Brinker Oral Argument Liveblog

9:27 : Not sure if going down the tip-pooling argument was a good move there.

9:30 : Don’t wait for the translation: YES OR NO! (;

9:35 : I guess Calchannel didn’t anticipate how popular this would be. Video is choking. Hard.

9:41 : Steve Jobs would fire the person in charge of this streaming. I may have to “unlive blog” it later…

9:55 : We’re discussing statutory and administrative interpretation here. There seems to be some frustration from the bench. Angels on the head of a pin.

10:01 : I think there is right now on display the peril of being highly specialized in an area of law: you get used to a set of presumptions and jargon that not everyone—judges most importantly—shares.

10:05 : Important discussion whether the court would be “clarifying” existing law and retrospective application.

10:09 : The UCL Practitioner ends arguments with a clear and well-spoken presentation.

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