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October 28, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

The November cycle of arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court will bring a large number of relatively new faces to the lectern. Even Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr., who usually argues at least one case during each two-week session, will sit this one out.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

October 28, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

The November cycle of arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court will bring a large number of relatively new faces to the lectern. Even Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr., who usually argues at least one case during each two-week session, will sit this one out.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

October 22, 2015 | National Law Journal

Kristen Clarke, a civil rights lawyer for the New York Attorney General's office, will become the new president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Clarke will begin her new position on Jan. 1, succeeding longtime president Barbara Arnwine.

By Tony Mauro

2 minute read

October 22, 2015 | National Law Journal

U.S. Supreme Court justices, aided by their staff, do their own manual checking for potential conflicts of interest, unlike lower federal judges who use more systematic methods that include computer software. The process may help explain why Justice Samuel Alito Jr. recused in an energy case argued on Oct. 14 because he owned stock in Johnson Controls Inc., while Justice Stephen Breyer participated in the argument even though his wife owned stock in the same company.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

October 22, 2015 | National Law Journal

U.S. Supreme Court justices, aided by their staff, do their own manual checking for potential conflicts of interest, unlike lower federal judges who use more systematic methods that include computer software. The process may help explain why Justice Samuel Alito Jr. recused in an energy case argued on Oct. 14 because he owned stock in Johnson Controls Inc., while Justice Stephen Breyer participated in the argument even though his wife owned stock in the same company.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

October 19, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon have another chance to revisit its often chilly relationship with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In the last five terms, the court has heard 24 appeals from Federal Circuit decisions, and affirmed only eight.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

October 19, 2015 | National Law Journal

Until Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court's docket for the new term was devoid of its usually steady flow of intellectual property cases. The justices ended the dry spell by granting review in two patent disputes arising from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, both of which could establish the standard for awarding enhanced damages in cases of willful infringement.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

October 19, 2015 | National Law Journal

An anger-filled petition to the U.S. Supreme Court prompted five justices to recuse themselves last week, raising the knotty question of what happens to a case before the high court when it lacks a quorum.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

October 18, 2015 | National Law Journal

An anger-filled petition to the U.S. Supreme Court prompted five justices to recuse themselves last week, raising the knotty question of what happens to a case before the high court when it lacks a quorum.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

October 15, 2015 | National Law Journal

A petition filed with the U.S. Supreme Court this week raises a novel challenge to the 65-year-old rule that bars military personnel from suing the government for injuries on the job. The family of Air Force Major Heather Ortiz is claiming she was the victim of gender discrimination because the rule prevented recovery of damages for the severe brain damage suffered by her child during birth at a Colorado military hospital in 2009.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read