Oral Arguments, with Context
By Oral Arguments, with Context
Categories: Government
Real court arguments, crisp audio, with context. Court recordings can be difficult to follow, and many suffer from poor audio quality. This podcast enhances the audio, provides a brief introduction to each case, and explains legal concepts that may be unfamiliar to some listeners. We hope these enhancements make oral argument recordings easier to understand, more accessible, and more enjoyable to listen to. Recordings come from the courts' own public releases; Supreme Court timing is derived locally from the Court's official transcript and audio.
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- USA v. Thompson — 5th Cir. (Nov 3, 2026)
The Fifth Circuit considers a gun-possession conviction involving a man with prior drunk-driving convictions. The case began with his own call to police: he said he was hearing voices urging violence at schools. Deputies removed guns from his home. His earlier drunk-driving record included a…
- UUSI, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. — Fed. Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The Federal Circuit hears a dispute about the right to bring a touchscreen patent lawsuit. UUSI, doing business as Nartron, sued Samsung, alleging that certain Samsung tablets infringed its patent on electronic switching circuitry used in touchscreens. The complaint asserted that UUSI owned all…
- Justin Tolston, Appellant/Cross Appellee v. City of Atlanta, Georgia, et al. — 11th Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The Eleventh Circuit hears a civil-rights case arising from Justin Tolston's arrest at the Atlanta Pride Festival in Piedmont Park. Tolston says he was walking with an electric scooter and a beer when he accidentally bumped into a police officer and apologized. He says that officer poured out his…
- Herrera v. United States of America — 2d Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The Second Circuit hears Curt Herrera's challenge to the refusal to reconsider his sentence after one of his firearm convictions was vacated. Herrera was convicted for his role in a racketeering organization involved in robbery, kidnapping, murder and drug trafficking. His punishment included…
- Institut de Cardiologie de Montreal v. Murray & Poole Enterprises Ltd. — Fed. Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The Federal Circuit hears a patent dispute about when treatment with colchicine begins after a heart attack, and whether it starts without a larger initial dose. The Montreal Heart Institute owns a patent covering early low-dose treatment, including claims that specify starting within about three…
- Webb Anderson, et al. v. United States, Appellant — 11th Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The Eleventh Circuit hears a dispute over damages after Jesse Anderson's death following treatment at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. The trial court's agreed facts describe a feeding tube, needed after surgery, being inserted into his airway during replacement. He suffered oxygen deprivation and…
- Aesthetics Biomedical, Inc. v. Sung Hwan E&B Co. Ltd. — Fed. Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The Federal Circuit hears a dispute over who owns the Vivace brand. A South Korean manufacturer known as Shen B developed the radio-frequency microneedling device and sent branded units to the United States for testing and promotion. Aesthetics Biomedical became its exclusive American distributor…
- Corrigent Corp. v. Cisco Systems, Inc. — Fed. Cir. (Nov 5, 2026)
The Federal Circuit hears Corrigent's patent dispute with Cisco. Corrigent sued Cisco, alleging that Cisco's communications equipment infringed its patents on packet forwarding and hidden-failure detection. An idle connection can fail without disrupting current traffic, leaving the problem…
- Kartik Patel v. Consolidated City of Indianapolis/Marion County — 7th Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The Seventh Circuit hears a dispute over a hotel operating license in Indianapolis. Patel and his company, P M K Corporation, operate the Budget Eight Inn. In February 2023, city officials refused to renew the hotel's license amid public-safety concerns, including emergency-service calls at the…
- Genexa, Inc. v. KinderFarms, LLC — Fed. Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The Federal Circuit hears a dispute over a liquid-medicine formulation. Genexa holds a patent covering formulations that combine acetaminophen, agave syrup, and a diluent such as water. The agave provides sweetness, while the claims also specify the viscosity, or thickness, of the finished…
- Afghan and Iraqi Allies v. Marco Rubio — D.C. Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The D.C. Circuit considers years-long delays in special immigrant visa applications from Afghan and Iraqi allies. These programs offer a route to resettlement for people whose work supporting the United States exposed them to serious threats. The applicants who brought this lawsuit said they had…
- Dorado Gardens LLC v Efron — 1st Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The First Circuit hears a dispute over deposits left behind when two real-estate deals fell apart. Two buyers, Dorado Gardens and Dorado Park, agreed to buy two properties and placed their deposits in escrow, so a third party held the money while the deals were pending. They later terminated the…
- Surratt v. Collins — Fed. Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The Federal Circuit hears a veteran's challenge to the denial of benefits for claimed ear-drum injuries and hearing loss. Surratt links those problems to injuries during military service. A 2022 physical examination found that his ear drums appeared normal, but hearing testing could not be…
- Gooden v. Lhoist North America — 5th Cir. (Nov 5, 2026)
The Fifth Circuit hears a race-discrimination and retaliation case brought by Tim Gooden, a longtime Black truck driver. Gooden says he proposed additional work that could have meant more hours and experience, but the opportunities went to White employees. He also says he was disciplined and later…
- Blaze Downey v. William Hyatte — 7th Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The Seventh Circuit hears a prisoner's claim that the warden failed to protect him from other inmates. Blaze Downey reported gang threats and repeatedly asked for protective custody. After an assault, his attorney warned prison staff that other prisoners planned to follow him to a new dormitory…
- Soybel v. City of New York — 2d Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The Second Circuit hears an appeal by buyers of New York City taxi medallions, the permits needed to operate yellow cabs. The buyers allege that city officials promoted medallions as a sound investment while publishing misleading prices and allowing collusive bidding. They say this induced them to…
- Robertino Presta v. CIR — 7th Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The Seventh Circuit hears a tax dispute involving the Presta family's grocery businesses and an insurance company they owned. The businesses paid premiums to that company, CFM, for coverage of business risks and deducted those payments on their tax returns. The arrangement was designed to use tax…
- Suiza Dairy, Inc. v Gonzalez-Beiro — 1st Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The First Circuit considers a dispute over who can enforce a settlement in Puerto Rico's milk industry. Two milk processors, including Suiza Dairy, challenged the government's milk-pricing system in federal court. The regulations affected both the cost of buying raw milk from farmers and the price…
- USA v. Donovan Alexander — 7th Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The Seventh Circuit hears a sentencing appeal in a case about the commercial sexual exploitation of a minor. Prosecutors accused Donovan Alexander of trafficking a minor girl and transporting her for that purpose. This appeal focuses on a separate sentencing adjustment for undue influence. The…
- US v Almestica-Monge — 1st Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The First Circuit hears an appeal from drug-conspiracy and firearm convictions in Puerto Rico. Prosecutors described a network selling drugs in several municipalities, with members supplying firearms and protecting the operation. A jury found the defendant guilty of participating in the conspiracy…
- Icon International, Inc. v. Elevation Health LLC — 2d Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The Second Circuit hears Icon International versus Elevation Health, a dispute over COVID-19 test kits. Elevation prepaid for an order that arrived more than a month late. Icon then delivered another shipment and sued for the unpaid price. Elevation said it had not authorized that second order and…
- Southern Cross Seafoods, LLC, Appellant v. United States, et al. — 11th Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The Eleventh Circuit hears Southern Cross Seafoods versus the United States, a dispute over a shipment of Chilean sea bass. In 2022, the importer sought federal approval to bring in fish caught around South Georgia. An international commission normally set seasonal catch limits there by consensus…
- Brendan Wagner, Appellant v. U.S. Attorney General — 11th Cir. (Nov 5, 2026)
The Eleventh Circuit considers how Brendan Wagner can seek an end to his federal sex-offender registration requirement. His conviction came before Congress enacted SORNA, the federal registration law, so his original sentence did not assign him one of its registration tiers. Those tiers determine…
- Children of the Court v. Abbey Fishman Romanek — 7th Cir. (Nov 6, 2026)
The Seventh Circuit considers a lawsuit over access to a state family-court hearing. Conor Paris and the nonprofit Children of the Court say a judge barred him from a Zoom hearing involving his parents' post-divorce case, even though other members of the public were allowed to attend. They say the…
- United States v. Renardo Turner, Appellant — 11th Cir. (Nov 5, 2026)
The Eleventh Circuit hears Renardo Turner's challenge to a prison sentence imposed after his supervised release was revoked. Supervised release is a period of community supervision under court-ordered conditions. The district court found that Turner violated those conditions, revoked his…
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