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Behind an O'Melveny Lawyer's SCOTUS Debut: Two Years, Four Moot Courts and a Plan of Attack

You always remember your first, whether it's a kiss, a car, a parachute jump—or for a select few, your first argument before the U.S. Supreme Court. At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, O'Melveny & Myers counsel Deanna Rice will join the legal profession's most elite club.
19 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Blind Law School Applicant Loses High Court Case, But Vows Continued Fight

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a legally blind man's challenge to what he claims is the discriminatory logic-games portion of the Law School Admission Test. His lawyer said the legal fight will continue.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

High Court Struggles Over Hospital Pension Dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed to struggle over whether some of the nation's largest hospitals should be allowed to sidestep federal laws protecting pension benefits for workers.
6 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Change of Heart in Georgia Costs Chicago Lawyer a SCOTUS Argument

Adam Mortara, a former Clarence Thomas clerk working at Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, had been slated to defend a habeas decision authored by Eleventh Circuit Judge William Pryor. Then the Georgia attorney general's office agreed to step up.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Supreme Court May Preserve EDTX Grip on Patent Cases

During arguments Monday in the closely watched TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods Group Brands, several justices seemed resistant to shaking up the status quo, which allows broad latitude in where patent cases may be filed.
21 minute read

National Law Journal

Where Will Gorsuch Stand on White-Collar Criminal Statute Limits?

OPINION: He could soon demonstrate that he's a Justice Scalia disciple on the issue — or not.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Justice Gorsuch? Judge Awaits Vote as Democrats Strategize

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch emerged unscathed from two very long days of questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee but his biggest hurdle may be yet to come.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

Big Law Goes to Bat for Gorsuch

MoloLamken's Jeffrey Lamken applauded the nominee's “great judgment” and listening skills. Latham & Watkins partner Alice Fisher also showered praise on Neil Gorsuch in testimony Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
18 minute read

New York Law Journal

How Judge Gorsuch Could Affect Key Labor, Employment Issues Facing SCOTUS

Eric Raphan and Lindsay R. Colvin discuss how Judge Gorsuch's textualist approach to statutory interpretation, limited deference to administrative agencies, and heightened protection for free speech and expression may affect critical labor and employment law issues predicted to come before the Supreme Court during the Trump administration, including: the enforceability of mandatory class action waivers in employment agreements; whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation; and the constitutionality of agency fee requirements for employees who are a member of a bargaining unit, but not the union who represents it.
29 minute read

National Law Journal

'Not My Finest Moment,' Gorsuch Says About Gitmo Letter

In a revealing moment of regret, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch said Wednesday that a 2006 email he wrote calling negative attention to big law firm that were representing Guantanamo detainees was "not my finest moment."
10 minute read

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