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2019

U.S. Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Stays Asylum Injunction: Signal On The Merits Or Procedural Snag?, Peter Margulies Sep 2019

Supreme Court Stays Asylum Injunction: Signal On The Merits Or Procedural Snag?, Peter Margulies

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Supreme Court Reinforces Mandatory Detention Of Immigrants, Peter Margulies Mar 2019

Supreme Court Reinforces Mandatory Detention Of Immigrants, Peter Margulies

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The New Oral Argument: Justices As Advocates, Tonja Jacobi, Matthew Sag Jan 2019

The New Oral Argument: Justices As Advocates, Tonja Jacobi, Matthew Sag

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This Article conducts a comprehensive empirical inquiry of fifty-five years of Supreme Court oral argument, showing that judicial activity has increased dramatically, in terms of words used, duration of speech, interruptions made, and comments proffered. The Court is asking no more questions of advocates; instead, the justices are providing conclusions and rebutting their colleagues. In addition, the justices direct more of their comments and questions to the side with whom they ultimately disagree. Furthermore, “losing” justices, be it ideological camps that are outnumbered on the Court or dissenters in specific cases, use oral arguments to push back against the dominant …