Ranked #1
"Oops.", says Justice Willett.
"Oops.", says Justice Willett.
In Shepperd v. United States, an attorney represented his client, the criminal defendant, and also the government's key ... Read more
29 Jun 2022
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38mins
Ranked #2
"May I search your phone, with good faith?"
"May I search your phone, with good faith?"
Can a police officer search a criminal suspect's cell phone in full, when the only charge in the warrant was drug posses... Read more
13 May 2022
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38mins
Ranked #3
"Do I need to listen to the Supreme Court?" The Fifth Circuit Has Doubts.
"Do I need to listen to the Supreme Court?" The Fifth Circuit Has Doubts.
When the U.S. Supreme Court remands a case back to a circuit court, how much room does the circuit court have to "play a... Read more
14 Mar 2022
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28mins
Ranked #4
A Retirement and A Resignation
A Retirement and A Resignation
In this episode, we talked about Justice Breyer's retirement and Justice Gregg Costa's unexpected resignation from the F... Read more
31 Jan 2022
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29mins
Ranked #5
COVID-19 is not that big of a deal, according to the Fifth Circuit
COVID-19 is not that big of a deal, according to the Fifth Circuit
On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ET... Read more
21 Nov 2021
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37mins
Ranked #6
Abortion, Standing, and the "Audition" for the Supreme Court
Abortion, Standing, and the "Audition" for the Supreme Court
In this episode, we talked about the Fifth Circuit's rulings on Texas's controversial legislation, the SB8. SB8 makes ev... Read more
30 Oct 2021
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42mins
Ranked #7
A Constitutional Crisis, or a Classic Lawyer's Drama?
A Constitutional Crisis, or a Classic Lawyer's Drama?
Several attorneys filed lawsuits against the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of Louisiana, alleging that some bar a... Read more
9 Aug 2021
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52mins
Ranked #8
The Federal Sentencing Guideline: a Non-Mandatory Dilemma
The Federal Sentencing Guideline: a Non-Mandatory Dilemma
In this episode, we are going to review five recent Fifth Circuit Cases regarding the federal sentencing guideline. Thes... Read more
9 May 2021
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #9
Big changes in FLSA, and another sad story about the death penalty
Big changes in FLSA, and another sad story about the death penalty
In this episode, we are going to cover six recently issued public opinions. Three of them are from the court's civil doc... Read more
18 Mar 2021
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52mins