Sentences with phrase «justices during oral arguments»

It was Alito's first written opinion this term, Kimberly Atkins at DC Dicta notes, adding, «The decision was not entirely surprising, given the comments from the justices during oral arguments in the case.»

And if you heard the skeptical questions from the justices during oral arguments, today's conclusion comes as no surprise.

Not exact matches

«During the oral arguments last month before the Supreme Court, Justice Alito asked the Solicitor General (who was arguing that same - sex couples have a constitutional right to marry) if the Bob Jones University ruling would result in the loss of tax - exempt status of any religious school that opposed same - sex marriage.

During oral arguments, several justices questioned whether the federal anti-corruption law — also used in the Skelos case — was too vague and being interpreted too broadly.

For the first time in a decade, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke during oral arguments.

The Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments in the case on Tuesday morning in a session that attracted large crowds outside the court, while justices clashed inside during the proceedings.

The question for the justices during much of the oral arguments today was whether they granted review of the right case to resolve that issue.

During the oral arguments in Friedrichs, those same justices sounded eager to finish the job.

The question for the justices during much of the oral arguments last week was whether they granted review of the right case to resolve that issue.

During the Friedrichs oral arguments, Justice Scalia signaled clearly that this arrangement violated the First Amendment, and that therefore he would join four other justices in prohibiting teachers» unions from collecting compulsory dues.

The idea for the Empowerment Account program sprang from an exchange during the oral argument in Cain v. Horne between Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew Hurwitz and the plaintiffs» attorney Donald M. Peters:

She has also delved deep into the likely questions a judge or justice will ask during oral argument, often pinpointing the vulnerabilities that need to be addressed to win the case.

«Perhaps some on the court fear that releasing same - day audio would encourage advocates (or even justices) to grandstand during oral arguments in the hopes of influencing evening newscasts,» Adler wrote.

Breaking nearly seven years of silence on the bench, Justice Clarence Thomas spoke during oral argument in Boyer v. Louisiana yesterday.

The Justices had very few questions for the attorneys representing the Fund and instead aimed most of their questions at the plaintiff attorney during his oral argument.

The ruling came as a surprise to many Court watchers given Justice Roberts» hostility to the Voting Rights Act during questioning at oral argument.

Justice Sotomayor cited the Commission's brief favorably during oral arguments, arguing that it was «a fairly simple set of rules clearly defined and limiting the application of this statute in a way that sort of makes sense» (transcript p. 13).

Chief Justice John Roberts has said of this trend, «It is too much...» Although, of course, no one has to worry about Justice Clarence Thomas, who has not asked a question during oral argument for eight years.

Justice Stephen Breyer expressed that concern during oral arguments in Laboratory Corp. of America v. Metabolite, a dispute that tests the scope of patentability.

In fact, during oral argument on the motion for summary judgment, Justice Schmidt allowed the plaintiff's counsel to supplement its written filings by presenting evidence to support each instance of an alleged breach of fiduciary duty.

«It's a very extraordinary animal in legal culture to have two different proceedings addressing the same question that lead to different results,» Chief Justice John Roberts noted during Monday's oral arguments.

«It's a very extraordinary animal in legal culture to have two different proceedings addressing the same question that lead to different results,» Chief Justice John Roberts said Monday during oral arguments in Cuozzo Speed Technologies v. Lee.

Justices Charles Canady and Ricky Polston sounded sympathetic to the pension fund's argument during oral arguments.

On this subsidiary issue the Chief Justice was also clear in stating that such an «invitation» should not be given as the appellate court should not go beyond raising questions during oral argument.

Yet, as Justice Berger wryly observed, neither counsel during oral argument could «shed much light» on what happens when a draft judgment is circulated to judges off the panel.

As U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said during oral argument in this case, judges should be «above the fray,» and Justice Antonin Scalia's remarks were similar, to the effect that «there are things we just don't let judges do, like publish op - eds in newspapers to respond to criticism of the court's decisions.

The justices learn for the first time what their colleagues are thinking about a case during oral arguments in that case.

# 6 NEW JERSEY As New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Barry T. Albin explained to defense counsel during 2016 oral arguments in an appeal of a case based wholly on junk science, out - of - state plaintiffs «like our evidence rules, they like our expert witness rules....»

But during oral argument, some of the justices pointed out that even in rural states police can call a magistrate and get a warrant over the phone in just a few minutes.