About this episode

Neal Kumar Katyal shares his experience of convincing the Supreme Court to strike down a presidential initiative and the lessons learned about performing under pressure.

In November 2025, Neal Kumar Katyal was asked to do what no US Supreme Court litigator had ever done: convince the justices to strike down a sitting president's signature initiative. After enlisting the help of four unlikely coaches — and one secret weapon he hasn't told anyone about until now — he walked into the courtroom ready for anything. What he discovered about winning and connecting might just change how you think about performing under pressure. Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at  attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: TED

Guest: Neal Kumar Katyal

Topics covered

• law
• Supreme Court
• pressure performance
• advocacy
• presidential initiatives

Keywords

• Supreme Court case
• Neal Kumar Katyal
• presidential initiative
• litigator
• performance under pressure

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Organizations: US Supreme Court

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