Erwin Chemerinsky On How This Supreme Court Term Will Shape The Power Of The Presidency
Release Date: 10/09/2025
Why It's So Hard To Hold ICE Agents Accountable
Supreme Court Brief
On this episode of Supreme Court Brief, host Jimmy Hoover interviews the lawyer for George Retes, a U.S. citizen and veteran who was detained for three days by ICE following an immigration raid in California. Institute for Justice attorney Marie Miller explains how the Supreme Court's rulings have both fueled the administration's aggressive immigration crackdown and made it nearly impossible to hold officers accountable in court for alleged civil rights violations. Plus, Jimmy talks through a new death penalty case taken up by the Supreme Court this week involving claims of racial...
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Former FTC Chief On What Justices Got Wrong About 'Independent Agencies'
Supreme Court Brief
On today’s episode of Supreme Court Brief, host Jimmy Hoover takes an inside look at Monday’s blockbuster hearing on the fate of independent federal agencies and how it could vastly expand the powers of the presidency. Plus: a breakdown of Tuesday’s arguments on the constitutionality of a campaign finance law aimed at preventing public corruption by federal officials. Jimmy looks at why one key issue is whether Vice President J.D. Vance intends to run for the White House in 2028. Today's guest is Bill Kovacic, a former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission during the late Bush and...
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Harvard Law Professor On The 'Realignment' Of Conservative And Liberal Justices
Supreme Court Brief
On today's episode of Supreme Court Brief, host Jimmy Hoover breaks down the latest highlights from the courtroom as the justices considered copyright liability for internet service providers, and a pro-life group's civil rights lawsuit over a Democratic attorney general's subpoena. Today's guest is Harvard Law Professor Richard Re, who joins Supreme Court Brief to discuss his latest scholarship on the "legal realignment" that has occurred between conservative and liberal members of the Supreme Court, and the federal judiciary writ large. Host: Jimmy Hoover Guest: Richard Re Producer:...
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Supreme Court Reviewing Gun Restrictions For Private Property, Drug Use
Supreme Court Brief
On this episode of Supreme Court Brief, host Jimmy Hoover interviews Second Amendment scholar Haley Proctor of Notre Dame Law School on the major gun cases to be decided during the 2025-2026 term. Plus, a look at the court's decision this week to take up a case about the right of immigrants facing persecution to seek asylum in the U.S., and a recent trend of retired judges filing amicus briefs to the justices. Supreme Court Brief will be back after the week of Thanksgiving with more news and analysis of the nation's top court. Host: Jimmy Hoover Guest: Haley...
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The 'Enormous Shift' That Explains Trump's Supreme Court Victories
Supreme Court Brief
On this week’s episode of Supreme Court Brief, host Jimmy Hoover discusses the court’s intervention in a battle over food stamp benefits, new briefing over President Donald Trump’s efforts to deploy the National Guard, and oral arguments in the case of a Rastafarian prisoner who was forcibly shaved by prison guards. This week's guest is law professor Carolyn Shapiro, who explains how the Supreme Court’s under-the-radar shift in emergency docket cases is leading to a string of victories for the Trump administration. Shapiro argues that the court has quietly adopted...
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Breaking Down The Supreme Court's Arguments On Tariffs
Supreme Court Brief
On this edition of Supreme Court Brief, Jimmy analyzes Wednesday's lengthy hearing over the fate of President Donald Trump's tariffs, arguably the keystone economic policy of his second term. This weeks guest is Law.com litigation reporter Alyssa Aquino, who has closely followed the tariff cases since the challenges began. In their conversation, Jimmy and Alyssa highlight the most notable exchanges between the bench and the arguing attorneys, what they signal for the potential outcome of the case, and how a ruling against the administration could lead—as one justice put it—to a "mess"...
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Will Supreme Court Treat Trump Tariffs Like Biden Policies?
Supreme Court Brief
On today's episode of Supreme Court Brief, Jimmy updates listeners on a significant development in the case over whether President Donald Trump can deploy the National Guard to Chicago. In an unusual order Wednesday, the court signaled that it is unlikely to take any action in the case until at least mid-November—despite Trump's desire for "immediate" permission to proceed with the deployment. Today's guest is law professor and legal commentator Dan Epps, who joins Supreme Court Brief for an in-depth discussion of next week's Supreme Court argument about the legality of President...
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Supreme Court Weighing Fate of Independent Agencies
Supreme Court Brief
On today's episode of Supreme Court Brief from Law.com, host Jimmy Hoover provides an overview of a major new Second Amendment case to be decided this term and breaks down the latest emergency case over President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Chicago. Later on, Supreme Court lawyer Deepak Gupta joins the show to talk about the coming showdown at the court over the fate of independent federal agencies. Host: Jimmy Hoover Guest: Deepak Gupta Producer: Charles Garnar
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How Originalism Went From 'Fringe' Theory To Supreme Court Credo
Supreme Court Brief
On today's episode of Supreme Court Brief from Law.com, host Jimmy Hoover breaks down the Supreme Court's Wednesday oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, involving a major challenge to the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act cases. Jimmy explains why, following Wednesday's hearing, the Supreme Court's conservative majority now seems poised to strike a significant blow to minority voting districts by narrowing a key provision of the landmark 1965 law. Today's guest is conservative legal commentator and law professor Josh Blackman, who discusses his latest project as senior...
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Erwin Chemerinsky On How This Supreme Court Term Will Shape The Power Of The Presidency
Supreme Court Brief
On the inaugural episode of Supreme Court Brief, constitutional law scholar and dean of Berkeley Law School Erwin Chemerinsky discusses the upcoming October 2025 term, which kicked off on Monday. Erwin explains how the Supreme Court will be considering cases that could shape the power of the presidency, and whether the court's conservative majority will continue to side with President Donald Trump in his bold assertions of executive authority during his second term. Host: Jimmy Hoover Guest: Erwin Chemerinsky Producer: Charles Garnar
info_outlineOn the inaugural episode of Supreme Court Brief, constitutional law scholar and dean of Berkeley Law School Erwin Chemerinsky discusses the upcoming October 2025 term, which kicked off on Monday. Erwin explains how the Supreme Court will be considering cases that could shape the power of the presidency, and whether the court's conservative majority will continue to side with President Donald Trump in his bold assertions of executive authority during his second term.
Host: Jimmy Hoover
Guest: Erwin Chemerinsky
Producer: Charles Garnar