Category Archives: OT 2011

Argument Preview – Williams v. Illinois

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Case:

Williams v. Illinois

Prof. Sanford Greenberg of IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law discusses a case that examines the role of expert witnesses and the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment.

Special Feature – The Healthcare Arguments

Case:

The Affordable Care Act Cases

Prof. Jerry Goldman, executive director of The Oyez Project at Chicago-Kent, puts the noteworthy amount of time the Court has allocated for arguments on the 2010 Affordable Care Act into context.

Court to Review Health Care Law

The Court has granted certiorari in three cases pertaining to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Update: Oyez’s summary of the cases is now available.

SCOTUS audio for week of November 7 available

We have aligned the audio + transcripts for this week’s arguments and made some corrections to the transcripts in the process. (We provide all six audio files but the audio+transcripts in two cases argued on November 9 will be released on November 11). Two cases argued on November 7 and Nov ember 8 received considerable … Continue reading SCOTUS audio for week of November 7 available

Argument Preview – United States v. Jones

Case:

United States v. Jones

Prof. Douglas Godfrey of IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law discusses the implications of one of the most important Search & Seizure cases the Court will have reviewed in the last decade.

Argument Preview – Zivotofsky v. Clinton

Case:

Zivotofsky v. Clinton

Prof. Edward Harris discusses a curious case that has the potential to impact both the definition of political questions and the role of the courts in deciding them, and the relationship between Congress and the President in U.S. foreign relations.

Argument Preview – Perry v. New Hampshire

Case:

Perry v. New Hampshire

Prof. Richard Kling discusses the Court’s upcoming review of the reliability of eye witness testimony in Perry v. New Hampshire.

Rehberg v. Paulk

Case:

Rehberg v. Paulk

Prof. Sheldon Nahmod previews the Court’s upcoming arguments in this Section 1983 case. You can read Prof. Nahmod’s full preview of the case at his blog, Nahmod Law.

Freedom of Speech and False Statements

Case: United States v. Alvarez The Court agreed on Monday, October 17 to hear arguments in a case addressing whether patently false statements are protected by the Freedom of Speech clause of the First Amendment. Specifically, the Court will examine the Stolen Valor Act of 2005, which makes it a crime for an individual to … Continue reading Freedom of Speech and False Statements

This Week’s Arguments Now Available

This week’s oral arguments before the Court are new available on Oyez. This Court heard arguments this week in: CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders Green v. Fisher Judulang v. Holder Pacific Operators Offshore v. Valladolid