Live from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., Sarah Isgur and David French review the OT25 term with Akhil Amar, professor of law and political science at Yale University, and David Lat, author of Original Jurisdiction. The four break down the most consequential cases of the past term—from the tariffs case to Humphrey’s Executor, birthright citizenship, and what it all means for President Trump’s relationship with the court.

The Agenda:

–Thank you to the ACLU for sponsoring our SCOTUSblog Summit at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center

–Getting deep into trucking Twitter

–How the culture war is shifting toward separation-of-powers fights

–Counting jelly beans and winning heifers

–The demise of Humphrey’s Executor in Slaughter

–Did Trump win or lose this term?

–What even makes a “big” case?

–Previewing OT26

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Sarah Isgur and David French slow things down with an overview of the yearly Stat Pack released by SCOTUSblog, look at the dissents in the birthright citizenship case, and answer listeners’ questions about everything from the 14th Amendment being sex-blind to whether independent agencies could be recreated within the legislative branch. 

The Agenda:

–Stat Pack: Findings

–Trump v. Barbara could have been a book

–Birthright citizenship dissents

–Is the 14th Amendment sex-blind?

–Get rid of rulemaking authority in the executive branch

–Choose only three justices

–Getting up close to the financial disclosures

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SCOTUS strikes down a Donald Trump executive order ending birthright citizenship, reshapes campaign finance law, and rules that states can exclude transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams. Sarah Isgur and David French discuss in a marathon end-of-term episode. 

The Agenda”

–The pre-apology

–Trump v. Barbara

–Wow, we were wrong

–Et tu, Barrett? (No, not really)

–What is the purpose of the 14th Amendment?

–The hive mind has broken down

–National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission 

–Transgender athlete cases

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Sarah Isgur and David French break down the latest Supreme Court opinions regarding unitary executive theory, mail-in voting, and the Fourth Amendment.

The Agenda:

—Unitary executive theory gets tested

—Dorm-room originalism

—Lisa Cook keeps her job

—Mail-in voting

—Text, history, and ...

—Geofence warrants

Show notes:

—Trump v. Slaughter

—Myers v. United States

—Humphrey's Executor v. United States

—Sarah Isgur on the executive branch for the NYT

—Trump v. Cook

—Watson v. Republican National Committee

—Chatrie v. United States

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Sarah Isgur and David French react to the latest opinions of the court in two major immigration cases and a review of Hawaii’s restrictions on concealed-carry permits.

The Agenda:

—The SCOTUS opinion day “ritual”

—Hawaii gun restrictions

—Shall not be infringed

—Border dispute over asylum seekers

—Judicial review of TPS

—Trump's “Muslim” ban

Show notes:

—Destiny of the Republic

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Sarah Isgur and David French explain the various legal complications of the Iran MOU and react to the most recent opinions handed down by the Supreme Court.

The Agenda:

—Waiving Iranian sanctions

—Suing state employees personally

—International law in U.S. courts

—Cuban confiscation case

—Seizing homes over unpaid taxes

—The rights of green card holders

Show notes:

—Jack Goldsmith at Executive Functions

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Sarah Isgur and David French react to two new Supreme Court opinions on gun ownership while possessing illegal drugs and appeal waivers.

The Agenda:

—Drugs and the Second Amendment

—Rewriting Bruen

—Bad plea deals

—Overcharging crimes

—The Gorsuch-Kavanaugh dynamic

—The DOJ and the Hyde Amendment

Show notes:

—United States v. Hemani

—Hunter v. United States

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Sarah Isgur and David French break down the most recent cert grants out of the Supreme Court's order list and Trump's argument for suspending habeas corpus.

The Agenda:

—Paid petitions vs. In Forma Pauperis

—Six-person juries in Florida

—Can undocumented immigrants be held indefinitely?

—New York Times reporting on Trump and habeas corpus

—Leaked memo fallout

—Lawyers using AI

—Georgia campaign finance laws

—On LSAT accommodations

Show notes:

—Ramos v. Louisiana

—The White House staff secretary’s habeas corpus memo

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Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the three SCOTUS decisions that dropped Thursday morning,  a D.C. Circuit decision on President Donald Trump's ban on transgender military members, and accommodations running rampant at law schools. Oh, and a federal judge charged with battery and destruction of physical property. 

The Agenda:

–Sign up for the SCOTUSblog newsletter

–We are faced with the duddiest of duds

–What is estoppel?

–You can only try a defendant in the district where his crime was committed

–Why is a Church of the Holy Trinity reference basically a backhand?

–Transgender people can serve in the military 

–We should get rid of accommodations for aspiring attorneys 

–Burden of proof: Federal judge caught in altercation

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Sarah Isgur and David French look at what’s left on the docket from this term before diving into a little Los Angeles mayoral politics. 

The Agenda:

–Supreme Court bingo

–Do Rastafarians get religious exemptions?

–The mighty small-dollar donor 

– United States v. Hemani

–Wolford v. Lopez

–Appearance of election corruption

–No, a GOP candidate did not have a chance to become mayor of Los Angeles

–Birthright citizenship case

–Trump v. Cook: an explainer

–Banning trans athletes from girls’ sports

Show Notes:

–Evangelicals for Mitt

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Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the Supreme Court’s Alabama redistricting decision, a plea deal from the former national security adviser, and the best legal movies ever made.

The Agenda:

–⁠June 4 Opinions ⁠

–Alabama’s new maps

–John Bolton pleads guilty

–Did the media actually get this right?

–Gender and the Supreme Court’s culture

–Favorite legal movies

–Another round of Would You Rather!

Show Notes:

–⁠The Blessings of Liberty with Jeffrey Rosen - Podcast⁠

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