Episode 42 - Iowa v. Ingram
This week we examine a decision by the Iowa Supreme Court interpreting both the Fourth Amendment and the parallel provision under the Iowa C...
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Summary Judgment is a podcast about the law. It aims to offer an easy-to-understand summary of major court decisions as they are decided. Law is often made to seem mysterious to the lay pers...
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20 of 42 episodesEpisode 41 - Osorio-Martinez v. Sessions
This week, we examine the Third Circuit's recent decision about whether a jurisdiction-stripping statute in the Immigration and Nationality...
Episode 40 - Knight First Amendment Institute v. Trump
This week, we examine a Southern District of New York decision about the President's decision to block his critics on Twitter and whether th...
Episode 39 - US v. Kolsuz
This week, we examine the Fourth Circuit's decision about searching cell phones at the border.
Episode 38 - Naruto v. Slater
This week, we examine the Ninth Circuit's opinion about whether animals can sue under the copyright act in the so-called "Monkey Selfie" cas...
Episode 37 - Ex Parte Jones
This week, we examine a Texas Court of Appeals case which examined the constitutionality of the State's "revenge porn" law.
Episode 36 - In re United States
This week, we examine the Ninth Circuit's ruling on the Government's request for a writ of mandamus, ordering the District Court to dismiss...
Episode 35 - EEOC v. RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes, Inc.
This week, we examine the Sixth Circuit's ruling that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects transgendered individuals and those tr...
Episode 34 - Hand v. Scott
This week, we examine the Northern District of Florida's decision in a challenge to the State's voting restoration scheme for convicted felo...
Episode 33 - United States v. Tigano
This week, we discuss the Second Circuit's ruling on whether the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial was violated by a nearly 7 year del...
Episode 32 - League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
This week, we examine the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision regarding partisan gerrymandering.
Episode 31 - Regents of the University of California v. Department of Homeland Security
This week, we look at the Northern District of California's decision to issue a nationwide injunction requiring the Department of Homeland S...
Episode 30 - V.A. v. San Pasqual Valley Unified School District
This week, we examine a decision by the Southern District of California regarding the right of a student-athlete to kneel during the playing...
Episode 29 - Dassey v. Dittmann
This week, we're discussing Dassey v. Dittmann, the 7th Circuit's en banc consideration of Brandon Dassey's confession in a case made famous...
Episode 28 - Sims v. Labowitz
WARNING: This week's episode may not be safe for work or to listen to with young children. This week, we examine the Fourth Circuit's decisi...
Episode 27 - State v. Garcia Zarate
This week, we examine the jury's decision in the case involving the murder of Kate Steinle, which rocketed "sanctuary cities" to national at...
Episode 26 - Signature Management Team v. Doe
This week, we discuss the Sixth Circuit's decision about unmasking an anonymous blogger who was found liable for copyright infringement.
Episode 25 - Tagami v. City of Chicago
This week we examine the 7th Circuit's decision regarding the City of Chicago's ordinance which bans public nudity by women. It was challeng...
Episode 24 - Hargan v. Garza
This week, we discuss the controversial petition for certiorari filed by the Solicitor General in the Hargan v. Garza, the case of an unacco...
Episode 23 - Lair v. Motl
This week, we examine the Ninth Circuit's decision upholding Montana's campaign contribution limits in the wake of Citizens United v. FEC an...