Podcast

Unwritten Law

Author: Mark Chenoweth & John Vecchione
Feed episode count: 129
Official site: https://nclalegal.org/media/unwritten-law/
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Summary

Every day, unelected federal agencies make decisions that affect your job, your business, your speech, your property, and your constitutional rights—often without Congress ever voting on them. From the rules that govern small businesses to the regulations that shape everyday life, the modern administrative state reaches further than most Americans realize. On Unwritten Law, constitutional lawyers Mark Chenoweth and John Vecchione break down the biggest legal battles involving federal agencies, government overreach, and the Constitution. Each episode explores real cases challenging the expanding power of the administrative state, explaining how these disputes affect ordinary Americans, businesses, and the future of limited government. Whether the topic is the Supreme Court, free speech, property rights, due process, jury trials, executive power, or the separation of powers, Unwritten Law explains the legal issues behind today's biggest constitutional debates in clear, accessible language. You'll hear directly from the attorneys litigating landmark cases, as well as clients whose lives and livelihoods have been changed by unlawful government action. Produced by the New Civil Liberti…

Episodes

Aug 1, 2026 · not_requested

Can the Government Force You to Join a Private Organization?

Duration seconds: 1787
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/can-the-government-force-you-to-join-a-private-organization

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Jul 31, 2026 · not_requested

Can Government Disarm a Synagogue?

Duration seconds: 1129
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/can-government-disarm-a-synagogue

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Jul 29, 2026 · not_requested

Should SCOTUS Revisit Its 120-Year-Old Vaccine Precedent?

Duration seconds: 1206
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/should-scotus-revisit-its-120-year-old-vaccine-precedent

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Jul 22, 2026 · not_requested

Can the Government Escape Accountability for Censorship?

Duration seconds: 1321
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/can-the-government-escape-accountability-for-censorship

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Jul 21, 2026 · not_requested

Can Agency Commentary Increase Your Prison Sentence?

Duration seconds: 784
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/can-agency-commentary-increase-your-prison-sentence

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Jul 14, 2026 · not_requested

SCOTUS Special (Part 4): Title IX Means Sex

Duration seconds: 972
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/scotus-special-part-4-title-ix-means-sex

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Jul 14, 2026 · not_requested

SCOTUS Special (Part 3): A Major Win for Digital Privacy

Duration seconds: 1189
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/scotus-special-part-3-a-major-win-for-digital-privacy

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Jul 10, 2026 · not_requested

SCOTUS Summer Series (Part 1): The End of Humphrey's Executor

Duration seconds: 1600
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/scotus-summer-series-part-1-the-end-of-humphreys-executor

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Jul 10, 2026 · not_requested

SCOTUS Special (Part 2): The Federal Reserve Exception?

Duration seconds: 1792
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/scotus-special-part-2-the-federal-reserve-exception

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Jul 2, 2026 · not_requested

Justice Thomas's Warning to Federal Agencies

Duration seconds: 876
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/justice-thomass-warning-to-federal-agencies

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Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested

SCOTUS Rejects Hawaii's Gun Rights Workaround

Duration seconds: 859
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/scotus-rejects-hawaiis-gun-rights-workaround

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Jun 23, 2026 · not_requested

The SEC Case That Could Expand Jury Trial Rights

Duration seconds: 1191
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/the-sec-case-that-could-expand-jury-trial-rights

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Jun 19, 2026 · not_requested

Why Is the SEC Tracking Every Stock Trade?

Duration seconds: 1023
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/why-is-the-sec-tracking-every-stock-trade

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Jun 18, 2026 · not_requested

The Fight Over Who Decides Constitutional Claims

Duration seconds: 1395
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/the-fight-over-who-decides-constitutional-claims

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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

Did the SEC Repeal Its Gag Rule to Avoid SCOTUS?

Duration seconds: 1307
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/did-the-sec-repeal-its-gag-rule-to-avoid-scotus

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Jun 14, 2026 · not_requested

Can Congress Let EPA Pick Winners and Losers?

Duration seconds: 1124
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/can-congress-let-epa-pick-winners-and-losers

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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

A Tale of Two Judicial Discipline Cases

Duration seconds: 1103
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/a-tale-of-two-judicial-discipline-cases

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Jun 2, 2026 · not_requested

The Licensing Board That Ignored Due Process

Duration seconds: 1049
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/the-licensing-board-that-ignored-due-process

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Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested

The SEC Repealed the Gag Rule. While It's a Victory for Free Speech and NLCA, It's Not Over.

Duration seconds: 1891
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/the-sec-repealed-the-gag-rule-while-its-a-victory-for-free-speech-and-nlca-its-not-over

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May 28, 2026 · not_requested

Can Illinois Require Permission to Touch a Gun?

Duration seconds: 1029
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/can-illinois-require-permission-to-touch-a-gun

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May 22, 2026 · not_requested

Loper Bright Keeps Reshaping Agency Power

Duration seconds: 821
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/loper-bright-keeps-reshaping-agency-power

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May 15, 2026 · not_requested

Can EPA Decide Who Stays in Business?

Duration seconds: 2119
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/can-epa-decide-who-stays-in-business

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May 13, 2026 · not_requested

How Loper Bright Is Changing the Courts

Duration seconds: 921
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/how-loper-bright-is-changing-the-courts

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May 12, 2026 · not_requested

Government Doesn’t Appeal NCLA’s Victory in Labor Rule Case

Duration seconds: 628
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/government-doesnt-appeal-nclas-victory-in-labor-rule-case

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May 6, 2026 · not_requested

Judges Rally Behind Judge Newman at SCOTUS

Duration seconds: 1451
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/judges-rally-behind-judge-newman-at-scotus

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May 1, 2026 · not_requested

Sztrom v. SEC and Your Right to a Jury Trial

Duration seconds: 1002
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/sztrom-v-sec-and-your-right-to-a-jury-trial

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Apr 29, 2026 · not_requested

16 Amicus Briefs Back Challenge to SEC Gag Rule

Duration seconds: 1533
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/16-amicus-briefs-back-challenge-to-sec-gag-rule

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Apr 27, 2026 · not_requested

When the SEC Takes a Decade to Decide

Duration seconds: 1337
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/when-the-sec-takes-a-decade-to-decide

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Apr 23, 2026 · not_requested

21 States Back Challenge to EPA Power: SCOTUS Push

Duration seconds: 1324
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/21-states-back-epa-power-challenge-scotus-push

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Apr 21, 2026 · not_requested

Standing, Security, and the “Trump Ballroom”

Duration seconds: 1272
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/standing-security-and-the-trump-ballroom

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Apr 10, 2026 · not_requested

Birthright Citizenship at the Supreme Court

Duration seconds: 1785
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/birthright-citizenship-at-the-supreme-court

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Apr 6, 2026 · not_requested

State Department Admits First Amendment Violations

Duration seconds: 1560
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/state-department-admits-first-amendment-violations

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Apr 5, 2026 · not_requested

Who Gets to Decide What’s a Crime?

Duration seconds: 983
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/who-gets-to-decide-whats-a-crime

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Apr 4, 2026 · not_requested

The Massachusetts Phone Spyware Case

Duration seconds: 1082
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/the-massachusetts-phone-spyware-case

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Mar 27, 2026 · not_requested

The Inside Story of Murthy v. Missouri: How the Government Pressured Social Media

Duration seconds: 2209
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/the-inside-story-of-murthy-v-missouri-how-the-government-pressured-social-media

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Mar 25, 2026 · not_requested

Judge Newman and the Right to a Day in Court

Duration seconds: 1501
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/judge-newman-and-the-right-to-a-day-in-court

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Mar 23, 2026 · not_requested

The First Amendment vs. the SEC Gag Rule

Duration seconds: 1585
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/the-first-amendment-vs-the-sec-gag-rule

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Mar 17, 2026 · not_requested

Geofencing, Google Data, and the Fourth Amendment

Duration seconds: 979
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/geofencing-google-data-and-the-fourth-amendment

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Mar 5, 2026 · not_requested

Disparate Impact and the Limits of Agency Power

Duration seconds: 1363
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/disparate-impact-and-the-limits-of-agency-power

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Mar 3, 2026 · not_requested

Can Congress Hand EPA the Power to Pick Winners?

Duration seconds: 1629
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/can-congress-hand-epa-the-power-to-pick-winners

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Feb 26, 2026 · not_requested

The Supreme Court Slaps Down Presidential Tariff Power

Duration seconds: 1932
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/the-supreme-court-slaps-down-presidential-tariff-power

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Feb 24, 2026 · not_requested

Does SEC Disgorgement Require Investor Harm?

Duration seconds: 990
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/does-sec-disgorgement-require-investor-harm

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Feb 22, 2026 · not_requested

The Supreme Court’s Emergency Docket Turns Ten

Duration seconds: 1558
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/the-supreme-courts-emergency-docket-turns-ten

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Feb 20, 2026 · not_requested

Student Loan Pauses, Standing, and Lost Subsidies

Duration seconds: 1587
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/student-loan-pauses-standing-and-lost-subsidies

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Feb 11, 2026 · not_requested

The SEC’s Stock Surveillance and the Fourth Amendment

Duration seconds: 1469
Source: https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/the-secs-stock-surveillance-and-the-fourth-amendment

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