Good morning and welcome to Supreme Court Brief. The justices have one argument today—an immigration case featuring a match-up between former and current Hogan Lovells partners: Assistant to the Solicitor General Colleen Sinzdak and former acting solicitor general Neal Katyal, respectively. We take a look at why the justices decided to review two Trump-era rules that the Biden administration is likely to move to undo. Sidley Austin's Carter Phillips shares a memory of a snowy day car ride with Justices Antonin Scalia and Anthony Kennedy.

Thanks for reading and your feedback is welcome and appreciated. Contact Marcia Coyle at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter @MarciaCoyle. Contact contributor Tony Mauro at [email protected] and on Twitter @Tonymauro.

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About Those Two New Trump-Case Grants

The court's decision on Monday to review challenges involving Trump administration health and immigration rules spurred some head scratching among advocates and others. After all, the Biden administration is expected to make changes to those very rules. So why act now?