{"podcast":{"title":"Swear on the Stand","slug":"swear-on-the-stand-7111404","podcast_index_feed_id":7111404,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fddb5314/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/danielswear","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42490093/42490093-1732466737482-64af1021e8b8d.jpg","author":"Daniel W. Swear","episode_count":193,"summary":"Court decisions are complex and difficult to digest. This podcast is designed to educating listeners on current legal decisions in a fun and interesting way. Researched by me and produced with the assistance of AI.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T22:18:10.447360+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404"},"episode":{"title":"Cortez v. Rubio: Fifth Circuit Passport Denial Appeal","slug":"cortez-v-rubio-fifth-circuit-passport-denial-appeal","published_at":"2026-05-25T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/cortez-v-rubio-fifth-circuit-passport-denial-appeal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/danielswear/episodes/Cortez-v--Rubio-Fifth-Circuit-Passport-Denial-Appeal-e3jjd8j","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fddb5314/podcast/play/120222419/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-19%2F36ffe0da-5e69-c705-c1cb-04b680b8723a.m4a","summary":"This episode details a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision regarding Hector Xavier Cortez , who sued the Department of State after his passport applications were repeatedly rejected. The government denied his requests because of a conflicting Mexican birth certificate and suspicions surrounding the medical attendant who recorded his Texas birth. The court ultimately dismissed his claims , ruling that his primary legal challenge was time-barred by a five-year statute of limitations. Additionally, the judges determined that alternative legal pathways, such as the Administrative Procedure Act , were unavailable because specific statutes already provided a remedy. The ruling concludes that Cortez failed to prove his right to citizenship or provide sufficient evidence to overcome the administrative denials.","meta_description":"This episode details a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision regarding Hector Xavier Cortez , who sued the Department of State after his passport applic…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2875,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/episodes/cortez-v-rubio-fifth-circuit-passport-denial-appeal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/cortez-v-rubio-fifth-circuit-passport-denial-appeal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}