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Cases and Controversies — 279 episodes
Justice Stephen Breyer on Trump, the Rule of Law, and Whether the Supreme Court is Political
Supreme Court Term to Have Lasting Impact With Few Blockbusters
Justices End Term with Split Decisions and Powerful Dissents
Trans Advocates See Glimmer of Hope After Loss at High Court
Busy Opinion Season in Full Swing at the Supreme Court
Trump's Tariffs Likely to Land On Justices' Shadow Docket Soon
Justices Cast Doubt on Long-Term Precedent With Trump Firings
Justices Focus on Feasibility of Birthright Citizenship Limits
Justices to Consider Procedure in Birthright Citizenship Suit
Supreme Court Debates Bid for First Religious Charter School
Justices Focus on Meaning of LGBTQ Books in Religious Rights Row
Obamacare Is Back at Supreme Court in Preventive Care Fight
Justices Walking 'Tightrope' With Modest Trump Victories
Trio of Religious Liberty Cases Getting Heard at Supreme Court
Supreme Court Backs 'Ghost Gun' Rule, Considers Agency Limits
Justices to Weigh if Congress Can Hand Over Rulemaking Power
Supreme Court in 'Eye of Storm' Before Taking on Major Cases
High Court Ruling on Nuclear Waste Storage Site Hard to Predict
Supreme Court Confronts Bid to Open Up Gunmakers' Liability
Supreme Court Pulled Into First Trump Fight Over Executive Power
Trump Will Force the Supreme Court to Face its Biggest Fear: Essay
Justices to Weigh Evidence Rule in Reverse Discrimination Suit
Trump Actions Spark Potential Legal Challenges for Supreme Court
Supreme Court Mulls Test for Reasonable Force in Police Killings
Justices Mull Scrutiny Test In Porn Site Age Verification Case
Social Media, National Security Collide in TikTok Argument
Broadway, Books, and Big Rulings Cap Supreme Court Year
Justices Lean Into Agency Deference in Environmental Challenge
Supreme Court Weighs Transgender Case Broader Impact
High Court Vaping Case Tests FDA's Regulatory Powers
Nvidia Highlights Justices' Struggle in Drawing Lines
Justices Search for Line in Meta Investor Suit
Biden Supreme Court Case Flips Possible if Trump Wins
Is a Bush v. Gore Sequel Possible This Year?
Injury Divides Supreme Court in Lawsuit Over CBD Oil
Capital Defendant Seeks Rare Win at Supreme Court
Diverse Groups Team Up On Civil Rights Attorneys' Fees
'Ghost Guns' Fight Ahead in New Supreme Court Term
Gorsuch, Jackson Books Top Busy Supreme Court Summer
Blockbusters Bring Down Curtain on Supreme Court Term
Supreme Court Nears Term End with Blockbuster Rulings
Gun Ban Upheld in Opinion Dump Before Court Ends Term
Justices Rule on Guns, Abortion as End of Term Nears
Supreme Court to Crank Out Opinions as Term End Nears
Programming Note & UnCommon Law Episode: AI Trained on Famous Authors’ Copyrighted Work. They Want Revenge – Part 1
Official Act Is Sticking Point in Trump Immunity Claim
Idaho Abortion Ban Getting Supreme Court Review
US Supreme Court Considers Novel Charges Over Jan. 6
Homeless Dispute Getting Rare Supreme Court Hearing
Supreme Court Abortion Pill Argument Light on Merits
Government Censorship Focus of Supreme Court Disputes
Supreme Court Urged to Take Up Fight Over Trans Youth
Divide Surfaces in Supreme Court Trump Ballot Ruling
Supreme Court Digs into Guns, Social Media, and Trump Immunity
Social Media Cases Could Impact Public Discourse Online
Supreme Court Weighs Next Steps on Trump Immunity Bid
Historic Trump Ballot Argument Explored Numerous Paths
High Court ‘Friends’ Urge Caution in Trump Ballot Case
Trump’s Supreme Court Case Raises Security Questions
With Chevron Doctrine Likely to Fall, What Comes Next?
Trump, Agency Power Fights Tee-Up Historic Court Term
No Fly, Property Rights Start Supreme Court New Year
Tense Exchanges, Big Supreme Court Argument Moments
Grants in Abortion, Jan. 6 Add to Momentous Term
O’Connor’s Trailblazing Career Marked By Grit, Charisma
Justices Suggest Narrow Ruling on SEC Enforcement
Supreme Court’s First Ethics Code Gets Cool Reception
Justices Weigh New Gun Test in Domestic Violence Case
Justices Seek Balance for Online Speech Protections
Barrett Rocks Out As Justices Return to Courtroom
Justices Take Up South Carolina Redistricting Dispute
Barrett, Kavanaugh Could Be Key in CFPB Funding Fight
Blockbuster Fallout Looms Over New Supreme Court Term
Death Row Defendants Find Few Wins at Supreme Court
'Cases and Controversies': A Dramatic First Decade
Supreme Court ‘Supersized’ Major Questions Doctrine
Supreme Court Wraps Up With Conservative Trifecta on Big Cases
Biggest Cases Loom as Supreme Court Hits Homestretch
Tribal Adoption Law Survives Colorblind Challenge
Justices Surprise by Refusing to Remake Voting Rights
New Jackson Milestone as Supreme Court Term Nears End
Unanimity Doesn’t Mean Supreme Court Agrees Completely
Jackson Breaks Mold for New Justices at Oral Argument
High Court Veteran Examines Changing Oral Arguments
Supreme Court Ethics, Agency Powers Draw Spotlight
Supreme Court Opinion Season Begins With Big Backlog
Supreme Court Abortion Dispute, Ethics Saga Intensify
No Opinions or Arguments, But Not Quiet at High Court
Worker Religious Accommodation Test Set for Top Court
‘True Threats’ Free Speech Test for US Supreme Court
Murder-For-Hire Trial Tests Reach of Sixth Amendment
Supreme Court Faces Growing Calls for Ethics Code
Jack Daniel's and Bad Spaniels Spat to Hit High Court
CFPB Challenge Latest in Separation of Powers Remake
Minority Borrowers Aim to Influence Court in Loan Case
Internet’s Future Up to Justices in Social Media Cases
Rare Rehearing Could Derail High Court Voting Ruling
Lapses Shown in Leak Probe Raise Questions for Court
Criminal Prosecution of Turkish Bank Divides Justices
Slow Start, Smaller Docket Contrasts Hot-Button Term
Covid Rules, Attorney Client Privilege Await Justices
Supreme Court Slow on Opinions with Big Cases Ahead
Justices Search For Middle Ground In Election Fight
LGBTQ Rights, Elections On Tap In Year-End Arguments
Texas Bid Spotlights Litigation Pressure on High Court
Justices May Further Limit Where Business Can Be Sued
Trump Shadow Docket, Election-Week Cases at SCOTUS
Affirmative Action, Habeas, and Supreme Court Stamp
American Indian Child Welfare Gets High-Court Hearing
Race at Supreme Court in Voting, DNA-Testing Appeals
Animal Cruelty, Andy Warhol Top High Court Arguments
Voting Rights, Environment Kick Off Supreme Court Term
Andy Warhol, Prince, and the New Supreme Court Term
Nothing Comes Close: The Historic Supreme Court Term
Blockbuster Term Ends, Jackson Joins and Makes History
Overturning Roe: Supreme Court Ruling Explained
Justices Speed Things Up and Close In on Blockbusters
Law Enforcement Accountability Elusive at High Court
Shadow Docket, Leak Probe Show Supreme Court Strain
Beyond Abortion and Guns: What's Left For SCOTUS
Behind the Ted Cruz Campaign Finance Ruling
Supreme Court Leak Prompts Broader Reform Discussion
Elected Prosecutors ‘Last Line of Defense’ if Roe Goes
Supreme Court Leak May Start a New Era for Justices
Justices Struggle With Trump-Era Immigration Policy
Breyer Says Goodbye to the Supreme Court Bench
Supreme Court Returns for Last Set of Oral Arguments
School Prayer at High Court, Next on Judges for Biden
Religion at Executions, Latest on Jackson and Thomas
Thomas Health, Spouse Storm Bookend Jackson Hearings
Inside Look at Jackson Hearings from Senate Counsel
Army Reservist's Iraq Burn Pit Suit Before Justices
Jackson Hearings Set, Wider Impact of EPA Case
It's KBJ: Instant Reaction to Biden's Selection (Podcast)
Supreme Court to Hear Trump Policy, Tribal Disputes
Supreme Court Primed to Again Confront Agency Power
Breyer’s Legacy and What’s Next for Supreme Court
Breyer's Clerks Recall 'Happy Warrior'
SCOTUS & Masks: Everything You Didn't Know You Wanted to Know
Vaccine Rulings, Nazi-Looted Art, Campaign Finance
Rare Vaccine Arguments Kick Off New Supreme Court Year
Inside the Courtroom: 2021 Top Supreme Court Moments
Texas Abortion Case Decided, Mississippi Looms
After Dobbs, Justices Hear Cases on Crime and Religion
Abortion Advocates Fear Outcome in Upcoming Case
Supreme Court Gun Case to Set Gun Control's Future
Texas Abortion Law Meets Supreme Court Skepticism
Abortion and Guns Make for Big Week at Supreme Court
Latest Abortion Decision the Result of Curious Vote Breakdown
Justices Ponder Smoking Centaurs and State Secrets
Marathon Bomber, Abortion Arguments Hit Supreme Court
Justices Head Back to Their Courtroom For New Term
What’s Happening in the Boston Marathon Bomber Case?
Summer Abortion Bombshell, Explained
Term Review with ACLU’s David Cole
All Eyes on Breyer & Final Opinions of the Term
Blockbuster Opinions! Obamacare, LGBT Among Supreme Court's Latest Cases
Male-Only Military Draft Here to Stay After Court's Denial
American Indian Law at the U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court Punts on Qualified Immunity Again
Kavanaugh and Kagan Go to War Over Precedent
Was That Justice Breyer's Last Oral Argument?
Updating Tinker for Social Media: SCOTUS Deep Dive
EProfane Cheerleader to Have Her Day at Supreme Court (Podcast)
Court Packing Is the Topic Du Jour at Supreme Court
Donor Case Creates Strange Alliances
Supreme Court Dunks on NCAA at Oral Argument
NCAA at Supreme Court: The Perfect March Madness
Tribal Powers and Limits Come to Supreme Court Once Again
Warrantless Search Case is 'Hard Core' of 4th Amendment (Podcast)
Future of Voting Rights in the Balance at Supreme Court
Big Voting Rights Test on Deck at the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Returns to Face Water, Immigration, & Warrants
It's Florida Versus Georgia in Existential Legal War Over Water
Roberts Skips Impeachment, and Other Supreme Court Punts
The Inside Story From a Death Row Attorney
Few Arguments But Lots of Action at the Supreme Court
With Flipping of Senate, We're Now on 'Breyer Watch'
Supremely Notable: Biggest SCOTUS Moments of 2020
Top SCOTUS Lawyer Talks Business, Family, and Britney
Saying Goodbye to 2020 at the Supreme Court
Looted Nazi Art and Facebook Robocalls at High Court
Introducing: Black Lawyers Speak
Census Case Leads Off Latest Week of SCOTUS Arguments
SCOTUS Eyes the Off-Ramps for Cases on Census, Religion
SCOTUS Likely to Keep Obamacare Intact
Barrett's First Blockbuster Case Comes to SCOTUS
Barrett Takes the Bench and Election Issues Keep Coming
A Deep Dive into Freedom of Religion at SCOTUS
The Couture and Cuisine of Remote SCOTUS Arguments
SCOTUS Takes Up Illegal Seizures & Military Sexual Assaults
A Ginsburg-Less 'First Monday' at SCOTUS
Trump Chose Barrett. What Will Democrats Do About It?
A Somber Start to the Post-Ginsburg Era at SCOTUS
Goodwin Liu on RBG's Legacy of Opinions and Dissents
Trump SCOTUS Nominee Shortlist Not Very Short Anymore
Election Law to Get a Workout in Run Up to Nov. 3
SCOTUS Goes to Church—and to the Casinos
‘Cases and Controversies’ Podcast: Movie Night, Trump, and RBG
Consequential SCOTUS Decisions Lurk in the Shadows
SCOTUS Crosses Finish Line After Supremely Eventful Term
The Roberts Court Is Now Definitely Roberts' Court
More Historic Moves as SCOTUS Likely Goes Into July
Historic Week at SCOTUS With Big Losses for Trump Administration
Kavanaugh Making His Mark With Swing Votes and Opinions
After Puerto Rico Ruling, Is Qualified Immunity Next?
Crunch Time at SCOTUS With Big Opinions Still to Come
Qualified Immunity May Be Getting Axed by SCOTUS
Lucky Jeans, Rogue Electors & Frodo Baggins at SCOTUS
Phone-In Arguments, Trump Taxes and, Yes, That Flush
SCOTUS Livestreaming, Once Unthinkable, Is Now a Reality
Riyaz Kanji and a High Court Throwdown Over Precedent
Neal Katyal on Historic Arguments Set for May (SCOTUS Virus Update)
First Pandemic-Related SCOTUS Ruling and Kansas AG
Tom Goldstein & RBG Works Out, Breyer Cooks In (SCOTUS Virus Update)
The Show Must Go On: SCOTUS Covid-19 Update
Arguments on Hold, Livestreaming Next?: SCOTUS Coronavirus Update
Trump Financial Subpoena Cases: SCOTUS Deep Dive
Abortion, CFPB, and Immigration: SCOTUS Deep Dive
Abortion, Immigration, Wall Street: SCOTUS Sneak Peek:
Pipeline, Prison, Terror, Grandmas: SCOTUS Sneak Peek
Dominion, Duke Hike to Supreme Court in Trail Dispute
Introducing Downballot Counts
'Bridgegate' and Electors: SCOTUS Deep Dive
Impeachment, Drugs, and Religion: SCOTUS Sneak Peek
'Bridgegate,' Age Discrimination: SCOTUS Sneak Peek
Supremely Funny: 2019's Funniest High Court Moments
December Recap With Guest Elaine Goldenberg: SCOTUS Deep Dive
Neal Katyal on Raising Diversity in the SCOTUS Bar (Bonus Episode)
Obamacare, Patents, Death Penalty: SCOTUS Sneak Peek
Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian (Bonus Episode)
Guns, Copyright, Environment: SCOTUS Sneak Peek
Gun Rights Finally Get Day in Court: SCOTUS Deep Dive
DACA, Border Shooting, Traffic Stops: SCOTUS Deep Dive
DACA, Cross-Border Shooting: SCOTUS Sneak Peek
Car Stops, Blackbeard, Clean Water: SCOTUS Sneak Peek
DACA Hits High Court: SCOTUS Deep Dive
LGBT Discrimination, Puerto Rico: SCOTUS Deep Dive
Puerto Rico, Preemption, DC Sniper: SCOTUS Sneak Peek
LGBT Rights, Juries & Patent Fees: SCOTUS Sneak Peek
Discrimination, DACA & Guns: SCOTUS Preview Deep Dive
Diversity Challenges in Supreme Court Bar (LIVE)
End of SCOTUS Term Roundtable
Double Jeopardy and Quirky Lineups: Weekly Recap
Lots More Opinions to Go: Weekly Recap
The Crossover Term: Weekly Recap
Justice Thomas Breaks Tie This Time: Weekly Recap
Gorsuch’s Turn to Join the Liberals: Weekly Recap
The Death Penalty Wars: Weekly Recap
Sentencing and the Census: Deep Dive
Sneek Peek: Census, Blood Draws, & Mens Rea
Sneak Peek: Scandalous Marks, Vague Laws
Deep Dive: Census Hits High Court
Deep Dive: Thomas Speaks!
Sneak Peek: Partisan Gerrymandering & Agency Deference
Sneak Peek: Gerrymandering, Whistleblowers, & Juries
Deep Dive: Partisan Gerrymandering Back at SCOTUS
Sneak Peek: Speech, Supervised Release, & Religion
Sneak Peek: Patents, Bankruptcy, & RBG’s Return?
Sneak Peek: Court Takes on a Case of Wine
Sneak Peek: Debt, Trademarks, & a Three-Peat
Tricky Texas Death Penalty Case Back at SCOTUS
Supremely Funny: Robots, Ashtrays, & Nutless Brownies
Deep Dive, Attorney General Edition: Constitutional Crisis?
Sneak Peek: Money, Patents, & Gambling
Sneak Peek: iPhones, Land Rovers, and Reservations
Deep Dive: Female Justices, Kavanaugh's Surprising Questions and 48-Hour Arguments
Sneak Peek: Federalism, Executions, and Hovercrafts
Sneak Peek: Class Actions, Criminal Appeals, & Cougars
Justice Kavanaugh’s First Arguments
What's Next for SCOTUS After Fiery Confirmation Hearing?
SCOTUS Long Conference; Kavanaugh Long Shot?
Kavanaugh Hearings: How to Watch
Will Trump's Tariffs Live Up to His Campaign Promises?
The Trump Pardon Podcast
Trump's Judicial Victory
That’s a Wrap on SCOTUS… Sort Of
After Masterpiece: Advocates Eye Next Battles
Supremely Funny: The Funniest Moments from the 2017 Term