By Marcia Coyle | October 26, 2017
U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco will make the government's arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court in December in support of a Colorado baker who refused on religious grounds to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
By Marcia Coyle | October 25, 2017
The gathering this week will put on full display the Ivy League dominance on the current court. Indeed, the justices have faced criticism—and expressed their own concern—about the lack of law school diversity on the high court.
By Marcia Coyle | October 23, 2017
"J.D. came to the United States without legal documentation. That is not disputed. But the government cannot make a forced pregnancy the sanction for that action. J.D. retains her basic rights to personhood," Judge Patricia Millett wrote in her dissent. Here's a snapshot of the foundation of Millett's writing.
By Tony Mauro | October 4, 2017
A new book chronicles speeches given by the conservative justice, including many that were previously unpublicized.
By Marcia Coyle | September 20, 2017
What may seem awkward at first glance is not at all awkward to Wallace Jefferson, former chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Jefferson, who returned to private practice in Austin four years ago, is now challenging his old court in a petition at the U.S. Supreme Court that could increase the already high stakes in the new term for the nation's gay community.
By Marcia Coyle | September 13, 2017
In its brief supporting a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, the U.S. Justice Department relied heavily on a 1995 Supreme Court decision that the gay community lost. John Ward, who argued that case, says the government's reliance is misplaced.
By Tony Mauro | August 30, 2017
Hundreds of lawyers who filed cert petitions in recent months are waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether or not to grant review. But in an unusual move August 25, the court moved one of the petitions to the head of the line—much to the surprise of the petitioner's lawyer, UCLA School of Law professor Stuart Banner.
By Tony Mauro | August 16, 2017
In less than a year, Michael Davis went from managing a two-lawyer firm to clerking for Justice Neil Gorsuch to screening judicial nominations for Senate Republicans. "I'm glad I did it," Davis said in a recent interview, "but it's not something that I sought.”
By Marcia Coyle | August 2, 2017
The U.S. Justice Department reportedly is preparing to investigate university admissions policies for discrimination against white applicants, but it may be years before an affirmative action case returns to the U.S. Supreme Court, and when it does, the key justice—Anthony Kennedy—may not be there.
By Tony Mauro | July 19, 2017
Two lawyers are leaving the U.S. solicitor general's office for private practice, two have joined from private firms, and more departures and hires are likely before the fall term begins in October.
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