Summary: Our podcast this week is divided into two episodes. In this episode we review the two cases granted certiorari this week and four of the seven opinions issued this week: Florida v. Jardines - whether the police use of a dog trained to sniff for drugs at the front door of the defendant’s home is an illegal search in violation of the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable search and seizures. Hosanna Tabor Church and School v. EEOC - whether a teacher at a religious school in Missouri is prohibited from filing a claim of employment discrimination against the church that hired her, because she falls under the "ministerial exception" - a principle of law deriving from the First Amendment’s religion clause that excepts religious institutions from employment discrimination laws. Minneci v. Pollard - whether an inmate in a Federal Prison can sue the federal contractors who operated the prison for a violation of his constitutional right against cruel and unusual punishment. Smith v. Cain - whether the Brady violations that occurred in the case warrant reversal of the defendant’s conviction. Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter - whether the Department of Interior is obligated to pay off all money owed on contracts with Indian tribes, even if Congress does not appropriate enough money. Gonzales v. Thaler - a case concerning the timeliness of a habeas corpus petition by a state prisoner. OPINIONS (click to download) Smith v. Cain (10-8145) CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood (10-948) Minneci v. Pollard (10-1104) Gonzalez v. Thaler (10-895) Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC (10-553) Pacific Operators Offshore, LLP v. Valladolid (10-507) Perry v. New Hampshire (10-8974) GRANTS OF CERTIORARI (click on case name to download lower court decision) Florida v. Jardines (Florida Supreme Court) Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter (10th Cir.)
