Supreme Court Opinions Read

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

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 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

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

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 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

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

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 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

Ep. 29 - Villarreal v Texas: 6th Amendment Right to Counsel During Midtestimony Recesses

In episode 29 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read Podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Villarreal v Texas. At issue in this case, whether the Sixth Amendment bars orders prohibiting criminal defendants from conferring with counsel about their ongoing testimony during overnight recesses interrupting said testimony. Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-557_l5gm.pdf Linktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

Ep. 28 - GEO Group Inc. v Menocal: Immediate Appealability of Denial of Yearsly Protection

In episode 28 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in GEO Group Inc. v Menocal. At issue in this case, whether a pre-trial order denying Yearsly protection is appealable immediately or only after trial. Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-758_2dp3.pdf Linktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread