The Supreme Court rules that race-based admissions practices are unconstitutional.
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Mayhem at the Marathon
The Supreme Court addresses jury selection and mitigating evidence in the Boston Marathon bombers case.
A new voice on the court
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the 116th justice in the history of the Supreme Court.
Bitter Pills
The Supreme Court addresses the Controlled Substances Act in a case about pill mill doctors.
Level Praying Field
The Supreme Court tackles the First Amendment in this case about a praying football coach.
Taco ‘Bout Contracts
The Supreme Court resolves a circuit split in a case about a Taco Bell employee who signed an arbitration agreement.
U.S. v. Arthrex
The Supreme Court decides a case about the AIA’s P-TAB of APJs hearing IPRs within the USPTO (don’t worry, we explain all that!)
Nestle v. Doe
The Supreme Court addresses the Alien Tort Statute in a case about child slaves on West African cocoa farms.
Behind the Scenes: Clerks and Marshal’s Aides
Former law clerks and a Marshal’s aide talk about what it’s like to work for the highest court in the land.