“Some observers have recently questioned whether the Judicial Conference’s Code of Conduct for United States Judges should apply to the Supreme Court. I would like to use my annual report this year to address that issue, as well as some…
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Law Prof Miffed at CJ Roberts’ Characterization of Legal Scholarship as Being Irrelevant
12
Jul
Quoting from the Concurring Opinions post, Sherrilyn Ifill on What the Chief Justice Should Read on Summer Vacation: [M]ore often than not, published law review articles offer muscular critiques on contemporary legal doctrine, alternative approaches to solving complex legal questions,…
“If you asked me when was the last time I read a law review article, I’d have to think long and hard": Paraphrasing Chief Justice Roberts’ Remarks on the Relevance of the Legal Academy’s Scholarly Output
07
Jul
In his recent Legal Skills Prof Blog post titled Chief Justice Roberts Criticizes Law Profs, Louis J. Sirico, Jr., Professor of Law and Director of Legal Writing at Villanova wrote “[the Chief Justice] politely criticized legal academics for scholarship that…
Chief Justice Roberts Announces Retirement of Supreme Court Librarian Judy Gaskell
28
Jun
On the last day of the SCOTUS term Chief Justice Roberts announced yesterday: ”The Court also notes today that the Court’s Librarian, Judith Gaskell, has announced her retirement. She will be leaving us before we reconvene in the fall. Ms….
