The Supreme Court Intellectual Property Review conference (SCIPR) takes place on Thursday, September 26 at Chicago-Kent College of Law. Join us for a full day of discussing the important IP cases that were before the Supreme Court last Term, looking ahead to important IP cases in the 2013 Term, and a keynote from the Honorable … Continue reading It’s Not Too Late To Join SCIPR
This post is presented in recognition of Constitution Day, which was established to commemorate the creation of the US Constitution in 1787. Reposted with permission from the Chicago-Kent Faculty Blog. In his famous opinion in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), Chief Justice John Marshall proclaimed, in what would become one of his most quoted lines, that … Continue reading What Is the Constitution? Guest Post by Christopher Schmidt
The short answer to the first question is that oral arguments will recommence on October 7 – the first Monday in October – and ISCOTUSnow will be providing information about some of the cases to be argued. But a longer answer requires delving into various aspects of the Court’s operations. The Supreme Court organizes its … Continue reading When will the Supreme Court start deciding cases again? Are they still on vacation?
As we all wait for decisions in this Term’s major cases, people may wonder what is taking so long and why the big cases are so often the last cases to be announced. The short answer is that the big cases are also those in which there is most likely to be fairly strong disagreement … Continue reading What Are They Doing? Why Does It Take So Long?
Today, the Supreme Court issued decisions in four cases. All but one were unanimous as to result, and that one, City of Arlington v. FCC, though important in administrative law, is not a case most members of the public are likely to be following. This may lead some people to wonder what the Supreme Court … Continue reading What’s going on at the Supreme Court?
Case: The Affordable Care Act Cases Dahlia Lithwick has won a richly-deserved National Magazine Award for Columns and Commentary. The award is specifically for three columns about the Affordable Care Act case. But as courtwatchers know, Dahlia Lithwick’s incisive commentary at Slate.com is a must read. (She’s been on sabbatical this year, and we look … Continue reading Congratulations to Dahlia Lithwick!
Justice Breyer underwent shoulder surgery over the weekend following a bike accident. According to the New York Times, he is expected to recover fully. We wish him a speedy recovery.
Scotusblog.com has received a press credential for veteran reporter Lyle Denniston. This credential — actually issued by the Senate Press Gallery, not the Supreme Court itself — is long overdue and well-deserved.
Listen here (go to “Making Tough Decisions: Inside the Supreme Court on March 31, 2013) to hear a discussion of how the Supreme Court operates and the ways in which changes in society affect the justices. I am one of two interviewees on the segment.
Case: United States v. Windsor On Wednesday, May 27, 2013, at 3 pm CDT, IIT Chicago-Kent is presenting a forum on the same sex marriage cases. The forum will be streaming live here and will be posted later on Chicago-Kent’s YouTube channel. The event is cosponsored by ISCOTUS, as well as by the Chicago-Kent Lambdas … Continue reading Forum on the Same Sex Marriage Cases