Oral argument occupies a privileged place in appellate mythology. It is often described as the moment when judges engage counsel, probe weaknesses, and decide close cases. In modern appellate practice ...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that examines the standards police must meet before entering a home without a warrant. In Wednesday’s oral arguments, petitioner’s counsel ...

During oral arguments Tuesday, most of the justices on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic toward parents in their lawsuit against a Maryland school board that refused to let them opt their ...

Four days after hearing oral arguments in a challenge to the constitutionality of a task force within the Department of Health and Human Services, the Supreme Court asked both the federal government ...

As I think I have admitted previously, I have what some might consider an unusual habit. When I have a longer drive to make, I listen to oral arguments at the United States Supreme Court. It keeps me ...

Supreme Court of Georgia tests out new oral argument format. Format affords parties two minutes of uninterrupted opening arguments. As former justice recognizes progress as modernization appellate ...