September 06, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief
SCOTUS Conflict Check | Billing Rates | Brinkmann ReturnsA new rule at the U.S. Supreme Court is meant to ensure the justices are not surprised by a sudden conflict of interest that may pop up decades after they handled a related case.
By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle
7 minute read
September 04, 2019 | National Law Journal
Feeling 'Very Good,' Ginsburg Draws Thousands in Arkansas AppearanceAfter undergoing radiation treatment in August, the justice has four more events scheduled before the next term starts in October.
By Tony Mauro
3 minute read
August 28, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief
Supreme Court Brief: Military Rape Petitions | A GVR Disagreement | All A-twitter Over Amicus CoverLaw's Steve Vladeck is taking on another military justice case, and the Cato Institute is lighting up Twitter with the cover of it's latest amicus brief.
By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle
9 minute read
August 26, 2019 | National Law Journal
Covington's Beth Brinkmann on Returning to Argue at SCOTUSBrinkmann made her 25th appearance before the U.S. Supreme Court this year after a 10-year hiatus.
By Tony Mauro
6 minute read
August 21, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief
John Bursch's Next Major Argument | Cate Stetson's Advice to 1Ls | 'Corpus Linguistics' at SCOTUS | Justice Goodwin Liu's Clerk ProjectJohn Bursch will make his next major argument — this time, standing against LGBT workplace protections. Plus: Hogan Lovells' Cate Stetson offers advice for lawyers-to-be, and check out the new "corpus linguistics" briefs in the big Second Amendment case. Thanks for reading!
By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle
10 minute read
August 15, 2019 | National Law Journal
A New Push to Solve the Mystery of Low Numbers of Minority Law Clerks“We've been in consultation with a number of judicial colleagues,” says California Justice Goodwin Liu, with the aim of understanding “the sensitivity of this topic and trying to figure out the safest and most comfortable way to talk about a delicate subject.”
By Tony Mauro
6 minute read
August 14, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief
Taking a Swing As a SCOTUS Clerk | Online Firearms Ads Challenged | Dreeben Joins Georgetown Faculty | Winston & Strawn's Arbitration CaseSome Supreme Court clerks are "big league" in another respect. Plus: a new petition challenges the Section 230 shield for an online firearms trading site, and Winston & Strawn confronts an ex-partner's "firm always win" claim in a closely watched arbitration case. Thanks for reading!
By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle
7 minute read
August 02, 2019 | National Law Journal
Michael Dreeben's Job Hunting, as SCOTUS Advocates Bid FarewellMichael Dreeben, a former longtime deputy U.S. solicitor general, displayed a lighter side at a party in Washington on Thursday attended by leading Supreme Court advocates.
By Tony Mauro
5 minute read
July 31, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief
Where Roberts Shows Up in New Rehnquist Papers | Verrilli Backs Term Limits | Noel Francisco's Tribute to DreebenWelcome to Supreme Court Brief -- we've got the scoop on some new Rehnquist papers, released on the death of Justice John Paul Stevens. Plus: Catch up with Donald Verrilli on his recent lecture, and scroll down for a link to Noel Francisco's tribute to Michael Dreeben. Thanks for reading!
By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle
7 minute read
July 24, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief
Stevens's Papers | Gorsuch Has Some Advice | Clement v. Verrilli (Sans Kavanaugh) | Ex-Ball Player Snags ClerkshipSome insight on the papers of the late Justice John Paul Stevens. Plus: Did you see what Justice Gorsuch told a law student? And: a major new First Amendment case is developing at SCOTUS, with Justice Kavanaugh on the sidelines.
By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle
11 minute read