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December 28, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

U.S. Supreme Court Justice James McReynolds, historically one of the court's least liked members, was said to have been such a dedicated anti-Semite that he refused to sit next to Justice Louis Brandeis for a 1924 group photograph.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

December 28, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

U.S. Supreme Court Justice James McReynolds, historically one of the court's least liked members, was said to have been such a dedicated anti-Semite that he refused to sit next to Justice Louis Brandeis for a 1924 group photograph.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

December 28, 2015 | National Law Journal

The historic ruling upholding a right to same-sex marriage defined the Roberts Court in 2015 by altering the legal, political and social landscapes for millions of lesbian and gay couples. But as that year drew to a close, the justices already had teed up another potential blockbuster year involving abortion, race, religion, unions and immigration.

By Marcia Coyle and Tony Mauro

7 minute read

December 27, 2015 | National Law Journal

The historic ruling upholding a right to same-sex marriage defined the Roberts Court in 2015 by altering the legal, political and social landscapes for millions of lesbian and gay couples. But as that year drew to a close, the justices already had teed up another potential blockbuster year involving abortion, race, religion, unions and immigration.

By Marcia Coyle and Tony Mauro

7 minute read

December 27, 2015 | National Law Journal

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer on Sunday sidestepped questions about Donald Trump's views on Muslims, but said he doubted anything like the World War II internment of Japanese-Americans would ever occur again. "This country has developed a stronger tradition of civil liberties" than it had when 70,000 Japanese-Americans were held in internment camps during World War II, Breyer told ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl in a segment that aired on ABC This Week.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

December 26, 2015 | National Law Journal

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer on Sunday sidestepped questions about Donald Trump's views on Muslims, but said he doubted anything like the World War II internment of Japanese-Americans would ever occur again. "This country has developed a stronger tradition of civil liberties" than it had when 70,000 Japanese-Americans were held in internment camps during World War II, Breyer told ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl in a segment that aired on ABC This Week.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

December 24, 2015 | National Law Journal

Harlan Fiske Stone was a wartime chief justice, serving in that capacity from 1941 to 1946. Not the best-known court leader, Stone left a legacy that includes a holiday recipe for eggnog that packs a punch.

By Tony Mauro

2 minute read

December 24, 2015 | National Law Journal

Harlan Fiske Stone was a wartime chief justice, serving in that capacity from 1941 to 1946. Not the best-known court leader, Stone left a legacy that includes a holiday recipe for eggnog that packs a punch.

By Tony Mauro

2 minute read

December 22, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

Not all U.S. Supreme Court clerks will discuss their extraordinary experiences at the elbow of a justice. But enough are willing to talk that Todd Peppers has now published three books filled with revealing stories by and about clerks.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

December 22, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

Books about the U.S. Supreme Court, both fiction and nonfiction, seemed to proliferate more than ever in 2015, and it is easy to see why.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read