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December 26, 2016 | National Law Journal

The usually calm Gregory Garre turned heads at Washington's Reagan National Airport in June when he found out on that he had won the landmark U.S. Supreme Court affirmative action decision known as Fisher II.

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December 21, 2016 | Supreme Court Brief

The U.S. Supreme Court continues to provide fodder for new books almost daily, or so it seems. And lately, Supreme Court fiction has been rivaling nonfiction for compelling reading and insights into the workings of the nation's highest court. Here's a look at notable court-related books published in 2016, as well as some that will emerge early next year.

By Tony Mauro

9 minute read

December 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

By tradition, the U.S. Supreme Court tries to stay out of the limelight during a presidential election year. All we can say is: better luck next time.

By Tony Mauro and Marcia Coyle

16 minute read

December 20, 2016 | National Law Journal

Between the sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia and election year politics, it's been far from business as usual at the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Tony Mauro and Marcia Coyle

16 minute read

December 19, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Business litigators and industry groups are eyeing several petitions in disputes over personal jurisdiction — a nonsexy but crucial area of the law that governs where companies can be sued.

By Tony Mauro

22 minute read

December 15, 2016 | National Law Journal

Business litigators and industry groups are eyeing several petitions in disputes over personal jurisdiction — a nonsexy but crucial area of the law that governs where companies can be sued.

By Tony Mauro

22 minute read

December 14, 2016 | National Law Journal

Signatories, including Stanford Law professor Pamela Karlan, also voice opposition to Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions.

By Tony Mauro

5 minute read

December 14, 2016 | Daily Business Review

More than 40 liberal law professors sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump, voicing “great concern” with his commitment to the nation's constitutional system and opposing the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama, to be the next attorney general.

By Tony Mauro

6 minute read

December 12, 2016 | Supreme Court Brief

When five protesters rose one by one to disrupt a U.S. Supreme Court session in April 2015, an open mike captured the late Justice Antonin Scalia muttering, "Give them stiff, stiff sentences" as they were carried out and arrested. A year and a half later, the case against the protesters has not yet been resolved, and one part of the law under which they were indicted is under challenge on First Amendment grounds. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard arguments Monday in United States v. Bronstein on the constitutionality of the law that makes it unlawful to, among other things, "make a harangue or oration" in the Supreme Court building or on its grounds.

By Tony Mauro

8 minute read

December 07, 2016 | National Law Journal

And why the small office is known for stability even when political winds shift.

By Tony Mauro

31 minute read