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November 02, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

Stephen Bright was making last-minute preparations on Oct. 30 for his U.S. Supreme Court argument Monday in Foster v. Chatman when a surprise letter arrived via email from Scott Harris, the clerk of the high court.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

November 02, 2015 | National Law Journal

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday criticized Georgia prosecutors who used race as a factor in striking all potential black jurors from the 1987 murder trial of a black defendant. "Isn't this as clear a Batson violation as we are ever going to see?" Justice Elena Kagan asked of Deputy Georgia Attorney General Beth Burton, who represented the prosecutors' actions.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

November 02, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

Stephen Bright was making last-minute preparations on Oct. 30 for his U.S. Supreme Court argument Monday in when a surprise letter arrived via email from Scott Harris, the clerk of the high court.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

November 02, 2015 | Law.com

Ten U.S. Supreme Court law clerks from last term have joined Jones Day as associates, the firm announced Monday, topping its record-breaking number of seven clerk hires last year. Counting the new hires, 45 former Supreme Court clerks now work at Jones Day.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

November 02, 2015 | National Law Journal

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday criticized Georgia prosecutors who used race as a factor in striking all potential black jurors from the 1987 murder trial of a black defendant. "Isn't this as clear a Batson violation as we are ever going to see?" Justice Elena Kagan asked of Deputy Georgia Attorney General Beth Burton, who represented the prosecutors' actions.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

November 02, 2015 | National Law Journal

Ten U.S. Supreme Court law clerks from last term have joined Jones Day as associates, the firm announced Monday, topping its record-breaking number of seven clerk hires last year. Counting the new hires, 45 former Supreme Court clerks now work at Jones Day.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

October 30, 2015 | Law.com

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. said Thursday that Maryanne Trump Barry, the sister of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, was his first boss after his judicial clerkship, and "she was wonderful to work for." The Alito-Trump connection was one of many autobiographical tidbits Alito offered during an unusual discussion at the National Archives with Yale Law School professor Akhil Amar.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

October 30, 2015 | National Law Journal

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. said Thursday that Maryanne Trump Barry, the sister of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, was his first boss after his judicial clerkship, and "she was wonderful to work for." The Alito-Trump connection was one of many autobiographical tidbits Alito offered during an unusual discussion at the National Archives with Yale Law School professor Akhil Amar.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

October 29, 2015 | Law.com

For the last seven years, at least one conservative U.S. Supreme Court justice has spoken to the Federalist Society's annual national convention. But the convention that begins Nov. 12 in Washington will be justice-free. This year's convention theme is the role of Congress—though it will have a panel discussion on the Roberts Court's 10th anniversary.

By Tony Mauro

2 minute read

October 29, 2015 | National Law Journal

For the last seven years, at least one conservative U.S. Supreme Court justice has spoken to the Federalist Society's annual national convention. But the convention that begins Nov. 12 in Washington will be justice-free. This year's convention theme is the role of Congress—though it will have a panel discussion on the Roberts Court's 10th anniversary.

By Tony Mauro

2 minute read