SCOTUS Oral Arguments and Opinions

• August 5th Roundup: Presidential Power Crushes Agency Independence, Court Places Voting Rights Act in Crosshairs and Maryland v. Shatzer, a Case That Evolved Beyond Its Origins

  This episode catches up on recent Supreme Court developments in the regular and emergency dockets.We examine how the Court may be preparing to reshape voting rights law through Louisiana v. Callais, then dive into the contentious emergency docket battle in Trump v. Doyle over presidential firing power and agency independence. The second half features an in-depth analysis of Maryland v. Shatzer (2010), exploring how a seemingly narrow Miranda ruling about re-invoking counsel rights later became a foundation for broader limitations on constitutional protections, while showcasing the fractured judicial philosophies of Justices Scalia, Stevens, and Thomas on court-made constitutional rules.Case Covered:Trump v. Boyle | Case No. 25A11 | Docket Link: HereLouisiana v. Callais | Case No. 24-109 | Docket Link: Here | Supplemental Briefing Order: Here (Consolidated with Robinson v. Callais | Case No. 24-110 | Docket Link: Here)Maryland v. Shatzer | Case No. No. 08-680 | Opinion: HereVega v. Tekoh | Case No. 21–499 | Opinion: HereEpisodes Referenced:Order Summary: Trump v. Wilcox | Order Date: 5/22/25 | Case No. 24A966 | Episode Link: HereTimestamps:[00:00:00] Introduction[00:01:58] Regular Docket Update: Louisiana v. Callais[00:03:09] Emergency Docket Drama: Trump v. Boyle[00:07:24] Deep Dive: Maryland v. Shatzer Analysis[00:08:20] Shatzer's Case Details and Supreme Court Ruling[00:19:42] Implications and Evolution of Miranda Rights[00:21:42] Conclusion

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• August 5th Roundup: Presidential Power Crushes Agency Independence, Court Places Voting Rights Act in Crosshairs and Maryland v. Shatzer, a Case That Evolved Beyond Its Origins

  This episode catches up on recent Supreme Court developments in the regular and emergency dockets.We examine how the Court may be preparing to reshape voting rights law through Louisiana v. Callais, then dive into the contentious emergency docket battle in Trump v. Doyle over presidential firing power and agency independence. The second half features an in-depth analysis of Maryland v. Shatzer (2010), exploring how a seemingly narrow Miranda ruling about re-invoking counsel rights later became a foundation for broader limitations on constitutional protections, while showcasing the fractured judicial philosophies of Justices Scalia, Stevens, and Thomas on court-made constitutional rules.Case Covered:Trump v. Boyle | Case No. 25A11 | Docket Link: HereLouisiana v. Callais | Case No. 24-109 | Docket Link: Here | Supplemental Briefing Order: Here (Consolidated with Robinson v. Callais | Case No. 24-110 | Docket Link: Here)Maryland v. Shatzer | Case No. No. 08-680 | Opinion: HereVega v. Tekoh | Case No. 21–499 | Opinion: HereEpisodes Referenced:Order Summary: Trump v. Wilcox | Order Date: 5/22/25 | Case No. 24A966 | Episode Link: HereTimestamps:[00:00:00] Introduction[00:01:58] Regular Docket Update: Louisiana v. Callais[00:03:09] Emergency Docket Drama: Trump v. Boyle[00:07:24] Deep Dive: Maryland v. Shatzer Analysis[00:08:20] Shatzer's Case Details and Supreme Court Ruling[00:19:42] Implications and Evolution of Miranda Rights[00:21:42] Conclusion

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• Emergency Docket Summary: SCOTUS Green Lights Mass Firings at Education Dep't

  This episode examines a July 14th Supreme Court emergency docket ruling that reveals fundamental tensions about executive power over federal agency firings at the Education Department and the limits of congressional authority. This episode also compares and contrasts this case (McMahon v. New York) with OPM v. AFGE, a government workforce reduction case discussed in our July 9th episode. In both cases, the government raised virtually identical arguments about standing, jurisdiction and the merits. In both cases, SCOTUS permitted the reductions to take effect while litigation played out.Case Covered:McMahon v. New York | Case No. 24A1203 | Docked Link: HereBottom Line: SCOTUS allows Trump Administration to proceed with eliminating over half the Department of Education's workforce while legal challenges continue, despite lower courts finding likely constitutional violations.

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• Emergency Docket Summary: SCOTUS Answers the Government's Speed-Dial

  This episode examines two major Supreme Court emergency docket rulings that reveal fundamental tensions about presidential power, judicial authority, and constitutional rights. Both cases demonstrate the Court's willingness to grant extraordinary relief to the government while exposing deep philosophical divisions among the justices.Cases Covered:Trump v. American Federation of Government Employees | Case No. 24A1174 | Docket Link: HereBottom Line: Court allows President to proceed with planning massive federal workforce reductions while legal challenges continueDepartment of Homeland Security v. D.V.D. | Case No. 24A1153 | Docket Link: HereBottom Line: Court twice intervened to help government deport individuals to third countries without additional constitutional process

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• July 7th Roundup: New Certs: Transgender Rights in Schools and Religious Liberties

  This episode covers four major Supreme Court cases granted certiorari in summer 2024 (July 3, 2025 Miscellaneous Order: Here), examining the Court's strategic approach to constitutional law and its rapid movement on key cultural and legal issues.Episode RoadmapOpening: The Court's Strategic AccelerationSupreme Court's unusual speed in granting certiorari after major rulingsRejection of traditional "percolation" approachWhy the Court chose direct review over GVR ordersTransgender Sports CasesLittle v. Hecox (Idaho) | Case No. 24-38 | Docket Link: HereBackground: Idaho's "Fairness in Women's Sports Act" banning transgender women from women's sports teamsKey Player: Lindsay Hecox, transgender student at Boise State UniversityNinth Circuit Reasoning: Applied heightened scrutiny; found likely Equal Protection violationsPost-Skrmetti Impact: How the medical treatment precedent affects sports participationWest Virginia v. B.P.J. | Case No. 24-43 | Docket Link: HereBackground: West Virginia's H.B. 3293 categorical sports banKey Player: B.P.J., 14-year-old transgender student with amended birth certificateUnique Factors: Puberty blockers, competitive performance, individual circumstancesFourth Circuit's Approach: Case-by-case analysis vs. categorical rulesStrategic Litigation: Why B.P.J. argued for waiting on Skrmetti decisionReligious Liberty CaseOlivier v. City of Brandon | Case No. 24-993 | Docket Link: Here 24-1021Background: Street preaching arrest and subsequent civil rights lawsuitCore Legal Issue: Heck v. Humphrey doctrine and prospective reliefCircuit Split: Fifth Circuit's restrictive approach vs. Ninth Circuit's permissive stanceKey Arguments:Prospective relief exception to HeckNo custody/no habeas access theoryBroader Impact: Civil rights enforcement for repeat constitutional violationsSovereign Immunity CaseNJT v. Colt | Case No. 24-1113 | Docket Link: Here (consolidated with Cedric Galette, Petitioner v. New Jersey Transit Corporation | Case No. 24-1021 | Docket Link: Here)Background: Manhattan pedestrian struck by NJ Transit busProcedural Drama: Three-year delay before immunity claimGeographic Split: New York vs. Pennsylvania Supreme Court...

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