The secret to winning an argument isn't grand rhetoric or elegant style, says US Supreme Court litigator Neal Katyal - it takes more than that. With stories of some of the most impactful cases he's argued before the Court, Katyal shows why the key to crafting a persuasive and successful argument lies in human connection, empathy and faith in the power of your ideas. Neal Katyal, the former Acting Solicitor General of the United States, focuses on appellate and complex litigation. In December 2017, American Lawyer magazine named him The Litigator of the Year; he was chosen from all the lawyers in the United States. At the age of 48, he has also already argued more Supreme Court cases in U.S. — Neal Katyal (@nealkatyal) July 9, 2020. Katyal has argued more cases in front of the Supreme Court than any other minority — EVER — and is one of the most respected legal minds in the nation. What had him so agitated? It was so many of his colleagues on many networks, MSNBC included, arguing that the SCOTUS rulings were a 'mixed bag.
Why you should listen
Neal Katyal runs one of the largest Supreme Court practices in the world at Hogan Lovells, LLP, where he occupies the role formerly held by now-Chief Justice John Roberts. He has argued more than 40 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States and served as lead counsel in hundreds of cases. His first Supreme Court argument (at the age of 36) about Guantanamo Bay ended the military tribunals there and required the Geneva Conventions to apply to the War on Terror, ending waterboarding and ghost prisons around the globe. Most recently, he argued against the 'Muslim ban' case on behalf of the State of Hawaii and will return to the Supreme Court lectern to argue the landmark LGBT rights case about foster parents, City of Philadelphia v. Fulton.
Katyal has argued more Supreme Court cases than any other minority attorney in US history. He serves as the Paul and Patricia Saunders Professor at Georgetown Law Center and, in past years, he was a visiting professor at Harvard and Yale Law Schools. He has published dozens of scholarly articles in law journals as well as op-ed articles in the New York Times and Washington Post. He has appeared on TV with Stephen Colbert and on Netflix's House of Cards, where he played himself.
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How to win an argument (at the US Supreme Court, or anywhere)
Originally started on Neal’s IGTV the day the election was called for Biden, “Courtside” is a daily series with short episodes explaining Trump’s post-election litigation.
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Hosted by former Acting Solicitor General and constitutional scholar Neal Katyal, “The New Normal” is a series of digital salons with experts and celebrity advocates discussing world issues through the lens of COVID-19.