November 30, 2017 | National Law Journal
New Age for SCOTUS FilingsElectronic filing finally launched in November 2017 and practitioners are looking forward to easier access to court files.
By Tony Mauro and Marcia Coyle
1 minute read
November 30, 2017 | National Law Journal
Next Vacancy?If even one justice departs in 2018, expect an epic Senate battle over successors.
By Tony Mauro and Marcia Coyle
1 minute read
November 30, 2017 | National Law Journal
Meet the New SGOriginally tapped by Trump soon after the inauguration to be principal deputy solicitor general, Noel Francisco served as acting solicitor general until Trump chose him for the top spot.
By Tony Mauro and Marcia Coyle
1 minute read
November 30, 2017 | National Law Journal
As Main Justice SpinsThe Trump administration's Justice Department wasted no time in reversing Obama-era positions in two major Supreme Court cases.
By Tony Mauro and Marcia Coyle
1 minute read
November 30, 2017 | National Law Journal
Travel Ban LitigationThe travel ban saga continues anew in the lower courts with travel ban 3.0.
By Tony Mauro and Marcia Coyle
1 minute read
November 30, 2017 | National Law Journal
Welcome to the CourtNeil Gorsuch, who filled the late Justice Antonin Scalia's seat, quickly made clear that he was no cautious freshman
By Tony Mauro and Marcia Coyle
1 minute read
November 30, 2017 | National Law Journal
Big BusinessIn a trio of cases, the Supreme Court justices tightened the venue and jurisdiction rules for where patent and tort suits could be filed.
By Tony Mauro and Marcia Coyle
1 minute read
November 08, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief
This Amicus Brief Is No Friend of Prairie DogsThe libertarian Cato Institute, known for its irreverent U.S. Supreme Court briefs, has just aimed its provocative writing at prairie dogs. “The protection of cuteness is not a congressional power enumerated in Article I, Section 8,” the group argues in its brief asking the justices to review federal regulations protecting the Utah prairie dog.
By Tony Mauro
5 minute read
October 11, 2017 | Inside Counsel
SCOTUS Finally Faces Issue of Corporate Liability Under Alien Tort StatuteThe U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared ready to reckon with a question that global businesses and human rights groups want answered.After sidestepping…
By Tony Mauro
4 minute read
October 04, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief
Unearthed Scalia Speeches Speak to Lawyers, Judges, Turkey Hunters and IrishmenA new book chronicles speeches given by the conservative justice, including many that were previously unpublicized.
By Tony Mauro
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