The Supreme Court is back to work

On the Docket Tuesday, October 9th. A former specialist for the Chicago, Housing Services, filed suit against her former employers, for alleged violations of age discrimination. Does Federal court of appeals have jurisdiction over this type of appeal. No. 16-658 Title: Charmaine Hamer, Petitioner v. Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, et al. Docketed: November 17, 2016 Lower…

Who dominated Oral Arguments – We have the breakdown.

There has been some talk that the newest Justice, Justice Gorsuch has taken over the Supreme Court during Oral Arguments.  Is this true or have others dominated the courtroom? We have gone over the Oral Arguments heard last week and tracked each Justice, their number of questions and occasionally statements.  We have excluded Justice Roberts from…

What is the Long Conference?

The end of Summer marks the beginning of the Long Conference. The Long Conference takes place prior to the beginning of a new term. During this private conference, the Justices determine from thousands of cases a small number of which will go before the court beginning October 1st. The Conference will once again take place…