Summary Judgment

This week we examine a decision by the Iowa Supreme Court interpreting both the Fourth Amendment and the parallel provision under the Iowa Constitution and determining that the latter prevents warrantless inventory searches of impounded vehicles.

This week, we examine the Third Circuit's recent decision about whether a jurisdiction-stripping statute in the Immigration and Nationality Act violates the Suspension Clause of the Constitution.

This week, we examine a Southern District of New York decision about the President's decision to block his critics on Twitter and whether that offends their First Amendment rights.

This week, we examine the Fourth Circuit's decision about searching cell phones at the border.

This week, we examine the Ninth Circuit's opinion about whether animals can sue under the copyright act in the so-called "Monkey Selfie" case.

This week, we examine a Texas Court of Appeals case which examined the constitutionality of the State's "revenge porn" law.

This week, we examine the Ninth Circuit's ruling on the Government's request for a writ of mandamus, ordering the District Court to dismiss a lawsuit about climate change brought by 21 teenagers.

This week, we examine the Sixth Circuit's ruling that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects transgendered individuals and those transitioning.

This week, we examine the Northern District of Florida's decision in a challenge to the State's voting restoration scheme for convicted felons.

This week, we discuss the Second Circuit's ruling on whether the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial was violated by a nearly 7 year delay between arrest and trial.

This week, we examine the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision regarding partisan gerrymandering.

This week, we look at the Northern District of California's decision to issue a nationwide injunction requiring the Department of Homeland Security to continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

This week, we examine a decision by the Southern District of California regarding the right of a student-athlete to kneel during the playing of a national anthem.

This week, we're discussing Dassey v. Dittmann, the 7th Circuit's en banc consideration of Brandon Dassey's confession in a case made famous by Netflix's Making a Murderer documentary.

WARNING: This week's episode may not be safe for work or to listen to with young children. This week, we examine the Fourth Circuit's decision in a case in which a police detective forced a 17 year old boy to masturbate in front of him and two other armed officers, in an attempt to gather evidence in a sexting case.

This week, we examine the jury's decision in the case involving the murder of Kate Steinle, which rocketed "sanctuary cities" to national attention.

This week, we discuss the Sixth Circuit's decision about unmasking an anonymous blogger who was found liable for copyright infringement.

This week we examine the 7th Circuit's decision regarding the City of Chicago's ordinance which bans public nudity by women.  It was challenged as a violation of both the First Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause.

This week, we discuss the controversial petition for certiorari filed by the Solicitor General in the Hargan v. Garza, the case of an unaccompanied minor undocumented immigrant discussed in episode 22.

This week, we examine the Ninth Circuit's decision upholding Montana's campaign contribution limits in the wake of Citizens United v. FEC and McCutcheson v. FEC.