The Supreme Court’s November sitting might be finished, but we’re still going. Ian returns to wrap up by recapping last week’s arguments with Dan. But first, there’s the matter of a very unusual certiorari petition that the Department of Justice filed in a hot-button case...
We’re now halfway through the Supreme Court’s November sitting. Although the court didn’t grant any new cases last week, it gave us plenty of other things to talk about. Among the many questions we discuss: Why does Chief Justice John Roberts think one of his predecessors...
For the first-ever First Mondays live show, we traveled to the University of Michigan (go Blue), where we were joined by alumna Leah Litman. From Ann Arbor, we ring in the November sitting, which we think is somewhat more exciting than the popular coverage might...
The October sitting has ended—and we’re here to wrap it up for you. On this episode, we begin by discussing the biggest news of the month: our new microphones, brought to you courtesy of our Patreon supporters. We also break down the December argument calendar...
The Supreme Court is one week into the new term, and we’re here to catch you up. We recap last week’s arguments, including the major partisan gerrymandering case, Gill v. Whitford. Wisconsin Solicitor General Misha Tseytlin, who argued the case for the state, joins us as a...
It’s the first Monday in October, when the Supreme Court officially starts its term. And that means that First Mondays is back for a brand new season! In today’s episode, we catch you up on the biggest grants from the Supreme Court’s “long conference,” including...
We’re just three weeks from the start of a blockbuster new term at the Supreme Court, but don’t let that fool you: The conference remains largely inert, essentially daring us at Historic First Mondays Studios to produce an episode with the scraps they’ve handed us. Challenge...
On the latest edition of our summer series, “In Recess,” Dan Epps and official guest host Leah Litman (filling in for Ian Samuel, who is enjoying a Croatian vacation) get you up to speed on what has been happening at the Supreme Court. We discuss...
This week’s episode was originally a “bonus” episode exclusively for our premium supporters, but we decided to unlock it for all our listeners in honor of our new partnership with SCOTUSblog. In the episode, prompted by a tempest arising out our comments about advocate quality...
This past term, while the Supreme Court was on its winter break, First Mondays released a special two-episode series called “101 First Street.” The series is designed to serve as an introduction to how the Supreme Court works for nonexperts and nonlawyers. The first episode, “Ser-shee-or-RARE-eye,” walks...
