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The morning read for Wednesday, November 29

The justices will hear oral argument today in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: SEC

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Jaime Santos makes her debut

SCOTUSblog is delighted to introduce a new feature, headed by Nate Mowry: Videos in which lawyers arguing at the Supreme Court discuss their cases and their argument preparation. The series kicks off with Nate’s interview with Jaime Santos of Goodwi

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Rick Simpson on double jeopardy

In the second installment of our new feature on advocates arguing before the court, Nate Mowry interviews Rick Simpson of Wiley Rein, who argued on Tuesday in the double jeopardy case McElrath v. Georgia.   The post Rick Simpson on double jeopardy ap

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D.C.–area magnet school at center of continuing fight over affirmative action

The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. In June, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that struck down the admissions pr

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