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Introducing a weekly newsletter about the Supreme Court from University of Texas Law Professor Steve Vladeck
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56. Justice O'Connor's Complexities
The death of the first woman to serve on the Court raises challenging questions about how we assess justices' legacies—and how difficult it is to…
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Steve Vladeck
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Bonus 55: The Disappearing "Discuss List"
The Supreme Court's "Code of Conduct" publicly revealed an eye-opening data point about just how *few* petitions for certiorari are even *discussed* by…
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Steve Vladeck
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55. The Lockwood Bill and the Supreme Court Bar's Glass Ceiling
It took an Act of Congress, but 143 years ago this week, Belva Lockwood became the first woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court
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Steve Vladeck
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Bonus 54: Making Rights Harder to Enforce
The Supreme Court may eventually reverse the Eighth Circuit's holding that the central provision of the Voting Rights Act can't be privately enforced…
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Steve Vladeck
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54. The Politics of the Justices' Pensions
From Reconstruction through the New Deal, Congress regularly used its power over the justices' pensions to incentivize or restrict judicial…
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Steve Vladeck
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Bonus 53: One-and-a-Half Cheers for the "Code of Conduct"
The Supreme Court made a major concession to public pressure on Monday. A little bit of candor and humility could have made it a lot more convincing.
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Steve Vladeck
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53. "One First" Turns One
To celebrate the newsletter's first anniversary, a brief reflection on why we started it; a preview of some coming attractions; and a request for those…
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Karen Vladeck
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