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According to the Supreme Court website: Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice, was born in the Pinpoint community near Savannah, Georgia on June 23, 1948. He attended Conception Seminary from 1967-1968 and received an A.B., cum laude, from Holy Cross College in 1971 and a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1974. He was admitted to law [...]
Brief For Respondents in Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, No. 14-1146, filed on September 22, 2015
Bear Valley Mut. Water Co. v. Jewell, filed on September 22, 2015
It’s coming up on presidential primary season and all candidates are dusting off their resumes. “Vote for me!” I’m a Senator. I’m a Doctor. I’m a CEO. I’m a Secretary of State. I’m a Governor. In due course, one of these people will be able to say “I’m the President.” Nice work if you [...]
Lawson v. Sun Microsystems, Inc., filed on September 14, 2015 Cal. Bldg. Indus. Ass’n v. City of San Jose, filed on September 14, 2015
At Cockle Legal Briefs, we work with quite a few non-lawyers who are figuring out how to write a legal brief for the U.S. Supreme Court. Occasionally our conversations with our pro se customers move beyond the necessary formatting and content requirements for a Supreme Court brief, and into more basic questions of legal writing. [...]
Asignacion v. Rickmers Genoa Schiffahrtgesellschaft MBH & CIE KG, filed on September 8, 2015 Zavala v. Texas, filed on September 8, 2015
When confronted with a Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed in the United States Supreme Court, some attorneys will play the odds and let the Court deal with a Petition without even filing a Brief in Opposition. A Respondent may choose to waive the right to oppose a Petition that seems clearly without merit. This [...]
Reed v. Kansas, filed on September 1, 2015 Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole, filed on September 2, 2015
According to the Supreme Court website: Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice, was born in Sacramento, California, July 23, 1936. He married Mary Davis and has three children. He received his B.A. from Stanford University and the London School of Economics, and his LL.B. from Harvard Law School. He was in private practice in San Francisco, [...]