Welcome to this edition of Supreme Court Brief. The high court wrapped up the first week of oral arguments of the November-December session Wednesday with a hearing in the administrative law case SEC v. Jarkesy. Now, just three cases stand between the justices and their winter recess.
The court’s hearing in Jarkesy lasted for over two hours Wednesday, despite featuring only two arguing attorneys, and despite the justices effectively ignoring two of the three issues upon which they granted certiorari, or review.
