On The Longevity Of Supreme Court Justices
Should we have 18-year term limits for the members of SCOTUS?
Senate Judiciary Democrats Will Delay The Gorsuch Vote One Week
The Gorsuch confirmation process has problems not of the judge's own making.
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Republicans Can Bust The Gorsuch Filibuster, But Can They Take What Happens Next?
The Democrats had to filibuster. The Republicans left them with literally no other choice.
The Gorsuch Hearings: If This Is All The Dems Got, They Best Go Home
This is about Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnell, and Donald Trump, or it's about nothing at all.
The ‘Frozen Truck Driver’ Case Democratic Senators Are Hanging On Neil Gorsuch
Hanging the "bad outcome" on a judicial nominee is never the right way to go.
Does Judge Gorsuch Have Backwards Thoughts On Working Women And Pregnancy?
Will this come up in the confirmation hearings?
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The Upside To The Gorsuch Nomination
On criminal justice issues, Neil Gorsuch is a better draw for defense lawyers than Merrick Garland.
The Only Gorsuch Surprise Is That Anyone Still Expects A Surprise
The media may try and gin up controversy, but there's nothing to see here.
The Supreme Court Is The Fig Leaf Republicans Will Hide Behind While Voting For A Maniac
The #NeverTrump hype will dissolve in the face of the Supreme Court
Standard Of Review: Merrick Garland, Movie Star
Film critic Harry Graff speculates on how future films will depict the Merrick Garland saga.
Top Republican Lawyer Decries Partisan SCOTUS Confirmation Process
A respected voice in conservative circles calls for a truce on Supreme Court nominations.
Non-Sequiturs: 04.12.16
* Gauging the importance of Supreme Court decisions this Term based on media coverage. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Georgia is changing state law because UGA's football coach thinks it might help the team cover up a scandal and somehow the legislature thinks this makes sense. [SB Nation] * Did President Obama outthink himself on the Merrick Garland pick? [Guile Is Good] * Using expert witnesses to defeat class certification... an emerging tradition. [The Expert Institute] * Some graphics cross-referencing the laws around "burners" and global terrorism. [imgur] * Restraining order be damned! Montgomery Blair Sibley is releasing D.C. Madam contacts for our viewing pleasure. [WTOP] * What lawyer Scott Limmer learned from a yoga retreat. [Law Reboot]
Why Is Judge Garland A Top Supreme Court Feeder Judge?
Does Judge Garland feed more clerks to the left or the right side of the Supreme Court?
Only Donald Trump Can Save Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee
It actually makes sense for Trump to support Obama's nominee.
Non-Sequiturs: 01.26.15
* Another benchmark in the Ninth Circuit's ongoing war against prosecutorial misconduct: a panel of judges -- Kozinski, Wardlaw, and Fletcher -- suggest trying prosecutors for perjury. [New York Observer] * Lawyer and blogger Eric Turkewitz finds himself in the New York Post's Page Six gossip column. Just what was he doing with Selena Gomez while Justin Bieber wasn't looking? [New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog] * Kristine Sperling left her position as a senior associate at Latham to start her own organic soap company. And, I'm assuming, an underground fight club. [Good Day Sacramento] * Saks has finally figured out that its stance on transgendered people wasn't winning it any friends and withdrew its filing. [Jezebel] * The 2015 Social Media Subpoena Guide. Everything you need to know about getting all their best cookie recipes off Pinterest. [Associate's Mind] * Tom Petty's lawyers "Won't Back Down" and now he's getting royalties for that Sam Smith song. [Consequence of Sound] * Which law professor rules the Twitterverse? A comprehensive numerical analysis provides the answer. [Ryan Whalen] * A new, easy to use online version of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. If you're into that kind of thing. [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure] * More accolades for Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link). But you already know how good it is because you already have your copy, right? [The Florida Bar Journal]