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2009-2010 Supreme Court Term: (2) Court Refuses to Hear "Washington Redskins" Trademark Case

November 16, 2009

     Earlier today the Supreme Court announced that it would not hear the case that had been brought against the owners of the Washington Redskins football team challenging their use of the name "Redskins" as a trademark.  The issue in the case was not the First Amendment or even the substance of Trademark Law; instead, [...]

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NEW U.S. Supreme Court Database

November 6, 2009

Questions:

In the last 50 years or so, how many U.S. Supreme Court cases dealt with Fifth Amendment self-incrimination?
Of the four Court eras covered by the database (Warren, Burger, Rehnquist and Roberts), which court era had the most number of liberal decisions?
How many cases from Ohio made it to the U.S. Supreme Court?

 
Answering these types of [...]

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"Supreme Court Week" on C-SPAN

October 2, 2009

From C-SPAN’s  website:
“Beginning Sunday October 4 at 9:00 p.m. and continuing through that entire week–each night at 9:00 p.m. — C-SPAN will present groundbreaking and unique programs on the Supreme Court. Featuring an original documentary production "The Supreme Court: Home to America's Highest Court" as well as an unprecedented collection of original interviews with 9 [...]

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Stevens, Holmes, Cardozo, and … Posner?

September 13, 2009

     Two weeks ago the AP speculated that Justice Stevens may be planning to retire, and Howard Fineman reportedly repeated those rumors this morning on the Chris Matthews Show.  At 89 Stevens is the second-oldest Supreme Court justice ever to serve, second only to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., who retired in 1932 at the age [...]

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Tom Goldstein's Statistical Analysis of the Supreme Court Term

August 19, 2009

     Tom Goldstein of scotusblog.com published a statistical analysis of the 2008-2009 Supreme Court term that can be accessed here.  Some of his findings are summarized and discussed below.

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Lindsey Graham to Support Sotomayor

July 22, 2009

     Rachel Slajda of Talking Points Memo reports that Senator Lindsey Graham will vote to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court. 

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Ricci v. DeStefano – the New Haven Firefighter case – Which Is Fairer, Multiple Choice or Oral Examinations?

June 30, 2009

     In a previous post I described the New Haven firefighter case and Judge Sonia Sotomayor's participation in it as a member of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.  In this posting I will analyze yesterday's 5-4 decision of the Supreme Court reversing the Court of Appeals' decision in that case.  One aspect of this case particularly [...]

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The "Don't Ask – Don't Tell" Non-Decision of the Supreme Court

June 9, 2009

     Yesterday the Supreme Court denied certiorari to the case of James Pietrangelo who was appealing from a decision of the First Circuit Court of Appeals.  Here are reports of that decision from the Akron Beacon Journal, Time Magazine, and Yahoo News.  The Beacon Journal account comes closest to capturing the real meaning of this decision.

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Robert Bork: Should He Have Been Confirmed? (Part 1)

June 3, 2009

     In 1987 Ronald Reagan nominated Robert Bork to be a justice of the United States Supreme Court.  Bork was a brilliant and experienced jurist, and yet despite his obvious qualifications for the position he was not confirmed.  Was the Senate justified in refusing to approve his appointment?

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Resources about Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor

June 1, 2009

The Law Library of Congress has a web page that links to materials on Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor. There are links to cases, Congressional Documents, and other web resources about Sotomayor.  Citation information to articles and books written by her are included. 
 

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Sotomayor and the New Haven Firefighter Case

May 27, 2009

     The most significant case in which Judge Sotomayor participated that will have bearing on her confirmation to the Supreme Court is in the case of Ricci v. DeStafano, which is currently on appeal to the United States Supreme Court.  The facts and legal question presented by this case are set forth below.

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What Does the Supreme Court Need More – Judicial or Practical Experience?

May 13, 2009

     What kind of person would you like to see ascend to the Supreme Court to replace Justice Souter?  Joe Garofoli of the San Francisco Chronicle has assembled a list of potential nominees and described their attributes in this article published earlier today.  One of the questions that President Obama and the Senate must address [...]

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