August 10, 2022 | National Law Journal
The Marble Palace Blog: A Lawyer Who Won a 1983 SCOTUS Free Speech Case on Behalf of His Wife Has Died at Age 70Sebastian Graber, a lawyer who represented activists, was best known for a case about the right to demonstrate on Supreme Court grounds.
By Tony Mauro
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August 05, 2022 | National Law Journal
The Marble Palace Blog: An Unearthed Cache of Letters From a SCOTUS Secretary Reveals How Unliked Some Justices WereIn letters recently uncovered, a former secretary for SCOTUS justices in the 1930's wrote about life at the court and her least favorite justices.
By Tony Mauro
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July 27, 2022 | National Law Journal
The Marble Palace Blog: Justice Barrett's 'Austere and Desert-Like' Writing StyleIn her nearly two years on the Supreme Court bench, Amy Coney Barrett has developed her own terse way of writing opinions.
By Tony Mauro
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July 21, 2022 | National Law Journal
The Marble Palace Blog: The Longest SCOTUS Oral ArgumentIn a Supreme Court oral argument this past term, something unusual happened: The longest argument by a single advocate in decades. Here is how it came about.
By Tony Mauro
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July 15, 2022 | National Law Journal
The Marble Palace Blog: Byron White, Supreme Court Justice and Basketball StarThe late Justice Byron White was a famed football player in his younger days, but his basketball skill made a mark inside and outside the court.
By Tony Mauro
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June 30, 2022 | National Law Journal
The Marble Palace Blog: After 20 Years, Howard Bashman Still Shows How Appealing Appellate Law Can BeSupreme Court justices, judges, law clerks, lawyers and journalists still follow Bashman's blog for appellate news.
By Tony Mauro
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June 23, 2022 | National Law Journal
The Marble Palace Blog: Goodwin Procter Prepares for Recusal Issues Given Partner's Family Ties to Ketanji Brown JacksonJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson's brother-in-law, William Jackson, is a partner in the firm's complex litigation and dispute resolution practice.
By Tony Mauro
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June 17, 2022 | National Law Journal
The Marble Palace Blog: When Justices Have Lawyers in the FamilyIt's no surprise that Supreme Court justices have lawyers as relatives, but sometimes when they do, things get tricky.
By Tony Mauro
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June 09, 2022 | National Law Journal
The Marble Palace Blog: In New SCOTUS Ruling, Words Were Not EnoughWednesday's controversial Supreme Court decision included two photographs, a rare attachment to the court's written words.
By Tony Mauro
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June 03, 2022 | National Law Journal
The Marble Palace Blog: Sotomayor's Bobblehead, Easy as Apple PieFor the first time in five years, the Green Bag has issued a new bobblehead of a sitting Supreme Court justice, this time Sonia Sotomayor, complete with a baseball mitt and a slice of apple pie.
By Tony Mauro
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