Audio Arguendo provides unedited recordings of oral arguments from the Supreme Court and interesting cases from around the globe. If you have a case that you think we should broadcast, just send us a message on X (@AudioArguendo) or Bluesky (@audioarguendo.bsky.social) with the name of the case, a short description of the issue, and a link to where the audio can be found. We assert no claim of copyright over any of the recordings and have posted them in podcast form to make them more widely and conveniently available.
Audio Arguendo covers oral arguments from United States v. Brownlee, a Fourth Amendment case argued before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on October 5, 2026. The central legal question is whether police may use Flock license-plate recognition cameras to track a suspect's movements without obtaining a warrant. This…
Worth it if you're a law student, legal professional, or serious Fourth Amendment enthusiast who can extract meaning from appellate oral arguments without editorial scaffolding.
Audio Arguendo covers oral arguments from a First Circuit case (Rhode Island Latino Arts v. NEA, No. 25-2113) argued on October 7, 2026, concerning whether the National Endowment for the Arts may constitutionally disfavor or deny grants to arts projects that promote what the government characterizes as 'gender…
Worth it if you follow First Amendment law, are interested in NEA funding disputes, or want to hear appellate arguments on a live contested policy question.
Audio Arguendo covers oral arguments from a First Circuit case (USCA, First Circuit Community Economic Development Center v. Bessent, Case No. 26-1329) argued on October 7, 2026. The central legal question concerns privacy rights and government data-sharing: specifically, whether the IRS may share noncitizens'…
Worth it if you are a lawyer, law student, policy researcher, or serious follower of immigration and tax law who wants to hear appellate arguments firsthand.
Audio Arguendo covers oral arguments from Department of Air Force v. Guahan (Case No. 25-579), a Supreme Court case argued on October 7, 2026. The episode focuses on a narrow but significant environmental law question: whether the federal government must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) before…
Worth it if you follow Supreme Court environmental law closely, are interested in NEPA/RCRA intersection issues, or want to hear raw oral arguments without needing background explanation.
Audio Arguendo covers the Supreme Court oral arguments in Anderson v. Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee (Case No. 25-498), argued on October 6, 2026. The episode focuses on a narrow but significant ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) question: whether plaintiffs suing an ERISA fiduciary for breach of…
Worth it if you follow Supreme Court cases closely, work in pension law, or want to understand how justices are thinking about fiduciary accountability in retirement fund management.
Audio Arguendo covers oral arguments from Johnson v. United States Congress (Case No. 25-735), a Supreme Court case argued on October 5, 2026. The central legal question concerns whether the Veterans' Judicial Review Act stripped district courts of their jurisdiction to hear constitutional challenges to Congressional…
Worth it if you follow Supreme Court cases closely, work in veterans' law or administrative law, or want a record of the oral arguments in this specific jurisdictional dispute.
Audio Arguendo covers oral arguments from the U.S. Supreme Court case Suncor Energy (U.S.A) Inc. v. Commissioners of Boulder County, Case No. 25-170, argued on October 5, 2026. The episode focuses on a central environmental law question: whether federal law preempts state-law claims seeking damages for injuries caused…
Worth it if you follow climate litigation, environmental law, or Supreme Court federalism doctrine and want to hear the justices' questions firsthand.
Audio Arguendo presents oral arguments from a Fifth Circuit case (Jackson Federation of Teachers v. Fitch, No. 25-60496) argued on August 31, 2026, concerning a civil rights matter with an unusual procedural question: whether a judge should be recused from a case after issuing an order containing AI-generated…
Worth it if you're a lawyer, legal scholar, or AI policy enthusiast interested in how courts are grappling with algorithmic errors in judicial decision-making, or if you prefer unfiltered appellate arguments over commentary.