Good morning and welcome to Supreme Court Brief. The justices' "shadow docket" is set to see the spotlight tomorrow in the U.S. House. Plus, the court will hold its first conference in four weeks on Friday and they turn to February telephonic arguments on Monday. Why did the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist side with Hustler publisher Larry Flynt in 1983? A former clerk offers an answer. Supreme Court advocate Kelsi Corkran has left Big Law for Georgetown and shares her reasons for the move. Plus: Are we entering the "golden age of originalism?"

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