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Ep. 79 - Trump v Barbara: Birthright Citizenship Under The 14th Amendment Jul 17, 2026

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In episode 79 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Trump v Barbara. At issue in this case, whether the Trump administration's 2025 executive order exempting the children of illegal immigrants and temporary visitors from the Constitution's guarantee of birthright citizenship facially violates the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause. Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-365_new_5if6.pdfLinktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

0:00 Introduction/Syllabus

11:06 Justice Roberts, for the Court

49:52 Interjection

50:34 Justice Jackson, concurring

1:22:38 Justice Kavanaugh, concurring/dissenting

1:38:20 Justice Thomas, dissenting

3:56:29 Justice Alito, dissenting

4:58:33 Justice Gorsuch, dissenting

5:02:49 Opinions of the hosts

Ep. 38 - Chevron USA v Plaquemines Parish: “Relating To” In The Federal Officer Removal Statute Jul 07, 2026

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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

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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

Ep. 37 - Chiles v Salazar: Conversion Therapy And The First Amendment Jul 03, 2026

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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

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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

Ep. 36 - Rico v United States: Extension Of Supervised Release For Offenses While Absconding Jun 30, 2026

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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Ep. 30 - Mirabelli v Bonta: Parental Rights, Free Exercise, And Trans Students On The Shadow Docket Jun 11, 2026

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In episode 30 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Mirabelli v Bonta. At issue in this case, whether to vacate the Ninth Circuit's stay of a district court injunction against California's policy prohibiting schools from informing parents about transgender behaviors exhibited by their children.

Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a810_b97d.pdf

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