Introduction : the role of oral arguments in the Supreme Court / Timothy R. Johnson and Jerry Goldman

Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow : ten commandments of oral arguments / Dahlia Lithwick

Forsyth County, Georgia v. the Nationalist Movement : a workman-like performance / Tim O'Brien

Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey : the rhetorical battle over Roe / Lyle Denniston

Bush v. Gore : preparing for oral combat : the fight for the presidency / Charles Bierbauer

Glickman v. Wileman Brothers and Elliott Inc. : how oral arguments led to a lawsuit / Tony Mauro

Grutter v. Bollinger : an argument for the ages / Greg Stohr

Chandler v. Miller : double indemnity / Nina Totenberg

Rapanos v. United States : wading into the wetlands / David G. Savage

Randall v. Sorrell : arguing over campaign finance in Vermont / Brent Kendall

UAAAIWA v. Johnson Controls Inc. : fighting for women's rights in the workplace / Steve Lash

Time Inc. v. Hill : a future president makes his case / Fred Graham.