{"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":"The Duty of Protection in Federal Tort Supervision","slug":"the-duty-of-protection-in-federal-tort-supervision","published_at":"2026-05-22T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/the-duty-of-protection-in-federal-tort-supervision","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/danielswear/episodes/The-Duty-of-Protection-in-Federal-Tort-Supervision-e3jidtn","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fddb5314/podcast/play/120190327/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-18%2F8ff8c3fa-76e6-ce2d-9799-073dd5c7f3d5.m4a","summary":"This episode details a decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding a lawsuit filed by Brittany Morris against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act . Morris sued for negligence after a federal probation officer promised to protect her from her violent ex-boyfriend but failed to expedite an arrest warrant, resulting in an attack that left Morris a quadriplegic . While a lower court initially dismissed the case by citing a legal exception for misrepresentations , the appellate court reversed this ruling. The judges determined that the officer’s failure to perform the operational task of securing the warrant was a distinct act of negligence not shielded by government immunity. Consequently, the court ruled that the lawsuit could proceed, emphasizing that the failure to act after promising safety was not a protected discretionary policy decision .","meta_description":"This episode details a decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding a lawsuit filed by Brittany Morris against the United States under the Fed…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2550,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/episodes/the-duty-of-protection-in-federal-tort-supervision/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/the-duty-of-protection-in-federal-tort-supervision.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}