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S19, E02: Summer of SCOTUS 2025: JRob's Tough Year (Aired 7/18/2025)
Nia Rodgers and John Aughenbaugh
Aughie and Nia explore the rather difficult year Chief Justice John Roberts has had in keeping the SCOTUS on track and productive.
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S19, E03: Summer of SCOTUS 2025: The First Set of Cases (Aired 7/18/2025)
Nia Rodgers and John Aughenbaugh
Nia and Aughie discuss the following case rulings: Oklahoma Statewide Charter Board v. Drummond, Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Commission, Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, and Martin v. United States.
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S19, E04: Summer of SCOTUS 2025: The Second Set of Cases (Aired 7/18/2025)
Nia Rodgers and John Aughenbaugh
Aughie and Nia discuss the following case rulings: United States v. Skrmetti, Diamond Alternative Energy v. EPA, Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, and Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers' Research.
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S19, E05: Summer of SCOTUS: The Third Set of Cases (Aired 7/18/2025)
Nia Rodgers and John Aughenbaugh
Nia and Aughie discuss the following case rulings: Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, Mahmoud v. Taylor, and Trump v CASA.
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S19, E06: Summer of SCOTUS 2025: Wrapping It Up (Aired 7/18/2025)
Nia Rodgers and John Aughenbaugh
Aughie gives Nia a run-down on all the statistics of the most recent SCOTUS session; who talked the most and least, who wrote the most and least, who agreed the most and least, and other statistics and observations.
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S19, E07: Summer of SCOTUS 2025: Looking Ahead (Aired 7/18/2025)
Nia Rodgers and John Aughenbaugh
Aughie gives listeners a preview of some of the cases that have been accepted for adjudication in the next SCOTUS term, including: Louisiana v. Calais, Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, Hamm v. Smith, Elingburg v. U.S., Chiles v. Salazar, National Republican Senatorial Committee v. FEC, Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, and a combination of two cases, Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.J.P.
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S20, E01: Federalist 51 (Aired 9/5/2025)
Nia Rodgers and John Aughenbaugh
Aughie and Nia discuss Federalist Paper 51, which lays out checks and balances in the proposed federal government. James Madison is the author of Federalist 51. Centinel 1, by Samuel Bryan, responds.
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S20, E02: Federalist 68 (Aired 9/12/2025)
Nia Rodgers and John Aughenbaugh
Nia and Aughie discuss Federalist Paper 68, the election of the President of the United States. Alexander Hamilton lays out the electoral college in Federalist 68. The response, Cato 4, was likely written by George Clinton.
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S20, E03: Federalist 78 (Aired 9/19/2025)
Nia Rodgers and John Aughenbaugh
Aughie and Nia discuss the final Federalist Paper in this series, number 78. In this Federalist Paper, Alexander Hamilton tackles the appointment of judges and justices in the Judicial Branch of the proposed government. Brutus (likely Robert Yates) responds in Brutus papers 11, 12, and 15.
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S20, E04: Can He Do That? Sinking Venezuelan Boats (Aired 9/22/2025)
Nia Rodgers and John Aughenbaugh
Aughie and Nia discuss the legal and Constitutional answers to the question: Can President Trump order the destruction of Venezuelan boats?
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S20, E05: Can He Do That? Renaming the Defense Department (Aired 9/22/2025)
Nia Rodgers and John Aughenbaugh
Nia and Aughie discuss the legal and Constitutional answers to the question: Can President Trump rename the Department of Defense?
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