Good morning and welcome to Supreme Court Brief. The justices finish their first week of the March argument session with one case and eight justices on the bench. Justice Clarence Thomas, who was admitted to the hospital with an infection on Friday, has not yet returned to the court. Latham & Watkins has five arguments this term. We speak with those lawyers about their stand-out term. Plus, scroll down to read about the 1999-2000 term when Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was a clerk.

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Latham & Watkins partners Gregory Garre, Melissa Arbus Sherry, and Roman Martinez. (l-r) Latham & Watkins partners Gregory Garre, Melissa Arbus Sherry, and Roman Martinez. Photos: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM