First Mondays

First Mondays


Latest Episodes

In Recess #4: "Stone Soup"
September 11, 2017

The Supreme Court did juuuust enough to warrant us stepping back into Historic First Mondays Studios. We’ll talk about the recently released November argument calendar, the latest in the travel ban, and whether or not Justice Gorsuch should give a speech

Amici Teaser: "Rotten Fruit Juice"
August 28, 2017

We’re still about a month away from the kick-off of OT2017, and the Court has been pretty quiet. But we’ve been hard at working making some bonus episodes for our Patreon subscribers. First, we talked a little longer to John Elwood, who you heard a couple

In Recess #3: "Third Class Webelo"
August 14, 2017

Dan and Leah get up to speed on a surprisingly busy summer week at the Supreme Court. Briefs, bankruptcy, birthdays, and an interview with the great John Elwood.

In Recess #3: "Third Class Webelo"
August 14, 2017

While Ian is off on a boat somewhere, or maybe in the wilderness of Croatia (we're not super sure), Dan and Leah get up to speed on a surprisingly busy summer week at the Supreme Court. In additions to some briefs showing up, one case got the DIG treatmen

In Recess #2: "#BadLawyerGate"
August 07, 2017

To celebrate our new partnership with SCOTUSblog, we're unlocking one of our favorite bonus episodes for everyone to enjoy. It's an interview with Lisa Blatt of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer. With a record of 33-2, she's one of the winningest Supreme Cour

In Recess #2: "#BadLawyerGate"
August 07, 2017

To celebrate our new partnership with SCOTUSblog, we're unlocking one of our favorite bonus episodes for everyone to enjoy. It's an interview with Lisa Blatt of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer. With a record of 33-2, she's one of the winningest Supreme Cour

In Recess #1: "Crushing Negs"
July 31, 2017

The Supreme Court maybe now be in recess for the summer, but there's still stuff going on. In our universe, we're pumped for a new partnership with everyone's favorite Supreme Court website, SCOTUSblog. Not to be confused with the Supreme Court's actual w

In Recess #1: "Crushing Negs"
July 31, 2017

The Supreme Court maybe now be in recess for the summer, but there's still stuff going on. In our universe, we're pumped for a new partnership with everyone's favorite Supreme Court website, SCOTUSblog. Not to be confused with the Supreme Court's actual w

First Mondays on Oral Argument
July 17, 2017

To kick off our summer schedule, we're pleased to rebroadcast the episode of Oral Argument we appeared on, which originally aired May 6th, 2017. We joined Christian Turner and Joe Miller to talk about physics conundrums, the politics of Supreme Court nomi

The Annual: OT2016 in Review (ft. Nina Totenberg)
July 10, 2017

It’s the finale of our first season! To celebrate all that was OT2016, and to look to the year ahead, we went to the queen of SCOTUS radio herself: Nina Totenberg. We also dish out superlatives— best dig at an advocate, best quip in an argument, worst opi