In episode 42 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Louisiana v Callais. At issue in this case, whether Louisiana's 2024 map, drawn to comply with the Voting Rights Act after its 2022 map was enjoined under that statute, is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander under the Fourteenth Amendment. In answering this question, the Court addressed whether compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is a compelling government interest for purposes of strict scrutiny and focused mostly on the proper understanding of that statute.

Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-109_new_jifl.pdf

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0:00 Introduction/Syllabus

11:34 Justice Alito, for the Court

1:07:51 Justice Thomas, concurring

1:09:27 Justice Kagan, dissenting

2:37:27 Opinions of the hosts

In episode 41 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Enbridge Energy, LP v Nessel. At issue in this case, whether the 30 day deadline in §1446(b)(1) for removing state court suits to federal court can be equitably tolled.

Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-783_bqm2.pdf

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0:00 Introduction/Syllabus

8:57 Justice Sotomayor, for the Court

34:45 Opinions of the host

In episode 40 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Hencely v Fluor Corp.. At issue in this case, whether federal law preempts state tort law with respect to claims arising out of combatant activities of the military during wartime.

Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-924_3d9g.pdf

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0:00 Introduction/Syllabus

5:25 Justice Thomas, for the Court

31:54 Justice Alito, dissenting

1:03:20 Opinions of the host

In episode 39 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in District Of Columbia v R.W.. At issue in this case, whether the DC Court of Appeals applied the totality of the circumstances analysis correctly to determine whether a DC police officer had reasonable suspicion for an investigative stop.

Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-248_8m58.pdf

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0:00 Introduction

0:23 Per curiam

9:24 Justice Sotomayor would deny certiorari

9:28 Justice Jackson, dissenting

13:23 Opinions of the host

In episode 79 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Trump v Barbara. At issue in this case, whether the Trump administration's 2025 executive order exempting the children of illegal immigrants and temporary visitors from the Constitution's guarantee of birthright citizenship facially violates the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause. Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-365_new_5if6.pdfLinktree: https://linktr.ee/supremecourtopinionsread

0:00 Introduction/Syllabus

11:06 Justice Roberts, for the Court

49:52 Interjection

50:34 Justice Jackson, concurring

1:22:38 Justice Kavanaugh, concurring/dissenting

1:38:20 Justice Thomas, dissenting

3:56:29 Justice Alito, dissenting

4:58:33 Justice Gorsuch, dissenting

5:02:49 Opinions of the hosts

In episode 38 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Chevron USA v Plaquemines Parish. At issue in this case, whether Chevron's crude oil production in WWII was related to its federally contracted aviation gasoline refining for purposes of the federal officer removal statute, 28 U. S. C. §1442.

Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-813_3e04.pdf

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0:00 Introduction/Syllabus

8:09 Justice Thomas, for the Court

28:52 Justice Alito took no part

28:56 Justice Jackson, concurring in the judgement

37:47 Opinion of the host

In episode 37 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's decision in Chiles v Salazar. At issue in this case, whether Colorado's 2019 ban on conversion therapy violated the First Amendment as applied to talk therapists.

Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-539new_3fb4.pdf

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0:00 Introduction/Syllabus

8:28 Justice Gorsuch, for the Court

44:14 Justice Kagan, concurring

49:42 Justice Jackson, dissenting

1:49:22 Opinions of the hosts

In episode 36 of the Supreme Court Opininos Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Rico v United States. At issue in this case, whether the Sentencing Reform Act authorizes the Ninth Circuit's rule automatically extending a term of supervised release during abscondment.

Link to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1056_qn12.pdf

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In episode 35 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Cox Communications v Sony Music Entertainment. At issue in this case, whether Cox Communications, an Internet service provider, is secondarily liable for copyright infringement committed on Internet service connections it knew had been used for copyright infringement.

LInk to read the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-171_new_3dq3.pdf

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In episode 34 of the Supreme Court Opinions Read podcast, we read the Supreme Court's opinion in Zorn v Linton. At issue in this case, whether it was clearly established for qualified immunity purposes that officer Zorn's use of a rear wristlock on a passively resisting protestor was excessive force, in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Link to the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-297_bqm2.pdf

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