Case: Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States I was kind of pulling for Steven Lechner on this one. It was hard not to. Lechner was the lawyer who experienced one of the more embarrassing moments in the history of Supreme Court oral arguments.

Case: Prado Navarette v. California By Professor Christopher Schmidt This one was a bit crazy from the start. One just senses that Chief Justice Roberts was sitting there as the first lawyer kicked off oral argument, tapping his foot impatiently, counting the seconds before a respectable amount of time had passed so he could pounce … Continue reading Hypotheticals Gone Wild – A Look Back at Oral Arguments in Navarette v. California →

Case: National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning Last week’s Supreme Court oral arguments on the President’s recess appointment power was absolutely fascinating. National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning might seem on the surface a rather dry, technical case. But it has potentially dramatic implications. (Here is my colleague Carolyn Shapiro’s excellent summary of … Continue reading Constitutional First Principles on Display: A Look Back at Oral Arguments in NLRB v. Noel Canning →