A special legal episode about a mailman, his faith, and the byzantine legal rules of religious liberty in the U.S.
constitutional law
Mayhem at the Marathon
The Supreme Court addresses jury selection and mitigating evidence in the Boston Marathon bombers case.
Level Praying Field
The Supreme Court tackles the First Amendment in this case about a praying football coach.
U.S. v. Arthrex
The Supreme Court decides a case about the AIA’s P-TAB of APJs hearing IPRs within the USPTO (don’t worry, we explain all that!)
Jones v. Mississippi
The Supreme Court addresses the 8th Amendment in this case about a 15-year-old who got a life sentence after killing his grandfather.
Mandatory Vaccine Laws
A review of a 1905 Supreme Court case that decided the constitutionality of vaccine mandates and cases that have expanded on it.
Admitting Privileges
The Supreme Court issues a surprising plurality decision in a case that challenges a state law that requires abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
Bivens Remedy
The Supreme Court addresses whether a Bivens remedy is available in a case where a border patrol agent killed a Mexican teenager in a cross-border shooting.
The Insanity Defense
The Supreme Court considers the limits of a complex and controversial defense to crimes: insanity.