Legal Docket

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Season 3: Trailer Aug 02, 2022

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Abortion, guns, religion—our third season covers it all. Get personal with a Supreme Court artist. Understand how the latest decisions from our nation's highest court shape our immediate futures.

Legal Docket - United States v. Arthrex: S2.E10 Oct 12, 2021

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Patent law and administrative law intersect in this case that raises a question about the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Legal Docket - Supreme Court Preview: S2.E9 Oct 05, 2021

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The new 2021-2022 term of the US Supreme Court is upon us. Today, you’ll hear previews of several cases the justices will decide this term. Those include decisions about abortion, free speech, unequal treatment of religious schools, second amendment rights, and more.

Legal Docket - Americans for Prosperity v Bonta : S2.E8 Sep 28, 2021

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When the attorney general of California sought confidential information about charitable donors, charities on the left and the right fought back.

Legal Docket: Nestlé v Doe - S2.E7 Sep 21, 2021

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Former child slaves on West African cocoa farms sue U.S. chocolate companies. The case examines whether the Alien Tort Statute covers those claims.

Legal Docket: Mahanoy Area School District v Levy - S2.E6 Sep 14, 2021

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A cheerleader’s vulgar post on social media lands her in trouble with the school, but judicial precedent from the 1960s and the First Amendment protects her right to free speech

Legal Docket: Behind the Scenes - Clerks and Marshal's Aides - S2.E5 Sep 07, 2021

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Find out what it's like to work as a law clerk for a Supreme Court justice. In this episode, hosts Mary Reichard and Jenny Rough talk with five law clerks, plus a Marshal's aide, for an inside peek at what goes on when the court is not in session.

Legal Docket: US v Cooley - S2.E4 Aug 31, 2021

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Indian tribes are considered a nation within a nation. U.S. v Cooley looks at how much authority a tribe's law enforcement has to investigate crimes by non-Indians on its reservation.

Legal Docket: Fulton v Philadelphia - S2.E3 Aug 24, 2021

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Religious Liberty and emerging LGBT rights clash when the city of Philadelphia excludes Catholic Social Services from placing children with foster families.

Legal Docket: Jones v Mississippi - S2.E2 Aug 17, 2021

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Hosts Jenny Rough and Mary Reichard analyze an 8th Amendment case, cruel and unusual punishment. In 2005, Brett Jones killed his grandfather. He was 15. The Supreme Court looks at what is required before a juvenile can receive a life without parole sentence.

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