Tag: Juris Lab

How much does control over oral arguments matter?

A look at 33 published appeals decisions from cases where Brown Jackson was the district court judge below.

This term showcased the ideological divide between amici on the left and on the right.

A strong argument can be made that the most lasting legacy will be pushing policy in the direction of protecting conservative religious liberty interests.

Who will fill the justices' seats?

And other details from last term.

Which justices write most frequently, and which write the longest opinions?

A closer look at elite attorneys’ current success at the Supreme Court cert level, from the beginning of 2018 until the present.

Which lawyers have the greatest chance to appear before the justices?

The relationship between ideological distance and decision-making.

Additional context to help understand the justices’ engagement in oral argument, and how they may vote on the merits.  

So far the Court has granted 26 cases on cert for the upcoming term. Here, we look at these cert petitions based on different measures of writing quality.

With the Supreme Court highlighting the helpfulness of using state court certification procedures, the number of certified state law issues is only likely to increase.

What the numbers say about cases where a justice authored an opinion related to an order.

Briefs are the most important component of presenting a Supreme Court case. How are the justices using them?

A look at 200 cases from the past year where qualified immunity was identified as a defense.

This term alone, groups filed almost 940 amicus briefs on the merits in the 58 argued cases.

How long will a case take to reach resolution?

* An ethics opinion is permitting a lawyer to practice New Jersey law remotely from his home in Florida. This is a boon to “snow birds” everywhere… [Daily Business Review]

* Van Jones claims Kim Kardashian is “going to be an unbelievable attorney.” [Yahoo News]

* A former drug dealer has been sworn in as an attorney by the same judge who told him to turn his life around. [Fox News]

* Check out this article on participation of chambers of commerce in lower court proceedings. [Juris Lab]

* A Pittsburgh strip club has filed a lawsuit alleging they should be allowed to receive COVID-19 relief money. Seems like they should be entitled to some stimulus… [CBS News]

The NCAA antitrust case is likely to have major implications for intercollegiate athletics. Here's a look at the cases cited by the attorney-advocates and justices.