The death of Justice Antonin Scalia has clearly had an impact on the workings of the U.S. Supreme Court as it continues to work through its current term. Joan Biskupic, editor in charge of legal affairs for Reuters, has been covering the Supreme Court since 1989, and discusses the impact of Justice Scalia’s death on …
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Channeling Justice Scalia
On March 1, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its first decision since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. In what ABC News called “a fitting tribute,” the late Justice’s writing was cited in the opinion and dissent of Lockhart v. United States. The case considered a federal law relating to child pornography, and the …
- March 8, 2016
- Carrie Brooker
Professor Scalia & the Paper Chase
Justice Antonin Scalia made his mark in jurisprudence as a Supreme Court Justice, but he also touched people’s lives as a law professor. Justice Scalia served on the faculty of both the University of Virginia Law School and the University of Chicago Law School. Michael Whitener of VLP Law Group studied under Justice Scalia and …
- March 7, 2016
- Leonard Lee
The Supreme Court Without Scalia – An Interview with Reuters Legal Columnist Alison Frankel
The U.S. Supreme Court is back in session with eight seated justices following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, and Justice Scalia’s absence from the bench is already impacting class action cases that are coming before the Court. Reuters legal columnist Alison Frankel discusses how this is affecting these key cases. In a recent column, …
- March 2, 2016
- Leonard Lee
Law students get recognized at Supreme Court
Last week, two talented law school students were recognized at a U.S. Supreme Court reception during the ABA International Section Spring 2013 Meeting, hosted by WestlawNext. The spring meeting is one of the world’s most important gatherings of international lawyers and drew over 1,100 attendees from over 80 countries. The more than 500 guests at …
- May 2, 2013
- Susan Martin
DISROBED: An Inside Look at the Life and Work of a Federal Trial Judge
Providing a view into the private world of a sitting judge on one of the highest benches, and in one of the world’s most famous cities, Judge Frederic Block gives a personal account of his experiences with controversial legal topics such as the death penalty, racketeering, terrorism, discrimination and foreign affairs in his new book. …
- July 23, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
Justice Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner release book on the interpretation of legal texts
With more than 140 years since a book of this nature has been published, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner have released their influential book on deriving the meaning of authoritative texts: Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts, published by Thomson Reuters. Scalia and Garner provide readers a challenge to think differently about …
- June 15, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
Disrobed: An Inside Look at the Life and Work of a Federal Trial Judge is available for pre-sale now!
Disrobed: An Inside Look at the Life and Work of a Federal Trial Judge is now available for pre-sale at the Westlaw Store. The book, co-published with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, takes a rare and detailed behind-the-scenes look into the life and trials of a federal court judge as well as the man behind …
- June 4, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
