Biglaw Partner Set A Record For Talking

SCOTUS oral arguments can be stressful -- and long.

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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day!

A partner from Paul Weiss gave the longest oral argument at the Supreme Court by a single advocate in 48 years in what case?

Hint: The argument clocked in at one hour and 16 minutes — 71 minutes for the opening and five in rebuttal — the longest since 1974 (in an executive privilege case related to Watergate, James St. Clair argued for one hour and 29 minutes).

See the answer on the next page.

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