Supreme Court Briefing

Supreme Court Briefing


Latest Episodes

Ep 68 - NLRB v. SW General, Inc
May 03, 2017

Limitations on the President’s authority to appoint acting officers during a vacancy of officers required to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

Ep 67 - Endrew F v. Douglas County School District RE-1
April 26, 2017

Standard for courts to assess whether an individual education plan for a disabled student provides a free appropriate public education.

Ep 66 - McLane v. EEOC
April 13, 2017

Standard of review for appeals courts reviewing a District Court’s decision whether to enforce an EEOC administrative subpoena.

Ep 65 - Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman
April 05, 2017

Does a commercial regulation prohibiting merchants from imposing a “surcharge” on credit card purchases, while allowing a discount for cash payments, implicate the First Amendment?

Ep 64 - Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands
March 27, 2017

Standard for assessing copyright claims for artistic work when combined with a useful object.

Ep 63 - Rippo v. Baker
March 20, 2017

Standard under the U.S. Constitution Due Process Clause for circumstances when a party requests that a judge be removed from a trial due to possible bias.

Ep 62 - Bethune-Hill v. Virginia Board of Electors
March 15, 2017

Challenge to electoral districts established by the Virginia legislature which created with the specific goal of having at least 55% African-American voters.

Ep 61 - Life Technologies v. Promega Corp
February 27, 2017

Application Section §271(f)(1) of the Patent Act, which creates liability for patent infringement when a “substantial portion” of the “components” of an invention protected by a US patent  are made in the US and shipped overseas for assembly.  

Ep 60 - United States v. Nixon
February 20, 2017

The scope of the President’s executive privilege and how courts are to consider presidential claims of privilege.  

Ep 59 - International Shoe v. Washington
February 16, 2017

Watershed case discussing the jurisdiction of state courts over out of state corporations.