SCOTUS 2025 Term Debrief

Advisory Opinions

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🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Pardon our legal nerd-out as Sarah Isgur, David French, Amy Howe, David Lat, and Zachary Shemtob—our dream team of SCOTUSBloggers and Advisory Opinions hosts—break down the biggest moments from the Supreme Court’s term. What made this term so mellow? Which rulings came out of left field? And is Justice Jackson the Supreme Court’s breakout star? The Agenda:—Mellow vibes all around—Emergency Docket vs. Merits Docket—Cert petition surprises and denials—Oral argument highlights—Justice Clarence Thomas’ post-Dobbs influence—Looking ahead Show Notes:—SCOTUSblog's Stat Pack This episode is brought to you by Burford Capital, the leading global finance firm focused on law. Burford helps companies and law firms unlock the value of their legal assets. With a $7.2 billion portfolio and listings on the NYSE and LSE, Burford provides capital to finance high-value commercial litigation and arbitration—without adding cost, risk, or giving up control. Clients include Fortune 500 companies and Am Law 100 firms, who turn to Burford to pursue strong claims, manage legal costs, and accelerate recoveries. Learn more at burfordcapital.com/ao. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Advisory Opinions is presented by Burford Capital, the leading finance firm focused on law.
0:06.0	You ready?
0:08.0	I was born ready. Welcome to advisory opinions. I'm Sarah Isger here with the extended universe. Amy Howe, Zach Shemtob, David Latt, and David French. We're going to be talking about the term in review.
0:38.5	Surprises, emergency docket, what's up with Justice Barrett, all that and more on
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1:17.5	All right, Amy, I'm starting with you.
1:20.5	How would you describe this term?
1:22.9	Was it a cold term?
1:24.6	I would say, and I think you have to divide the term up. I think you have to talk about
1:29.4	the merits docket on the one hand, and then the emergency docket. On the other hand,
1:35.8	and Zach, I just want to say, I like that you kind of got to have the last word in how the
1:40.6	emergency docket was labeled on the stat pack. None of this short order stuff, you got to have the last word in your household.
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