Best Collin Souter Podcasts (2025)

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Opinion Summary: A.A.R.P. v. Trump, Case No. 24A1007 | Date Decided: 5/16/25 23:29

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Case Info: A.A.R.P. v. Trump, Case No. 24A1007 | Date Decided: 5/16/25 Link to Docket: Here. Question Presented: Whether Venezuelan nationals detained as alleged members of a terrorist organization are entitled to constitutionally adequate notice and opportunity to challenge their removal before being deported under the Alien Enemies Act, and if so…

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Highlights: Trump, President of U.S. v. CASA, Inc. | Case No. 24A884 | Date Argued: 5/15/25 16:08

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Here are some highlights from the Trump v. CASA, Inc. case heard on May 15, 2025. Justice Kagan and Justice Barrett went viral for their questions. Those portions begin around 09:17. Please see the oral argument episode for additional case details. As always, I welcome any feedback on the episode or podcast. Email: [email protected].…

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Oral Argument: Trump, President of U.S. v. CASA, Inc. | Case No. 24A884 | Date Argued: 5/15/25 2:15:45

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Case Info: Trump, President of U.S. v. CASA, Inc. | Case No. 24A884 | Date Argued: 5/15/25 Consolidation Note: The following cases were consolidated: (1) Trump, President of U.S. v. CASA, Inc., Case No. 24A884; (2) Trump, President of U.S. v. Washington, Case No. 24A885; and (3) Trump, President of U.S. v. New Jersey, Case No. 24A886. Parties: Appl…

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Opinion Summary: Barnes v. Felix | Case No. 23-1239 | Date Decided: 5/15/25 11:27

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Case Info: Barnes v. Felix | Case No. 23-1239 | Date Argued: 1/22/25 | Date Decided: 5/15/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: The Fourth Amendment prohibits a police officer from using "unreasonable" force. U.S. Const. amend. IV. In Graham v. Connor, this Court held that reasonableness depends on "the totality of the circumstances." 490 U.S. 386, …

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In Memoriam: A Reflection on the Remarkable Journey of Justice David Souter 3:58

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In Memoriam: A Reflection on the Remarkable Journey of Justice David Souter Episode Overview In this special memorial episode, we discuss the remarkable life and judicial career of Justice David H. Souter, a Supreme Court Justice who defied political expectations and remained committed to principled jurisprudence. Key Highlights Born: September 17,…

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Interview: From Buffalo to the Bench, A Conversation with Chief Justice Roberts 51:11

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Episode Description: This episode features a May 7, 2025 conversation between Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. They discuss why judicial independence matters in our democracy and how it helps balance power between different parts of government. Both judges share stories about their personal backg…

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Emergency Docket Order Summary: United States v. Shilling | Order Decided: 5/6/25 | Case No. 24A1030 10:34

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Case Info: United States v. Shilling | Order Decided: 5/6/25 | Case No. 24A1030 Link to Docket: Here. Question Presented: Whether the Supreme Court should stay the nationwide injunction issued by the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Plain English Translation: This order means that the district court’s nationwide …

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134: The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) 1:24:32

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Kerry and Collin, while trying desperately to recall facts about part 2, finally round out the Tim Allen "Santa Clause" trilogy with should be the best of the bunch, considering the casting of Martin Short. Did it meet the expectation? Maybe. If nothing else, he gives the viewer someone to root for. Is this really "the greatest Santa Claus story ev…

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Episode 237: Ross McElwee 50:05

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I once saw a film called Sherman’s March which of course I adored. But then a year or so ago, I watched another film by the same director, Bright Leaves. For some reason, it had a profound effect on me. This episode goes into detail as to why. Joining me throughout is Illinois archivist and historian Eric Edwards for this unconventional approach to…

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Opinion Summary: Feliciano v. Department of Transportation | Date Decided: 4/30/25 | Case No. 23-861 15:38

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Case Info: Feliciano v. Department of Transportation | Date Decided: 4/30/25 | Case No. 23-861 Link to Docket: Here. Question Presented: Whether a federal civilian employee called or ordered to active duty under a provision of law during a national emergency is entitled to differential pay even if the duty is not directly connected to the national …

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Oral Argument: Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond | Case No. 24-394 | Date Argued: 4/30/25 2:11:12

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Case Info: Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond | Case No. 24-394 | Date Argued: 4/30/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: This Court has "repeatedly held that a State violates the Free Exercise Clause when it excludes religious observers from otherwise available public benefits." Carson as next friend of O. C. v. Makin, 596 U.S. 767…

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Oral Argument: Martin v. United States | Case No. 24-362 | Date Argued: 4/29/25 52:23

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Case Info: Martin v. United States | Case No. 24-362 | Date Argued: 4/29/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: Petitioners are the innocent victims of a wrong-house raid conducted by an FBI SWAT team in Atlanta, Georgia. Seeking a remedy for torts committed against them, Petitioners brought a cause of action against the United States under the Feder…

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Oral Argument: Laboratory Corp. of America v. Davis | Case No. 24-304 | Date Argued: 4/29/25 2:15:20

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Case Info: Laboratory Corp. of America v. Davis | Case No. 24-304 | Date Argued: 4/29/25 Link to Docket: Here. Question Presented: Whether a federal court may certify a class action when some of its members lack any Article III injury. Oral Advocates: For Petitioner: Noel J. Francisco For United States, as Amicus Curiae: Sopan Joshi, Assistant to t…

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Opinion Summary: Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy | Date Decided: 4/29/25 | Case No. 23-715 21:12

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Case Info: Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy | Date Decided: 4/29/25 | Case No. 23-715 Link to Docket: Here. Question Presented: Does the phrase "entitled ... to benefits," used twice in the same sentence of the Medicare Act, mean the same thing for Medicare part A and supplementary security income (SSI), such that it includes all who meet …

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Oral Argument: Soto v. United States | Case No. 24-320 | Date Argued: 4/28/25 1:02:50

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Case Info: Soto v. United States | Case No. 24-320 | Date Argued: 4/28/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: This case determines whether thousands of medically retired combat veterans should receive all the combat related special compensation (CRSC) that Congress specifically authorized for combat veterans. The government has elected to calculate t…

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Oral Argument: A. J. T. v. Osseo Area Schools | Case No. 24-249 | Date Argued: 4/28/25 1:26:03

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Case Info: A. J. T. v. Osseo Area Schools | Case No. 24-249 | Date Argued: 4/28/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Rehabilitation Act) require public entities and organizations that receive federal funding to provide reasonable accommodations for peop…

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Oral Argument: Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA | Case No. 24-7 | Date Argued: 04/23/25 1:04:53

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Case Info: Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA | Case No. 24-7 | Date Argued: 04/23/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: Section 209(a) of the Clean Air Act generally preempts States from adopting emission standards for new motor vehicles. 42 U.S.C. § 7543(a). But under Section 209(b) of that Act, EPA may grant California and only California-a w…

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Oral Argument: Mahmoud v. Taylor | Case No. 24-297 | Date Argued: 4/22/25 2:29:20

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Case Info: Mahmoud v. Taylor | Case No. 24-297 | Date Argued: 4/22/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: Respondent Montgomery County Board of Education requires elementary school teachers to read their students storybooks celebrating gender transitions, Pride parades, and same-sex playground romance. The storybooks were chosen to disrupt "cisnormat…

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Opinion Summary: Velazquez v. Bondi, Att'y Gen. | Date Decided: 4/22/25 | Case No. 23-929 14:09

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Case Info: Velazquez v. Bondi, Att'y Gen. | Date Decided: 4/22/25 | Case No. 23-929 Link to Docket: Here. Question Presented: When a noncitizen's voluntary-departure period ends on a weekend or public holiday, is a motion to reopen filed the next business day sufficient to avoid the penalties for failure to depart? Holding: Under §1229c(b)(2), a vo…

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Oral Argument: CIR v. Zuch | Case No. 24-416 | Date Argued: 4/22/25 47:33

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Case Info: CIR v. Zuch | Case No. 24-416 | Date Argued: 4/22/25 Link to Docket: Here. Question Presented: Whether a proceeding under 26 U.S.C. 6330 for a pre-deprivation determination about a levy proposed by the Internal Revenue Service to collect unpaid taxes becomes moot when there is no longer a live dispute over the proposed levy that gave ris…

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Episode 236: Jack Clayton (feat. Rachel Bellwoar) 2:03:49

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What an honor and a joy it was to talk with Rachel Bellwoar, an extremely talented writer and pop culture enthusiast whose work I’ve enjoyed discovering over the years. Thanks to many mutual cinephile friends and podcasters, we crossed paths in the world of Facebook and I couldn’t be more thrilled to have her on the show to talk about an underappre…

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Oral Argument: Parrish v. United States | Case No. 24-275 | Date Argued: 4/21/25 53:56

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Case Info: Parrish v. United States | Case No. 24-275 | Date Argued: 4/21/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: Ordinarily, litigants must file a notice of appeal within 30 or 60 days of an adverse judgment. 28 U.S.C. § 2107(a)-(b). Under 28 U.S.C. § 2107(c) and Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(6), however, district courts can reopen an expired appeal period wh…

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Oral Argument: Kennedy, Sec. of H&HS v. Braidwood Mgmt., Inc. | Case No. 24-316 | Date Argued: 4/21/25 1:26:12

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Case Info: Kennedy, Sec. of H&HS v. Braidwood Mgmt., Inc. | Case No. 24-316 | Date Argued: 4/21/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force), which sits within the Public Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issues clinical recommendations for preventive medical services, …

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133: The Holly and the Ivy (1952) (feat. Nell Minow) 1:19:24

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A listener requested this title quite some time ago and it finally happened! Film critic Nell Minow joins Kerry and Collin to talk about this relatively obscure, but wonderful movie that might just be the first ever in the sub-genre of holiday films where the family returns home for the holiday festivities and slowly start airing their grievances a…

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Opinion Summary: Cunningham v. Cornell University | Date Decided: 4/17/25 | Case No. 23-1007 11:02

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Case Info: Cunningham v. Cornell University | Date Decided: 4/17/25 | Case No. 23-1007 Link to Docket: Here. Question Presented: Whether a plaintiff can state a claim by alleging that a plan fiduciary engaged in a transaction constituting a furnishing of goods, services, or facilities between the plan and a party in interest, as proscribed by 29 U.…

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132: Night of the Comet (feat. Catherine Mary Stewart and Marya E. Gates) 2:21:02

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Kerry and Collin are joined by Catherine Mary Stewart, star of the 1984 cult classic "Night of the Comet," an apocalyptic sci-fi film where the world ends at Christmastime, which is the best time to go shopping. They are also joined by returning guest Marya E. Gates, author of the new book "Cinema Her Way: Visionary Female Directors in Their Own Wo…

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Oral Argument: Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic | Case No. 23-1275 | Date Argued: 4/2/25 1:33:37

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Case Info: Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic | Case No. 23-1275 | Date Argued: 4/2/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: More than 30 years ago, this Court first applied what would become known as the "Blessing factors," holding that a Medicaid Act provision created a privately enforceable right to certain reimbursement rates. Wilder v. Va…

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Opinion Summary: FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC | Date Decided: 4/2/25 | Case No. 23-1038 18:22

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Case Info: FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC | Date Decided: 4/2/25 | Case No. 23-1038 Link to Docket: Here. Question Presented: Whether the court of appeals erred in setting aside FDA's denial orders as arbitrary and capricious. Holding: The Fifth Circuit’s conclusion that the FDA acted arbitrarily and capriciously in its adjudication o…

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Opinion Summary: Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn | Date Decided: 4/2/25 | Case No. 23-365 13:37

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Case Info: Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn | Date Decided: 4/2/25 | Case No. 23-365 Link to Docket: Here. Question Presented: Whether economic harms resulting from personal injuries are injuries to “business or property by reason of” the defendant's acts for purposes of civil RICO. Holding: Under civil RICO, §1964(c), a plaintiff may seek treble da…

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Oral Argument: Fuld v. PLO | Case No. 24-20 | Date Argued: 4/1/25 1:53:07

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Case Info: Fuld v. PLO | Case No. 24-20 | Date Argued: 4/1/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: The Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 18 U.S.C. § 2331 et seq., provides an extraterritorial private right of action for victims of terror attacks committed against American nationals abroad. In 2019, Congress amended the ATA by enacting the Promoting Security a…

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Oral Argument: Catholic Charities Bureau v. WI Labor Review Comm'n | Case No. 24-154 | Date Argued: 3/31/25 1:39:19

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Case Info: Catholic Charities Bureau v. WI Labor Review Comm'n | Case No. 24-154 | Date Argued: 3/31/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: Wisconsin exempts from its state unemployment tax system certain religious organizations that are "operated, supervised, controlled, or principally supported by a church or convention or association of churches" …

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Oral Argument: Rivers v. Guerrero | Case No. 23-1345 | Date Argued: 3/31/25 51:45

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Case Info: Rivers v. Guerrero | Case No. 23-1345 | Date Argued: 3/31/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: Under the federal habeas statute, a prisoner "always gets one chance to bring a federal habeas challenge to his conviction," Banister v. Davis, 590 U.S. 504, 509 (2020). After that, the stringent gatekeeping requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(…

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Opinion Summary: United States v. Miller | Date Decided: 3/26/25 | Case No. 23-824 16:02

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Case Info: United States v. Miller | Date Decided: 3/26/25 | Case No. 23-824 Link to Docket: Here. Question Presented: Whether a bankruptcy trustee may avoid a debtor's tax payment to the United States under Section 544(b) when no actual creditor could have obtained relief under the applicable state fraudulent-transfer law outside of bankruptcy. Ho…

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Opinion Summary: Bondi, Att'y Gen. v. VanDerStok | Date Decided: 3/26/25 | Case No. 23-852 15:29

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Case Info: Bondi, Att'y Gen. v. VanDerStok | Date Decided: 3/26/25 | Case No. 23-852 Link to Docket: Here. Questions Presented: Whether "a weapon parts kit that is designed to or may readily be completed, assembled, restored, or otherwise converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive," 27 C.F.R. 478.11, is a "firearm" regulated by t…

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Oral Argument: FCC v. Consumers' Research | Case No. 24-354 | Date Argued: 3/26/25 2:33:19

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Case Info: FCC v. Consumers' Research | Case No. 24-354 | Date Argued: 3/26/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: In 47 U.S.C. 254, Congress required the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) to operate universal service subsidy programs using mandatory contributions from telecommunications carriers. The Commission has appointed a private c…

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Oral Argument: Oklahoma v. EPA | Case No. 23-1067 | Date Argued: 3/25/25 47:50

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Case Info: Oklahoma v. EPA | Case No. 23-1067 | Date Argued: 3/25/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: Under the Clean Air Act, each state must adopt an implementation plan to meet national standards, which EPA then reviews for compliance with the Act. See 42 U.S.C. § 7410. In 2023, EPA published disapprovals of 21 states' plans implementing nation…

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Oral Argument: EPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refining, L.L.C. | Case No. 23-1229 | Date Argued: 3/25/25 1:43:22

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Case Info: EPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refining, L.L.C. | Case No. 23-1229 | Date Argued: 3/25/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: In a pair of final actions, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied 105 petitions filed by small oil refineries seeking exemptions from the requirements of the Clean Air Act's Renewable Fuel Standa…

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Oral Argument: Louisiana v. Callais | Case No. 24-109 | Date Argued: 3/24/25 1:19:03

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Case Info: Louisiana v. Callais | Case No. 24-109 | Date Argued: 3/24/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: Over the State's strenuous objections, the Middle District of Louisiana held, Robinson v. Ardoin, 605 F. Supp. 3d 759 (M.D. La. 2022)-and the Fifth Circuit affirmed, Robinson v. Ardoin, 86 F.4th 574 (5th Cir. 2023)-that Louisiana likely violat…

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Oral Argument: Riley v. Bondi, Att'y Gen. | Case No. 23-1270 | Date Argued: 3/24/25 56:42

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Case Info: Riley v. Bondi, Att'y Gen. | Case No. 23-1270 | Date Argued: 3/24/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: Petitioner Pierre Riley, ineligible for cancellation of removal or discretionary relief from removal, sought deferral in withholding-only proceedings, pursuant to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Trea…

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Opinion Summary: Delligatti v. United States | Date Decided: 3/21/25 | Case No. 23-825 10:41

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Case Info: Delligatti v. United States | Date Decided: 3/21/25 | Case No. 23-825 Link to Docket: Here. Question Presented: Whether a crime that requires proof of bodily injury or death, but can be committed by failing to take action, has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force. Holding: The knowing or intentional c…

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Opinion Summary: Thompson v. United States | Date Decided: 3/21/25 | Case No. 23-1095 10:51

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Case Info: Thompson v. United States | Date Decided: 3/21/25 | Case No. 23-1095 Link to Docket: Here. Question Presented: Whether 18 U.S.C. § 1014, which prohibits making a "false statement" for the purpose of influencing certain financial institutions and federal agencies, also prohibits making a statement that is misleading but not false. Holding…

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131: Smoke (1995) 1:06:48

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Wayne Wang's "Smoke" doesn't look like a Christmas movie, sound like a Christmas movie or ever feel like a Christmas movie. It really isn't, but the final fifteen minutes of this terrific ensemble film features a moving and poetic Christmas story that makes it worthy of inclusion on this show (hey, it has more Chrsitmas in it than Disney's "Babes I…

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Episode 235: 1995 - Year In Review (feat. Collin Souter & Erik Childress) 5:55:58

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Not too big of a summary this time around since the title says it all and there’s a lot to get to in terms of the episode proper. Every year around late February / early March, I call upon my Chicago film critic buddies Collin Souter & Erik Childress to join me for an epic episode discussing as many movies as we possibly can, traveling back in time…

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Oral Argument: NRC v. Texas | Case No. 23-1300 | Date Argued: 3/5/25 1:35:50

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Case Info: NRC v. Texas | Case No. 23-1300 | Date Argued: 3/5/25 Link to Docket: Here. Questions Presented: Whether the Hobbs Act, 28 U.S.C. 2341 et seq., which authorizes a "party aggrieved" by an agency's "final order" to petition for review in a court of appeals, 28 U.S.C. 2344, allows nonparties to obtain review of claims asserting that an agen…

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Opinion Summary: Bufkin v. Collins | Date Decided: 3/5/25 | Case No. 23-713 12:04

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Case Info: Bufkin v. Collins | Date Decided: 3/5/25 | Case No. 23-713 Link to Docket: Here. Question Presented: Must the Veterans Court ensure that the benefit-of-the-doubt rule was properly applied during the claims process in order to satisfy 38 U.S.C. § 7261(b)(1), which directs the Veterans Court to "take due account" of VA's application of tha…

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130: Surviving Christmas (2004) 1:25:52

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Kerry and Collin look at the often maligned 2004 comedy "Surviving Christmas," starring Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate and Catherine O'Hara and find it's not quite as terrible as critics (Collin included) made it out to be twenty years ago. Is it the two decades of distance from the Bennifer annoyance of that time period? How mu…

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Opinion Summary: San Francisco v. EPA | Date Decided: 3/4/25 | Case No. 23-753 13:56

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Case Info: San Francisco v. EPA | Date Decided: 3/4/25 | Case No. 23-753 Link to Docket: Here. Question Presented: Whether the Clean Water Act allows EPA (or an authorized state) to impose generic prohibitions in National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits that subject permit holders to enforcement for exceedances of water quali…

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Oral Argument: Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos | Case No. 23-1141 | Date Argued: 3/4/25 1:31:09

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Case Info: Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos | Case No. 23-1141 | Date Argued: 3/4/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: The Mexican Government has sued leading members of the American firearms industry, seeking to hold them liable for harms inflicted by Mexican drug cartels. According to Mexico, America's firearms companies have eng…

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Oral Argument: BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman | Case No. 23-1259 | Date Argued: 3/3/25 52:42

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Case Info: BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman | Case No. 23-1259 | Date Argued: 3/3/25 Link to Docket: Here. Background: For more than 70 years, this Court has "required a movant seeking relief under Rule 60(b)(6)" of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure "to show 'extraordinary circumstances' justifying the reopening of a final judgment." Gonzalez v. Crosb…

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Oral Argument: CC/Devas Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. | Case No. 23-1201 | Date Argued: 3/3/25 49:24

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Case Info: CC/Devas Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. | Case No. 23-1201 | Date Argued: 3/3/25 Link to Docket: Here. Questions Presented: Whether plaintiffs must prove minimum contacts before federal courts may assert personal jurisdiction over foreign states sued under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. The question presented in Antrix Corp. Ltd. is: U…

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