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This is for very technical weenies like me who get a kick out of procedural matters, but I found a recent argument made before the Supreme Court by a Cleveland attorney.

The facts of the case are pretty interesting, but the reason it was before the Court was because of a procedural issue.

Anyway, here's the link to the transcript and you can listen to it as well. It made my stomach hurt thinking about how horrible I would be at it, considering the Justices are all pretty bright, but more importantly, they have amazing legal minds as clerks who help prepare them.

This is only Atty. Mills (the atty. from Cleveland) part of the argument.

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Thanks for sharing. While it's hard to follow an argument transcript without having read the prior holdings and briefs filed, it is educational in how exciting (in a "technical weenie" sense, of course ) oral arguments can be.

I remember when studying the Court in undergraduate reading that one study of a recent term found that the attorneys got an average of 40 seconds into their arguments before being interrupted. What I find most interesting is how the Justices aren't even really interested (usually, that is) in the attorney's answer, but rather in leading the line of questioning in a direction in which they might be able to influence their colleagues. 98% of the work that goes into deciding SCOTUS cases is done outside of oral arguments, but that two remaining percent can still sway a case sometimes.

One time in Band Camp...