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National Law Journal

Bananas for Breakfast … And More Advice for SCOTUS Advocates

At a recent Harvard Law School panel discussion on appellate advocacy that included Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., Topic A was how to prepare for and survive oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Coyle's Cases to Watch: Masterpiece Cakeshop and NJ Sports Gambling

Marcia Coyle, senior Washington correspondent, spotlights two cases set for argument the week of Dec. 4: the New Jersey sports betting case, and Masterpiece Cakeshop.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge William Pryor Trashes Conservative Law Prof's Proposal to Pack Courts

Federal appellate Judge William Pryor Jr., a favorite among conservatives for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, took to The New York Times op-ed pages to denounce a conservative law professor's controversial proposal urging Congress to quickly and greatly expand the federal courts.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

SEC Moves to Block Challenges to In-House Judges After DOJ Abandons Earlier Litigation Stance

U.S. securities officials, acting swiftly to conform to the U.S. Justice Department's new position in a pending case in the U.S. Supreme Court, on Thursday moved to foreclose new challenges to the lawfulness of the agency's five administrative law judges. The Justice Department now considers ALJs "officers" rather than mere employees of the agency.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Marcia Coyle on the Supreme Court's Digital Privacy Arguments

Marcia Coyle, senior Washington correspondent at The National Law Journal, gives her perspective on the U.S. Supreme Court argument Wednesday over digital privacy.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Fret Over Access to Cellphone Data in Key Privacy Case

Several justices seemed troubled by the government's view that cell-site location records, like other business records, should be obtainable in criminal investigations without a warrant.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Jones Day Stocks Up on More Ex-SCOTUS Clerks

Adding five former U.S. Supreme Court clerks from last term's "class,” Jones Day has now hired 36 ex-SCOTUS clerks in the last five years.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Jones Day Is Back to Hiring SCOTUS Clerks by the Bushel

With the addition of five former U.S. Supreme Court clerks from last term's "class,” Jones Day has now hired 36 ex-SCOTUS clerks in the last five years. Think that's over-saturation? Beth Heifetz, who chairs the firm's appellate practice, says they'd be happy to hire more.
21 minute read

Litigation Daily

For Neal Katyal, a Bittersweet Milestone

Bittersweet. That's how Hogan Lovells partner Neal Katyal describes breaking Thurgood Marshall's record, set in 1967, as the minority lawyer with the most oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Seem Poised to Curtail SEC's Broad Whistleblower Protections

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed inclined to interpret the Dodd-Frank Act to exclude whistleblower protections for employees who report alleged securities violations only to company management and not to the government.
13 minute read

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