SCOTUS Scorecard Pt. 2: The Firm Side of the Story

The top Supreme Court litigators from this past Term were composed of a group of well-known names within circles that track cases moving through the Court.  Examining these attorneys, however, only conveys part of the story of the actors involved in this litigation.  From the perspective of the client representation there is a structure that goes…

SCOTUS Scorecard 2015/2016 Pt. 1: Experience is Key

Now that the 2015 Supreme Court is complete, it is a perfect time to inspect the case outcomes.  My previous post examined the winning attorneys from each oral argument.  Many of the attorneys involved are from a small division of firms and groups focused on Supreme Court practice (or from larger firms  with specialized appellate practices) and are…

Oral Arguments OT 2015: A Look Back

On Wednesday April 29th the Supreme Court Justices heard their final oral argument of the Term with McDonnell v. United States.  The Justices heard a total of 69 arguments from October 2015 through April 2016 (not accounting separately for consolidated dockets; links to all of the transcripts, audio, and information about all of the cases…