ShareIn this video, Nate Mowry interviews Madeline Meth of Boston University School of Law, one of the lawyers representing a police sergeant in her employment discrimination case against the city of St. Louis.     The post Advocates in Conversation: The limits of Title VII protection with Madeline Meth appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

ShareIn this installment of our new video series on advocates in merits cases at the court, Nate Mowry interviews Carl Cecere, who represents a group of Canadian municipalities and First Nations in the bankruptcy case Harrington v. Purdue Pharma, in which the justices heard oral argument on Monday.    The post Advocates in Conversation: The opioid...

ShareEach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Supreme Court appears likely to ease process for workplace discrimination claims (Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post) Supreme Court Leans Toward Police Officer in Job Bias Case (Adam...

ShareThe Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor – the first woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court – died at age 93 on Dec. 1. Because of her death, the Supreme Court canceled that day’s conference,...

ShareThe justices will hear oral argument in the last case of the December session this morning: Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri. 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: Supreme Court seems inclined to leave major off-shore...

ShareRetired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who died last week at the age of 93, will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on Dec. 18, the court’s public information office announced on Tuesday. Members of the public will be able to pay their respects that day from 10:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. Two private services in Washington, D.C., are scheduled to honor...