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Audio Arguendo

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Audio Arguendo provides unedited recordings of oral arguments from the Supreme Court and interesting cases from around the globe. If you have a case that you think we should broadcast, just send us a tweet at @AudioArguendo with the name of the case, a short description of the issue, and a link to where the audio can be found. We assert no claim of copyright over any of the recordings and have posted them in podcast form to make them more widely and conveniently available.

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Oklahoma Supreme Court Randal v. Tulsa, Case No. SD-121502

April 03, 2024 14:26 - 19.1 MB

Civil Rights: May the survivors of the Tulsa Massacre sue the city to provide an abatement for the Massacre's lingering effects? - Argued: Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:26:1 EDT

USCA, Fifth Circuit Emden v. Museum of Fine Arts, Case No. 23-20224

April 03, 2024 14:09 - 19.1 MB

International Law: Did a Dutch museum's transfer of a painting looted during the Holocaust constitute an act of the Dutch government? - Argued: Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:9:4 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court Connelly v. United States, Case No. 23-146

March 28, 2024 13:07 - 19.1 MB

Tax: Are the proceeds of a life-insurance policy taken out by a closely held corporation on a shareholder considered a corporate asset when calculating the value of the shareholder's shares for purposes of the federal estate tax? - Argued: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 9:7:15 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court Erlinger v. United States, Case No. 23-370

March 28, 2024 13:05 - 19.1 MB

Criminal Procedure: Must a jury find that a defendant's prior convictions were "committed on occasions different from one another" to impose an enhanced sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act? - Argued: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 9:5:22 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court FDA v. Alliance Hippocratic Medicine, Case No. 23-235

March 26, 2024 19:07 - 19.1 MB

Abortion: Did the FDA act arbitrarily and capriciously in approving mifepristone for use in abortions? - Argued: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:7:48 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court Harrow v. Dept. of Defense, Case No. 23-21

March 25, 2024 20:32 - 19.1 MB

Civil Procedure: Is the 60-day deadline to petition for review from the Merit System Protection Board jurisdictional? - Argued: Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:32:36 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe, Case No. 23-250

March 25, 2024 20:29 - 19.1 MB

Administrative Law: must the Indian Health Service pay "contract support costs" to support the tribe's expenditure of income collected from third parties? - Argued: Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:29:56 EDT

USCA, Fourth Circuit Bianchi v. Brown, Case No. 21-1255

March 22, 2024 13:00 - 19.1 MB

Second Amendment: May a State ban the possession of assault weapons? - Argued: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 9:0:29 EDT

USCA, Fourth Circuit United States v. Price, Case No. 22-4609

March 22, 2024 12:59 - 19.1 MB

Second Amendment: May Congress criminalize the possession of a firearm without a serial number? - Argued: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 8:59:18 EDT

USCA, Ninth Circuit Duncan v. Bonta, Case No. 23-55805

March 21, 2024 13:53 - 19.1 MB

Second Amendment: May California prohibit high capacity gun magazines? - Argued: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 9:53:27 EDT

USCA, Ninth Circuit Olson v. California, Case No. 21-55757

March 21, 2024 13:52 - 19.1 MB

Labor: Did California violate the equal protection rights of app-based services by categorizing their workers as employees? - Argued: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 9:52:18 EDT

USCA, Ninth Circuit Olson v. California, Case No. 21-55757

March 21, 2024 13:52 - 19.1 MB

Labor: Did California violate the equal protection rights of app-based services by categorizing their workers as employees? - Argued: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 9:52:18 EDT

USCA, Fifth Circuit United States v. Texas, Case No. 20-2024

March 20, 2024 20:54 - 19.1 MB

Immigration: May Texas enforce federal immigration laws? - Argued: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:54:42 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court Texas v. New Mexico And Colorado, Case No. Orig.141

March 20, 2024 20:52 - 19.1 MB

Federalism: May the United States intervene to object to the entry of a proposed consent decree based upon New Mexico's alleged violation of the Rio Grande Compact? - Argued: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:52:26 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court Gonzalez v. Trevino, Case No. 22-1025

March 20, 2024 17:10 - 19.1 MB

First Amendment: What must a plaintiff plead to sustain a First Amendment retaliation claim based upon a pretextual arrest? - Argued: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:10:45 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co., Case No. 22-1079

March 19, 2024 18:40 - 19.1 MB

Bankruptcy: Is an insurer with financial responsibility for a bankruptcy claim a "party in interest" that may object to a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization? - Argued: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:40:55 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court Diaz v. United States, Case No. 23-14

March 19, 2024 18:39 - 19.1 MB

Criminal Procedure: In a prosecution for drug trafficking, may a governmental expert witness testify that most couriers know they are carrying drugs to establish the defendant's mens rea? - Argued: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:39:14 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court NRA v. Vullo, Case No. 22-842

March 18, 2024 19:50 - 19.1 MB

Free Speech: Does the First Amendment allow a government regulator to threaten regulated entities with adverse regulatory actions if they do business with a controversial speaker? - Argued: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:50:16 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court Murthy v. Missouri, Case No. 23-411

March 18, 2024 19:48 - 19.1 MB

Free Speech: When the government encourages social-media companies to engage in content-moderation, do those decisions become state action for First Amendment purposes? - Argued: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:48:19 EDT

USCA, Second Circuit United States v. Maxwell, Case No. 22-1426

March 15, 2024 14:05 - 19.1 MB

Criminal Procedure: Did Jeffrey Epstein's non-prosecution agreement in Florida immunize Ghislaine Maxwell from prosecution for sex trafficking? - Argued: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:5:3 EDT

USCA, Fifth Circuit National Center for Public Policy Research v. SEC, Case No. 23-60230

March 13, 2024 13:48 - 19.1 MB

Administrative Law: May the SEC impose "board diversity rules" that require disclosures when the boards of public companies fail to meet ethnic, gender, and sexual orientation quotas? - Argued: Tue, 05 Mar 2024 9:48:52 EDT

USCA, Fifth Circuit Kovac v. Wray, Case No. 23-10284

March 13, 2024 13:44 - 19.1 MB

National Security: Do citizens have the right to know whether they have been included on the federal government's terrorist watchist? - Argued: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 9:44:34 EDT

USCA, D.C. Circuit Iowaska Church of Healing v. Werfel, Case No. 23-5122

March 13, 2024 13:40 - 19.1 MB

Religious Freedom: Did the IRS wrongfully deny tax exempt status to an Iowa church because it uses the psychedelic substance ayahuasca in its ceremonies? - Argued: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 9:40:19 EDT

USCA, Eighth Circuit Griner v. King, Case No. 22-3623

March 13, 2024 13:35 - 19.1 MB

Intellectual Property: Does a political campaign's use of a meme without the permission of the meme's creator violate copyright? - Argued: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 9:35:23 EDT

USCA, Fifth Circuit Braidwood Management v. Becerra, Case No. 23-10326

March 13, 2024 13:29 - 19.1 MB

Administrative Law: Does the Obamacare requirement that employers cover preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication for HIV prevention, violates their religious rights? - Argued: Mon, 04 Mar 2024 9:29:51 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court Coinbase v. Suski, Case No. 23-3

February 28, 2024 19:54 - 19.1 MB

Arbitration: Where an arbitration agreement contains a delegation clause, should an arbitrator or a court decide whether that arbitration agreement is narrowed by a later contract that is silent as to arbitration and delegation? - Argued: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:54:16 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court Garland v. Cargill, Case No. 22-976

February 28, 2024 19:53 - 19.1 MB

Second Amendment: Is a bump stock device is a "machinegun" as defined in the National Firearms Act? - Argued: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:53:50 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court Cantero v. Bank of America, Case No. 22-529

February 27, 2024 20:22 - 19.1 MB

Federalism: Does the National Bank Act preempt the application of state escrow-interest laws to national banks? - Argued: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:22:50 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court McIntosh v. United States, Case No. 22-7386

February 27, 2024 20:21 - 19.1 MB

Criminal Procedure: May a district court may enter a criminal forfeiture order outside the time limitations set forth in Rule 32.2, Fed.R.Crim.P.? - Argued: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:21:28 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton, Case No. 22-555

February 26, 2024 19:05 - 19.1 MB

First Amendment: May Texas regulate social media companies from engaging in "viewpoint" based content-moderation? - Argued: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:5:19 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court Moody v. NetChoice, Case No. 22-277

February 26, 2024 19:03 - 19.1 MB

First Amendment: May Florida requires social media companies to disclose their content-moderation policies and afford individualized explanations to those whose content is restricted? - Argued: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:3:3 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy, Case No. 22-1078

February 21, 2024 20:34 - 19.1 MB

Civil Procedure: May a copyright plaintiff recover damages for infringements that occurred more than three years before the filing of suit? - Argued: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:34:22 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court Ohio v. EPA, Case No. 23A349

February 21, 2024 20:32 - 19.1 MB

Environmental Law: Are emissions controls imposed by the EPA reasonable regardless of the number of States subject to its rulemaking? - Argued: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:32:17 EDT

USCA, Third Circuit NAACP v. Secretary, Case No. 23-3166

February 21, 2024 14:48 - 19.1 MB

Voting Rights: May private plaintiffs challenge a Pennsylvania rule that rejects mail-in ballots marked with an erroneous date? - Argued: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 9:48:39 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court Corner Post v. FRS, Case No. 22-1008

February 20, 2024 19:39 - 19.1 MB

Civil Procedure: Does the statute of limitations for an APA claim run from the date the rule is issued or the date the plaintiff is injured by the rule? - Argued: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:39:23 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries, Case No. 23-51

February 20, 2024 19:38 - 19.1 MB

Arbitration: To be exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act, must a class of workers engaged in interstate transportation be employed by a company in the transportation industry? - Argued: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:38:56 EDT

USCA, Second Circuit Diageo North America v. W.J. Deutsch & Sons, Case No. 22-2106(L)

February 16, 2024 13:54 - 19.1 MB

Intellectual Property: Is the shape of the bottles used by the Bulleit bourbon brand distinctive enough to be protected by trademark law? - Argued: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 8:54:9 EDT

USCA, Second Circuit New York Times v. Department of Justice, Case No. 22-2232

February 16, 2024 13:50 - 19.1 MB

FOIA: May the Volkswagen independent monitor report into the emissions fraud scandal be publicly disclosed? - Argued: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 8:50:32 EDT

USCA, First Circuit Dutra v. Boston University, Case No. 23-1385

February 13, 2024 20:20 - 19.1 MB

COVID: May Massachusetts immunize universities against refund claims arising from the imposition of remote learning during the COVID pandemic? - Argued: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 15:20:7 EDT

USCA, D.C. Circuit Alpine Securities v. FInRA, Case No. 23-5129

February 13, 2024 20:15 - 19.1 MB

Administrative Law: Is a technically private self-regulatory body that operates under the oversight of the SEC subject to the Appointments Clause? - Argued: Thu, 08 Feb 2024 15:15:15 EDT

U.S. Supreme Court Trump v. Anderson, Case No. 23-719

February 08, 2024 18:54 - 19.1 MB

Election Law: Was Donald Trump properly disqualified from the Colorado presidential ballot under the Fourteenth Amendment? - Argued: Thu, 08 Feb 2024 13:54:38 EDT

USCA, Ninth Circuit Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice v. Mayes, Case No. 22-16729

February 06, 2024 21:26 - 19.1 MB

Criminal Procedure: May Arizona require criminal defense lawyers to contact their clients' alleged victims only through the case's prosecutors? - Argued: Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:26:14 EDT

USCA, Federal Circuit LKQ Corporation v. GM Global Technology Operations, Case No. 21-2348

February 06, 2024 20:51 - 19.1 MB

Intellectual Property: What standard governs whether a design patent is void for obviousness? - Argued: Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:51:15 EDT

USCA, Sixth Circuit Friends of Georges v. Steven Mulroy, Case No. 23-5611

February 02, 2024 17:30 - 19.1 MB

Free Speech: May Tennessee prohibit minors from viewing drag performances ("adult cabaret entertainment")? - Argued: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:30:35 EDT

USCA, Second Circuit Underwood v. Coinbase, Case No. 23-184

February 02, 2024 17:25 - 19.1 MB

Securities: Can Coinbase be sued for selling unregistered securities? - Argued: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:25:33 EDT

USCA, Eleventh Circuit Florida v. United States, Case No. 23-11528

January 31, 2024 20:37 - 19.1 MB

Immigration: May Florida sue the Biden administration for releasing rather than detaining many people who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexican border? - Argued: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:37:46 EDT

USCA, Fifth Circuit Tesla v. NLRB, Case No. 21-60285

January 31, 2024 20:33 - 19.1 MB

Labor: Did Elon Musk's anti-union tweet violate the National Labor Relations Act? - Argued: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:33:29 EDT

USCA, Fourth Circuit Huntington v. Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation, Case No. 22-1819

January 31, 2024 20:30 - 19.1 MB

Torts: May a West Virginia county sue an opioid maker for creating a public nuisance? - Argued: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:30:34 EDT

USCA, Ninth Circuit Miller v. Bonta, Case No. 23-2979

January 25, 2024 13:51 - 19.1 MB

Second Amendment: Does California’s decades-old ban on semi-automatic weapons violate the Second Amendment? - Argued: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 8:51:23 EDT

USCA, Ninth Circuit Grand Canyon University v. Cardona, Case No. 23-15124

January 25, 2024 13:49 - 19.1 MB

Administrative Law: Does the Department of Education have the authority to override the Internal Revenue Service’s determination that a university is a nonprofit? - Argued: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 8:49:13 EDT