Good morning and welcome to Supreme Court Brief. The justices' long conference is less than two weeks away, and it's also just about the time when firms start hiring law clerks from the last term. We take a look at the hiring bonus for former Supreme Court clerks. On the docket front, Facebook has drawn broad industry and professional support in its challenge to a Telephone Consumer Protection Act ruling. Scroll down for headlines—Cooley appellate litigator Elizabeth Prelogar shares thoughts on diversity in the Supreme Court bar.

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