Law360's The Term - News & Analysis on the Supreme Court

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Take with a grain of salt, I follow the court pretty aggressively and often times find when listening to these episodes that I’ve picked up “nothing new.” If this is your sole source of SCOTUS info and you don’t care to get much beyond summary headlines, this pod is fine. If you want detailed or well thought analysis, I suggest investing time and effort elsewhere

…despite what some may claim here, the hosts of the Term give pretty sterile and politics-free news on the goings-on at the Court. Some people in these reviews rant and rave about the hosts and their “liberal myopic tyrannical worldview”; I am right-of-center myself and I can attest that this is not the case. The aforementioned reviewers strike me as being too far gone to the point of not being able to hear objective reporting without shrieking about ~LiBeRaL mEdIa BiAs~. I suspect the hosts’ rather restrained style when approaching hot-button issues is what has drawn ire for some; personally, I appreciate it. When the 5% on both extremes can’t handle what you’re saying, you’re doing things right if you ask me.

I listen to almost every episode, and particularly enjoyed the Dec. 16 installment. Jimmy Hoover’s insights on the evolution of oral arguments at the Supreme Court is very informative. Both Jimmy and Natalie do a great job of getting to the heart of what is at issue in key Supreme Court cases, and explaining it in a clear and conversational manner. I also appreciate the fact that both hosts, regardless of their personal views, do not take sides!