SCOTUS Interrupted | 'Bivens' Redux | And: Sotomayor's French
NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL Supreme Court Brief POWERED BY LAW.COM Tony Mauro Marcia Coyle Apr 04, 2018 With the justices off the bench and catching up on their opinion-writing (we hope) we are tackling a problem that vexes justices and advocates alike: the epidemic of interruptions during oral argument. Political scientists who have studied the problem have offered some possible solutions, and we’d welcome feedback from readers on which ones they’d like to see implemented. Also some odds and ends including several SCOTUS stories you may have missed. Thanks for reading, and your feedback is welcome: tmauro@alm.com and mcoyle@alm.com . What to do About SCOTUS Interruptions? It is not in the job description, but Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. often finds himself in the role of traffic cop these days. In a March 20 oral argument , when Justice Sonia Sotomayo...