Two energy companies, Dominion and Duke, want to build a pipeline underneath the famed Appalachian Trail, but environmentalists want them to go take a hike. On this episode of Cases and Controversies, we head out to the trail with Bloomberg Environment's Ellen M. Gilmer and find out what this dispute is about and why it's heading all the way to the Supreme Court.

This week, we're sharing an episode of the newest weekly podcast from Bloomberg Industry Group, Downballot Counts. It's a podcast about the 2020 U.S. House and Senate elections and the fight to control Congress. The series is hosted by Bloomberg Government Senior Elections Reporter Greg Giroux and Elections Team Leader Kyle Trygstad. Subscribe to Downballot Counts wherever you get your podcasts.

'Bridgegate' and Electors: SCOTUS Deep Dive

The U.S. Supreme Court kicked off 2020 with blockbuster grants and notable oral arguments, and Chief Justice John Roberts presided over an impeachment trial.

In this deep dive episode of "Cases and Controversies," Kimberly Robinson and Jordan Rubin get you current with the latest Obamacare case and the challenge to "faithless electors."

They also highlight star-powered arguments that featured tense rebuttals and even millennial slang.

George Washington University law professor Randall Eliason also explains why there wasn't "a lot of love" for the prosecution of "Bridgegate" figures Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Baroni.

Hosts: Kimberly Robinson and Jordan Rubin

Guest: George Washington University Law Professor Randall Eliason

Producer: RJ Jewell

The Supreme Court will hear two days of arguments on Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Chief Justice John Roberts will be there, but then he crosses the street in the afternoon to preside over President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate.

Bloomberg Law's Kimberly Robinson and Jordan Rubin break down Roberts' role in Trump's trial as well as three argued cases: disputes over career criminal sentencing, arbitration, and the closely-watched case over funding religious schools. 

Hosts: Kimberly Robinson and Jordan Rubin.

Producer: RJ Jewell.

The justices return to the high court bench Monday for their first oral arguments of 2020. 

Bloomberg Law's Kimberly Robinson and Jordan Rubin preview the cases, including the fallout from 2013's "Bridgegate" scandal and an age discrimination suit that could have reverberations beyond employment discrimination.

Hosts: Kimberly Robinson and Jordan Rubin.

Producer: RJ Jewell.

It's time to count down everything from the best songs to the best memes to the best mince pies for the holidays.

We want to do our part at Bloomberg Law. So we present this special "Supremely Funny" episode on the funniest high court moments of 2019. 

From Ruth Bader Ginsburg's damning admission that she doesn't read her cumbersome financial documents to Samuel Alito's late-night observations on the D.C. Metro, there's something for all court watchers.

The last Supreme Court oral arguments of 2019 are in the books, the first opinion of the term is out, and litigation over subpoenas investigating President Trump is knocking at the high court's door.

In this deep dive recap of the December session, Munger, Tolles & Olson partner Elaine Goldenberg joins "Cases and Controversies" hosts Kimberly Robinson and Jordan Rubin to break down some of the session's biggest arguments—on the Second Amendment and Obamacare—and the first opinion of the term in a debt collection case that could have implications in other areas of the law.

They also take on the denial of the closely-watched petition in the Adnan Syed "Serial" case, as well as high-profile litigation over subpoenas into Trump's financial information and the high court's blocking of his administration's attempt to resume federal executions—for now, anyway.

In this bonus Cases and Controversies episode, Bloomberg Tax reporter Aysha Bagchi sits down with former acting U.S. solicitor general and Hogan Lovells partner Neal Katyal. Aysha spoke to Neal a few days before a recent argument in a tax case for an interview that hits on a bunch of topics of interest to Supreme Court watchers—and listeners—including the issue of creating opportunities for associates as an important step to making the pool of lawyers who argue at the Supreme Court. 

The U.S. Supreme Court hears the last arguments of 2019 the week of Dec. 9, with an eclectic set of issues before the justices ranging from capital punishment to the latest Obamacare-related tussle.

They'll hear a dispute at the intersection of criminal law and immigration, a case that could impact patent litigation, and a complaint from health insurance companies that the government still owes them—big time, to the tune of $12 billion.

Also up for argument are cases from Arizona death row, a technical sentencing puzzle, and an international child custody dispute.

In this bonus episode, Parts Per Billion, the Bloomberg Environment podcast, does a deep dive into the Atlantic Richfield case that was argued at the Supreme Court today (December 3rd). A central issue in the case: how far must businesses go to clean up their pollution? In this episode, we hear from residents of the tiny Montana town where the lawsuit originated.