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November 09, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

Neal Katyal's 26th argument before the U.S. Supreme Court, given in an otherwise routine case Monday, marked a major milestone: He has appeared at the lectern more times than any other male minority lawyer except for Thurgood Marshall.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

November 09, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

Neal Katyal's 26th argument before the U.S. Supreme Court, given in an otherwise routine case Monday, marked a major milestone: He has appeared at the lectern more times than any other male minority lawyer except for Thurgood Marshall.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

November 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A debate among U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday over the meaning of a federal statute ended with an angry exchange between Justice Stephen Breyer and Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. over the role of members of Congress and their staff.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

November 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A debate among U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday over the meaning of a federal statute ended with an angry exchange between Justice Stephen Breyer and Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. over the role of members of Congress and their staff.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

November 04, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

A debate among U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday over the meaning of a federal statute ended with an angry exchange between Justice Stephen Breyer and Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. over the role of members of Congress and their staff.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

November 04, 2015 | National Law Journal

Wade Henderson, one of Washington's leading civil rights advocates and strategists, is retiring next year after 20 years as president and chief executive officer of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

November 04, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

A debate among U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday over the meaning of a federal statute ended with an angry exchange between Justice Stephen Breyer and Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. over the role of members of Congress and their staff.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

November 04, 2015 | National Law Journal

Wade Henderson, one of Washington's leading civil rights advocates and strategists, is retiring next year after 20 years as president and chief executive officer of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

November 03, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

Justice Antonin Scalia's book "Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts," co-written by legal writing expert Bryan Garner, catalogues the canons or rules that guide judicial interpretation of statutes. It has been cited in more than 100 petitions and briefs filed with the high court, and it has appeared in at least six recent decisions of the court. A search of past transcripts revealed that Tuesday's mention of the book at oral argument might be a first.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

November 03, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

Justice Antonin Scalia's book "Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts," co-written by legal writing expert Bryan Garner, catalogues the canons or rules that guide judicial interpretation of statutes. It has been cited in more than 100 petitions and briefs filed with the high court, and it has appeared in at least six recent decisions of the court. A search of past transcripts revealed that Tuesday's mention of the book at oral argument might be a first.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read