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Current Supreme Court Cases
What are the issues involved in the Supreme Court case on legislative prayer? Professor Nahmod has the answers
All audio from last week’s arguments, including Schuette, are available on Oyez
Could an upcoming case in the Supreme Court intensify gridlock in Washington?
The Michigan affirmative action case Schuette isn’t about race – it’s about something else, claims Cass R. Sunstein
Could a Supreme Court decision discourage “patent trolls?”
The government can freeze the assets of those charged with criminal activity – but does that prevent them from hiring effective counsel? The Supreme Court heard Kaley v. US this week to answer the question
The Court granted two cases this week
Justices to rule on ‘mental retardation’ in death case
U.S. High Court Asks Obama Administration’s View on Bank Secrecy
Smallest political donors appeal Florida’s restrictions to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Hall v. Florida, involving developmentally disabled capital defendants. Andrew Cohen argues strongly for a pro-defendant decision
The Current Justices
The Justices’ Angry Email Solution: Justices Only Send Each Other Paper Memos, according to Justice Kagan
“We’re nine people, we disagree a lot. But we all like each other an enormous amount and respect each other an enormous amount,” said Justice Kagan last week
A reflective Justice Breyer visited Harvard and explained the inner workings of the Court
The 2012 October Term
Did you miss this year’s Supreme Court IP Review? You can now watch the sessions online
Justice Stevens Defends Voter ID Decision Based on Evidence Before Him
In the Fight for Marriage Equality, a Battle to See Who Will Make It Happen
Supreme Court History
The last time the Supreme Court justices presided over a jury trial was in 1794
Listen to Richard Nixon argue before the Supreme Court
Presidents as Supreme Court advocates, before and after the White House
What did the majority of Justices agree was bad in 1935? Their new (now current) Supreme Court building
Your students can rewrite DC v. Heller and learn about legal history with these lesson plans