SCOTUS tidbits

Bloomberg Law has Kneedler to Make What’s Likely His Last Supreme Court Argument about how Deputy SG Ed Kneedler--who's argued more SCOTUS cases than any practicing attorney -- is making what is likely his last appearance this week. "In 2008, Roberts congratulated Kneedler on his 100th argument before the justices. Since then, Kneedler has argued dozens more cases."

And also: Justices Likely to Ease Appellate Rules for Pro Se Litigants, about Parrish v. United States, U.S., No. 24-275, argued today 4/21/25:

The US Supreme Court appeared likely to relax requirements for litigants seeking an appeal after missing a formal deadline to do so, particularly for those representing themselves.

Law360 has Justices Sympathetic To Inmate Who 'Messed Up' Appeal

Law360 has Solicitor General's Office Now Features Two Top Lieutenants

Mere days after the U.S. Solicitor General's Office got a new leader, it also got a new leadership structure featuring two BigLaw alums in the traditional second-in-command post, according to a hearing list the U.S. Supreme Court released Thursday. The high court's list shows that newly confirmed Solicitor General D. John Sauer is presiding over a distinctive hierarchy with two principal deputy solicitors general — Hashim "Hash" M. Mooppan, who just left Jones Day, and Sarah M. Harris, who decamped from Williams & Connolly LLP in January and held down the fort as acting U.S. solicitor general before Sauer's confirmation. In recent history, the principal deputy title has typically been held by one person at a time