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  • Oral argument — United States v. James Romans

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Oct 7, 2015

    Regarding the purchase of the vehicle, that was nothing that the court brought in regarding my client's, what they had said were overt acts in Dallas, but it's not an overt act, Your Honor. … Well, we don't know what was going on in Indiana from the record, so I can't comment on that.

    65 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Ralph Smith, Jr. v. James Hood, III

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Dec 4, 2017

    Smith subjected to these unconstitutional acts, if they're in the causal chain, then they can . . . then it's fair game for them. … I think he's talking about some kind of analysis that you do when there's a Rehabilitation Act issue that's involved.

    42 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Whitney Bank v. SMI Companies Global, Inc.

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Sep 5, 2019

    But all during that period, from April of 2015 through July of 2016, SMI is hemorrhaging cash. As a credit, it looks terrible. … I agree with you that it was very illogical, but that doesn't, as I agree, I agree, But what my opposing counsel points out in a couple of the comments that he made were bad faith breaches.

    40 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Boudreaux v. LA State Bar Assn

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Mar 4, 2021

    Are there the number of objections over a certain period of years to fees? It's not in the record, Judge, but I can answer your question if you wish. Uh, the over the years, a rare event. … Sure, but even Justice Thomas and Gorsuch's comments, uh, don't really pertain to this issue because the plaintiffs in the Jarchow case did not raise the issue about what Keller preserved.

    56 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Rachel Escamilla v. Pamela Elliott

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Dec 5, 2019

    Is there any factor that identifies to whom, in other words, the recipient of the comment as a factor on whether it's public or private speech, protected speech? … What was the period of time here? In this particular case? I believe Your Honor was right that it was 19 months, almost two years, or maybe even over two years. Why wouldn't that be undue delay?

    46 min of audio
  • Oral argument — In Re: JPMorgan Chase & Company

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Jan 8, 2019

    So, counsel, that comment gets to the content of the district court's discretion to issue notices in FLSA collective action. … Or another one, let's say the judge said I want notice to go to people far past the tolling period.

    49 min of audio
  • Oral argument — George Alvarez v. City of Brownsville

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Jan 17, 2018

    Can you comment on that characterization? … You made a comment in your brief, too, that actually when a policymaker makes a decision, that's policy.

    91 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Marquette Trans v. Navigation Mrtm

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Apr 5, 2023

    The first Congress of the United States recognized in its ninth legislative act, which actually predates the Judiciary Act by which federal courts were created by six weeks, it recognized the principle … It says that if you want to sue a pilot for damages when he's acting under a state commission, you must do two things.

    66 min of audio
  • Oral argument — John Bludworth v. Manson Construction

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Apr 1, 2025

    So, again, it acts as an independent booster barge, and it has a separate pumping capacity. … In Able Counsel, there's no case, period, that said anything about that, correct? So it's not just never said there was, it's never said there wasn't. This is sui generis for us.

    49 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Michael Hewitt v. Helix Energy Solutions Group, et

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Sep 9, 2020

    Each exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act, okay, has duties test, salary test, and salary level test. … It means he must receive it regardless of any time period worked, which is exactly what he did get.

    45 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Markle Interests, L.L.C. v. U.S. Fish and W

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Jun 2, 2015

    There was dialogue in the sense that the landowners commented on this, and they stated their preferences to not have frogs. … All we've got here is the designation they're required to make, and they've made it, and it's justified by the expert support, period. That's exactly right.

    42 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Ralph Janvey v. James Alguire

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Jun 3, 2014

    It sounds suspiciously like if there's no standing here, then the people who invested and ended up making money out of it do not have to give up those profits, period. … I would like to draw the court's attention to two facts and one principle of law, and the principle of law will come back to the comment Judge Higginson made just a moment ago.

    48 min of audio
  • Oral argument — SEC v. Yossef Kahlon

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Jun 7, 2017

    But in other contexts, aren't there holding periods? I mean, the SEC has at least told people that you can hold the stock like after an initial offering. … And the other comment I would have as to remedy, Your Honor, is the Court, as observed, and we're in this circuit because there's a Texas connection.

    54 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Amanda Foster v. Principal Life Insurance Co.

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Jan 7, 2019

    They needed to act diligently and reliably in compliance with the court's obligations. … As is being in an office for a long period of time. All these things about her job were brought to light.

    39 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Torrey v. Infectious Diseases Socty

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Sep 7, 2023

    Placibure, because I think that that case is applicable here in support of the plaintiff's position, because in that case, this court held that false commercial speech was actionable under the Lanham Act … At the very end of the discovery period, literally the last day, the afternoon that we finished the last deposition, they amended their complaint to allege new misrepresentation claims based on facts they

    43 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Kevan Brumfield v. Burl Cain, Warden

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Dec 1, 2015

    What the State points to is Justice Breyer's comment during oral argument. That's the only thing the State points to. … Greenspan, said it is unlikely that someone who suffers from intellectual disability would be able to perpetuate within a two-week period a span of very successful armed robberies in which he had a leadership

    61 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Jeffery Wood v. William Stephens, Director

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Dec 1, 2014

    argument that if a judge does have certain personal knowledge that that might be recusable but I don't think just in general that the the possession of personal knowledge alone is recusable it's the acting … who concluded he had not made a substantial showing he attempted to appeal to the CCA and they said we're prohibited by statute from considering your appeal because you weren't talented in the 20-day period

    60 min of audio
  • Oral argument — LA Fair Housing Action v. Azalea Garden

    Oral argument · Oral argument · May 3, 2023

    So, we receive a lot of grant funding, and as a result of that grant funding, we have certain program activities required to carry out through that grant period. … I also wanted to address something that dovetails comments that Judge Ho or questions he was asking, and I think one of the main issues with the construction of the Fair Housing Act and disparate impact

    50 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Zyla Life Sciences v. Wells Pharma

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Sep 5, 2024

    The district court put a period in the middle of that sentence, and it said that registration by itself was enough for the exemption. That's just not what the statute says. … They're still preempted, is the District Court thought, under Section 337A of the Federal Act. Well, what does 337A say?

    42 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Dubash v. City of Houston

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Sep 4, 2025

    And the video, obviously videos on like, you know, TV and stuff can certainly have comments and things. I'm well aware of that. Now, of course, in the 1700s, I don't think they had videos. … As this court said in Robinson, censorship based on subjective determinations about what is offensive is impermissible viewpoint discrimination, period. Uh, your honor, very quickly touching on Mr.

    41 min of audio

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