The Podium and Panel Podcast

By Dan Cotter and Pat EcklerGovernment

The Podium and Panel Podcast episodes

November 02, 2025 Episode 283 – Even when drawn in response to a federal court finding
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Predictions Sure To Wrong: Riggs: Affirm Callais: Affirm Bilbrey: Affirm
Riggs:
https://mycourts.in.gov/arguments/default.aspx?&id=3028&view=detail&yr=&when=&page=1&court=app&search=&direction=%20ASC&future=False&sort=&judge=&county=&admin=False&pageSize=20

Callais:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-109_2
IL app:
https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/
58 min
October 26, 2025 Episode 282 – Due to a Lapse of Appropriations
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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Villareal: Affirm Case: Affirm American Backflow: Affirm
Villareal:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-557
Case:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-624
IL app:
https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/
40 min
October 19, 2025 Episode 281 – SCOTUS all day
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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Chiles: Reverse Ber: Dan Reverse Pat: Affirm Bost: Affirm
Chiles:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-539
Berk:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-440
Bost:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-568
56 min
October 12, 2025 Episode 280 – Three duty cases
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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: McKelvy: Affirm Eddington: Reverse Haase: Punt
IL SCT:
https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/oral-argument-audio-and-video/
IL APP:
https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/
47 min
October 05, 2025 Episode 279 – How should the judiciary respond?
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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Z's: Reverse Barnett: Pat: Punt Dan: Reverse Inendino: Affirm
IL SCT:
https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/oral-argument-audio-and-video/
Barnett:
https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/sk.24-3060.24-3060_09_22_2025.mp3
Inendino:
https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/dab.24-2908.24-2908_09_18_2025.mp3
1 hr 1 min
September 28, 2025 Episode 278 – Does Rosenbach control?
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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Freedburg: Affirm Rivas: Affirm
IL app cases:
https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/
Fausett:
https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/oral-argument-audio-and-video/
49 min
September 21, 2025 Episode 277 – Whether the trial court crossed the line from gatekeeping to factfinding
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Predictions Sure To Wrong: Northland: Affirm Toro: Reverse Simonson: Affirm
7th Circuit Toro here:
https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/ch.24-2865.24-2865_09_11_2025.mp3
IN APP Northland:
https://mycourts.in.gov/arguments/default.aspx?&id=3018&view=detail&yr=&when=&page=1&court=app&search=&direction=%20ASC&future=False&sort=&judge=&county=&admin=False&pageSize=20
7th Circuit Simonson:https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/ch.25-1417.25-1417_09_11_2025.mp3
53 min
September 14, 2025 Episode 276 – We’re back in business Baby
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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Bonan: Reverse Bolden: Affirm O'Donnell: Reverse
7th Circuit Bonan here:
https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/ef.24-3296.24-3296_09_03_2025.mp3
7th Circuit Bolden:
https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/dab.24-1674.24-1674_09_04_2025.mp3
7th Circuit O’Donnell:
https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/ef.24-2946.24-2946_09_03_2025.mp3
43 min
September 07, 2025 Episode 275 – The insurance coverage fight can be just as explosive
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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Navigators: Affirm Soloway: Affirm Schnepf: Reverse
7th Circuit Navigators here:
https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/gw.24-2888.24-2888_09_05_2025.mp3
7th Circuit Soloway:
https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/dab.24-3104.24-3104_09_04_2025.mp3
Illinois appellate argument can be found at:
https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/
38 min
August 31, 2025 Episode 274 - And then there was one
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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: ISBA: Affirm
Illinois appellate argument can be found at:
https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/
30 min

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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.