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Decision 2023, Featuring Guest Correspondent Elle Woods Jul 27, 2023

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Well, we’ve made it through another year of Supreme Court Decisions. This episode, we’ve had time to go through all several hundred pages of reading for these landmark cases. Thankfully, we have guest analyst Elle Woods to help us break it all down.

(And if you think she sounds not like Elle Woods of Legally Blonde but legendary actress Annalisa Cochrane of Cobra Kai and NBC Peacock’s “One of Us Is Lying,” we have… no idea what you’re talking about)

Goodbye Student Debt Relief, Hello Homophobic Web Designers: 6/30 Livestream Jul 02, 2023

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In the final day of decision season 2023, the Supreme Court has released decisions for the Biden student debt relief cases, as well as for the 303 Creative web designer who refused to make wedding websites for gay couples.

We'll have more episodes coming soon analyzing all of the 2023 court decisions including metrics and guest analysts. But for now, we hope you'll spend many years into the future being depressed with us about what this 6-3 conservative court does to our society.

Affirmative Action is No More: 6/29 Livestream Jun 29, 2023

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The Supreme Court voted 6-3 this morning to ban the consideration of race in college admissions. The Court's conservative majority, unsurprisingly but still shockingly, said that it was racist to consider race in the admissions process. The Supreme Court did not touch legacy admits in college admissions. We will see what this means moving forward for colleges that still want to achieve a diverse campus environment.

Three Balls, One Court: 6/23 Decision Release Featuring Lisa Ball Jun 27, 2023

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This episode, fresh off her submersible news withdrawal, true-crime expert Lisa Ball joins the podcast to share her insight on the Supreme Court's crime cases from this week. Tune in for discussion on an international Russian hit job, an "adult adoption" immigration scam, and a shocking swing from the court to side with Biden on US v. Texas. Also, things get a bit chaotic when John and Zack realize they took a selfie with someone who went on the submersible and lived?? Last, don't forget to leave our podcast a rating if you enjoy :)

6/8 Decision Release Livestream: The Supreme Court Did Something Good??? Also RIP All Poop Jokes Jun 09, 2023

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This morning in the Alabama gerrymandering case Allen v Milligan, the Supreme Court ruled that the Alabama’s congressional districts were racistly gerrymandered in violation of the voting rights act. This case had our first big swing votes of the cycle, with Roberts and Kavanaugh siding with the liberals. We'll talk about what this means for other gerrymandering cases this cycle, and most importantly, we'll talk about the sweeping and horrifying judicial overreach of the Supreme Court in deciding that poop-themed Jack Daniel's parody dog toys cannot be freely made.

6/1 Livestream: Dump Your Concrete and Don't Trick Medicare! Jun 01, 2023

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The Supreme Court released 3 decisions this morning concerning labor strike protections, stock misinformation, and medicare fraud.

John managed to wake up in-time for this livestream, though his speed-reading skills could use a liiiiittle work.

No major blockbuster decisions today, but the Supreme Court still has THIRTY cases to announce by the end of June. Expect high-stakes livestreams in the coming weeks!

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29. “I’m Confused” – The Supreme Court Takes On Big Tech May 31, 2023

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Much earlier than expected, the Supreme Court just released its decisions for the cases Google v Gonzalez and Twitter v Taamneh, two of the largest cases concerning “big tech” in decades. For this episode, we did something a little different and brought on tech expert Jess Miers from the Chamber of Progress to share insight on what these cases meant for the future of tech policy, and what it means to “nerd harder.” Tune in to hear us two old goats try to understand algorithms and the internet. More for decision season coming soon.

28. Decision 2023 - Will They Be Hacks or Will They Be Pambies? May 22, 2023

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It’s decision season 2023, and in the next few weeks, we can expect rulings on everything from affirmative action to gerrymandering to gay rights and student debt relief. The Supreme Court saves all its decisions to release in May-June, and we'll take you through what we're predicting on a spectrum from "meh" to awful when it comes to this cycle. In the words of Justice Kennedy, after every case, the Supreme Court can be seen as “partisan” or a group of “namby pambies.” Personally, I predict they'll be both. But we'll see how it turns out with my 2023 Supreme Court Bingo card. (This episode recaps all the major issues for cases in the last year).

And for the future, make sure to tune in at 10am Eastern Thursday mornings as we live-stream the Supreme Court's decision release days! They release new verdicts every 10 minutes. It's a lot to get through and we'd love your help speed reading.

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27. “Add Ruling to Cart Here” – How One Conservative Group Paid Its Way to Restrict Abortion Pill Access for Women Across the Country May 21, 2023

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The theme is money in the court this week as reports have just surfaced that Clarence Thomas has received hundreds of thousands of dollars in unreported “gifts” from a GOP mega-donor.

And tune in for details on one of the biggest cases of the year: a judge in Texas just ruled to restrict abortion pill access for women across the country. We’ll be following all major updates in this case as it moves its way up to the US Supreme Court and more in this episode.

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26. The Supreme Court Takes on Poop Jokes in Jack Daniel’s, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC Mar 28, 2023

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In this case, Jack Daniel's, Inc. takes on VIP Products for its dog toy: a whiskey bottle for dogs. (You can see the toy here). This toy, a fake whiskey bottle labeled "Bad Spaniel's" is filled, not with whiskey, but with poop. And for VIP, their best-selling product could turn into the most expensive poop joke of all time.

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