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SCOTUS to Hear Oral Arguments in Florida-Georgia Water War

The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday it will hear oral arguments in the water use dispute between Georgia and Florida.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Garland Tapped as Judicial Conference Executive Committee Chairman

Chief Justice John Roberts has appointed Merrick Garland---chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and former President Barack Obama's failed nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court---to chair the Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

'King of Coal' Don Blankenship Loses Supreme Court Appeal

Donald Blankenship, the former chief executive of coal giant Massey Energy Co., was convicted at trial on a misdemeanor charge and sentenced to a year in jail.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Coats and First Arguments: Female SCOTUS Lawyers on Breaking Barriers

The evolution of the U.S. solicitor general's office, and women arguing in the Supreme Court.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Pass Up False Claims Disputes, But More Cases Are in the Wings

The Supreme Court has picked up at least one False Claims Act case a term in recent years.
5 minute read

Law.com

Dear Supreme Court: When a Lawyer Confesses Error

In the blizzard of questions and hypotheticals marking some arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court, a lawyer can misunderstand a justice and misspeak, usually…
19 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Unearthed Scalia Speeches Speak to Lawyers, Judges, Turkey Hunters and Irishmen

A new book chronicles speeches given by the conservative justice, including many that were previously unpublicized.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Marcia Coyle on Roberts, Kennedy and Gerrymandering

Marcia Coyle, the National Law Journal's chief Washington correspondent, offers insight about the U.S. Supreme Court's argument Tuesday in the partisan redistricting case Gill v. Whitford.
2 minute read

The SCOTUS Patent Case Flying Under the Radar: A Podcast With Latham's Bob Steinberg

The U.S. Supreme Court is taking a close look this term at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Most of the spotlight is on a constitutional challenge. But if that challenge fails, then a second, largely overlooked case will take center stage. Law.com intellectual property reporter Scott Graham talks with Latham & Watkins partner Bob Steinberg, about the potential impact for the patent landscape.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Double Down on Resistance to Broadcasting SCOTUS Arguments

Live broadcast or streaming of oral arguments "could adversely affect the character and quality of the dialogue between the attorneys and Justices," an aide wrote in a recent letter on behalf of Chief Justice John Roberts.
4 minute read

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