About this episode

The episode recaps the oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara and analyzes the Court's decision in Chiles v. Salazar, while discussing the length of judicial opinions.

We recap and reflect on the oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara (the birthright citizenship case) and then analyze the Court's recent decision in Chiles v. Salazar, about the First Amendment limits on Colorado's conversion therapy ban. We also confront the taboo question: Are judicial opinions too long?

People in this episode

Hosts: Will Baude, Dan Epps

Topics covered

• birthright citizenship
• First Amendment
• conversion therapy
• judicial opinions
• Supreme Court

Keywords

• Trump v. Barbara
• birthright citizenship
• Chiles v. Salazar
• First Amendment
• conversion therapy
• judicial opinions
• Supreme Court

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