August 07, 2015 | National Law Journal
Hourly Rates for Top Supreme Court Advocates Revealed in Fee FilingRecent filings in an attorney fee request in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit lift the veil on the four-figure hourly rates charged by top advocates before the U.S. Supreme Court. Thomas Goldstein of Washington's Goldstein & Russell is seeking nearly $306,000 in fees for winning a key Fourth Amendment case. The amount is based in part on Goldstein's $1,100 hourly fee, plus $750 for partner Kevin Russell and $600 for partner Tejinder Singh.
By Tony Mauro
4 minute read
August 05, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief
Former Prosecutors Side with Defendant in Jury Selection Bias CaseAn array of well-known former prosecutors has joined forces to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to reaffirm its commitment to banning racial bias in jury selection.
By Tony Mauro
3 minute read
August 05, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief
'Kodak' Moments: A Spotlight on Secret Photos in the Supreme CourtA protestor leaps up to interrupt a U.S. Supreme Court session, and somewhere nearby, someone takes a secret photo of the justices, flouting the long-standing custom barring cameras in the courtroom.
By Tony Mauro
5 minute read
August 05, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief
Former Prosecutors Side with Defendant in Jury Selection Bias CaseAn array of well-known former prosecutors has joined forces to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to reaffirm its commitment to banning racial bias in jury selection.
By Tony Mauro
3 minute read
August 04, 2015 | Law.com
Ginsburg, Other Justices Head Overseas During Summer RecessFresh from her latest news-making comments at a Washington event last week, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has winged her way to South Korea for a series of public events. According to a Korean news agency report, Ginsburg met with Chief Justice Yang Seung-tae this week "to discuss the promotion of human rights and minority rights protection." During her five-day visit, she will deliver remarks on human rights and will meet with other top jurists in Korea.
By Tony Mauro
3 minute read
August 04, 2015 | National Law Journal
Ginsburg, Other Justices Head Overseas During Summer RecessFresh from her latest news-making comments at a Washington event last week, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has winged her way to South Korea for a series of public events. According to a Korean news agency report, Ginsburg met with Chief Justice Yang Seung-tae this week "to discuss the promotion of human rights and minority rights protection." During her five-day visit, she will deliver remarks on human rights and will meet with other top jurists in Korea.
By Tony Mauro
3 minute read
August 03, 2015 | National Law Journal
Retired Justice Stevens Praises Roberts, Jabs ScaliaRetired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens last week praised Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. for his temperate opinions, while implicitly criticizing Justice Antonin Scalia for using "disrespectful rhetoric" in a key ruling last term.
By Tony Mauro
3 minute read
August 02, 2015 | National Law Journal
Retired Justice Stevens Praises Roberts, Jabs ScaliaRetired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens last week praised Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. for his temperate opinions, while implicitly criticizing Justice Antonin Scalia for using "disrespectful rhetoric" in a key ruling last term.
By Tony Mauro
3 minute read
July 31, 2015 | National Law Journal
When the High Court Wants HelpThe U.S. Supreme Court has appointed D.C. appellate expert Catherine Carroll to argue in favor of a position that the Obama administration has disavowed in a civil rights case the justices will hear in the fall. The court's action, while unusual, puts Carroll in the company of a select group of lawyers, most of them former law clerks, who get a prized opportunity to argue at the high court by appointment rather than through a client.
By Tony Mauro
5 minute read
July 31, 2015 | National Law Journal
When the High Court Wants HelpThe U.S. Supreme Court has appointed D.C. appellate expert Catherine Carroll to argue in favor of a position that the Obama administration has disavowed in a civil rights case the justices will hear in the fall. The court's action, while unusual, puts Carroll in the company of a select group of lawyers, most of them former law clerks, who get a prized opportunity to argue at the high court by appointment rather than through a client.
By Tony Mauro
5 minute read
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