Hans v. Louisiana

5-4

Prologue Projects

News Commentary, News, Government

4.6 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

E Pluribus Unum, more like E Pluribus Sue Them! In America, if your landlord refuses to do repairs, you sue 'em. If you get food poisoning from a chain restaurant, you sue 'em. But if you're stripped of your bodily autonomy by your state legislature via a bounty hunting scheme, you CAN'T sue your state in federal court, because of Hans v. Louisiana.

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0:00.0	Shut up, fellas, just shut your mouth.
0:02.0	Put Hans back on the line.
0:04.0	Hey everyone, this is Leon from Prolog Projects.
0:10.0	On this episode of 5-4, Peter, Rianen, and Michael are talking about Hans v. Louisiana.
0:17.0	This is a case from 1890, in which Yee Old Supreme Court held that a citizen couldn't sue the state they lived in in federal court.
0:26.4	The result was that if your state violated your constitutional rights, you could not sue the state.
0:31.7	Instead, you had to find a state official who is responsible
0:34.4	for the violation and sue them.
0:36.9	Over the years, however, the court has granted immunity
0:39.9	to more and more state officials,
0:41.9	making it increasingly difficult to vindicate your rights.
0:45.8	This is 5 to 4, a podcast dissect and analyze the Supreme Court cases that have broken our nation
1:00.3	like a cop on the subway breaking his Candy Crush High Score.
1:03.0	Nice.
1:04.0	Getting paid time and a half.
1:06.0	Time and a half.
1:07.0	Sorry, introduce us.
1:08.0	Go ahead.
1:09.0	I'm Peter.
1:10.0	I am here with Riannan.
1:12.0	Hello.
1:12.7	And Michael.
	...

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