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July 27, 2022 | National Law Journal

The Marble Palace Blog: Justice Barrett's 'Austere and Desert-Like' Writing Style

In her nearly two years on the Supreme Court bench, Amy Coney Barrett has developed her own terse way of writing opinions.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

July 21, 2022 | National Law Journal

The Marble Palace Blog: The Longest SCOTUS Oral Argument

In a Supreme Court oral argument this past term, something unusual happened: The longest argument by a single advocate in decades. Here is how it came about.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

July 15, 2022 | National Law Journal

The Marble Palace Blog: Byron White, Supreme Court Justice and Basketball Star

The late Justice Byron White was a famed football player in his younger days, but his basketball skill made a mark inside and outside the court.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

June 30, 2022 | National Law Journal

The Marble Palace Blog: After 20 Years, Howard Bashman Still Shows How Appealing Appellate Law Can Be

Supreme Court justices, judges, law clerks, lawyers and journalists still follow Bashman's blog for appellate news.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

June 23, 2022 | National Law Journal

The Marble Palace Blog: Goodwin Procter Prepares for Recusal Issues Given Partner's Family Ties to Ketanji Brown Jackson

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's brother-in-law, William Jackson, is a partner in the firm's complex litigation and dispute resolution practice.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

June 17, 2022 | National Law Journal

The Marble Palace Blog: When Justices Have Lawyers in the Family

It's no surprise that Supreme Court justices have lawyers as relatives, but sometimes when they do, things get tricky.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

June 09, 2022 | National Law Journal

The Marble Palace Blog: In New SCOTUS Ruling, Words Were Not Enough

Wednesday's controversial Supreme Court decision included two photographs, a rare attachment to the court's written words.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

June 03, 2022 | National Law Journal

The Marble Palace Blog: Sotomayor's Bobblehead, Easy as Apple Pie

For the first time in five years, the Green Bag has issued a new bobblehead of a sitting Supreme Court justice, this time Sonia Sotomayor, complete with a baseball mitt and a slice of apple pie.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

May 27, 2022 | National Law Journal

The Marble Palace Blog: How a 14-Year-Old Student Made Supreme Court History

After Brown v. Board of Education, Chief Justice Earl Warren insisted on hiring an African-American student to become one of the court's "pages" or aides.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read

May 19, 2022 | National Law Journal

The Marble Palace Blog: A Famed Federal Judge Pens a Romance Novel. Yes, a Romance Novel.

A romance novel by Judge Wilkinson raises eyebrows, but he says creative writing helps him as a judge and makes his legal writing fresher and more accessible.

By Tony Mauro

4 minute read