⚖ Oral Arguments, with Context

Real court arguments, crisp audio, with context.

Court recordings can be difficult to follow, and many suffer from poor audio quality. This podcast enhances the audio, provides a brief introduction to each case, and explains legal concepts that may be unfamiliar to some listeners.

We hope these enhancements make oral argument recordings easier to understand, more accessible, and more enjoyable to listen to.

Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube /feed.xml Open RSS

United States v. Nason — 9th Cir. (argued August 13, 2026)

No. 25-1655 Argued August 13, 2026 Published August 13, 2026; updated August 18, 2026

The Ninth Circuit hears Matthew Nason's appeal from his conviction and ten-year sentence for assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon. A jury found that he fired a handgun toward a deputy U.S. marshal who was serving arrest warrants at Nason's Reno home. The argument asks whether the jury instructions went beyond the indictment and whether the sentencing judge adequately supported the aggravated-assault guideline.

United States v. Nason (No. 25-1655) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, argued August 13, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — Ninth Circuit:https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/media/2026/08/13/25-1655.mp3
Argument record — Ninth Circuit:https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/streams-videos/archive?case=25-1655&hearingDate=2026-08-13
Case calendar — Ninth Circuit:https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/calendar/calendar-search?input-search-case=25-1655
Appellate docket — Docket Alarm:https://www.docketalarm.com/cases/US_Court_of_Appeals_Ninth_Circuit/25-1655/United_States_of_America_v._Nason/
District-court docket — Docket Alarm:https://www.docketalarm.com/cases/Nevada_District_Court/3--22-cr-00017/USA_v._Nason/
Trial and conviction — U.S. Attorney's Office:https://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/jury-convicts-reno-man-assaulting-federal-officer
Sentence and case background — U.S. Attorney's Office:https://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/reno-man-sentenced-10-years-prison-assaulting-federal-officer-during-arrest-0
18 U.S.C. § 111 — U.S. House of Representatives:https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:18%20section:111%20edition:prelim)
Constructive amendment — Ninth Circuit (Ward):https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2014/04/03/12-50536.pdf
Constructive amendment — Ninth Circuit (Soto-Barraza):https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/01/17/15-10586.pdf
Plain-error review — Ninth Circuit:https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/uploads/guides/stand_of_review/II.%20Criminal%20Proceedings%202022.htm
Plain-error review — Supreme Court (Puckett):https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/boundvolumes/556bv.pdf
Opinion search — Ninth Circuit:https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/decisions/opinions/
Memorandum search — Ninth Circuit:https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/decisions/memoranda/

0:00
0:00