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Second Read-Through of Baby Veronica Transcript
By Matthew Fletcher and Kate Fort This second read-through incorporates a broader analysis of how the argument went on the merits. Best Interests of the Child While it’s true oral argument advocates exaggerate their arguments in order to make a … Continue reading
Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl/Cherokee Nation Oral Argument Time Splits
From today’s SCT order: Upon consideration of the motions for leave participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and the motions for divided argument, the time is to be divided as follows: 20 minutes for petitioners, 10 minutes for respondent … Continue reading
News Coverage of Yesterday’s Argument in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
Adam Liptak wrote about my favorite exchange of the day: The question for the justices was whether that state law conflicted with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, which allows voters to register using a federal form that asks, … Continue reading
Ninth Circuit Oral Argument Audio in Tohono O’odham Nation v. City of Glendale
Here. News coverage via Pechanga. Briefs here.
Supreme Court to Hear Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl on April 16
Here, from SCOTUSblog.
Ninth Circuit Oral Argument Audio in Grand Canyon Skywalk — UPDATE
Here. News coverage from WaPo. More detail from HuffPo. I will note that at the end of oral argument one of the Ninth Circuit judges found part of the Grand Canyon Skywalk Development LLC’s opening brief “offensive,” “histrionic,” and “vituperative.” … Continue reading
CourtArtist: “Low Jinks at the Court”
Here: In a playful break of decorum a lawyer at respondent’s table stuck the quill pen that is traditionally given to counsel behind his ear. It should be noted that this occured a half-hour before the Justices would take the … Continue reading
Justice Scalia Under Fire for Being Too Partisan on the Bench; What’s the Big Deal?
Here, via How Appealing. Some of the criticism comes from Charles Fried, former SG under Reagan: Scalia’s tone this year, particularly in cases involving the Obama administration, is raising new criticism over the temperament of a justice who has always … Continue reading
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