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July 09, 2018 | National Law Journal

Just days before the appointment of a U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Justice Stephen Breyer urged the public to recall the numerous other turbulent times the high court and the federal government have faced.

By Tony Mauro

1 minute read

July 05, 2018 | National Law Journal

Raymond Kethledge is an outdoorsman, a hunter and fisherman—and he writes his own opinions. Five things to know about the Sixth Circuit judge who's reportedly a leading contender to succeed Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro

2 minute read

July 05, 2018 | Supreme Court Brief

Catch up on Mayer Brown's assessment of the Supreme Court term's big business rulings, and what's Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. reading this summer. Scroll down to find out. Thanks for reading SCB.

By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle

4 minute read

July 02, 2018 | National Law Journal

“I feel some obligation to be something of an honest broker among my colleagues and won't necessarily go out of my way to pick fights,” Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. said at the biennial conference of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He also said that at times, “You would sort of sublimate your views.”

By Tony Mauro

1 minute read

June 29, 2018 | National Law Journal

Five confirmation and career moments that could reappear at any Supreme Court confirmation hearing if President Trump nominates Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Barrett to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy.

By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro

3 minute read

June 28, 2018 | National Law Journal

Depending on when Kennedy's successor joins the bench, an orphaned clerk could possibly work for the new justice. Retired justices are entitled to have one law clerk, so one of the four could take that position for Kennedy.

By Tony Mauro

1 minute read

June 27, 2018 | National Law Journal

Leonard Leo, a longtime leader of the Federalist Society who worked on the nomination of Neil Gorsuch, wrote, “President Trump's list of potential nominees for this vacancy includes many of the very best judges in America."

By Tony Mauro

1 minute read

June 27, 2018 | National Law Journal

During his nearly 30 years on the Supreme Court, Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced his retirement Wednesday, authored some of the most important…

By Tony Mauro

1 minute read

June 27, 2018 | National Law Journal

"Please permit me by this letter to express my profound gratitude for having had the privilege to seek in each case how best to know, interpret, and defend the Constitution and the laws that must always conform to its mandates and promises," Kennedy said in a letter to President Trump.

By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro

1 minute read

June 27, 2018 | National Law Journal

The 5-4 decision appears to be a win for Florida, which claims Georgia is overusing water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin.

By R. Robin McDonald | Tony Mauro

1 minute read