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New Jersey Law Journal

In Shift, More SCOTUS Clerks Seek Jobs Outside the Beltway

Almost half of the 39 clerks from last term are now working outside Washington, D.C. Possible explanations include greater interest by New York firms, the draw of returning to home, saturation of the D.C. market, and even the 2016 presidential election.
22 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Trump Turns to Scalia to Narrow Protected US Waters

Search online for the U.S. Supreme Court's 2006 decision in Rapanos v. United States and various descriptions will pop up—including "quagmire" and "first official mess of the Roberts era." The case, and the late Justice Antonin Scalia's plurality opinion in particular, is central to President Donald Trump's push to rein in one of the most consequential regulations ever issued under the Clean Water Act.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Miguel Estrada: 'I Would Never' Accept Appointment as Solicitor General

With a dig at NY Senator Chuck Schumer, the Gibson Dunn partner torpedoed suggestions that he was in the running to be the next U.S. solicitor general.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Neil Gorsuch 'Piercingly Textual' and Often Pro-Defense on Class Actions and Arbitration

Antonin Scalia led a revolution in class actions and arbitration. Will Trump's nominee pick up the mantle?
26 minute read

National Law Journal

Gibson Dunn Partner Is Next in Spotlight as Possible Solicitor General

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Miguel Estrada, who has argued 22 cases before the high court, is the latest in a series of lawyers rumored to have a lock on the SG post.
16 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Justices Give Sneak Preview of Coming Debate Over Chevron Doctrine

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is on the record as skeptical of the Chevron doctrine and will almost certainly be asked about his views next month at his confirmation hearing. Meanwhile, arguments in a recent immigration case provided a glimpse of where the current Supreme Court justices stand.
11 minute read

Daily Report Online

Supreme Court Will Hear Georgia Death Row Inmate's Appeal

By | February 28, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will hear an appeal from a Georgia death row inmate who says lower courts failed to look at lengthy, detailed rulings in his case when turning away a challenge to his sentence.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Facing the Behemoth: Gorsuch's Implications for Environmental Law

An avid fly-fisher born in Colorado to the first female administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch has clear connections to the world of environmental law.
14 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

How Deep Research Boosted Chances for SCOTUS Victory in Texas Capital Case

With an assist from two students at Columbia Law School, the legal team for Texas death row inmate Duane Buck found that going the extra mile in the research phase paid off with a major win.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Social Media Gets Some Respect from SCOTUS in First Amendment Case

Mark the date: Feb. 27, 2017, may go down in history as the day that social media—from Facebook to Snapchat, Twitter to LinkedIn—entered the pantheon of expressions deserving First Amendment protection.
8 minute read

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