Elise Hu

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Neil Kumar Kutyal has argued 52 cases before the U.S.

Supreme Court, but his recent one may matter most.

He took on global tariffs.

But he didn't just assemble a legal team to prepare for this case.

He tapped into unlikely teachers to explore all sides of winning against the odds.

In this talk, Neil takes us behind the scenes of what some have called the most important Supreme Court decision in a century and makes the case that in an age of extraordinary technology, the skill that matters most is the oldest one we have.

That's coming up right after a short break.

And now, our TED Talk of the day.

That was Neil Kumar Katyal at TED 2026.

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