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Federal Courts 2011 Supreme Court Cases: First Monday Kicks Off Critical Year

2011 Supreme Court Cases: First Monday Kicks Off Critical Year

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

As a 1L, a cranky professor told us, "First year law students are the only people who find the law interesting. That's why you don't have friends." While his...

Federal Courts Top 5 Ways to Get to Supreme Court Oral Arguments

Top 5 Ways to Get to Supreme Court Oral Arguments

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

An appellant arrives at the Supreme Court oral arguments through a writ of certiorari; a Supreme Court visitor arrives by hired car or bus. We've told you...

Federal Courts Supreme Court Grants Writs of Certiorari in 8 Cases

Supreme Court Grants Writs of Certiorari in 8 Cases

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Supreme Court continued to fill its fall calendar on Monday, granting writs of certiorari in eight new cases. There were two recurring themes in the...

Federal Courts Administration Invites Supreme Court Review of Individual Mandate

Administration Invites Supreme Court Review of Individual Mandate

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Obama Administration has doubled down on its Affordable Care Act bet, declining to seek an en banc appeal from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The...

Federal Courts Chief Justice Roberts: Supreme Court Advocate to Legal Legend?

Chief Justice Roberts: Supreme Court Advocate to Legal Legend?

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Standing in an airport customs line years ago, we met a bodyguard who was considering law school. We gave him our copy of Scott Turow's 1L, and said, "Read it....

Federal Courts Troy Davis Case: Should Supreme Court Have Stayed Execution?

Troy Davis Case: Should Supreme Court Have Stayed Execution?

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Troy Davis case has prompted America to once again debate the merits of the death penalty. Following Davis's execution last night in Georgia, we're...

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