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November 06, 2008 | National Law Journal

Bush Got a Conservative High Court, With Caveats

Most Supreme Court commentators believe conservatives are finally riding high in the saddle at the high court -- and enjoying it. Increasingly, their ascendancy is being viewed, as author Jeffrey Toobin puts it, as President George W. Bush's "most enduring triumph." But it's fair to wonder whether even this part of the Bush legacy is the shining success it is cracked up to be. Coming months will bring new tests of just how far to the right Bush has turned the Court.
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September 06, 2005 | National Law Journal

Chief Justice Rehnquist Dies at 80

The death of Chief Justice Rehnquist late on Saturday ends his historic 33-year career on the Supreme Court, and presents President George W. Bush with a rare challenge to fill a new vacancy just as John Roberts Jr., his nominee to replace Sandra Day O'Connor, was about to face Senate hearings. Rehnquist was the first justice to die in office since Robert Jackson in 1954. Rehnquist had recently squelched retirement rumors, promising to stay on the Court "as long as my health permits..."
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August 17, 2007 | National Law Journal

Reading the Roberts Court

The first full term of the Roberts Supreme Court was a blockbuster, viewed by many as a historic turning point. Legal Times held a panel discussion, moderated by Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro, to analyze the arguments and opinions. Four leading high court advocates offered candid views on a variety of topics, including how it feels to have Justice Scalia all over you "like a cheap suit," why it's Justice Kennedy's world and we all just live in it -- and which cases to watch for next term.
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August 05, 2005 | National Law Journal

The High Court's Changing Landscape

After 11 remarkably unaltered years together, the Rehnquist Court has entered its own season of change. The retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor -- who has cast the deciding vote in so many of the Court's closest cases -- will break up one of the longest-running shows in Supreme Court history. And the show ended with a fascinating finale. "There were lots of cases raising fun and sexy issues," said Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz, who argued some of those cases. "The term rocked and rolled."
21 minute read
June 02, 2008 | National Law Journal

Did Affirmative Action Really Hinder Clarence Thomas?

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas blames Yale Law School -- specifically, its affirmative action program -- for his difficulties securing a job as a first-year associate after his graduation. He wrote in his autobiography that his degree was basically worthless, since it "bore the taint of racial preference." But interviews with a dozen African-American lawyers who attended Yale in the same years paint a strikingly different picture.
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August 08, 2008 | National Law Journal

In Review of High Court Term, Justice Kennedy Still the Man in the Middle

Although the U.S. Supreme Court handed down fewer 5-4 decisions in the term just ended than in the previous one, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is still the dominant key vote. So what can be gleaned from the third term of the Roberts Court besides the 4-1-4 divide on issues triggering the most heat and debate within society today? Some trends are emerging -- and the term's headline cases demonstrate, in this election year, that who sits on the Court and who appoints them matter.
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July 30, 2008 | National Law Journal

Sizing Up the 2007-08 Supreme Court Term

The Supreme Court term that ended in late June was difficult to categorize. For much of the term, the justices seemed to be more harmonious and unanimous, but in the cases that won the most headlines, the Court's splits re-emerged. At Legal Times' seventh annual Supreme Court review, four expert appellate advocates -- each of whom argued at least one case before the Court in the past term -- analyzed the decisions and the trends that emerged and offered a preview of next term.
34 minute read
September 03, 2002 | National Law Journal

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll but I Like It

The rock festival has become a summer staple. Here's a look back at the big three as seen and heard through movie documentaries and soundtracks.
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January 22, 2002 | National Law Journal

Jockeying for Position

The spectacular failure of the Enron Corp. and the controversy over the role of auditor Arthur Andersen have set off furious activity in Washington`s legal firmament.
23 minute read
December 18, 2006 | National Law Journal

The Life and Death of the Thompson Memo

Last week, Paul McNulty (right) and the Justice Department appeared to do a sudden about-face on some of its more controversial policies for prosecuting corporations. In reality, the move was the result of a months-long campaign by an unusual coalition of business and civil-rights groups.
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