The Citizen's Guide to the Supreme Court
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The Citizen's Guide to the Supreme Court
Brett and Nazim are two attorneys who hate being attorneys. Each week, they discuss current Supreme Court cases with the intent to make the law more accessible to the average person, while ruminating on what makes the law both frustrating and interesting. This podcast is not legal advice and is fo...
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431 EpisodenBirthright Citizenship and Skrmetti
The Supreme Court's term is over so it's time to panic. This week's episode covers Trump v. CASA, which doesn't really talk about birthright citizens...
The Foothills of Mt. Doomsday
This week's question asks the age old question of whether we are dealing with a Constitutional Crisis, or run-of-the-mill incompetency. Brett and Naz...
Sex, Drugs, and Unemployment Taxes
Brett and Nazim return to cover three Con Law cases. The first, Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, asks whether mandatory government ID verifications f...
Government Efficiency Run Amok
This week's episode covers the Supreme Court's decision in TikTok v. Garland, a great example of how the Federal government passing laws can end up as...
TikTok v. Garland Oral Argument
This week's episode, which covers the oral argument in Tiktok v. Garland, is just Brett and no Nazim. We ask that you see past this fatal flaw and st...
The 2024 Presidential Election
So you've won/lost the 2024 Presidential election, what comes next? Brett and Nazim take some time to vet out what the 2024 election means for the Pr...
The Rise and Fall of Chevron
This week's episode discusses Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, in which the Supreme Court overruled the Chevron doctrine, but not before discussi...
Trump Immunity Decision
This week's episode covers Trump v. U.S., which deals with the Court's new test for Presidential Immunity, how that test applies to former President D...
50 Shades of Originalism
This week's episode covers two criminal cases with bickering concurrences. Rahimi v. U.S., holding that the Second Amendment does not invalidate a la...
Abortion & Guns (Civ Pro & Statutory Interpretation)
This week's episode covers the cases of FDA v. Doctor's for Hippocratic Medicine and Cargill v. Garland, which deal with big legal issues in small leg...
The Case Against Donald Trump
This week's episode once again covers former President Donald Trump's cases before the Supreme Court, dealing mostly with Trump v. U.S. (whether a Pre...
FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine Oral Argument
This week's episode covers the most recent abortion case before the Supreme Court, which covers less about the Constitution, and more about administra...
Colorado, Executive Immunity and Yes We're Talking About Trump Again.
Time is a flat circle, folks. Fresh off the heels of two SCOTUS decisions, Brett and Nazim discuss the Supreme Court hearing Trump's Executive Immuni...
Donald Trump and the Colorado Ballot
This week's episode covers Trump v. Anderson, which asks whether Colorado can prevent Donald Trump from being on the Presidential ballot due to the 14...
Trump, Double Jeopardy and Guns
Well hello there. The podcast returns for a discussion on executive immunity (United States v. Trump), double jeopardy and the insanity defense (McEl...
The Third Wrongest Decision of the 2023 Term
Brett and Nazim are back to discuss the case of Students for Fair Admissions v. North Carolina/Harvard, in which the Supreme Court struck down affirma...
The Two Wrongest Decisions of the 2023 Term
Well hello there. Your boys are back to discuss the two lousy decisions of Biden v. Nebraska (holding the President cannot forgive student loan debt...
Opinionpalooza
This week's episode covers big opinions from the past few weeks, including Twitter v. Taamneh (whether social media is civilly liable for terrorism),...
Down Goes the Internet
This week's episode covers two cases, Gonzales v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh, which appear to cover broad, important issues at first (the recruitme...
No Way FDA
This week's episode is jam-packed with current events, as it covers Clarence Thomas' recent ethics controversy, followed by Alliance for Hippocratic O...
New Kids on the Docket (Part 2)
Brett and Nazim continue last week's episode of covering new cases on the docket in 2023, which include Samia v. U.S. (does the Confrontation Clause b...
New Kids on the Docket (Part 1)
Look! We're back! Brett and Nazim return to discuss new cases added to the docket in 2023, including United States v. Hanson (whether an immigration...
The Seminal Case of "A" v. "The"
There are no Christmas themed cases this year, so Brett and Nazim usher in our holiday break by covering In re Grand Jury, a case with anonymous parti...
The Grinch Who Stole Student Loan Forgiveness
Ho ho ho! Just in time for the holidays, the podcast covers the most direct example of the Supreme Court possibly taking $20,000.00 out of your pocke...
Conservative Law Heat Check
This week's episode covers the case of Haaland v. Brackeen, a case involving Tribal Sovereignty and (stop us if you've heard this before) an argument...
The Annual Thanksgiving Mailbag Episode
Happy Thanksgiving, folks. This year's mailbag covers topics such as a Supreme Court code of ethics, the leaked Dobbs opinion, strict scrutiny on rel...
How Many Judges Does It Take to Define a Wetland?
If you love that age-old classic, you're going to love this week's episode covering Sackett v. EPA, which asks the Court to revisit the EPA's definiti...
Room Temperature News from Room Temperature Dudes
Brett and Nazim are bringing up the caboose on last week's news, covering Affirmative Action oral argument highlights, Lindsey Graham looking to avoid...
War(hol) Profiteers
This week's episode serves as the spiritual successor to Thursday's episode on intellectual property, as Brett and Nazim discuss Andy Warhol Foundatio...
The Citizen's Guide to Intellectual Property
Brett and Nazim continue a series of shorter episodes on fundamental legal topics. This episode covers intellectual property, including what is prote...
The Hogs of Federalism
This week's episode is a real SCOTUS ghost story for Nazim, as the podcast covers National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, which asks whether a Califo...
The Citizen's Guide to Getting Sued
Brett and Nazim continue a series of shorter episodes on fundamental legal topics. This episode covers the civil justice system, including how and wh...
The Citizen's Guide to Getting Arrested
Brett and Nazim continue a series of shorter episodes regarding fundamental legal topics. This episode covers the criminal justice system, including...
Nazim's Birthday Voting Rights Spectacular
In honor of the prosciutto playboy's birthday, Brett and Nazim cover the two big voting rights cases before the Supreme Court this term. The first is...
Masterpiece Cakes 3: Revenge of the Sachertorte
The age old battle over discrimination in public accommodations is back in this week's episode, as Brett and Nazim cover the case of 303 Creative, Inc...
The Neutrals!!, feat. Donald Trump, Mar A Largo, and Affirmative Action
This week's coming at you extra neutral this week, as Brett and Nazim try to take a neutral approach to two big Supreme Court issues and also say the...
The Citizen's Guide to Equal Protection
Brett and Nazim continue their series of shorter episodes with a companion episode to the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard / North Carolina cas...
The Citizen's Guide to the Courts
Brett and Nazim start a series of shorter episodes regarding fundamental legal topics. This episode covers the Judicial Branch, including what cases...
The Citizen's Guide to the Executive Branch
Brett and Nazim start a series of shorter episodes regarding fundamental legal topics. This episode covers the Executive Branch, including what it in...
The Citizen's Guide to Congress
Brett and Nazim start a series of shorter episodes regarding fundamental legal topics. This episode covers Congress, including who can serve, what th...