SCOTUS
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SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Is Justice Scalia Unfit To Serve? A Published Dialogue With The Atlantic's Jeffrey Tayler
Is Justice Scalia is unfit to serve on the basis of his religious beliefs? A debate. -
Biglaw, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Biglaw Firm Suffers SCOTUS Defeat
The Supreme Court delivers some bad news to the bankruptcy bar. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Movies, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Television
Standard Of Review: Casting The Supreme Court
Whom would you cast to play our current Supreme Court justices? Arts columnist Harry Graff makes his nominations.
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Clarence Thomas, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas Stands Alone
Justice Thomas's contrarian ways reveal how threadbare many of his detractors' most common criticisms are, according to conservative columnist Tamara Tabo. -
Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Philip Alito, Son Of Justice Alito: Where Is He Now?
Philip Alito, son of Justice Alito, recently left Gibson Dunn for a new job; where is he now? -
SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Vicious Infighting
Sonia Sotomayor On Vicious Infighting At The High Court
The justices on our nation's most important bench are pretty mean to each other. -
Antonin Scalia, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Theater
ATL Theater Review: The Originalist
If you're interested in theater, the Supreme Court, or both, check out this new play about Justice Antonin Scalia. -
Marijuana, SCOTUS
Marijuana Melee: Nebraska And Oklahoma v. Colorado
It is anyone’s guess as to how SCOTUS will handle this potentially critical case of first-impression, and most involved with the marijuana industry are rightfully nervous. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
John Roberts, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Chief Justice John Roberts 'Comes Out'
Do you have something you'd like to share with us, Mr. Chief Justice? -
Death Penalty, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Latest Lethal-Injection Challenge May Depend On The Answer To One Question -- And It's Not What You Think
Does a person sentenced to death have the right to be unconscious at the time of his death? No, argues columnist Tamara Tabo. -
Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
4 Polyamorous Lawyers Walk Into A Bar -- The Supreme Court Bar
Justice Alito uses a humorous hypothetical to explore the slippery slope. -
Pictures, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
A Midnight Visit To The Folks Camped Out At SCOTUS
Can you imagine camping outside the Supreme Court for four full days to see an argument? -
Police, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Supreme Court To Decide On ADA and Fourth Amendment Issues In Police Shootings
It's about time that we focused more on how law enforcement officers deal with the mentally ill, according to columnist Renwei Chung.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
At The Supreme Court, All Bets Are Off
Some offices bet on March Madness; Supreme Court justices bet on.... -
Jurisdiction, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Standing: The Cure For Cert Grantor's Remorse in King v. Burwell
Just because the plaintiffs’ standing to sue in King v. Burwell shouldn’t be an issue doesn’t mean it won’t be an issue, as Tamara Tabo explains. -
Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 03.04.15
* Meet David King of King v. Burwell, the epic Obamacare case to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court today. [New York Times]
* And meet the two legal heavyweights who will be arguing the case before SCOTUS. [Politico via How Appealing]
* Meanwhile, another Supreme Court has put a stop to same-sex marriage down in Alabama — for now. [Buzzfeed]
* General David Petraeus reaches a plea deal, requiring him to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and pay a fine (but no prison sentence). [Washington Post]
* It’s not as sexy as Obamacare or marriage equality, but the collection of state sales tax on out-of-state purchases made online is a pretty important issue — and Justice Kennedy wants SCOTUS to revisit it. [How Appealing (linkwrap)]
* In the wake of a leadership shake-up, Cadwalader is beefing up its Houston energy practice — but is that a wise idea, with the price of oil spiraling downward? [American Lawyer]
* Finally, something that Elie Mystal and Jordan Weissmann can agree upon: dropping the LSAT is a bad idea. [Slate]
* A jury of eight men and 10 women will start hearing arguments today in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, defendant in the Boston Marathon bombing. [How Appealing (linkwrap)]
* Legal ethics guru Monroe Freedman, RIP. [ABA Journal]
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Elena Kagan, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
This Citation By Justice Kagan Looks A Little Bit Fishy
Check out Justice Kagan's colorful quotation in the "is a fish a tangible object" case just decided by the Supreme Court. -
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Clerkships, Department of Justice, Fabulosity, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Feeder Judges, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Congratulations To The 2015 Bristow Fellows
Which law schools and lower-court judges send the most people into prestigious Bristow Fellowships? -
Federal Government, SCOTUS
SCOTUS Argument Preview: Must Agencies Use Notice and Comment Rulemaking to Change Interpretation
The United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) will hear argument in Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association, No. 13-1041, asking whether a federal agency must engage in advance notice and public comment rulemaking pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) before it can significantly alter an established interpretive rule articulating the agency’s interpretation of an agency regulation.