General News
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Liberty Medal awarded to former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy
Philadelphia Inquirer: "Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy was awarded the Liberty Medal on Sunday evening at the National Constitution Center. In his acceptance of the award, Kennedy called for people, but especially government, to have respectful, open dialogue in making decisions." -
Associate Justice Elena Kagan says U.S. Supreme Court not partisan, despite current political climate
Denver Post: "At a time when partisan politics seem to have taken hold of the country, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan believes that the country’s highest court remains independent." -
The last of the sketch artists on cameras in the US Supreme Court
Quartz: "Art Lien didn’t dream of becoming a courtroom sketch artist, though the diminutive form of his name did hint at this ultimate destiny. In fact, it’s a job Lien once mocked." -
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Appalachian Trail pipeline fight
Reuters: "The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by Dominion Energy Inc. and President Donald Trump’s administration of a lower court ruling that halted construction on a natural gas pipeline due to run underneath a section of the popular Appalachian Trail in rural Virginia." -
U.S.: Chief Justice John Roberts prepares for outsized role as umpire
USA Today: "As his Supreme Court prepares for a contentious term featuring cases on immigration, gay and lesbian rights, gun ownership and, in all likelihood, abortion, Roberts can look forward to opposition from the left and distrust from the right." -
U.S.: Supreme Court Justice Kagan shares her insights
Courthouse News Service: "In a visit to U.C. Berkeley Law School Monday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan shared her thoughts on studying law, divisive politics and the career disappointments that led to her reaching the highest court in the nation." -
U.S.: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reflects on Supreme Court’s unchanging 'collegiality'
UChicago News: "After more than a quarter of a century on the United States Supreme Court, what hasn’t changed for Ruth Bader Ginsburg are her cordial relationships with her fellow justices." -
U.S.: Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch decries lack of access to justice for many Americans
USA Today: "Lawyers cost too much. Getting to trial takes too long. Juries promised by the Constitution are rarely used. And just try counting all the criminal laws on the books." -
U.S.: Gorsuch says it’s just fine to be forgotten someday
Bloomberg News: "If history doesn’t remember Justice Neil Gorsuch, that’d be just fine by him. 'We’ll all be forgotten soon enough,' the justice quotes his former boss and Supreme Court predecessor Justice Byron 'Whizzer' White in his upcoming memoir, 'A Republic, If You Can Keep It.'" -
U.S.: Elena Kagan offers new law students advice — and a shot of confidence
Harvard Gazette: "Elena Kagan was 'petrified' when a Law School professor called on her on her first day of class. She blew her first exams, which situated her in 'the bottom third of the class.'"