OT2016 #20: "Who Is Calling Justice Breyer?"

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OT2016 #20: "Who Is Calling Justice Breyer?"

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67 minutes

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May 1, 2017

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Recapping the last arguments for October Term 2016, and more.

Released:

May 1, 2017

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OT2016 #18: "Not Exactly Mr. Bluebook": It's the beginning of the end of OT2016— the first week of the last sitting of the year. We're coming at you with two big previews. First, what do old tires and religious expression have to do with each other? Oh, only the biggest case of the year, probab by First Mondays
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Good Behaviour #4: "The Justin Bieber Standard": In our fourth episode of tracking Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court, we get into the greatest hits of his confirmation hearings. How do you pronounce his name? Does the "frozen trucker case" invoke the absurdity doctrine? Which Democrat by First Mondays
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OT2016 #5: "Why Do We Wear Robes?": Justice Breyer's got theories about fashion, and the First Mondays team is on it. This week, we begin with the special meeting of the Supreme Court's bar to honor Justice Scalia, and the Chief Justice's courtesy vote to stay an execution. We also discuss by First Mondays
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OT2016 #13: "Harriet Miers Bobblehead": After a long break, the Supreme Court is back in session, and we resume our regularly schedule programming. We analyze the March and April argument calendars (you'll never believe which case finally got scheduled), and we take a deep dive into this week's by First Mondays
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OT2016 #7: "Do We Even Really Know the Name?": The holiday season is in full swing—with the first opinion announcement of the year. by First Mondays
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OT2016 #14: "Stone Cold, Lead Pipe Lock": This week we try to get to the bottom of a dissent to denial from Justice Sotomayor. (Two words: firing squad.) We also talk to immigration attorney Andrea Sáenz about the upcoming case, Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions, and Leah teaches us the key differenc by First Mondays
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OT2016 #2: "The Worst Part About Being a Supreme Court Justice": Ian and Dan recap the first week back at the Supreme Court, including Justice Breyer's strange theories about Kim Kardashian. by First Mondays
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OT2016 #15: "The Roller Derby Across the Street": We’ve got a jam-packed episode to wrap up the Supreme Court’s February sitting. As we analyze Hernandez v. Mesa, it becomes clear that we have another #BadLawyerGate situation on our hands. Guess which justice (figuratively) rips up that attorney’s argume by First Mondays
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OT2017 #2: "Who is the River Master?": We made it through the first week of the term, and not without some bumps along the way. (Looking at you, new transcription company.) Misha Tseytlin, Solicitor General of Wisconsin, joins us to recap his argument in Gill v. Whitford, the partisan gerryman by First Mondays
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OT2016 #12: "That Makes No Sense": This week, Dan and Ian have a conversation with Adam Liptak, the Supreme Court correspondent for the New York Times. During argument recaps, you'll learn the circumstances under which you should rethink all the choices that led you to argue in front of th by First Mondays
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OT2016 #11: "Close to Using a Swear": Last week, the Supreme Court heard its first arguments of 2017, and Dan & Ian have the recaps. And as we gear up for arguments in crimmigration case Dimaya v. Lynch, First Mondays welcomes attorney Brian Goldman. It's the first time we've hosted a member by First Mondays
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OT2016 #20: "Who Is Calling Justice Breyer?": Recapping the last arguments for October Term 2016, and more. by First Mondays
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