Entities appearing in fewer than three episodes. Each row names the episodes and what they were about. See the cases index for the recurring ones, which have full articles.
Abood v. Detroit Board of Education — A Teacher’s Brave Stand Against Her Union – Rebecca Friedrichs and Terry Pell (2017) — Rebecca Friedrichs and Terry Pell. Challenging Compulsory Public Sector Union Dues. · The Two Faces of Janus v. AFSCME (2018) — Jonathan Tasini. Janus v AFSCME and public sector unions.
Adair v. United States — The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State (2020) — Richard Epstein. The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State. · Which Side Are You On? (2022) — Richard Epstein. California FAST Act and minimum wage laws.
Auer v. Robbins — The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State (2020) — Richard Epstein. The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State.
Australian Firefighter Case — What’s Really to Blame for California and Australia Wildfires? (2020) — Myron Ebell. Causes of Wildfires in Australia and California.
Block v. Hirsh — Escaping the Statrix: Trevor Burrus’s Rent Control Red Pill (2021) — Trevor Burrus. Economic and constitutional failures of rent control.
Brady v. Maryland — [[episodes/joel_engel_on__scorched_worth__a_true_story_of_des|Joel Engel on Scorched Worth: A True Story of Destruction, Deceit, and Government Corruption, 6/3]] (2018) — Joel Engel. Government corruption and the Moonlight Fire legal battle.
Brown v. Board of Education — Leviathan in Chains: Michael Munger on Public Choice Economics (2017) — Michael Munger. Public Choice Economics and Political Authority. · The United States of Anonymous (2022) — Jeff Kosseff. History and legal status of anonymity in America.
Buck v. Bell — Vaccine Mandates, George Mason, and the Bill of Rights (2021) — Todd Zywicki and Jenin Younes. Legal challenge to university vaccine mandate.
Buckley v. Valeo — Is Socialism Still a Dirty Word? (2021) — John Judis. The Evolution of Modern American Socialism. · Moving California Forward with the Common Sense Party (2023) — Tom Campbell. The Common Sense Party and California political reform.
Cady, Roberts & Co. — Legalize Insider Trading (2009) — Don Boudreaux. Legal and economic arguments for legalizing insider trading.
Carlin Communications v. Mountain States — ‘Jawboning against Speech’ with Will Duffield (2023) — Will Duffield. Government jawboning and informal coercion of private entities.
Champion v. Ames — California’s Food Fight (2022) — Richard Epstein. Constitutional challenge to California Proposition 12 pork regulations.
Chaoulli v. Quebec — Will Americans Accept Second Class Medicine? (2013) — Dr. Jeffrey Singer. The systematic destruction of private medical practice.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. — Gail Heriot on the Significance of Justice Scalia’s Passing (2016) — Gail Heriot. Legal and political implications of Justice Scalia death.
Chinese Exclusion Case — Hard Questions About Asylum and Afghanistan (2021) — Ilya Somin. Immigration and asylum policy in the Afghanistan crisis.
Citizens United v. FEC — Who Wants to Buy a Politician? With Mike Munger (2015) — Mike Munger. Campaign finance and money in politics. · Ilya Shapiro on the Supreme Court in the Balance (2016) — Ilya Shapiro. Supreme Court and the 2016 Election.
Commonwealth v. McCarthy — The Mass Surveillance nobody is talking about (2022) — Jonathan Hofer. Automated License Plate Readers and Privacy Rights. · A PSA on ALPRs (2022) — Jonathan Hofer. Automated License Plate Readers and Surveillance Privacy.
Copley Press, Inc. v. Superior Court — California Dreamin’ – About Sane Government (2013) — Steve Greenhut. Political and economic decline of California.
Coppage v. Kansas — The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State (2020) — Richard Epstein. The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State. · Which Side Are You On? (2022) — Richard Epstein. California FAST Act and minimum wage laws.
Covington — On Crowds and Tribalism (2019) — Robbie Soave. Media tribalism and the rush to judgment.
Covington Catholic incident — On Crowds and Tribalism (2019) — Robbie Soave. Media tribalism and the rush to judgment.
Crown Heights riots case — Hate Crimes Legislation (2009) — Jacob Sullum. Critique of Hate Crimes Legislation and Federalism.
Cuban Missile Crisis — Chris Preble on Ukraine (2022) — Chris Preble. US Foreign Policy Principles and the Ukraine Crisis.
Dean Milk Co. v. City of Madison — California’s Food Fight (2022) — Richard Epstein. Constitutional challenge to California Proposition 12 pork regulations.
Department of Justice v. Google — Why Trustbusting Big Tech is a Bad Idea (2020) — Ryan Young. DOJ antitrust lawsuit against Google and Big Tech.
District Columbia v. Heller — Awaiting the Verdict in Timbs v. Indiana (2018) — Sam Gedge. Timbs v Indiana and Civil Asset Forfeiture.
Dobbs — Judicial Round-Up with Clark Neily (2022) — Clark Neily. Supreme Court Dobbs decision and police accountability. · Ranking Freedom in the 50 States (2022) — William Ruger and Jason Sorens. Cato Institute Freedom in the 50 States report.
Dobbs v. Jackson — Judicial Round-Up with Clark Neily (2022) — Clark Neily. Supreme Court Dobbs decision and police accountability.
Dred Scott — Revenge of the Pen and the Phone (2018) — Sheldon Gilbert. History and legal foundations of birthright citizenship.
Dynamex — Terrible New Worker “Protection” Laws Threaten the Gig Economy (2020)
Fisher v. University of Texas — Gail Heriot on the Significance of Justice Scalia’s Passing (2016) — Gail Heriot. Legal and political implications of Justice Scalia death.
Fort Sumter — Did California Just Declare Itself a Nation-State? (2020) — Frank Buckley. American Secession and the Return to Federalism.
Friedrichs v. CTA — A Teacher’s Brave Stand Against Her Union – Rebecca Friedrichs and Terry Pell (2017) — Rebecca Friedrichs and Terry Pell. Challenging Compulsory Public Sector Union Dues.
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia — Philip Hamburger on Court Packing (2021) — Philip Hamburger. The Existential Threat of Court Packing.
Fulton v. Philadelphia — Philip Hamburger on Court Packing (2021) — Philip Hamburger. The Existential Threat of Court Packing.
George Zimmerman trial — California Dreamin’ – About Sane Government (2013) — Steve Greenhut. Political and economic decline of California.
Gibbons v. Ogden — California’s Food Fight (2022) — Richard Epstein. Constitutional challenge to California Proposition 12 pork regulations. · Which Side Are You On? (2022) — Richard Epstein. California FAST Act and minimum wage laws.
Gibson Guitar — “You’re Under Arrest!”: Overcriminalization with Brian Walsh (2015) — Brian Walsh. Explosion of Federal Criminal Law and Overcriminalization.
Gold Clause Cases — AMERICAN DEFAULT (2019) — Sebastian Edwards. The 1933 United States Debt Default.
Gonzales v. Raich — Overruling Government Overreach: Damon Root on the Libertarian Legal Movement (2014) — Damon Root. Judicial Restraint and the War for the Supreme Court.
Griswold v. Connecticut — Overruling Government Overreach: Damon Root on the Libertarian Legal Movement (2014) — Damon Root. Judicial Restraint and the War for the Supreme Court. · Evan Bernick on the Dobbs Draft (2022) — Evan Bernick. Leaked Dobbs Draft and Abortion Rights.
Gundy — The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State (2020) — Richard Epstein. The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State.
Gundy v. United States — Which Side Are You On? (2022) — Richard Epstein. California FAST Act and minimum wage laws.
Heller — Which State is the Most Free? (2022) — Will Ruger and Jason Sorens. Freedom in the 50 States ranking and analysis. · Ranking Freedom in the 50 States (2022) — William Ruger and Jason Sorens. Cato Institute Freedom in the 50 States report.
Heller v. D.C. — Overruling Government Overreach: Damon Root on the Libertarian Legal Movement (2014) — Damon Root. Judicial Restraint and the War for the Supreme Court.
Heller v. District of Columbia — [[episodes/entrepreneurs__outlaws__and_the_right_to_bear_arms|Entrepreneurs, Outlaws, and the Right to Bear Arms – David Harsanyi on First Freedom]] (2018) — David Harsanyi. History of firearms and the Second Amendment.
Holman v. Athens Empire Laundry Company — How the Free Market Will Save the Planet (2014) — Walter Block. Libertarian principles and the non-aggression principle.
Horne v. USDA — Baylen Linnekin on the Front lines of the Fight for Food Freedom (2015) — Baylen Linnekin. Food freedom and government regulation of food.
Humphrey’s Executor — The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State (2020) — Richard Epstein. The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State.
Imbler v. Pachtman — Judicial Round-Up with Clark Neily (2022) — Clark Neily. Supreme Court Dobbs decision and police accountability. · Dobbs, the Democratization of Rights, and the Disaster of Qualified Immunity (2022) — Clark Neily. Constitutional implications of the Dobbs decision and judicial immunity.
INS v. Chadha — A Lame Duck’s Last Stand (2017) — Sam Batkins. Midnight regulations and the administrative state.
Jacobson v. Massachusetts — Vaccine Mandates, George Mason, and the Bill of Rights (2021) — Todd Zywicki and Jenin Younes. Legal challenge to university vaccine mandate. · A Libertarian Legal Perspective on Vaccine Mandates (2021) — Bob Levy. Constitutional and Libertarian Perspectives on Vaccine Mandates.
Kelsay v. Ernst — An Unprecedented Opportunity to Revisit Unqualified Immunity (2020) — Clark Neily. Qualified Immunity and Police Accountability Reform.
Korean War — Ivan Eland on the Rogue Presidency (2019)
Korematsu v. United States — Understanding the Victim Cult (2021) — Mark Milke. The rise of victim culture and identity politics. · Taking the Lapdog Press to Task on Foreign Policy Reporting (2023) — Ted Galen Carpenter. Media subservience to government foreign policy narratives.
Krister Evertson — “You’re Under Arrest!”: Overcriminalization with Brian Walsh (2015) — Brian Walsh. Explosion of Federal Criminal Law and Overcriminalization.
Lilly Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. — An Intellectual Discussion of Sexual Harassment with Richard Epstein (2018) — Richard Epstein. Evolution of Sexual Harassment Law and Due Process.
Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell — Gail Heriot on the Significance of Justice Scalia’s Passing (2016) — Gail Heriot. Legal and political implications of Justice Scalia death.
Lochner — Overruling Government Overreach: Damon Root on the Libertarian Legal Movement (2014) — Damon Root. Judicial Restraint and the War for the Supreme Court.
Matthew Shepard case — Hate Crimes Legislation (2009) — Jacob Sullum. Critique of Hate Crimes Legislation and Federalism.
McConnell v. FEC — Who Wants to Buy a Politician? With Mike Munger (2015) — Mike Munger. Campaign finance and money in politics.
McDonald v. City of Chicago — [[episodes/entrepreneurs__outlaws__and_the_right_to_bear_arms|Entrepreneurs, Outlaws, and the Right to Bear Arms – David Harsanyi on First Freedom]] (2018) — David Harsanyi. History of firearms and the Second Amendment.
Microsoft case — Antitrust 101 with Ryan Young (2019) — Ryan Young. History and economic impact of antitrust regulation.
Minnesota Rate Cases — The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State (2020) — Richard Epstein. The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State.
Missouri v. Biden — The New Face of Government Censorship (2023) — Will Duffield. Government jawboning and informal pressure on free speech.
Missouri v. Louisiana — ‘Jawboning against Speech’ with Will Duffield (2023) — Will Duffield. Government jawboning and informal coercion of private entities.
Mistretta v. United States — The New Civil Liberties Movement (2021) — Philip Hamburger. Government coercion and the surrender of constitutional rights.
Moore v. Harper — Dick Morris on the 2022 and 2024 Elections (2022) — Dick Morris and John Giadjopoulos. American Politics and the 2024 Trump Comeback.
Motel Caswell — Cops Are No Better Than Criminals (2011) — Mike Riggs. Civil asset forfeiture and property rights.
Munn v. Illinois — [[episodes/john_marini_on__unmasking_the_administrative_state|John Marini on Unmasking the Administrative State]] (2019) — Randall Holcombe. Transformation of American Government from Liberty to Democracy. · Randall G. Holcombe on Liberty in Peril (2019) — Randall Holcombe. Transformation from Liberty to Majoritarian Democracy.
NAACP v. Alabama — The United States of Anonymous (2022) — Jeff Kosseff. History and legal status of anonymity in America.
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius — Philip Hamburger on Court Packing (2021) — Philip Hamburger. The Existential Threat of Court Packing.
National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. — Timothy Sandefur on The Libertarian Constitution (2021) — Timothy Sandefur. The Libertarian Constitution Project.
National Pork Producers Council v. Ross — California’s Food Fight (2022) — Richard Epstein. Constitutional challenge to California Proposition 12 pork regulations.
NBC v. United States — The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State (2020) — Richard Epstein. The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State.
New York Times v. Sullivan — An Intellectual Discussion of Sexual Harassment with Richard Epstein (2018) — Richard Epstein. Evolution of Sexual Harassment Law and Due Process. · The United States of Anonymous (2022) — Jeff Kosseff. History and legal status of anonymity in America.
North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC — New data shows that occupational licensing does nothing to increase quality (2022) — Dick Carpenter. Occupational licensing and economic liberty. · The Presumption of Liberty & Occupational Licensing (2022) — Dick Carpenter. Occupational licensing and economic liberty barriers.
Obamacare case — A Libertarian Legal Perspective on Vaccine Mandates (2021) — Bob Levy. Constitutional and Libertarian Perspectives on Vaccine Mandates.
Obergefell — Which State is the Most Free? (2022) — Will Ruger and Jason Sorens. Freedom in the 50 States ranking and analysis. · Ranking Freedom in the 50 States (2022) — William Ruger and Jason Sorens. Cato Institute Freedom in the 50 States report.
Obergefell v. Hodges — Evan Bernick on the Dobbs Draft (2022) — Evan Bernick. Leaked Dobbs Draft and Abortion Rights.
Olmstead v. United States — Matthew Feeney on Best Practices for Police Body Cameras (2016) — Matthew Feeney. Police body cameras accountability and privacy.
One, Inc. v. Olesen — Jonathan Rauch on the New Attacks on Free Thought (2015) — Jonathan Rauch. The necessity of protecting hate speech.
Pactel — Escaping the Statrix: Trevor Burrus’s Rent Control Red Pill (2021) — Trevor Burrus. Economic and constitutional failures of rent control.
Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc. — California’s Food Fight (2022) — Richard Epstein. Constitutional challenge to California Proposition 12 pork regulations.
Plessy v. Ferguson — Ilya Shapiro on the Supreme Court in the Balance (2016) — Ilya Shapiro. Supreme Court and the 2016 Election.
Quasi-War — Ivan Eland on the Rogue Presidency (2019)
Rainwater Collection Case — What’s Really to Blame for California and Australia Wildfires? (2020) — Myron Ebell. Causes of Wildfires in Australia and California.
Reed v. Covert — War – A Rationale For Extra-Constitutional Power? (2013) — Chris Preble. War as a political tool to bypass constitutional safeguards.
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke — 5 Questions for David Bernstein on Racial Classification (2022) — David Bernstein. The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America. · Exploring the Borderlands of Legal Whiteness with David Bernstein (2022) — David Bernstein. Government racial classification in America.
Rodney King case — Hate Crimes Legislation (2009) — Jacob Sullum. Critique of Hate Crimes Legislation and Federalism.
Santobello v. New York — Punishment without trial? It’s the new normal (2022) — Carissa Hessick. Plea bargaining and the decline of jury trials. · What happened to the right to a trial by jury? (2022) — Carissa Hessick. Plea bargaining and the criminal justice system.
Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States — How to Create a Legitimacy Crisis (2019) — Ilya Somin. Court packing and Supreme Court reform.
Scopes trial — Richard Epstein on Climate Change (2017) — Richard Epstein. Science and Politics of Climate Change.
SEC v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. — Legalize Insider Trading (2009) — Don Boudreaux. Legal and economic arguments for legalizing insider trading.
Selective Draft Law Cases — Conscription Gets a Face Lift (2020) — Warren Gibson. Mandatory National Service and the Draft Report.
Seminole Rock — The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State (2020) — Richard Epstein. The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State.
Shelby County v. Holder — Demystifying the Supreme Court (2019) — David Kaplan. The excessive power of the US Supreme Court.
Skidmore v. Swift & Co. — The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State (2020) — Richard Epstein. The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State.
Skilling v. United States — A Libertarian Plan (2010) — Matt Welch. Balancing the federal budget through constitutional limits.
Slaughter-House Cases — Local Leviathan: Clint Bolick on Grassroots Tyranny (2018) — Clint Bolick. Grassroots Tyranny and the Limits of Federalism.
Slaughterhouse Cases — Amy Coney Barrett on Trial (2020) — Randy Barnett. Originalism and the Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation.
South Dakota v. Dole — The New Civil Liberties Movement (2021) — Philip Hamburger. Government coercion and the surrender of constitutional rights.
South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. — California’s Food Fight (2022) — Richard Epstein. Constitutional challenge to California Proposition 12 pork regulations.
Spanish-Cuban War — Utopia Unmasked (2019) — Clifton Ross. The tragic decline of Venezuela.
Spartan Securities v. SEC — The New Civil Liberties Movement (2021) — Philip Hamburger. Government coercion and the surrender of constitutional rights.
St. Joseph Abbey v. Castille — Overruling Government Overreach: Damon Root on the Libertarian Legal Movement (2014) — Damon Root. Judicial Restraint and the War for the Supreme Court.
State of Arizona v. a 1978 Pontiac Fiero — Abusive Fines and Fees (2022) — Bill Maurer. Abuse of civil asset forfeiture and municipal fines.
State of Indiana v. $100 and a Black Cadillac — Awaiting the Verdict in Timbs v. Indiana (2018) — Sam Gedge. Timbs v Indiana and Civil Asset Forfeiture.
Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill — Can California’s Endangered Species Survive U.S. Fish & Wildlife Policy? (2018) — Tony Francois. Endangered Species Act and regulatory overreach.
Trump v. Hawaii — Demystifying the Supreme Court (2019) — David Kaplan. The excessive power of the US Supreme Court.
TVA case — Can California’s Endangered Species Survive U.S. Fish & Wildlife Policy? (2018) — Tony Francois. Endangered Species Act and regulatory overreach.
TVA v. Hill — Can California’s Endangered Species Survive U.S. Fish & Wildlife Policy? (2018) — Tony Francois. Endangered Species Act and regulatory overreach. · Damien Schiff on the Endangered Species Act (2021) — Damien Schiff. Endangered Species Act and Private Property Rights.
U.S. Private Vaults — Civil Asset Forfeiture Revisited (2023) — Mike Greenberg. Civil asset forfeiture and policing for profit.
U.S. v. Martinez-Fuerte — The “Ratchet Effect” in Real Time (2020) — Pat Eddington. Federal police power and the Portland experiment.
United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. — Ivan Eland on the Rogue Presidency (2019)
United States v. Jones — The Mass Surveillance nobody is talking about (2022) — Jonathan Hofer. Automated License Plate Readers and Privacy Rights. · A PSA on ALPRs (2022) — Jonathan Hofer. Automated License Plate Readers and Surveillance Privacy.
United States v. Microsoft Corp. — Why Trustbusting Big Tech is a Bad Idea (2020) — Ryan Young. DOJ antitrust lawsuit against Google and Big Tech.
United States v. Miller — [[episodes/entrepreneurs__outlaws__and_the_right_to_bear_arms|Entrepreneurs, Outlaws, and the Right to Bear Arms – David Harsanyi on First Freedom]] (2018) — David Harsanyi. History of firearms and the Second Amendment.
United States v. Wong Kim Ark — Revenge of the Pen and the Phone (2018) — Sheldon Gilbert. History and legal foundations of birthright citizenship. · Understanding the Victim Cult (2021) — Mark Milke. The rise of victim culture and identity politics.
US Private Vaults — Civil Asset Forfeiture Revisited (2023) — Mike Greenberg. Civil asset forfeiture and policing for profit.
US Vaults — Pleading the Fourth: The Institute for Justice’s Fight Against Policing-for-Profit (2023) — Mike Greenberg. Civil Asset Forfeiture and Policing for Profit.
UVA rape hoax — On Crowds and Tribalism (2019) — Robbie Soave. Media tribalism and the rush to judgment.
Warren Hastings trial — Which Impeachment Movie Are You Watching? (2019) — Gene Healy. Historical and legal nuances of presidential impeachment.
Washington v. Glucksberg — Evan Bernick on the Dobbs Draft (2022) — Evan Bernick. Leaked Dobbs Draft and Abortion Rights.
Watergate — Withholding Judgment on Impeachment with John Rothmann (2020) — John Rothmann. The political nature of the Trump impeachment trial.
West Virginia v. EPA — Which Side Are You On? (2022) — Richard Epstein. California FAST Act and minimum wage laws.
Weyerhaeuser v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — Damien Schiff on the Endangered Species Act (2021) — Damien Schiff. Endangered Species Act and Private Property Rights.
Wolff Packing Co. v. Court of Industrial Relations — Which Side Are You On? (2022) — Richard Epstein. California FAST Act and minimum wage laws.
Wong Kim Ark — Revenge of the Pen and the Phone (2018) — Sheldon Gilbert. History and legal foundations of birthright citizenship.
World War II — Ivan Eland on the Rogue Presidency (2019)
Yick Wo v. Hopkins — The War on Chinese Restaurants with Gabriel Chin (2017) — Gabriel Jack Chin. The historical war on Chinese restaurants.