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Supreme Court Allows Portions of Travel Ban to Be Enforced

Summary: The Supreme Court has allowed travelers from six Muslim-majority countries to be banned from entering the U.S. if they…

Incoming Supreme Court Clerks List Dominated by Yale Law

Summary: The Supreme Court clerks for 2016-2017 have been announced.  The incoming group of Supreme Court clerks will begin their duties in…

Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Law

Summary: Today, the Supreme Court ruled a Texas law that could have potentially shuttered numerous abortion clinics was unconstitutional.  Texas pro-choice…

Supreme Court Rules Georgia Prosecutors Were Racist with Jury Selection

Summary: The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a death row inmate who alleged the prosecution of his trial was…

Biggest Legal Stories of 2015

Summary: ABC News just released its list of Top Legal Stories of 2015.  ABC News released its Top Legal Stories…

Supreme Court Justices from Yale Hold Court in Woolsey Hall

Summary: The United States Supreme Court boasts three justices from Yale Law School. All three attended an event at the school…

What are the Most Popular Law Schools for Supreme Court Justices?

Only a small number of law schools have turned out Supreme Court Justices of late. When you look back through…

Judge Clarence Thomas Reconciles with Yale

Our feelings can be harshest towards those who were closest to us, and years of bitterness don't only character our…

Democrats Introduce Supreme Court Ethics Bill

Under current law, the Supreme Court is exempt from certain ethics rules that govern judges on lower courts, including rules…

The World According to Scalia

According to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's version of originalism, the Constitution does not protect women from state sponsored discrimination.…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, September 21st. Here's a quick look back at yesterday's stories. Brooks Kushman Diversity Officer…

Highly Regarded Litigator and Advisor Elizabeth P. Papez Joins Winston & Strawn

Highly regarded litigator and advisor, Elizabeth P. Papez, will join Winston & Strawn as a partner, the firm announced today.…