Counting to 5

Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court.

In this episode I provide an update on the Court’s current term, followed by a review of some of the most interesting cases the Court heard earlier in the term that we are still waiting on opinions from, a summary of the cases argued in the First week of the Court’s January oral arguments, and a quick preview of a few cases coming up later in the term.

Show Notes
Livestream 001 — Term Update and January Week 1 Preview:

• Archived Livestream: YouTube Link

Argued Cases:

Epic Systems v. Lewis (& consolidated cases)

• SCOTUSBlog Case Page: Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis


• SCOTUSBlog Case Page: Ernst & Young LLP v. Morris


• SCOTUSBlog Case Page: National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc.


• Oral Argument: Transcript Audio

Sessions v. Dimaya

• SCOTUSBlog Case Page


• Oral Argument: Transcript Audio

Jennings v. Rodriguez

• SCOTUSBlog Case Page


• Oral Argument: Transcript Audio

Gill v. Whitford

• SCOTUSBlog Case Page


• Oral Argument: Transcript Audio

Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC

• SCOTUSBlog Case Page


• Oral Argument: Transcript Audio

Carpenter v. United States

• SCOTUSBlog Case Page


• Oral Argument: Transcript Audio

Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (& consolidated case)

• SCOTUSBlog Case Page: Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association


• SCOTUSBlog Case Page: New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association v. National Collegiate Athletic Association


• Oral Argument: Transcript Audio

Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission

• SCOTUSBlog Case Page


• Oral Argument: Transcript Audio

January Week 1 Cases:

Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado

• SCOTUSBlog Case Page

Florida v. Georgia

• SCOTUSBlog Case Page

Byrd v. United States

• SCOTUSBlog Case Page

Collins v. Virginia

• SCOTUSBlog Case Page

Husted v. Randolph Institute

• SCOTUSBlog Case Page

Future Cases:

Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31

• SCOTUSBlog Case Page

National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra

• SCOTUSBlog Case Page

Benisek v. Lamone

• SCOTUSBlog Case Page

Next Livestream:

January 11, 2018: YouTube Link

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court.

In this episode, I talk with Max Folkenflik, the managing partner of Folkenflik & McGerity, who represents the employees in Ernst & Young LLP v. Morris, one of three employee arbitration agreement cases consolidated for argument before the Supreme Court on October 2nd.

Show Notes

Counting to 5 Livestream – October Week 1 Preview:

On Friday, September 29th, at 11:00 am Eastern Time, Counting to 5 will be streaming live on Youtube.  We’ll be discussing each of the cases set for oral argument in the first week of the Court’s new term, previewing some of the most anticipated cases coming later this term, and answering viewer questions submitted via Youtube Live Chat.

Please join us!

• Friday, September 29, 2017, 11:00 am ET


• YouTube Livestream

Max Folkenflik:

• Online Bio: Folkenflik & McGerity LLP

Consolidated arbitration cases:

• SCOTUSBlog Case Page: Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis


• SCOTUSBlog Case Page: Ernst & Young LLP v. Morris


• SCOTUSBlog Case Page: National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc.

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court.

In this episode, we continue our preview of the upcoming October 2017 Supreme Court term, looking at a case on the Court’s docket about arbitration agreements.

Show Notes

Counting to 5 Livestream – October Week 1 Preview:

On Friday, September 29th, at 11:00 am Eastern Time, Counting to 5 will be streaming live on Youtube.  We’ll be discussing each of the cases set for oral argument in the first week of the Court’s new term, previewing some of the most-anticipated cases coming later this term, and answering viewer questions submitted via Youtube Live Chat.

Please join us!

• Friday, September 29, 2017, 11:00 am ET


• YouTube Livestream

Consolidated arbitration cases:

• SCOTUSBlog Case Page: Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis


• SCOTUSBlog Case Page: Ernst & Young LLP v. Morris


• SCOTUSBlog Case Page: National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc.

Counting to 5:

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court.

In this episode, I talk with Ahilan Arulanantham of the ACLU of Southern California about Jennings v. Rodriguez.  Arulanantham represents the respondent Alejandro Rodriguez and a class of similarly situated noncitizen detainees, and he will be arguing before the Supreme Court on October 3rd.

Show Notes

Ahilan Arulanantham:

• Online Bios: ACLU of Southern California; ACLU; MacArthur Foundation


• Twitter:  @ahilan_toolong; @ACLU_SoCal


• ACLU Immigrants’ Rights page


• ACLU SoCal Immigrants’ Rights page

Jennings v. Rodriguez:

• November 30, 2016 Oral argument: Transcript Audio


• SCOTUSBlog Case page

U.S. Citizens in Deportation Proceedings:

• Watson v. United States (Second Circuit)


• Houston Chronicle article

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• Show Notes: Countingto5.com


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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court. In this episode, we continue our preview of the upcoming October 2017 Supreme Court term, looking at three immigration-related cases on the Court’s docket.

Show Notes

Travel ban litigation:

• Ninth Circuit February 9, 2017 Opinion: Washington v. Trump


• Fourth Circuit May 25, 2017 Opinion: IRAP v. Trump


• Ninth Circuit June 12, 2017 Opinion: Hawaii v. Trump


• Supreme Court June 26, 2017 Opinion: Trump v. IRAP


• SCOTUSBlog Case Page: Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP)


• SCOTUSBlog Case Page: Trump v. Hawaii


• Lawfare Blog: Travel Ban Litigation Documents

Sessions v. Dimaya:

• January 17, 2017 Oral argument: Transcript Audio


• SCOTUSBlog Case page

Jennings v. Rodriguez:

• November 30, 2016 Oral argument: Transcript Audio


• SCOTUSBlog Case page

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court. In this episode, we take a big picture look at how the upcoming October 2017 Supreme Court term is shaping up.

Show Notes

October Term 2017:

• Supreme Court OT 2017 Granted Cases list


• SCOTUSBlog OT 2017 Case Pages


• October Term 2017 Calendar


• October 2017 Argument Calendar

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court. In this Episode, I talk with Gabe Roth, the executive director of Fix the Court, an organization that advocates for various reforms to the way the Supreme Court operates.  We spoke about Fix the Court and its recent proposal to impose term limits on the Supreme Court.

Show Notes

Fix the Court:

• Links: Website  Facebook  Twitter


• Term Limits Proposal


• Term-End Report on Supreme Court Transparency


• SCOTUSDaily

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• Show Notes: Countingto5.com


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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court. This Episode is the second part of a two part look at the Court’s unanimous June 19th decision in Matal v. Tam, formerly known as Lee v. Tam, the case about the Asian-American rock band The Slants and their battle with the PTO to trademark their band name.

In Part I, we looked at Simon Tam’s path to the Supreme Court, and explored how this case fits into broader cultural conversations about offensive speech.  In this episode, we examine the legal arguments in the case and the Supreme Court’s decision.

Show Notes

• Podcast Part I

Matal v. Tam case documents

• Oral argument: Transcript Audio


• June 19, 2017 Decision


• SCOTUSBlog Case page


• Pro-Football, Inc. [Washington Redskins] Amicus Briefs: Certiorari Merits

Effects of ruling

• The Slants trademark approval


• Redskins litigation: Washington Post


• New trademark filings: Reuters NPR

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court. This Episode is the first part of a two part look at the Court’s unanimous June 19th decision in Matal v. Tam, formerly known as Lee v. Tam, the case about the Asian-American rock band The Slants and their battle with the PTO to trademark their band name.

Show Notes

Matal v. Tam

• Reason interview with Simon Tam


• June 19, 2017 Decision


• SCOTUSBlog Case page

Counting to 5:

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Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court.  In this episode, I analyze the Court’s unanimous June 12th decision in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc., the first opinion written by the newest Justice, Neil Gorsuch.

Show Notes

Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc.

• June 12, 2017 Decision


• SCOTUSBlog Case page

Statutory Interpretation Resources:

• Antonin Scalia & Bryan A. Garner, Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts


• Elena Kagan & John Manning, A Dialogue with Justice Elena Kagan on the Reading of Statutes

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