I compiled the SG’s win-loss record during OT08 in four different scenarios: When it took part in a case as Petitioner, when it took part as Respondent, when it joined and argued a case in support of the petitioner, and when it joined and argued a case in support of the respondent. You can find [...]

John Elwood has posted a link to the end-of-term recap that he wrote for the Green Bag. As Elwood points out, the article is available for “a price commensurate with its worth.” I’ve probably said it before but I’ll say it again: I’m a big fan of the Green Bag and I’d recommend it to [...]

The NY Times has an interesting story about Ted Olson’s participation in the same-sex marriage case out of California. It isn’t particularly insightful, but this case could become important in the next few years so it’s nice to know a bit more about it. The article does note however, that Olson has won 44 out [...]

At 10AM on September 9th, the Supreme Court will sit for a special rehearing of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (08-205). The case will be the first heard by Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor––and it should be one that she feels very comfortable with. Back in May, the New York Times noted that Sotomayor, who [...]

In an article on the NY Times’ The Caucus blog, a commenter relays this story: Justice John Marshall warned every new member to avoid contact with two people,a leper and the President of the United States.The more dangerous being the President that appointed you . I’ve never heard that quip and I’ve certainly never heard [...]

Marcia Coyle has an interest article at law.com about the surprising dominance of the most Elite advocates at the Supreme Court during OT08. In particular, she mentions that ‘elite’ advocates argued in 35 out of 78 cases argued during the most recent number. Also, Ted Olson’s seven arguments in one term might be the highest [...]

I’ve never noticed these before, but the Supreme Court posts brief summaries of each case on its website before the cases are published in the official US Reports. You can find the summaries on the Court’s site here. I also compiled a PDF of the summaries for OT08 cases that you can find here. The [...]

This weekend, I went through all the oral argument transcripts from OT00 through OTO8 and I counted how many times each of the major advocates has argued before the Supreme Court. I know that I’ve got all of the big advocates (10+ arguments), but I might be missing a few of the advocates with less. [...]