We couldn't possibly keep it short for the last recap episode of OT2016. We all know the last week of the term means all the blockbuster opinions get announced, and we're here to help you make sense of them. And for Trinity Lutheran and the travel ban, we

It’s the penultimate recap for the term, wherein the justices hath bestowed upon us twelve (12) new opinions in one week. Time for a lengthy—but spirited—Opin-o-rama! We pick out a few of our favorites to go in depth, and then we institute Lightning Round

With just a couple of weeks to go, we're racing toward the OT2016 finish line. Plenty of blunders, orders, and opinions to address-- including Justice Gorsuch's first opinion. Plus, we'll discuss one of the biggest cases of the year that has, in our opini

We hash out another week of SCOTUS news, this time with guest host Leah Litman. Yes, we recap orders and opinions, but more importantly, we finally solve a weeks-long First Monday mystery: who began the clerks' happy hour tradition? And don't stop listeni

One of us got married this weekend; the other read the opinions. Listen to the episode and try to figure who did what.

After a brief break for a trip to Vegas, we're back with a jackpot of opinions to recap. Yep, we break down each of the six opinions that have been released in the last couple of weeks. We've got everything from gerrymandering to patents to arbitration ag

If you need your First Mondays fix, there's a new bonus episode for Patreon subscribers! We talk all things cert pool, and (spoiler alert) Dan and Ian really disagree. Subscribe at patreon.com/firstmondays.

As we ease into the argument-free season of the term, we recap some grants, take a look at the opinion in Bank of American Corp. v. Miami, and relish a great hotline call full of 90s clerking gossip. And speaking of gossip, what's the deal with Justice Go

Recapping the last arguments for October Term 2016, and more.

It was a pretty big week at the Supreme Court. First, we talk about what the heck is going with expiring execution drugs in Arkansas, and how that plays out within SCOTUS chambers. Then, for the first time since the beginning of this podcast, we had nine