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28 Nov 2016, 1:53 pm by Ronald Collins
” Mindful of that, what do you think might have occurred if Chief Judge Merrick Garland (a former antitrust professor) had been confirmed? [read post]
23 Nov 2016, 4:38 am by Edith Roberts
” Advice and Consent (podcast) features a discussion about whether Senate Democrats might register their dissent over Republican treatment of Chief Judge Merrick Garland by filibustering a Trump nomination. [read post]
17 Nov 2016, 4:13 am by Edith Roberts
Additional coverage comes from Robert Barnes at The Washington Post, who reports that Sotomayor said she “looked forward to a nomination that will restore the court to full strength. [read post]
14 Nov 2016, 10:47 am by Andrew Hamm
” At Fortune, Jeff John Roberts addresses “five questions affecting the short- and long-term future of the Supreme Court that the legal community should be asking. [read post]
10 Nov 2016, 4:38 am by Edith Roberts
In her column in The New York Times, Linda Greenhouse observes that “Chief Justice Roberts heads a court that a harsh political spotlight has rendered too easy to dismiss as just another political branch of government, its members just politicians in robes,” and cautions that “he needs to make it clear that the Roberts court is not a tool of partisan politics. [read post]
9 Nov 2016, 4:16 am by SHG
When President Obama nominated Merrick Garland, there was no joy among criminal defense lawyers. [read post]
5 Nov 2016, 9:06 pm by Jon Katz
Republican senators continue blocking holding hearings on Merrick Garland, whom President Obama nominated to the Supreme Court in March 2016. [read post]
4 Nov 2016, 4:39 am by Edith Roberts
“Chief Justice John Roberts wrote Thursday that he did not think the case merited a stay, but voted to grant it as a courtesy to the four justices who wanted to ‘more fully consider the suitability of this case for review. [read post]
28 Oct 2016, 7:24 am by Stephen Wermiel
Court of Appeals Judge Merrick Garland to fill the ninth seat left vacant when Justice Antonin Scalia died eight months ago. [read post]
27 Oct 2016, 4:43 am by Edith Roberts
Ted Cruz said yesterday “that there was ‘precedent’ for a Supreme Court with fewer than nine justices — appearing to suggest that the blockade on nominee Merrick Garland could last past the election. [read post]
25 Oct 2016, 3:24 am by Edith Roberts
At Bloomberg, Patrick Gregory profiles Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Young, who is on Trump’s list of candidates for nomination. [read post]
24 Oct 2016, 4:35 am by Edith Roberts
” In The Washington Post, Juliet Eilperin and Robert Barnes report that the “bare-bones calendar” suggests the court may be “storing cases in hopes of having a full membership of nine by the end of the year. [read post]
17 Oct 2016, 4:36 am by Edith Roberts
Advice and Consent (podcast) covers the candidates’ discussion of the court during the second presidential debate, and the implications of their comments for the nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland, as well as the inclusion of the court as a topic during this week’s third and final debate. [read post]
13 Oct 2016, 4:09 am by Edith Roberts
” Katie Reilly reports in Time that in an interview with Charlie Rose, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg “stressed the importance of having nine justices on the Supreme Court” and noted that the Senate could still confirm Chief Judge Merrick Garland in a lame-duck session after the election. [read post]
11 Oct 2016, 3:44 am by Edith Roberts
Advance coverage comes from Adam Liptak at The New York Times, Dave Lee at BBC News and Jeff John Roberts at Fortune. [read post]
30 Sep 2016, 5:15 am by Edith Roberts
Robert Barnes also reports in The Washington Post on the court’s decision to review the trademark case, noting that the outcome will have “direct implications for the Washington Redskins in their fight to defend their famous team name,” as does Adam Liptak in The New York Times. [read post]
27 Sep 2016, 5:20 am by Edith Roberts
” In The National Law Journal (subscription or registration required), Tony Mauro reports on remarks by Chief Justice John Roberts at last weekend’s opening of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, noting that Roberts “spoke about the U.S. [read post]
23 Sep 2016, 7:49 am by Victoria Kwan
The late Justice Antonin Scalia and the vacancy he left behind continued to loom large over the justices’ summer appearances, as his colleagues were often called upon to speak about his legacy, their memories of serving with him, and their thoughts on adjusting to an eight-member Supreme Court. [read post]
21 Sep 2016, 2:04 pm by Jonathan H. Adler
For more, I also shamelessly recommend my most recent book, “Business and the Roberts Court,” available on Amazon. [read post]