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National Law Journal

Garland: White House Posed No Litmus Test Before Supreme Court Nomination

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland told the U.S. Senate in writing Tuesday that neither President Barack Obama nor White House staffers sought assurances from him about how he would rule on specific cases or legal issues.
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National Law Journal

Biden, Lynch Top Lineup of Law School Commencement Speakers

Syracuse University College of Law looks to have snagged the biggest name on the law school commencement speaker circuit this year, with Vice President Joe Biden scheduled to speak at the school's May 13 graduation ceremony.
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National Law Journal

Alito Writes Praise for Novel That Promotes Chief Justice to Pope

The new edition of a 37-year-old Supreme Court novel in which the chief justice is promoted to pope features a foreword by a real Supreme Court justice: Samuel Alito Jr. The book's late author, Walter Murphy, a political science professor at Princeton University, was Alito's senior thesis adviser. Alito writes, after re-reading the book: "I was struck by the things, both big and small, that Murphy somehow anticipated." The main character, Alito says, "shares some personal traits with Robert Bork," who was nominated to the high court eight years after the book came out.
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Corporate Counsel

SCOTUS Loads Up on IP Cases

The U.S Supreme Court is likely to have a lot of intellectual property cases on its docket, according to a new piece by Scott Graham, who covers IP for our California-focused sibling publication The Recorder.
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National Law Journal

What Would Nino Do With Garland's Nomination?

OPINION: As a recent immigration case before the justices shows, a divided court creates dysfunction.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Hartford Lawyer Involved in Merrick Garland Screening Process

When it came time for the National Association of Women Lawyers to determine if Merrick Garland is the man for the job to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia, its president knew Hartford's Collin Udell was the right woman for the task.
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National Law Journal

Civil Rights Groups Praise, and Criticize, Garland Nomination

While praising U.S. Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland's qualifications as a judge, two major civil rights organizations this week raised concerns about the D.C. Circuit chief judge's record on criminal justice and other issues.
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New York Law Journal

Stevens Shares Views on Filling Court Vacancy

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said Thursday that the U.S. Senate should "go ahead and hold the hearings" to confirm D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama's nominee to the high court.
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National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: John Paul Stevens: 'Hold a Hearing' for Garland | Forced Arbitration Attacked

Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, sitting down with the NLJ's Marcia Coyle, says the Senate should give Merrick Garland a hearing. The CFPB unveils a new proposal to restrict mandatory arbitration. And Lanny Davis starts a new law firm. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.
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National Law Journal

Former U.S. Solicitors General Unite in Garland Endorsement

Eight former U.S. solicitors general from Democratic and Republican administrations, most of whom are now prominent private practitioners, are publicly endorsing Judge Merrick Garland's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. The letter skirted the political controversy over whether there should be a hearing on Garland's nomination.
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