Oral Argument: Villarreal v. Texas | Case No. 24-557 | Oral Argument Date: 10/6/25

Oral Argument: Villarreal v. Texas | Case No. 24-557 | Oral Argument Date: 10/6/25 Link to Docket: Here Preview Episode: Here Question Presented: Whether a trial court abridges the defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel by prohibiting the defendant and his counsel from discussing the defendant's testimony during an overnight recess. Oral Advocates: For Petitioner: Stuart Banner, Los Angeles, Cal. For Respondent: Andrew N. Warthen, Assistant Criminal District Attorney, San Antonio, Tex.; and Kevin J. Barber, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) Timestamps Table of Contents [00:00:00] Episode Intro [00:00:41] Argument Begins [00:00:48] Petitioner Opening Statement [00:25:46] Petitioner Sequential Questions [00:40:29] Respondent Opening Statement [01:02:00] Respondent Sequential Questions [01:02:38] United States Opening Statement [01:13:14] United States Sequential Questions [01:16:15] Petitioner Rebuttal