About this episode

The episode discusses three legal opinions and a dissent, focusing on various court cases and judicial practices.

With shocking and uncharacteristic efficiency, we manage to discuss three merits opinions and one orders list dissent in only 47 minutes. Specifically, we revisit Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton (time limits for moving to vacate void judgments) and break down Berk v. Choy (an interesting Erie doctrine puzzle), and Ellingburg v. United States (criminal restitution and the Ex Post Facto Clause), while also managing to discuss Justice Jackson's broadside against the Court's practice of "martinization."

People in this episode

Hosts: Will Baude, Dan Epps

Topics covered

• legal opinions
• court cases
• Erie doctrine
• criminal restitution
• Ex Post Facto Clause
• judicial practices

Keywords

• Coney Island Auto Parts
• Berk v. Choy
• Ellingburg v. United States
• Ex Post Facto Clause
• Erie doctrine
• Justice Jackson
• court cases
• legal opinions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc., United States

Books & works: Berk v. Choy, Ellingburg v. United States, Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton

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