By Marcia Coyle | May 27, 2020
Welcome to Supreme Court Brief. Justice Clarence Thomas is enjoying the spotlight now. Don't even think about retirement, former clerks say. Plus: the "Janus" labor case is back, and we're watching amicus briefs roll in at the Harvard admissions case. Thanks for reading!
By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle | April 17, 2019
Neal Katyal, arguing his 39th Supreme Court today, recently spoke about how he prepares for arguments. Plus: a DC judge recently acquitted a Supreme Court protester, and we've got a snapshot on Quinn Emanuel partner Chris Landau's financial disclosure. Thanks for reading SCB!
By Ellis Kim | September 10, 2018
Amar: “If you torpedo Kavanaugh, you'll likely end up with someone worse—less brilliant, less constitutionally knowledgeable, less studious, less open-minded, less good for America.”
By Marcia Coyle | August 30, 2018
Under the direction of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Justice Department said Thursday that Harvard's race-conscious admissions process "significantly disadvantages Asian-American applicants." Harvard's lawyers at WilmerHale dispute this, and they argue admissions officers "carefully consider each applicant in his or her entirety."
By Tony Mauro | March 19, 2018
His course book on constitutional law was a mainstay for generations of law school students, and he's credited with helping establish professional ethics as a formal piece of legal education.
By Jonathan Ringel | February 6, 2018
Justice Sonia Sotomayor chuckled at how court members sometimes write in a decision, "The answer is clear." "If it was clear, there wouldn't be a split" in the circuit courts that led the high court to take the case in the first place, she said.
By Karen Sloan | January 22, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court justice is kicking off a whirlwind tour of campuses, just days after the premier of a new documentary about her life.
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By Tony Mauro | December 11, 2017
When it comes to Supreme Court law clerks, it's Harvard and Yale—and then everyone else. This chart ranks the top 15 law school feeders from 2005 to 2017. Go deeper for a justice-by-justice view.
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.
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