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Episode 013: 2017 Term Preview, Part 1 — Overview

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court. In this episode, we take a big picture look at how the upcoming October 2017 Supreme Court term is shaping up.

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October Term 2017:

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Episode 012: Interview with Gabe Roth of Fix the Court

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court. In this Episode, I talk with Gabe Roth, the executive director of Fix the Court, an organization that advocates for various reforms to the way the Supreme Court operates.  We spoke about Fix the Court and its recent proposal to impose term limits on the Supreme Court.

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Fix the Court:

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Episode 011: Matal v. Tam, Part II

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court. This Episode is the second part of a two part look at the Court’s unanimous June 19th decision in Matal v. Tam, formerly known as Lee v. Tam, the case about the Asian-American rock band The Slants and their battle with the PTO to trademark their band name.

In Part I, we looked at Simon Tam’s path to the Supreme Court, and explored how this case fits into broader cultural conversations about offensive speech.  In this episode, we examine the legal arguments in the case and the Supreme Court’s decision.

Show Notes

Matal v. Tam case documents

Effects of ruling

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Episode 010: Matal v. Tam, Part I

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court. This Episode is the first part of a two part look at the Court’s unanimous June 19th decision in Matal v. Tam, formerly known as Lee v. Tam, the case about the Asian-American rock band The Slants and their battle with the PTO to trademark their band name.

Show Notes

Matal v. Tam

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Episode 009: Gorsuch’s Debut Opinion

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court.  In this episode, I analyze the Court’s unanimous June 12th decision in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc., the first opinion written by the newest Justice, Neil Gorsuch.

Show Notes

Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc.

Statutory Interpretation Resources:

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Episode 008: Cooper v. Harris

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court.  In this episode, I talk about Cooper v. Harris, a case about the redrawing of two congressional districts in North Carolina following the 2010 census.

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Cooper v. Harris

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Episode 007: Nearly Unanimous

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court.  In this episode, we’re going to review the Court’s recent decisions in BNSF Railroad Co. v. Tyrrell and Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc.  Both of these decisions were issued on May 30th, and both were nearly unanimous with only a partial dissent by a single Justice.

Show Notes

The Court’s Docket

BNSF Railroad Co. v. Tyrrell

Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc.

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Episode 006: Disappearing Cases, Part I

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court. In this episode, we’re going to look at two cases from this term, Visa, Inc. v. Osborn and Ivy v. Morath, both of which disappeared from the Court’s docket without oral argument or a written opinion. The Court disposed of these two cases in different ways and for very different reasons, but both are interesting for what they show about the Court and the judicial system.

Show Notes

Visa v. Osborn; Visa v. Stoumbos

Ivy v. Morath

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Episode 005: Term Update

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Welcome the Episode 5 of Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court. On today’s episode we’re going to take a big picture look at the Court’s current term and briefly review a few of the highest profile cases.

Show Notes

Supreme Court Term

Neil Gorsuch Confirmation:

High Profile Cases:

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Episode 004: October Week 2 Recap

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Welcome the Episode 4 of Counting to 5, a weekly podcast about the United States Supreme Court. On today’s episode we’re going to recap the oral arguments the Court heard in three cases this week, we’ll take a quick look at three new cases the Court has agreed to hear, and we’ll consider the Court’s first opinion of the term.

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Oral Arguments:

Opinions:

Orders:

Nomination/Confirmation:

Justices’ public appearances:

Upcoming appearances:

Notes of interest:

Supreme Court events:

Upcoming Supreme Court events:

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