The Podium and Panel Podcast

By Dan Cotter and Pat EcklerGovernment

The Podium and Panel Podcast episodes

October 18 Episode 333 – Explain why we have jurisdiction?
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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Miller: Reverse Suncor: Affirm Travis: Affirm
Miller: https://mycourts.in.gov/arguments/default.aspx?&id=3152&view=detail&yr=&when=&page=1&court=sup&search=&direction=%20ASC&future=False&sort=&judge=&county=&admin=False&pageSize=20
Suncor: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2026/25-170
Travis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhTIkIpebt4
38 min
October 11 Episode 332 – Sworn is ambiguous
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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Burgess: Affirm Tower: Affirm Grinnell: Affirm
Tower:: https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/ef.25-3167.25-3167_09_24_2026.mp3
Grinnel: https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/sk.25-3188.25-3188_09_22_2026.mp3
Il Case: https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/
54 min
October 04 Episode 331 – Gratefully Take the 5th.
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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Citizen Action: Association standing exists Klucker: Reverse Guinn: Affirm
Citizen Action:
https://mycourts.in.gov/arguments/default.aspx?&id=3137&view=detail&yr=&when=&page=1&court=SUP&search=&direction=%20ASC&future=True&sort=&judge=&county=&admin=False&pageSize=20
Il Cases: https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/
48 min
September 27 Episode 330 – Please Use Real Words!
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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong Baty: Affirm Kimber: Affirm Sood: Reverse
Baty v. Lopez:
https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/court-appeals/arguments/2026/09/16/connie-baty-v-ruben-lopez-et-al
Il Cases: https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/
47 min
September 21 Episode 329 – Can a federal court compel arbitration
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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Jarrett: Reverse Kraeplin: Reverse Asksharbrahma: Punt
IL Cases: https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/
Asksharbrahma:https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/dab.25-3205.25-3205_09_11_2026.mp3
44 min
September 13 Episode 328 – Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich
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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Embrey: Punt SPENCE: Reverse FOUST: Affirm
Spence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc5CqhwgRUI
Foust:
https://mycourts.in.gov/arguments/default.aspx?&id=3133&view=detail&yr=&when=&page=1&court=APP&search=&direction=%20ASC&future=True&sort=&judge=&county=&admin=False&pageSize=20
Embrey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KUhUsuvJxc
43 min
September 06 Episode 327 – Whether the Court Retains Jurisdiction
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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Chicago Trust: SOL: Punt PJI: Affirm Machinery: Affirm Industrial Boiler: Punt
Illinois cases:
https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/
Industrial Boiler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmDYXeu6Mo4
50 min
August 30 Episode 326 – A counter-counterclaim
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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong:
Oller: Reverse Withers: Punt Stout: Affirm
Illinois cases:
https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/
Oller:
https://mycourts.in.gov/arguments/default.aspx?&id=3134&view=detail&yr=&when=&page=1&court=app&search=&direction=%20ASC&future=False&sort=&judge=&county=&admin=False&pageSize=20
45 min
August 23 Episode 325 - In Shambles
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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Moore: Affirm Dutton: Reverse Larramore: Affirm Virginia Transformer: Affirm
Illinois case:
https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/
Moore:
youtube.com/watch?v=qK9gzgW1Cfg&t=199s&pp=0gcJCRMMAYcqIYzv
Dutton:
https://tncourts.gov/courts/court-appeals/arguments/2026/08/11/josh-dutton-v-caleb-taylor-spears-et-al
Virginia Transformer:
https://tncourts.gov/courts/court-appeals/arguments/2026/08/18/virginia-transformer-corp-v-microvast-inc-et-al
45 min
August 16 Episode 324 - No bollocks, but bullocks
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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Ambrose: Affirm Townsend: Answer to question “no” Flynn: Affirm
Illinois cases:
https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/
Indiana Flynn:
https://mycourts.in.gov/arguments/default.aspx?&id=3121&view=detail&yr=&when=&page=1&court=app&search=&direction=%20ASC&future=False&sort=&judge=&county=&admin=False&pageSize=20
44 min

About The Podium and Panel Podcast

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Each podcast episode, Pat Eckler and Dan Cotter will cover several oral arguments and decisions in civil matters at the Illinois Appellate Court and Illinois Supreme Court, with the occasional coverage of SCOTUS and other appellate courts.