501 - Medical freedom or government overreach?
The Constitution Study podcast
Release Date: 12/15/2025
516 - Suing the US Postal Service
The Constitution Study podcast
Lebene Konan sued the Euless, Texas post office for what she claimed were there intentional failure to deliver mail to rental property she owned. The Supreme Court just said she didn’t have the right to sue.
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515 - Ending the Federal Vaccine Shield Law
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In 1988, Congress passed the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The logic behind this law was the belief that vaccines were so important to public health that holding vaccine manufacturers accountable for any injuries caused by the products was not possible. To end this unconstitutional law, Rand Paul has introduced Senate Bill 3853, the End the Vaccine Carveout Act.
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514 - Lifetime Gun Bans are Unconstitutional
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For decades, otherwise lawful gun owners have been denied their rights under the Second Amendment due to a federal law. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals just decided a case claiming that law unconstitutional as applied to a Mr. Hembree.
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513 - Trump's Tariffs Go Down at SCOTUS
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After only approximately three and a half months, the Supreme Court issued their opinion in the Trump Tariff case. The speed, and the fact that opinion was released so early in the court’s term, should indicate both how urgent the case was, and how impactful.
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512 - Free Speech Reprieve in Hawaii
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The Hawaiian legislature passed Act 191 in an attempt to prohibit “materially deceptive media” that would harm the “reputation or electoral prospects of a candidate in an election”. This seems like an infringement on free speech. Thankfully the District Court for the District of Hawaii agreed.
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511 - Private Property vs Gun Control
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How far can a state go to regulate the right to bear arms? Can a state override a person’s property rights? Can Hawaii proactively prohibit lawful gun owners from carrying on private property without owners prior consent? That is the question in the Supreme Court case Wolford v. Lopez.
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510 - When Governments Replace Parents
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We've all heard of the Nanny State, when government stops representing the people and tries to parent them. While there have been many attempts over the years for states to take over the parenting role of children, all with good intentions of course. However they never seem to learn that when the state tries to act as the parent, they not only fail, but often abuse the very children they claim to protect.
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509 - Congressional Subpoenas
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In a recent press release, the House Oversight Committee voted to advance two resolutions to hold “President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with duly issued subpoenas.” The question is, were those subpoenas lawful?
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508 - Men in Women's Sports - Oral Arguments
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Two cases came before the Supreme Court for oral arguments asking the same basic question. Can states prohibit men from participating in women’s sports?
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507 - Constitutional Carry, but...
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More than half of the states in the union allow constitutional carry, the right to carry a firearm without a permit or license. While Tennessee claims to have constitutional carry, their constitution places a but in that. A recent case in Tennessee Chancery Court asks whether two laws restricting someone's ability to bear arms is constitutional or not.
info_outlineIn response to the COVID-19 vaccine mandates, several states passed legislation to put a halt to such practices. For example Idaho recently passed the Medical Freedom Act. The question is, does this legislation protect medical freedom or is it just another example of government overreach.