Listen: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton talks Trump administration, Supreme Court and lawfare
Release Date: 01/17/2025
SCOTUS takes on birthright citizenship, nationwide injunctions and blocks religious charter school
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
Curt Levey, president of the Committee for Justice, joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to discuss the Supreme Court's latest arguments over birthright citizenship, nationwide injunctions and the justices' decision to block the nation's first religious charter school from opening in Oklahoma.
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Ilya Shapiro talks Supreme Court Catholic charter school and LGBTQ story time disputes
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
Ilya Shapiro, senior fellow and director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute, joins 'Court Watch' host Alex Swoyer to discuss an upcoming case before the Supreme Court this week involving a Catholic charter school and he breaks down last week's arguments concerning LGBTQ storytime for pre-K and elementary age students in a Maryland county. Shapiro also highlights his new book released earlier this year, "Lawless: The Miseducation of America's Elites."
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Supreme Court hears dispute over LGBTQ story time for elementary kids
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
Lawyer Nathan Lewin joined 'Court Watch' podcast host Alex Swoyer to discuss the Supreme Court's upcoming case involving Maryland parents, who challenge the school system's decision to have LGBTQ books read to pre-K and elementary school children without allowing them to opt out.
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The Supreme Court weighs the nation’s first religious charter school
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
Jim Campbell, chief legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, will argue the case on behalf of the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board, which sought to make St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School the nation’s first religious charter school. Mr. Campbell joined 'Court Watch' host Alex Swoyer to discuss the case, which will be heard in April.
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Supreme Court weighs if abortion providers can be denied Medicaid dollars
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
John Bursch, senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, will argue before the Supreme Court on April 2 to defend South Carolina’s 2018 move to eliminate Medicaid dollars going to abortion clinics. He joined "Court Watch" host Alex Swoyer to discuss the case, Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, formerly Kerr v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic.
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Mexico's case against U.S. gun makers hits the Supreme Court
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
Andrew Willinger, executive director at Duke Center for Firearms Law, joined 'Court Watch' host Alex Swoyer to discuss an upcoming Supreme Court dispute involving Mexico suing U.S. gun manufacturers, attempting to hold them liable for allegedly aiding and abetting the drug cartel. The justices hear the dispute March 4.
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Listen: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton talks Trump administration, Supreme Court and lawfare
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joins 'Court Watch' host Alex Swoyer to discuss the Supreme Court, incoming Trump administration and lawfare.
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Lawyer for TikTok user reacts to Supreme Court weighing TikTok ban
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
Jacob Huebert, president of the Liberty Justice Center, joined 'Court Watch' host Alex Swoyer to discuss the Supreme Court's oral arguments over a challenge to a law that bans TikTok from operating in the United States. Mr. Huebert represents a TikTok user challenging the ban.
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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti reacts to Supreme Court hearing state's law banning medical treatments for kids' sex changes
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to react to the Supreme Court hearing U.S. v. Skrmetti, where the justices are weighing Tennessee's law that bans medical treatment for youth suffering from gender dysphoria and looking to transition. The state law bans puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgery. It was challenged by the Biden Administration and American Civil Liberties Union.
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Supreme Court's November docket is light ahead of election
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
Josh Blackman, a professor at South Texas College of Law, joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to discuss the Supreme Court's November caseload, and he detailed the justices' upcoming dispute over a state ban on medical treatment for transgender youth, which is scheduled for Dec. 4.
info_outlineTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton joins 'Court Watch' host Alex Swoyer to discuss the Supreme Court, incoming Trump administration and lawfare.