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Welcome to Episode 3 of Counting to 5, a weekly podcast about the United States Supreme Court.  In this episode, we recap the five oral arguments the Court heard this past week, and then we’ll take an in depth look at the three cases that will be argued this coming week.

Show Notes

Oral Arguments:

• Bravo-Fernandez v. United States: Transcript Audio
• Shaw v. United States: Transcript Audio
• Salman v. United States: Transcript Audio
• Buck v. Davis: Transcript Audio
• Manuel v. City of Joliet: Transcript Audio

Orders:

• October 3, 2016: Orders List

Upcoming oral arguments:

• Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple
• Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado
• Manrique v. United States

Nomination/Confirmation:

• October 4, 2016: President Obama Huffington Post Op-Ed

Justices’ public appearances:

• October 2, 2016: Red Mass
• October 5, 2016: Justice Breyer with Charlie Rose at 92nd Street Y (video)
• October 6, 2016: Antonin Scalia Law School dedication (video) 
• Justice Breyer on New Hampshire Public Radio podcast

Notes of interest:

• FantasySCOTUS
• Virtual Supreme Court competition
• Richard Primus on Justice Thomas and Scalia’s legacy
• Mark Paoletta on Justice Thomas at the Museum of African-American History & Culture
• Katy Steinmetz on Justice Ginsburg’s accent

Supreme Court events:

• October 4, 2016: Dean Erwin Chemerinsky (video)
• October 5, 2016: Josh Blackman and Eric Segall (video)
• October 6, 2016: We the People podcast

Upcoming Supreme Court events:

• October 13, 2016: State & Local Legal Center webinar

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Welcome to Episode 2 of Counting to 5, a weekly podcast about the United States Supreme Court.  In this episode, we take an in depth look at the five cases the Court has scheduled for its first week of oral argument.

Show Notes

Recent Orders:

• New Certiorari Grants
• Leave for Solicitor General to Argue
• Tilton v. SEC

Upcoming Oral Arguments:

• Bravo-Fernandez v. United States
• Shaw v. United States
• Salman v. United States
• Buck v. Davis
• Manuel v. City of Joliet

Justices’ public appearances:

• September 26, 2016: Justice Ginsburg on the What it Takes podcast
• September 28, 2016: Justice Breyer at Symphony Hall, Boston
• September 29, 2016: Justice Breyer at the Music Hall, Portsmouth, NH
• September 30, 2016: Justice Sotomayor at Animus Innovation Summit, San Juan, PR

Upcoming appearances:

• October 5, 2016: Justice Breyer at the 92nd Street Y

Notes of interest:

• Adam Liptak on Chief Justice Roberts in the minority
• Anthony J. Franze and R. Reeves Anderson on amicus briefs
• Amy Howe on women arguing before the Court

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s My Own Words:

• Amazon page
• October 2, 2016: Justice Ginsburg Sunday New York Times essay
• September 14, 2016: Justice Ginsburg C-Span Interview

Supreme Court previews:

• September 16, 2016: Delaware Law School faculty
• September 21, 2016: American Constitution Society
• September 23-24, 2016: William & Mary Law School
• September 27, 2016: Federalist Society
• September 27, 2016: Washington Legal Foundation
• September 28, 2016: University of Virginia School of Law
• September 28, 2016: American Bar Association
• September 29, 2016: We the People podcast
• September 30, 2016: Pacific Legal Foundation
• October 1, 2016: Slate’s Amicus podcast

Other Supreme Court events:

• September 27, 2016: Supreme Court Advocacy in the Obamacare Cases
• September 29, 2016: The Future of the Supreme Court in 2017 and Beyond

Upcoming Supreme Court events:

• October 3, 2016: Antonin Scalia School of Law term preview
• October 8, 2016: Jeffrey Toobin on “The Supreme Court in the Post-Obama Era”

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Welcome to the First Episode of Counting to 5, a new podcast about the United States Supreme Court.  In this episode, we look at the current State of the Court, including the prospects for filling the seat left vacant by the death of Justice Scalia, and we take a whirlwind tour of the cases the Court has already granted for the upcoming term.

Show Notes

Recent Orders:

• Ferrer v. Senate Subcommittee on Investigations
• Democratic Party v. Husted
• Dignity Health v. Rollins

Chief Judge Garland’s Recent Public Appearances:

• August 26, 2016: Harvard Law School
• September 20, 2016: Howard University Law School

Confirmation news:

• Senator Chuck Grassley on lame duck confirmation
• Professor Noah Feldman on lame duck confirmation
• Clinton’s shortlist?
• Trump’s original list; not exclusive
• Peter Thiel rumor
• Thiel rumor denials
• Trump’s new list
• Professor Eric Segall on the case for a 4-4 court

Justices’ public appearances:

• August 31, 2016: Justice Kagan at the University of Arizona (video)
• September 1, 2016: Justice Sotomayor at Metropolitan State University (video)
• September 7, 2016: Justice Ginsburg at Georgetown University Law Center (video)
• September 8, 2016: Justice Kagan at Harvard Law School (video)
• September 8, 2016: Justice Sotomayor at the University of Madison-Wisconsin (video)
• September 9, 2016: Justice Alito i-Italy TV interview (video)
• September 12, 2016: Justice Ginsburg at Notre Dame (video)
• September 13, 2016: Justice Kagan at George Washington Law (video)
• September 16, 2016: Justice Sotomayor recorded Constitution Day message (video)
• September 19, 2016: Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Breyer, and Justice Alito at the Old City Hall in Philadelphia
• September 20, 2016: Justice Ginsburg at Fordham University School of Law (video)
• September 21, 2016: Justice Ginsburg at Temple Emanu-El
• September 22, 2016: Justice Sotomayor receives Leadership Award from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation
• September 23, 2016: Justice Kennedy at the International Bar Association annual conference
• September 24, 2016: Chief Justice Roberts at the grand opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (video) [Roberts begins at 0:49:50]

Upcoming appearances:

• September 27, 2016: Justice Breyer at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore
• September 28, 2016: Justice Breyer at Symphony Hall in Boston
• September 29, 2016: Justice Breyer at the Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
• September 30, 2016: Justice Sotomayor at the 2016 Animus Innovation Summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Notes of interest:

• Tony Mauro’s health inquiry to the Justices
• New website about Justice Thomas

Supreme Court previews:

• Cato Institute panel (video)
• Heritage Foundation panel (video)
• Case Western Reserve University School of Law panel (video) [term preview begins at 4:06:00]
• UCI Law Talks podcast
• Cato Supreme Court Review: Looking Ahead: October Term 2016
• Heritage Foundation:  Overview of the Supreme Court’s October 2016 Term
• Georgetown Supreme Court Institute: October Term 2016 Preview

Upcoming Supreme Court events:

• September 26, 2016: UC Hastings College of Law term preview
• September 27, 2016: Federalist Society term preview
• September 27, 2016: Washington Legal Foundation term preview
• September 27, 2016: Georgetown University Federalist Society event on “Supreme Court Advocacy in the Obamacare Cases”
• September 28, 2016: American Bar Association term preview
• September 30, 2016: Pacific Legal Foundation term preview

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Welcome to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court. Counting to 5 aims to examine the Supreme Court in a way that’s accessible to interested non-lawyers or non-experts, but without sacrificing legal accuracy.  I hope you’ll join us as we explore the Court and its work.

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