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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Discussion, part 2 – Special Podcast Series: Wright & Miller’s Federal Practice & Procedure Marks 50 Years of Publication, episode 5
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has served on the bench for nearly forty years. She was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1993 after serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit. Prior to that, she was a professor of law at both Rutgers Law School and Columbia Law School teaching civil …
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Discussion, part 1 – Special Podcast Series: Wright & Miller’s Federal Practice & Procedure Marks 50 Years of Publication, episode 4
The law and the courts have undergone many changes over the years. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg discusses what she believes is “the most heartening change” in the legal profession. Episode 4 of our special podcast series marking the 50th anniversary of the first publication of Wright & Miller’s Federal Practice & Procedure is a discussion …
A New Edition for a New Court: Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy, Third Edition
What is needed to argue a case to the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court (and other appellate courts) has changed along with the changing jurists and the laws they interpret. Author David C. Frederick saw a need for addressing those changes, and the third edition of Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy was created. David …
Supreme Court Watch: “Justices Denied”
As the nation waits to see how Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation process will proceed, we turn to Thomson Reuters Westlaw for historical perspective on US Supreme Court nominees. Though rejections are rare, Presidential appointees to the Supreme Court have not always received the Senate’s consent, according to Benjamin Pomerance’s Albany Law Review article, Justices Denied: …
Can the US Government Seize Overseas Data?
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could have far-reaching implications on law enforcement’s ability to access digital records. In US v. Microsoft, the tech giant is challenging a US search warrant involving data stored in servers located in Ireland. The case poses major questions over data access in the …
Is the Supreme Court Going After the Federal Circuit Courts?
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to open its 2017-2018 term, all eyes will on the docket to see which cases the high court decides to take up. In recent years, the Court has been taking an increased focus on IP cases. Wayne Stacy of Baker Botts says his analysis reveals that this is part …
Geoffrey the Giraffe, Supreme Court & Online Sales Taxes
What do those three things have in common? The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case this term that could have provided some clarity to the bewildering array on jurisdictions and taxes involved with online sales. Will the move lead to new action by the states or Congress, or the potential for even …
Potentially Groundbreaking IP Supreme Court Cases
Intellectual property cases have become somewhat of a staple for the US Supreme Court in recent years. Two particular cases that are waiting to hear if they will make the docket for the 2016-17 court docket have the potential to break new ground for intellectual property rights. Wayne Stacy of Baker Botts discusses the cases …
The Supreme Court, Standing on the Shoulders of Legal Scholars
As we look back on the Supreme Court’s decisions over the last term and look forward to the nomination of a justice to take the late Justice Scalia’s place on the bench, one recognizable constant is the high court’s reliance on foundational treatises and legal guidebooks. Jurisprudence finds its way forward, in part, by following …