Advocate Scorecard
Although SCOTUSblog publishes a fantastic collection of statistics in their frequently updated statpacks, I haven’t seen many stats about the individual attorneys who argue before the Court. The Court...
View ArticleJudging A Term By Its Media Advisories
The court issues “media advisories” in the most high-profile cases to give media outlets an opportunity to reserve seating. By that logic then, I could count the number of “media advisories” to measure...
View ArticleJustices Breyer and Scalia Spar During Oral Arguments
Justices Breyer and Scalia went at it today during oral arguments in Horne v. Flores. Scene: Justice Breyer brings up a set of statistics from the record. JUSTICE SCALIA: Excuse me. I am not following...
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Reflections on my First Live Oral Arguments – Ricci v. DeStefano
I was in Washington earlier today to watch oral arguments in Ricci v. DeStefano, the case in which I filed my own amicus brief. I arrived in Washington around 11:30pm and, after a friend told me that...
View ArticleOral Argument audio recording released in Northwest Austin
C-SPAN is now streaming the audio from oral arguments on their website. Link here. My initial thoughts: the Justices are very, very skeptical of Section 5.
View ArticleTime to Update the Resume
Andrew Frey’s biography on the Mayer Brown website says “He has argued 64 cases in the US Supreme Court, more than any other lawyer currently in private practice.” Well, Carter Phillips of Sidley...
View ArticleSupreme Court will reargue Citizens United
In a surprise move, the Supreme Court decided to hold a new round of oral arguments in Citizens United focused on whether or not to overrule Austin v. Michigan. It’s very, very rare for the Court to...
View ArticleOyez Project Releases OT 08 Oral Arguments Audio
The Oyez Project has released audio from oral arguments for each of the cases from the last term.
View ArticleC-SPAN Releases Oral Argument Audio Request History
SCOTUSblog has a link to a chart released by C-SPAN that shows a history of all of their requests for same-day oral argument audio recordings. The first time audio recordings were released on an...
View ArticleSupreme Court Releases April Hearing List
The Supreme Court today released the Hearing List for April. Gregory Garre, former Solicitor General, will argue two times in the next two weeks, once in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez for the...
View ArticleOctober Term 2009 Audio Released
The Court released oral argument audio recordings from OT 09 today. You can find them on Oyez or you can download them in one convenient zip file below. OT2009 Oral Argument Audio (.zip – 1.08gb)
View ArticleAdvocates who have argued twice during a single sitting (OT03-Present)
In honor of Carter Phillips arguing twice during the December sitting of the Court, I’ve compiled a list of every instance of this phenomenon since October 2003. If an advocate argued in two separate,...
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Updated Advocate Scorecard (OT00-10)
The Court’s hearing list for this month completes the list of attorneys who will argue before the Supreme Court during October Term 2010. I’ve updated my long-running Advocate Scorecard to reflect...
View ArticleCheck Out Several Fascinating Oral Arguments During October
Before the November argument kicks off, I should point out a few fascinating oral arguments from the October sitting that are available on the Court’s website (or in a zip file at the end of this...
View ArticleA Classic Oral Argument Passage
Today’s New York Times article about Paul Clement, “Lawyer Opposing Health Law is Familiar Face to the Justices“, reminds me of an interesting moment that happened at oral arguments a few years ago....
View ArticleThoughts on the Court’s Decision to Hold 5.5 Hours of Oral Arguments in the...
Several commentators have provided their thoughts on why the Supreme Court granted 5.5 hours of oral argument in the the ACA cases. Over at Just Enrichment, Joshua Matz hypothesizes that the decision...
View ArticleFive Granted Cases Remaining for April
The Supreme Court released the oral argument calendars for the February and March sittings yesterday, leaving five granted cases unscheduled. Those cases are Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.,...
View ArticleEvery Oral Argument Recording from OT11 in One Place
If you want to download every oral argument recording from OT11 in one .zip file, you can find that file here. This file is especially useful if you want to download the arguments, throw them onto your...
View ArticleTop Female Advocates Before the Supreme Court
To celebrate Patricia Millett’s record-breaking thirty-first Supreme Court argument last week in Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak—the most by any woman before the Court—I...
View ArticleJustice Thomas’ History at Oral Argument
The big news in the world of the Supreme Court today is that Justice Thomas finally spoke at oral argument. It is not clear exactly what he said — the transcript provides very little guidance — but we...
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