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November 05, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief
Justices Head Into an Admiralty Case | A Supreme Court 'Lottery' Proposal | Gorsuch Plays N.Y. Police Officer | Linguistics at SCOTUSWelcome to Supreme Court Brief. An expert on admiralty law provides us historical perspective as the justices this morning take up a new case. Plus: new proposals for "saving" the court include a SCOTUS lottery. Scroll down for headlines and more! Thanks for reading.
By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle
9 minute read
November 04, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief
Kansas Case Tests Justices' 'Technological Heebie-Jeebies' | Justices Will Review SEC's Clawback Power | 'Sincerest Apologies': Hawaii Case's Twists and Turns | Hillary Clinton & RBGWelcome to Supreme Court Brief. The justices return to the bench this morning for their final argument session of 2019. Take a peek at who's arguing today—some familiar faces. Plus: the justices added one new case to the argument docket—a securities dispute to which the SG had waived any response. Thanks for reading!
By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle
10 minute read
October 30, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief
An ERISA Bounty (And What the Justices Might Think About That) | ACA Defenders Want Expanded Time | Who First Joined This Gorsuch Ruling | DOJ Resists FOIA for Kavanaugh DocsWelcome to Supreme Court Brief. This term features an abundance of ERISA cases—what to make of that? Plus: the big "risk-corridor" ACA case is coming up, and the plaintiffs want expanded argument time. Plus: the Justice Department is fighting a FOIA that seeks to pry open an FBI background file on Brett Kavanaugh.
By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle
10 minute read
October 23, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief
Your Views on New Amicus Guidance | One-Word Affirmances? Tell Us More | 'A Line and a Lesson for Our Democracy'We asked for your thoughts on the Supreme Court's new amicus guidance, and here is what some appellate veterans told us. Plus: a new petition questions the Federal Circuit's one-word "affirmances." And scroll down for our headline roundup. Thanks for reading!
By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro
11 minute read
October 16, 2019 | National Law Journal
Pending Bill Would Beef Up Security for Supreme Court JusticesThe Senate Judiciary Committee is set to take up a bill Thursday that would expand the jurisdiction of the marshal of the Supreme Court and the court's police force to protect justices "in any location."
By Tony Mauro
4 minute read
October 16, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief
What's Up With Kansas? Let's Count the Cases | Alito Asks: What's Going On Here? Let's Talk About Money | Headline Roundup: Testing Gorsuch's TextualismKansas has what seems an outsized number of Supreme Court cases this term -- what's going on? Plus: Justice Alito cut to the chase in the Puerto Rico debt financing case: Is this about money? And: if you missed it, the progressive group Demand Justice is floating 32 contenders that any Democratic president should consider for the high court.
By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle
7 minute read
October 15, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief
Former SGs Face Off in Puerto Rico Board Case | Will the Insular Cases Follow Korematsu's Fate? | SG Francisco Wants Time in Georgia Copyright Case | Podcast: Catch Up With Nicole SaharskyThe US Supreme Court today hears a dispute over the constitutionality of the board Congress set up to oversee the Puerto Rico financial crisis, and the case pits two veteran advocates against each other. Plus, the Trump SG, Noel Francisco, is seeking argument time in December's Georgia state code copyright case. And scroll down for a podcast link featuring Mayer Brown's Nicole Saharsky. Thanks for reading!
By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro
9 minute read
October 08, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief
Atlanta Firm Advocating for LGBT Protections | Rare Intervention Grant | Verrilli Leads for Sandy Hook Victims | Big Law Arbitration ClausesThe US Supreme Court today is hearing a major test of the scope of LGBT protections under Title VII. Here's the role a small firm in Atlanta played. Plus: the justices, over the objections of a party, granted a rare intervention in an EEOC case. Thanks for reading!
By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro
11 minute read
October 07, 2019 | National Law Journal
A Supreme Court Argument Debut, and a New Format: Opening Day HighlightsSarah Schrup, head of Northwestern University School of Law's Supreme Court practicum, was the first lawyer to make use of the new two minutes of uninterrupted argument time.
By Tony Mauro
4 minute read
October 07, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief
Dreeben's Quick Take on New Two-Minute Opening | Do 'All the Expenses' Include Fees? | An Argument Debut for Northwestern Clinic Leader | Paul Weiss Pokes Gibson DunnWelcome to the start of the new term. We've got Michael Dreeben's quick take on the court's new guidance letting advocates speak for two minutes, generally, without interruption. Plus: Northwestern Law's Supreme Court clinic leader will make her argument debut today. Thanks for reading Supreme Court Brief!
By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle
10 minute read
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