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November 30, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Justice Breyer's Whoops Moment

Justice Samuel Alito Jr. of the U.S. Supreme Court recused himself from hearing an energy case argued on Oct. 14 because he owned stock in Johnson Controls Inc. Yet Justice Stephen Breyer pa

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November 30, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Justice Breyer's Whoops Moment

The Supreme Court's system for checking conflicts turns out to have some holes.

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Shirley v. Yates

Publication Date: 2015-11-20
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Date Filed: 2015-11-20
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: Alex Kozinski, Circuit Judge, Presiding Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Chief Judge, and Stephen Reinhardt and Morgan Christen, Circuit Judges.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer M. Sheetz (argued), Mill Valley, California, for Petitioner-Appellant.
for defendant: Barton Bowers (argued), Deputy Attorney General; Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General of California; Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General; Michael P. Farrell, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Michael A. Canzoneri, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, California, for Respondents-Appellees.
Case Number: No. 13-16273

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 12369 DARRYL DARMONT SHIRLEY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. JAMES A. YA

October 22, 2015 | National Law Journal

Looking For Conflicts at High Court

U.S. Supreme Court justices, aided by their staff, do their own manual checking for potential conflicts of interest, unlike lower federal judges who use more systematic methods that include

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October 22, 2015 | National Law Journal

Looking For Conflicts at High Court

U.S. Supreme Court justices, aided by their staff, do their own manual checking for potential conflicts of interest, unlike lower federal judges who use more systematic methods that include computer software. The process may help explain why Justice Samuel Alito Jr. recused in an energy case argued on Oct. 14 because he owned stock in Johnson Controls Inc., while Justice Stephen Breyer participated in the argument even though his wife owned stock in the same company.

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New York State Rifle and Pistol Assoc., Inc. v. Cuomo

Publication Date: 2015-10-21
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Cabranes, Lohier, and Droney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: David Thompson, Charles J. Cooper, Peter A. Patterson, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Washington DC, AND Brian T. Stapleton, Matthew S. Lerner, Goldberg Segalla LLP, White Plains, NY, Stephen P. Halbrook, Fairfax, VA.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants Andrew M. Cuomo, et al.: Anisha S. Dasgupta, Claude S. Platton, Office of the Solicitor General, on the brief, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General of the State of New York, for Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General for the State of New York, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Dannel P. Malloy, et al.: Perry Zinn Rowthorn, Michael K. Skold, Gregory T. D'Auria, Office of the Attorney General, on the brief, Maura B. Murphy Osborne, Assistant Attorney General of the State of Connecticut.
Case Number: 14-36-cv (Lead)

Cite as: New York State Rifle and Pistol Assoc., Inc. v. Cuomo, 14-36-cv (L), NYLJ 1202740246469, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided October 19, 2015)

Davis v. Ayala

Publication Date: 2015-06-18
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Date Filed: 2015-06-18
Court: U.S. Sup. Ct.
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Case Number: No. 13–1428

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 6253 RON DAVIS, ACTING WARDEN, PETITIONER v. HECTOR

Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC

Publication Date: 2015-06-15
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Date Filed: 2015-06-15
Court: U.S. Sup. Ct.
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Case Number: No. 14–103

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 6023 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. ET AL. PETITIONERS v. ASARC

Zivotofsky v. Kerry

Publication Date: 2015-06-08
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Date Filed: 2015-06-08
Court: U.S. Sup. Ct.
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Case Number: No. 13–628

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 5662 MENACHEM BINYAMIN ZIVOT BY HIS PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, ARI Z. AND NAOMI SIEGMAN ZIVOT

Tibble v. Edison International

Publication Date: 2015-05-18
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Date Filed: 2015-05-18
Court: U.S. Sup. Ct.
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Case Number: No. 13–550

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 4816 GLENN TIBBLE, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. EDISON INTERNATION