Advisory Opinions - Story Time for Fed Court Nerds

Story Time for Fed Court Nerds

11/28/23 • 72 min

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Sarah and David return from their Thanksgiving feasts to serve up a very nerdy episode on fed court law. Enjoy:

-David giving a lowdown of the Voting Rights Act

-Hacking minority districts

-Laws created by court precedents versus laws created by statutes

-Any standing experts out there?

-Undoing the Warren Court

-Section Two Rights vindicated in civil court

-Reporters: Don’t go to activists for legal analysis

-Elon versus Media Matters

-Match maker Sarah, make me a match

Show Notes:

-Eight Circuit two to one opinion

-Section Two of the Voting Rights Act

-Elon v Media Matters

-Video: Hostage reunites with family

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Sarah and David return from their Thanksgiving feasts to serve up a very nerdy episode on fed court law. Enjoy:

-David giving a lowdown of the Voting Rights Act

-Hacking minority districts

-Laws created by court precedents versus laws created by statutes

-Any standing experts out there?

-Undoing the Warren Court

-Section Two Rights vindicated in civil court

-Reporters: Don’t go to activists for legal analysis

-Elon versus Media Matters

-Match maker Sarah, make me a match

Show Notes:

-Eight Circuit two to one opinion

-Section Two of the Voting Rights Act

-Elon v Media Matters

-Video: Hostage reunites with family

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Previous Episode

Hamburger Mary's Risqué Drag Show

Sarah and David have a big ol' pod today, wherein they discuss a First Amendment case involving risqué drag shows at a burger joint, hunter harassment laws, and challenges to Donald Trump's ballot access. Spoiler: Sarah was right. Also:

-Masked protesters and Anti-Klan laws

-Bad facts make bad laws

-Lawyers and Non-germaine activities

-David's window-dressing ignorance

-Boudreaux's Butt Paste

-Trump's ballot access in Colorado

-Guys: you gotta get married.

Show notes:

-Hamburger Mary's at SCOTUS

-Hunter Harassment laws challenge

-Compulsory bar membership

-Trump's ballot access challenge in Colorado

-The Meaning and Ambiguity of Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment

-Ilya Somin in Reason

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Next Episode

Inconsistent and Repugnant

On today’s episode, David and Sarah break down the most interesting Supreme Court argument of this term and what it means for the future of double jeopardy law. But first, they have to shout out the dating site that is the AO comment section. Also on the docket:

-Mistrials vs. double jeopardy

-Federal rights and state interpretations

-The coolest word you've never used

-David calls for thoughtful comments

-How to lose with valor at SCOTUS

-Fifth circuit on the brain

-A second bite of the Rahimi apple

-Revealing AO's next long-awaited guest

Show notes:

-SNL: Weights and Measures with Nate Bargatze

-McElrath v. Georgia

-Blockburger v. United States