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On November 20

November 20, 2008 16:25

On this day in ...... 1893 (115 years ago today), in United States v. Rodgers, the U.S. Supreme Court analyzed centuries of state practice by colonizing powers such as Portugal, Spain, and Britain in the course of holding that "the open, uninclosed waters of the Great Lakes (above right), between...

Former SG Paul Clement to Return to King & Spalding

Dan Slater
November 20, 2008 13:07

Breaking news from Jess Bravin, the Journal’s Scotus ace in Washington: Former Solicitor General Paul Clement’s long job search is finally over; his old firm, King & Spalding, has agreed to take him back. Okay, perhaps it wasn’t so hard for Clement to find employment. Service...

Father of Chief Justice Dies

November 19, 2008 20:55

John Roberts Sr., the father of the chief justice, died on Tuesday after a long illness, the Supreme Court announced on Tuesday. But in the manner of local newspapers everywhere, the headline on the Johnstown (Pa.) Tribune-Democrat story on his...

Plame, Wilson Seeking Supreme Court Review

November 18, 2008 18:40

Lawyers for former CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson plan to petition the Supreme Court to review a lawsuit against Vice President Dick Cheney and I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, among others, after a federal appeals court this week rejected a rehearing...

Firefighters Look to U.S. Supreme Court To Overturn Second Circuit Case

Daniel Schwartz
November 18, 2008 11:09

Earlier this year, a case out of New Haven caused quite a stir at the Second Circuit when it addressed (or, as some people believe, failed to address) a reverse discrimination case.  Now, word comes that the firefighters who lost the case are seeking to have the U.S. Supreme Court decide the...