September 2022

ShareThe Supreme Court court on Wednesday released a new list of circuit assignments to reflect Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s arrival at the court in late June. Jackson is the circuit justice for the 1st Circuit, which covers Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico. The other justices’ circuit assignments remain the same as […]

ShareWhen the justices return to the bench next week to begin the 2022-23 term, members of the public will be able to attend oral arguments for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. The court also announced on Wednesday that it will continue to provide a live audio feed of oral arguments, […]

This may be easy for Swifties. The post From Taylor Swift Fiddle Player To Prosecutor appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/09/from-taylor-swift-fiddle-player-to-prosecutor/

Who coulda predicted, right? The post Trump Lawyers Shocked To Find That Special Master Review Process Involves Review. And Process. And A Special Master Who Won’t Do As He’s Told. appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/09/trump-lawyers-shocked-to-find-that-special-master-review-process-involves-review-and-process-and-a-special-master-who-wont-do-as-hes-told/

New COO and Compliance chief named. The post Reynen Court Finds New Executives Already On The Team appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/09/reynen-court-finds-new-executives-already-on-the-team/

This guy wants to be the new Abigail Fisher so bad. The post Lesser Qualified Bellyacher For Meritocracy Throws A Hissy Fit Because Job Isn’t Handed To Him On A Silver Platter appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/09/lesser-qualified-bellyacher-for-meritocracy-throws-a-hissy-fit-because-job-isnt-handed-to-him-on-a-silver-platter/

ShareEach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Supreme Court justices finally get together behind closed doors with a long to-do list (Ariane de Vogue, CNN) […]

Asking For A Supreme Court Justice: Of course it is Clarence Thomas. Conservative Law Students Know Blind Grading Exists, Right? Otherwise this just seems like whining. That Is A Pitiful Document Review Rate: But it raises so many questions! Coding — Like Computer Coding — Is Now Too “Woke”??? What is wrong with people. The […]

Wow. Gross. We hate it. The post Second Circuit Saves Trump’s Bacon — And His DNA! — In E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/09/second-circuit-saves-trumps-bacon-and-his-dna-in-e-jean-carroll-defamation-case/

Numbers are heading the the right direction, but there’s still more to be done. The post The Latest Biglaw Diversity Numbers appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/09/the-latest-biglaw-diversity-numbers/