# Unwritten Law

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Author: Mark Chenoweth & John Vecchione
Episodes: 129

## Resource

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…

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## Episodes
- [Can the Government Force You to Join a Private Organization?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/can-the-government-force-you-to-join-a-private-organization) — 2026-08-01T12:00:00+00:00
- [Can Government Disarm a Synagogue?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/can-government-disarm-a-synagogue) — 2026-07-31T15:15:00+00:00
- [Should SCOTUS Revisit Its 120-Year-Old Vaccine Precedent?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/should-scotus-revisit-its-120-year-old-vaccine-precedent) — 2026-07-29T13:00:00+00:00
- [Can the Government Escape Accountability for Censorship?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/can-the-government-escape-accountability-for-censorship) — 2026-07-22T13:00:00+00:00
- [Can Agency Commentary Increase Your Prison Sentence?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/can-agency-commentary-increase-your-prison-sentence) — 2026-07-21T13:00:00+00:00
- [SCOTUS Special (Part 4): Title IX Means Sex](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/scotus-special-part-4-title-ix-means-sex) — 2026-07-14T22:00:00+00:00
- [SCOTUS Special (Part 3): A Major Win for Digital Privacy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/scotus-special-part-3-a-major-win-for-digital-privacy) — 2026-07-14T13:00:00+00:00
- [SCOTUS Summer Series (Part 1): The End of Humphrey's Executor](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/scotus-summer-series-part-1-the-end-of-humphrey-s-executor) — 2026-07-10T13:00:00+00:00
- [SCOTUS Special (Part 2): The Federal Reserve Exception?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/scotus-special-part-2-the-federal-reserve-exception) — 2026-07-10T13:00:00+00:00
- [Justice Thomas's Warning to Federal Agencies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/justice-thomas-s-warning-to-federal-agencies) — 2026-07-02T13:00:00+00:00
- [SCOTUS Rejects Hawaii's Gun Rights Workaround](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/scotus-rejects-hawaii-s-gun-rights-workaround) — 2026-07-01T13:00:00+00:00
- [The SEC Case That Could Expand Jury Trial Rights](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/the-sec-case-that-could-expand-jury-trial-rights) — 2026-06-23T13:00:00+00:00
- [Why Is the SEC Tracking Every Stock Trade?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/why-is-the-sec-tracking-every-stock-trade) — 2026-06-19T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Fight Over Who Decides Constitutional Claims](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/the-fight-over-who-decides-constitutional-claims) — 2026-06-18T13:00:00+00:00
- [Did the SEC Repeal Its Gag Rule to Avoid SCOTUS?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/did-the-sec-repeal-its-gag-rule-to-avoid-scotus) — 2026-06-17T13:00:00+00:00
- [Can Congress Let EPA Pick Winners and Losers?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/can-congress-let-epa-pick-winners-and-losers) — 2026-06-14T13:00:00+00:00
- [A Tale of Two Judicial Discipline Cases](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/a-tale-of-two-judicial-discipline-cases) — 2026-06-03T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Licensing Board That Ignored Due Process](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/the-licensing-board-that-ignored-due-process) — 2026-06-02T13:00:00+00:00
- [The SEC Repealed the Gag Rule. While It's a Victory for Free Speech and NLCA, It's Not Over.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/the-sec-repealed-the-gag-rule-while-it-s-a-victory-for-free-speech-and-nlca-it-s-not-over) — 2026-06-01T13:00:00+00:00
- [Can Illinois Require Permission to Touch a Gun?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/can-illinois-require-permission-to-touch-a-gun) — 2026-05-28T13:00:00+00:00
- [Loper Bright Keeps Reshaping Agency Power](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/loper-bright-keeps-reshaping-agency-power) — 2026-05-22T13:00:00+00:00
- [Can EPA Decide Who Stays in Business?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/can-epa-decide-who-stays-in-business) — 2026-05-15T13:00:00+00:00
- [How Loper Bright Is Changing the Courts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/how-loper-bright-is-changing-the-courts) — 2026-05-13T13:00:00+00:00
- [Government Doesn’t Appeal NCLA’s Victory in Labor Rule Case](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/government-doesn-t-appeal-ncla-s-victory-in-labor-rule-case) — 2026-05-12T13:00:00+00:00
- [Judges Rally Behind Judge Newman at SCOTUS](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/judges-rally-behind-judge-newman-at-scotus) — 2026-05-06T13:00:00+00:00
- [Sztrom v. SEC and Your Right to a Jury Trial](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/sztrom-v-sec-and-your-right-to-a-jury-trial) — 2026-05-01T13:00:00+00:00
- [16 Amicus Briefs Back Challenge to SEC Gag Rule](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/16-amicus-briefs-back-challenge-to-sec-gag-rule) — 2026-04-29T13:00:00+00:00
- [When the SEC Takes a Decade to Decide](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/when-the-sec-takes-a-decade-to-decide) — 2026-04-27T13:00:00+00:00
- [21 States Back Challenge to EPA Power: SCOTUS Push](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/21-states-back-challenge-to-epa-power-scotus-push) — 2026-04-23T13:00:00+00:00
- [Standing, Security, and the “Trump Ballroom”](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/standing-security-and-the-trump-ballroom) — 2026-04-21T13:00:00+00:00
- [Birthright Citizenship at the Supreme Court](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/birthright-citizenship-at-the-supreme-court) — 2026-04-10T13:00:00+00:00
- [State Department Admits First Amendment Violations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/state-department-admits-first-amendment-violations) — 2026-04-06T13:00:00+00:00
- [Who Gets to Decide What’s a Crime?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/who-gets-to-decide-what-s-a-crime) — 2026-04-05T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Massachusetts Phone Spyware Case](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/the-massachusetts-phone-spyware-case) — 2026-04-04T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Inside Story of Murthy v. Missouri: How the Government Pressured Social Media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/the-inside-story-of-murthy-v-missouri-how-the-government-pressured-social-media) — 2026-03-27T13:00:00+00:00
- [Judge Newman and the Right to a Day in Court](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/judge-newman-and-the-right-to-a-day-in-court) — 2026-03-25T11:00:00+00:00
- [The First Amendment vs. the SEC Gag Rule](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/the-first-amendment-vs-the-sec-gag-rule) — 2026-03-23T13:00:00+00:00
- [Geofencing, Google Data, and the Fourth Amendment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/geofencing-google-data-and-the-fourth-amendment) — 2026-03-17T13:00:00+00:00
- [Disparate Impact and the Limits of Agency Power](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/disparate-impact-and-the-limits-of-agency-power) — 2026-03-05T12:30:00+00:00
- [Can Congress Hand EPA the Power to Pick Winners?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/can-congress-hand-epa-the-power-to-pick-winners) — 2026-03-03T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Supreme Court Slaps Down Presidential Tariff Power](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/the-supreme-court-slaps-down-presidential-tariff-power) — 2026-02-26T13:00:00+00:00
- [Does SEC Disgorgement Require Investor Harm?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/does-sec-disgorgement-require-investor-harm) — 2026-02-24T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Supreme Court’s Emergency Docket Turns Ten](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/the-supreme-court-s-emergency-docket-turns-ten) — 2026-02-22T14:00:00+00:00
- [Student Loan Pauses, Standing, and Lost Subsidies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/student-loan-pauses-standing-and-lost-subsidies) — 2026-02-20T13:00:00+00:00
- [The SEC’s Stock Surveillance and the Fourth Amendment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/the-sec-s-stock-surveillance-and-the-fourth-amendment) — 2026-02-11T12:15:00+00:00

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