Month: June 2017

Episode 010: Matal v. Tam, Part I

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court. This Episode is the first part of a two part look at the Court’s unanimous June 19th decision in Matal v. Tam, formerly known as Lee v. Tam, the case about the Asian-American rock band The Slants and their battle with the PTO to trademark their band name.

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Matal v. Tam

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Episode 009: Gorsuch’s Debut Opinion

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court.  In this episode, I analyze the Court’s unanimous June 12th decision in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc., the first opinion written by the newest Justice, Neil Gorsuch.

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Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc.

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Episode 008: Cooper v. Harris

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court.  In this episode, I talk about Cooper v. Harris, a case about the redrawing of two congressional districts in North Carolina following the 2010 census.

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Cooper v. Harris

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Episode 007: Nearly Unanimous

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court.  In this episode, we’re going to review the Court’s recent decisions in BNSF Railroad Co. v. Tyrrell and Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc.  Both of these decisions were issued on May 30th, and both were nearly unanimous with only a partial dissent by a single Justice.

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The Court’s Docket

BNSF Railroad Co. v. Tyrrell

Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc.

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