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Supreme Court Brief

Justices Issue Narrow Rulings on Path to Consensus

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday demonstrated that the "straight and narrow" may not be just the path to honest and moral behavior, but also a path to consensus on a bench struggling without a critical ninth vote.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

Obama on Merrick Garland: 'Give the Guy a Hearing'

President Obama said on Monday the U.S. Supreme Court might not have "punted" on a challenge to the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate if the court were sitting with nine justices.
3 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

'Don't Scream,' and Other Advice for Appellate Lawyers and Law Students

Advanced Appellate Advocacy, a new book, delves into the craft of framing, researching, writing and arguing cases on appeal at the Supreme Court and lower courts.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Tell Lower Courts to Craft Compromise for Contraceptive Insurance

The U.S. Supreme Court, ruling Monday on the contraceptive insurance requirement in the Affordable Care Act, returned the dispute to lower courts without weighing whether the mandate violates First Amendment rights of religious nonprofit employers.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Protest Ban on Marble Plaza

The U.S. Supreme Court will not review a ban on protests and other demonstrations on the high court's white marble plaza.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

'Nobody Asked Questions Like Scalia,' the NLJ's Tony Mauro Recalls

The National Law Journal's Tony Mauro breaks it down with Slate's Dahlia Lithwick about highlights from the U.S. Supreme Court's oral argument term, which ended in late April.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Sexual-Orientation Harassment Suits Need Supreme Court's Review

OPINION: Congress has failed to make such conduct actionable. The justices should step in.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Scalia Provided Example of How Not to Practice

Intelligent and influential, the late justice nevertheless diminished the profession with caustic rhetoric.
10 minute read

Law.com

Future Scalia Clerks Find New Homes With Other Justices

At least three of the four law clerks hired by the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia for the next term will work for other justices. Scalia's four current-term clerks were reassigned to other justices soon after Scalia died on Feb. 13, with two going to work for Justice Clarence Thomas and two for Justice Samuel Alito Jr.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: George Mason Profs Support 'Scalia Law' Renaming | Judge Paul Grewal Takes Facebook Job

George Mason law professors support renaming the school in honor of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Paul Grewal, a federal magistrate in California, is taking a legal post at Facebook. The Supreme Court last night split 4-4 in a death case, a ruling that keeps in place the Eleventh Circuit's execution stay. SEC Chair Mary Jo White criticizes pending legislation that she says would hamper law enforcement. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
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