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Attorney Gregory Garre, representing the University of Texas at Austin, at mic, along with the University President Gregory Fenves, fourth from right, and Vice President and professor Gregory Vincent, third from right, addressing media outside the U.S. Supreme Court after arguments in the case <i>Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin</i>, on December 9, 2015.

Urgency and Frustration as the Supreme Court Revisits Affirmative Action

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. was clearly impatient during oral arguments Wednesday in the latest case challenging affirmative action in higher education.

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Advocates Switch Gears for Last-Minute Issue Raised by Justices

By Tony Mauro

Stephen Bright was making last-minute preparations on Oct. 30 for his U.S. Supreme Court argument Monday in Foster v. Chatman when a surprise letter arrived via email from Scott Harris, the clerk of the high court.
Q&A: Law School Seeks Depoliticized Conversation About Law and Religion

By Marcia Coyle

Religion is the new battleground following U.S. Supreme Court decisions on contraceptive health insurance and same-sex marriages, but it doesn't have to be, says the director of a new four-year project on religious freedom at Emory University School of Law.

Justices Wrestle with Meaning of 'One Person, One Vote'

By Marcia Coyle

In back-to-back arguments Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court stepped back in time nearly a half century, questioning long-held assumptions and decisions on the meaning of the constitutional principle of "one person, one vote." The time travel was obviously frustrating to some justices and some of the lawyers in the two separate cases before them.
Justices Skeptical of Tort Suits in Tribal Courts

By Marcia Coyle

In 2014, Neal Katyal scored the biggest victory for Indian tribes in the U.S. Supreme Court in at least 25 years. On Monday, his chances of another tribal win before a high court generally hostile to those interests appeared poor.

Back to Basics on Supreme Court Opening Day—For Now

By Marcia Coyle and Tony Mauro

There were no missing pages in the 76-page "orders" list as there were a year ago. There was no rapid hunt through those pages by reporters scanning for a long-anticipated, high-profile issue of the year as there was with same-sex marriage. What a difference a year can make in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Study: How Supreme Court Decisions Move Markets

By Tony Mauro

When the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its first ruling on the Affordable Care Act in 2012, some news outlets reported incorrectly that the law had been struck down.

A Wikipedia 'Meetup' for Supreme Court Aficionados

By Tony Mauro

If you've ever gone to Wikipedia for online information about the U.S. Supreme Court and liked, hated or wanted to improve what you saw, there's a meetup at the National Archives on Dec. 11 you should attend.
Sotomayor Wears the Mantle of Lone Dissenter

By Marcia Coyle

Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented Monday in a case that involved a police car chase that ended tragically. Her dissent was a reminder of her continued willingness to stand alone in criminal procedure and related areas of the law.