All episodes of What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law

How the Dormant Commerce Clause tries to stop states from passing laws that put an undue burden on interstate commerce. Plus, what's going on with student debt relief: who filed a lawsuit against it and why.

Published 11/27/22

70- Trump's Bet on Cannon

When the FBI executed a search warrant on his home, Trump and his lawyers filed their complaints in a district where they thought they’d get sympathetic treatment from Judge Aileen Cannon, who Trump appointed. The assignment of a particular judge is not up to Trump, but in this case, he got lucky, and Cannon was assigned. How did Trump’s gamble on getting his case in front of Judge Cannon work out? Let’s find out.

Published 10/22/22

69- The Mar-a-Lago Warrant

Elizabeth teaches Roman about which crimes the Justice Department is interested in as described in the Mar-a-Lago search warrant

Published 09/10/22

68- The Longest Week

We go through the other Supreme Court decisions that were released the same week Roe was overturned.

Published 08/12/22

67- Jan 6 and the Evidence Against Trump

What have we learned from the January 6th Committee hearings and what does is mean for a potential Justice Department investigation of Trump?

Published 08/05/22

66- After Dobbs

The Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision has overturned Roe v. Wade and revoked the right to abortion, a Constitutionally guaranteed right we have had for about 50 years. What happens now?

Published 06/29/22

65- The Second Amendment

The recent mass shootings and a New York gun carrying permit case calls for an examination of the current interpretation of the Second Amendment.

Published 06/07/22

64- Ethics and Masks

What happens when a case in front of the Supreme Court involves the spouse of one of the justices?

Published 05/16/22

63- The Leaked Draft

The leaked draft majority opinion that threatens to strike down the constitutional right to abortion and potentially many other rights

Published 05/04/22

62- On the Other End of the Line

Trump's improper dealing with Ukraine was what led to his first impeachment. While most of us were focused on the domestic political implications of Trump's action, the country of Ukraine was put into jeopardy in a way that many didn't fully realize until the recent Russian invasion.

Published 03/31/22

61- Book Banning and the Constitution

What can the government do about the school library and the classroom and what does the Constitution say about it?

Published 03/02/22

60- The Administrative State

What two SCOTUS rulings about COVID vaccine mandates tell us about the future of the Administrative State

Published 02/01/22

59- A Jurisprudence of Doubt

What are the current precedents when it comes to abortion rights and how solid do they feel right now?

Published 12/17/21

58- Executive Privilege, SB 8 update, and Rust

An update on SB 8, Executive Privilege of presidential records, and a short digression into criminal law with the tragic death on a movie set

Published 11/01/21

57- The Eastman Memo

John Eastman, a mainstream conservative lawyer working for Trump, outlined a plan for VP Pence to declare Trump the winner of the 2020 election regardless of the votes. It didn't happen, but should we be worried about the memo when it comes to future elections?

Published 10/06/21

56- Shadow Docket

The Shadow Docket, Texas's SB 8, and the state of abortion rights in the US

Published 09/09/21

55- Double Dose of Jacobson

As people argue over public policy regarding the COVID vaccine, Jacobson V. Massachusetts (1905) is invoked a lot. Plus, Trump is in court and the first Capitol riot conviction.

Published 08/03/21