Tuesday, February 18, 2020

How SCOTUS works (cert stage)

Supreme Court of the United StatesDon't miss the helpful Memorandum Concerning The Deadlines For Cert Stage Pleadings and the Scheduling of Cases for Conference (Feb. 2020).
This memorandum is intended to provide guidance to attorneys and litigants on the procedures for cert-stage briefs, waivers, and replies. It also addresses the practices and procedures for distribution of cert-stage filings to the Justices for consideration.
And don't miss Terri Keville's book review The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts, in this month's LA Lawyer magazine (42:11 L.A. Law. 29 (Feb. 2020)).

In other federal news, Judge Murguia resigns! (No, not 9th Circuit Judge Mary Murguia. It's Carlos Murguia (D.Kan.), her older brother, who was reprimanded for sexual harassment.)