The Supreme Court is integrally tied to Congress with its common function of reviewing federal statutes. Sometimes the statutes are more straightforward in their drafting while other times they are more obscure and esoteric. In last week’s oral argument in Encino Motorcars v. Navarro the Court looked at the designation “service advisors” to examine if these individuals are…
Category: 2014 Term
Successful Cert Amici 2014
With 7,006 cases disposed of during the 2014 Supreme Court term, Supreme Court Justices and clerks had an abundance of cases on their plates. One way that the Justices and clerks find their way to the more important cases (specifically to cases that are important to people beyond the individual parties in the case) is…
Cert Winners 2014: Attorneys and Firms
Thinking of submitting a case to the Supreme Court? Most likely not. If so, be prepared to have your case rejected. The Supreme Court is extremely selective about the cases it hears typically only taking cases with circuit splits, of great importance, and with issues that have sufficiently percolated through the lower courts. The majority…
Empirical SCOTUS 