Good morning and welcome to Supreme Court Brief! The 8-foot fence around the court is gone, but still no word on whether the building will reopen to the public, and whether live streaming of arguments will continue. While we wait for answers, we spoke with Finnegan's James Barney, a U.S. Navy veteran, who makes his high court debut on behalf of a Navy veteran. And a broad campaign to persuade the solicitor general to back the overruling of the Insular Cases in a pending petition was unsuccessful. We are taking a short break next week and we'll be back on Sept. 14.

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Finnegan partner James Barney. Finnegan partner James Barney. Courtesy photo