Case:
The Court is expected to hear two cases this week dealing with the use of police dogs trained to detect drugs. Prof. Sanford Greenberg discusses the first of these cases, Florida v. Harris.
All 2011 Opinion Announcements Available
Oyez has posted audio recordings and transcripts of the opinion announcements from the bench for every case in the 2011 term. The collection includes the announcements and dissents from the bench in the momentous cases involving the Affordable Care Act and the Arizona immigration law.
The announcements are also available as podcasts via Oyez’s iTunes U page.
Fisher v. University of Texas – The Arguments
Case:
The Court will release the audio recording of the arguments in yesterday’s widely followed affirmative action case on Friday. Below, Profs. Carolyn Shapiro and Sheldon Nahmod discuss the arguments made by each side in this case.
Fisher v. University of Texas – Case Background
2011 Major Opinion Announcements Posted
The Court today released recordings of its opinion announcements for the 2011 term. Oyez is in the process of posting these. Last term’s major cases are now available, including:
— The Affordable Care Act Cases
Transcripts of the opinion announcements are forthcoming, as well.
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum
Case:
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum
The Court’s very first argument of the 2012 term deals with one of America’s oldest laws. Prof. Bartram Brown discusses.
Oyez, Oyez, Oyez!
The Supreme Court officially kicks off its 2012 term on Monday. Prior to every session, the Marshal of the Court intones, “Oyez, oyez, oyez!” Below is one of the finest examples we’ve found.
Parsing the Healthcare Decision
Case:
Professors Carolyn Shapiro and Sheldon Nahmod weigh in on the meaning and impact of the Court’s complicated ruling in the Affordable Care Act cases.
The Healthcare Judgment
Case:
Below, Prof. Sheldon Nahmod summarizes today’s complicated decision. Prof. Nahmod has also posted some additional thoughts on the opinion on his blog, NahmodLaw. Additionally, Oyez has posted its plain-English summary of the Court’s ruling.
Opinion Announcements
With the momentous opinions this week in the Affordable Care Act cases and the Arizona immigration case, we’ve already received requests to post the bench statements by the justices. Unfortunately, the Court does not release recordings of these sessions to the National Archives until the beginning of the following term, usually sometime in October. We will transcribe and post the announcement recordings when we receive them later this year.