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September 16, 2015 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court emerged as a point of sharp contention during the Republican presidential debates Wednesday night, with Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. taking criticism for twice preserving the Obama administration's health care law.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

September 16, 2015 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court emerged as a point of sharp contention during the Republican presidential debates Wednesday night, with Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. taking criticism for twice preserving the Obama administration's health care law.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

September 16, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

New evidence of the clout of veteran U.S. Supreme Court advocates and their law firms is revealed in a study showing that the language in their briefs appears in court opinions more often than that of newcomers to the court.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

September 16, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

The upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association could significantly affect public sector labor unions. But a new brief discusses how the case could also affect mandatory bar membership for lawyers.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

September 16, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

New evidence of the clout of veteran U.S. Supreme Court advocates and their law firms is revealed in a study showing that the language in their briefs appears in court opinions more often than that of newcomers to the court.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

September 16, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

The upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case could significantly affect public sector labor unions. But a new brief discusses how the case could also affect mandatory bar membership for lawyers.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

September 15, 2015 | National Law Journal

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer appeared on late night television Monday to promote his new book, but he ended up answering questions about cameras in the court and the collegiality of the justices. About a minute into the interview, Colbert asked Breyer why the court is "the last place where I couldn't bring my camera crew" to let the public see what is happening.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

September 14, 2015 | National Law Journal

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer appeared on late night television Monday to promote his new book, but he ended up answering questions about cameras in the court and the collegiality of the justices. About a minute into the interview, Colbert asked Breyer why the court is "the last place where I couldn't bring my camera crew" to let the public see what is happening.

By Tony Mauro

3 minute read

September 12, 2015 | Law.com

In an interview with The National Law Journal, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer talks not only about his new book The Court and The World but on a range of issues—including his thinking about retirement, the collegiality of the court, his recent dissent on capital punishment, and Ted Cruz, the high-court advocate.

By Tony Mauro

13 minute read

September 12, 2015 | Law.com

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer does not sound like he is retiring any time soon. "You want to know when. I don't know. I will figure it out at some point," the 77-year-old justice told The National Law Journal in a wide-ranging interview about the death penalty, collegiality on the court, and his new book The Court and the World. The book examines the range of cases in which the high court has looked beyond U.S. borders for insight. Breyer also talked about his upcoming appearance on Stephen Colbert's new "Late Show" on CBS.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read