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First Mondays

OT2017 #26: "The Murder Zone"

May 28th, 2018 1h 6m

The pace of Supreme Court opinions continues to be at crawl, but we have two to talk about this week, both written by Justice Gorsuch: Epic Systems Corp v. Lewis and Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren. We'll also recap some new grants for OT

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OT2017 #25: "The Way The Chief Loves Mootness"

May 21st, 2018 1h 15m

Supreme Court opinions have been coming down in a slow trickle, but it's enough to quench our thirst. This week, we recap five cases the justices decided last week: from sports betting to privacy expectations in rental cars, from shackling crim

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OT2017 #24: "Kudos To Whoever Did This"

This week, we come to you from Bank of America's Legal Round Table conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. After sitting on a panel, we recruited two guest hosts for this episode: Roman Martinez of Latham & Watkins, and Willy Jay of Goodwin Pr

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OT2017 #23: "After Dark"

The Court finished up its final sitting of OT2017 last week, and the Justices heard argument in several big cases in what is proving to be a hugely consequential Term. We recap oral arguments in the travel ban case, Trump v. Hawaii, as well as

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OT2017 #22: "Cf. Everything"

We're live at the University of Akron School of Law to preview the Court's final—and perhaps its most important—sitting of October Term 2017. Come for our predictions on the Travel Ban case, Trump v. Hawaii. Stay for Ian's rant on interstate eg

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OT2017 #21: "Under the Mattress"

We're coming up on the final arguments of OT2017, and we'll get you ready with a preview of the future of online sales tax in South Dakota v. Wayfair. We'll also catch up on grants, orders, and opinions. What's with the Court and qualified immu

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OT2017 #20: "I Am The Split"

The Supreme Court's March sitting goes out like a lamb... if a lamb symbolizes a 9-0 opinion written by Chief Justice Roberts. But first, we're going in like a lion and naming names in the War on Arbitration-- those Biglaw firms that require su

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OT2017 #19: "This Classroom Is Not Full"

Live from Yale Law School, it's First Mondays! We're joined by Linda Greenhouse, Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law, and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence. First, we'll discuss the orders docket-- what does it signal when the three lib

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OT2017 #18: "Legal Faux Pas"

Leah Litman returns to the co-host chair to join Ian for a look ahead at the March sitting. We preview National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra, a case at the intersection of abortion and the First Amendment. We'll also talk a

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OT2017 #17: "Elephants Rarely Hide in Pajamas"

While the Supreme Court takes a breather between sittings, we delve into the grants, orders, and opinions they've been churning out over the past few weeks. Good news-- at least some of them are interesting! We'll talk about everything from ori

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OT2017 #16: "Robots in Ireland"

The February sitting is over, but the argument recaps are just beginning. We welcome back Nina Totenberg to talk about four big cases from the past two weeks: Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31; M

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OT2017 #15: "Respected By All Sides"

We're switching it up and spending the whole episode on one case: United States v. Microsoft Corp. You know about storing stuff on the Cloud-- but what does it mean for your privacy when the cloud is technically located in another country? We'l

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OT2017 #14: "Justice for Stormy"

The Supreme Court's long break is over and we're here to preview some of the most interesting cases from the February sitting. We take a deep dive into Janus v. AFSCME, Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, Currier v. Virginia, and Ohio v. American

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OT2017 #13: "Poker Face"

In the bleak midwinter, the Supreme Court gave us three opinions to mull over while we wait for the next argument session. We'll talk about the outcomes-- and how they line up with our predictions-- in District of Columbia v. Wesby and Artis v.

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OT2017 #12: "False Idol"

It's a federal courts feast this week, and the main course is a conversation with Professor Stephen Vladeck of the University of Texas School of Law, who argued for the petitioner in Dalmazzi v. United States. He'll give us the answers to three