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September 21, 2015 | National Law Journal

"Last term was a term in which the court followed what Humpty Dumpty famously said: 'When I use a word ... it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less,'" Justice Samuel Alito Jr. said at a recent Federalist Society event in Texas. Alito said the term was a "very bad term for textualism," referring mainly to the 6-3 ruling that rescued the Affordable Care Act from an interpretation that might have wrecked it.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

September 21, 2015 | National Law Journal

Often a nonissue in presidential campaigns, the U.S. Supreme Court has emerged as a political flashpoint, with candidates from both parties attacking justices and pledging to use "litmus tests" to ensure ideological discipline in their future nominees.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

September 21, 2015 | National Law Journal

On at least one measure of influence, veteran U.S. Supreme Court advocates and their firms appear to have the advantage over newcomers to the court: the language in their briefs appears more often in high court opinions.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

September 20, 2015 | National Law Journal

"Last term was a term in which the court followed what Humpty Dumpty famously said: 'When I use a word ... it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less,'" Justice Samuel Alito Jr. said at a recent Federalist Society event in Texas. Alito said the term was a "very bad term for textualism," referring mainly to the 6-3 ruling that rescued the Affordable Care Act from an interpretation that might have wrecked it.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

September 20, 2015 | National Law Journal

Often a nonissue in presidential campaigns, the U.S. Supreme Court has emerged as a political flashpoint, with candidates from both parties attacking justices and pledging to use "litmus tests" to ensure ideological discipline in their future nominees.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

September 19, 2015 | National Law Journal

On at least one measure of influence, veteran U.S. Supreme Court advocates and their firms appear to have the advantage over newcomers to the court: the language in their briefs appears more often in high court opinions.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

September 18, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court Justices who made public appearances over the summer yielded new insights into their personalities.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

September 17, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court Justices who made public appearances over the summer yielded new insights into their personalities.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

September 17, 2015 | National Law Journal

A D.C. organization dedicated to spreading the word about the U.S. Constitution is tweeting out the entire text in 325 140-character segments today to mark the document's 228th birthday.

By Tony Mauro

2 minute read

September 17, 2015 | National Law Journal

A D.C. organization dedicated to spreading the word about the U.S. Constitution is tweeting out the entire text in 325 140-character segments today to mark the document's 228th birthday.

By Tony Mauro

2 minute read