Case:
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 press attention: Zivotovsky v. Clinton and United States v. Jones.
Argument Preview – United States v. Jones
Case:
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:
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.
2010 Opinion Announcements Now Available
We have posted audio and transcripts of last term’s opinion announcements. You can now access the audio via the website or by subscribing to Oyez’s 2010 Opinion Announcements podcast via iTunes U.
A few of the highlights of last term’s announcements include:
Justice Clarence Thomas’ majority opinion and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dissent in Connick v. Thompson
Justice Elena Kagan’s first dissent from the bench in Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett
Argument Preview – Perry v. New Hampshire
Case:
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:
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:
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 falsely claim that they have received a military decoration. The case is particularly noteworthy because, while the Court has previously tolerated laws forbidding libel and other forms of false statements in specific contexts, it remains unclear whether false statements, in general, can be prohibited.
The case is No. 11-210, United States v. Alvarez
Oyez Podcasts on iTunes U
Did you know you can listen to oral arguments and opinion announcements through podcasts on your iPod or iPhone? Oyez has recently redesigned and improved our iTunes U site. Check it out to see what podcasts are available.