson, concurring in the judgement

    37:47 Opinion of the host

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    45 mins
  • Ep. 37 - Chiles v Salazar: Conversion Therapy And The First Amendment
    Jul 3 2026

    In episode 37 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's decision in Chiles v Salazar. At issue in this case, whether Colorado's 2019 ban on conversion therapy violated the First Amendment as applied to talk therapists.

    Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-539new_3fb4.pdf

    Linktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

    0:00 Introduction/Syllabus

    8:28 Justice Gorsuch, for the Court

    44:14 Justice Kagan, concurring

    49:42 Justice Jackson, dissenting

    1:49:22 Opinions of the hosts

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    2 hrs and 37 mins
  • Ep. 36 - Rico v United States: Extension Of Supervised Release For Offenses While Absconding
    Jun 30 2026

    In episode 36 of the Supreme Court Opininos Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Rico v United States. At issue in this case, whether the Sentencing Reform Act authorizes the Ninth Circuit's rule automatically extending a term of supervised release during abscondment.

    Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1056_qn12.pdf

    Linktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

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    40 mins
  • Ep. 35 - Cox Communications v Sony Music Entertainment: Secondary Copyright Infringement
    Jun 27 2026

    In episode 35 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Cox Communications v Sony Music Entertainment. At issue in this case, whether Cox Communications, an Internet service provider, is secondarily liable for copyright infringement committed on Internet service connections it knew had been used for copyright infringement.

    LInk to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-171_new_3dq3.pdf

    LInktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

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    54 mins
  • Ep. 34 - Zorn v Linton: Qualified Immunity For Officer Using Wristlock On Protestor
    Jun 22 2026

    In episode 34 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Zorn v Linton. At issue in this case, whether it was clearly established for qualified immunity purposes that officer Zorn's use of a rear wristlock on a passively resisting protestor was excessive force, in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

    Link to the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-297_bqm2.pdf

    LInktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

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    35 mins
  • Ep. 33 - Oliver v City Of Brandon: The Heck Bar In §1983 Suits For Prospective Relief
    Jun 19 2026

    In episode 33 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Oliver v City Of Brandon. At issue in this case, whether the Heck bar applies where §1983 plaintiffs previously convicted under the laws they challenge seek purely prospective relief.

    LInk to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/607us2r20_h315.pdf

    Linktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

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    36 mins
  • Ep. 32 - Urias-Orellana v Bondi: Standard Of Review For Refugee Persecution Determinations
    Jun 15 2026

    In episode 32 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Urias-Orellana v Bondi. At issue in this case, whether federal courts should use substntial evidence review when hearing appeals of BIA determinations of prospective refugees' claimed persecution in their home countries.

    Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/607us2r19_3e04.pdf

    Linktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

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    31 mins
  • Ep. 31 - Galette v New Jersey Transit Corporation: Is NJ Transit An Arm Of New Jersey?
    Jun 14 2026

    In episode 31 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Galette v New Jersey Transit Corporation. At issue in this case, whether the New Jersey Transit Corporation is an arm of the state of New Jersey and therefore shares in its sovereign immunity.

    Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/607us2r18_d18f.pdf

    Linktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

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    57 mins