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Last day of the term

As the court issued its last decisions of the term in recent days, I was reminded of something I read in the court’s employee newsletter back in late winter. It was a story about new health and wellness programs being offered in the court’s gym,... The po

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FBI asks justices to wade into No Fly List dispute

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. Someone who files a lawsuit over wrongful treatment might be pleased if the defendant

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The morning read for Wednesday, July 5

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: Legitimacy of ‘customer’ in Supreme Court gay rights case raises ethical and legal flags (Alanna

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Supreme Court’s narrow read of the Lanham Act: More questions than answers

Last week the Supreme Court held in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc. that the Lanham Act, the federal trademark statute, reaches only conduct “where the claimed infringing use in commerce is domestic” and that confusion to consumers in

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