Summary Judgment

This week we look at the D.C. Circuit's recent en banc decision about the right of an undocumented teen immigrant to receive an abortion while being held in government custody.

This week's episode looks at a Fourth Circuit decision about the First Amendment rights of public employees and under what circumstances they can be fired for supporting the wrong person in an election.

This week's episode examines the Ninth Circuit's en banc decision about zoning ordinances dealing with gun stores.  In a divided opinion, the Court upheld Alameda County's ordinance which limited where gun stores can be opened.

This week, we examine a ban on signs on freeway overpasses and bad behavior by a town's police chief.

This week, we examine a Second Circuit case involving a defamation claim arising out of a now-retracted article published by Rolling Stone Magazine, involving an alleged gang rape in a fraternity at the University of Virginia.

This week, we examine a Sixth Circuit case dealing with the right of a criminal defendant to confront the witnesses against him, when the defendant is accused of sexual abuse of a minor, and the witness is a child testifying via closed-circuit TV.

This week, we discuss probable cause, shopping at Costco, coded phrases for drugs, and a snarky dissent by Judge Alex Kozinski in the Ninth Circuit.

This week we look at the case of a cadet at West Point who was raped and who attempted to sue the Generals acting as Superintendent and Commandant of Cadets, decided by the Second Circuit.

This week, we discuss Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, a Ninth Circuit case about a school district employee who engaged in public prayer following a high school football game.

This week we look at the Eighth Circuit's review of the Nebraska Funeral Picketing Law which was challenged by the Westboro Baptist Church.

This week we look at the Third Circuit's ruling in a challenge to the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate, which requires insurers to provide cost-free contraceptives.  A secular non-profit and its employees challenged the application of the mandate under a variety of theories.

This week's episode looks at the D.C. Circuit's opinion regarding government contractors accused of killing or wounding over 30 Iraqi civilians in 2007.

This week's episode covers the D.C. Circuit's recent decision on the reach of the Second Amendment and whether the District of Columbia can restrict the carrying of firearms outside the home to those with a special need.

This week's episode examines the 2nd Circuit's decision about whether the Fifth Amendment applies to testimony compelled by a foreign government.

This week, we look at the Fourth Circuit's en banc decision striking down Rowan County, North Carolina's practice of opening county meetings with Commissioner-led, sectarian prayer.

Things get a bit heated this week as I discuss Rivera v. Bonner and Mull, a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision dealing with a lawsuit over negligent hiring, supervision and training which resulted in a woman being sexually assaulted by a jail guard.

This week, I discuss the Texas Supreme Court's recent decision regarding the ability of the City of Houston to offer benefits to the spouses of city employees in same sex marriages.

This episode examines Hernandez v. Mesa, the Supreme Court's decision about a cross-border shooting and the ability of the victim's family to sue a Border Patrol Agent for violating the Fourth and Fifth Amendments.

This week, we look at Ziglar v. Abbasi, the Supreme Court's decision about whether September 11 detainees could sue several federal agents including the guards and wardens who subjected them to harsh confinement conditions as well as several high ranking officials, including former Attorney General John Ashcroft.

An analysis of the Seventh Circuit's ruling regarding the use of restrooms by transgender high school students.