
U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments
Oral arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States, presented by Oyez, a multimedia judicial archive at the IllinoisTech Chicago-Kent College of Law.
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Mar 4, 2025 • 1h 31min
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos
A case in which the Court will decide whether U.S. gun manufacturers can be held liable for violence in Mexico under theories of proximate causation and aiding and abetting, based on their domestic production and sale of firearms that are later trafficked to Mexican cartels.

Mar 3, 2025 • 49min
CC/Devas (Mauritius) Limited v. Antrix Corp. Ltd.
A case in which the Court will decide whether plaintiffs must prove minimum contacts before federal courts may assert personal jurisdiction over foreign states sued under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

Mar 3, 2025 • 53min
BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman
A case in which the Court will decide whether Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6)’s stringent standard applies to a post-judgment request to vacate for the purpose of filing an amended complaint.

Feb 26, 2025 • 55min
Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services
A case in which the Court will decide whether a majority-group plaintiff must show “background circumstances to support the suspicion that the defendant is that unusual employer who discriminates against the majority” to establish a prima facie case of discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Feb 25, 2025 • 1h 15min
Esteras v. United States
A case in which the Court will decide whether a court may, in considering whether to revoke an individual’s supervised release and impose a prison sentence, consider factors from the law governing sentencing not mentioned in the supervised release law.

Feb 25, 2025 • 1h 16min
Perttu v. Richards
A case in which the Court will decide whether, in cases subject to the Prison Litigation Reform Act, prisoners have a right to a jury trial concerning their exhaustion of administrative remedies where disputed facts regarding exhaustion are intertwined with the underlying merits of their claim.

Feb 24, 2025 • 1h 35min
Gutierrez v. Saenz
A case in which the Court will decide whether a Texas death-row inmate has standing to sue the state over its refusal to give him access to DNA testing pursuant to a law permitting DNA testing only when the person can prove that he would not have been convicted if the DNA testing produced exculpatory results.

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Jan 22, 2025 • 1h 31min
Cunningham v. Cornell University
Mr. Wang, the attorney for the petitioner, debates ERISA's implications alongside Ms. Dubin and Ms. Harsky, representing the respondent. They explore fiduciary responsibilities within university retirement plans and the challenges of proving harm from bundled services. Legal exemptions and the burden of proof take center stage, as they dissect recent court rulings affecting fiduciary claims. The conversation emphasizes the need for clarity in legal pleadings, with discussions underscoring complexities surrounding fiduciary duties and statutory interpretations.

Jan 22, 2025 • 1h 16min
Barnes v. Felix
A case in which the Court will decide whether courts should apply the “moment of the threat” doctrine when evaluating an excessive force claim under the Fourth Amendment.

Jan 21, 2025 • 1h 12min
Food and Drug Administration v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co.
A case in which the Court will decide whether a manufacturer may file a petition for review in a circuit where it neither resides nor has its principal place of business, if the petition is joined by a seller of the manufacturer’s products that is located within that circuit.
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