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Supreme Court Brief

No Clear Road Map in Key Jurisdiction Cases Before SCOTUS

Two hours of argument Tuesday yielded no clear sign that the high court would clarify the jumbled rules of jurisdiction, which University of Texas School of Law professor Linda Mullenix called "a problem that has confounded generations of law students, not to mention attorneys and courts."
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Calling Justice Breyer: A Court Interrupted

Justice Stephen Breyer proved Tuesday that justices are in fact fallible after his cellphone went off during an oral argument.
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National Law Journal

Calling Justice Breyer: A Court Interrupted

Justice Stephen Breyer proved Tuesday that justices are in fact fallible after his cellphone went off during an oral argument.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump Dining With the Justices? Not Yet

On a relatively quiet Sunday morning, the news exploded across social media: The U.S. Supreme Court would be dining with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, according to the White House weekly outlook. By Monday morning, the dinner was off. What happened? The White House blamed scheduling conflicts.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump Dining With the Justices? Not Yet

On a relatively quiet Sunday morning, the news exploded across social media: The U.S. Supreme Court would be dining with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, according to the White House weekly outlook. By Monday morning, the dinner was off. What happened? The White House blamed scheduling conflicts.
3 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Meet Neil Gorsuch's 4 New Law Clerks

Meet Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch's new law clerks: Our spotlight on the clerks he chose for the transitional period at the high court until the current term winds down this summer.
12 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Meet Neil Gorsuch's 4 New Law Clerks

Meet Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch's new law clerks: Our spotlight on the clerks he chose for the transitional period at the high court until the current term winds down this summer.
12 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

No More Mr. New Justice: A Preview of Gorsuch's 2nd Week

High-stakes clashes dealing with patents, personal jurisdiction and the death penalty await Justice Neil Gorsuch in his second week.
20 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

No More Mr. New Justice: A Preview of Gorsuch's 2nd Week

High-stakes clashes dealing with patents, personal jurisdiction and the death penalty await Justice Neil Gorsuch in his second week.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

A Supreme Court First-Timer Scores on the Money

Stuart Banner is a legal historian who has written books on the history of baseball's antitrust exemption, the struggle to control airspace and how American Indians lost their land. On Wednesday, Banner achieved a new distinction: He won his first U.S. Supreme Court argument.
10 minute read

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