Former Roberts clerk appointed to argue deportation case

Former Roberts clerk appointed to argue deportation case

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday appointed a former clerk to Chief Justice John Roberts to defend a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in an immigration case after the Biden administration declined to do so.

The announcement that the court had appointed Stephen Hammer, an associate in the Dallas office of Gibson Dunn, to brief and argue in support of the 4th Circuit’s decision in Riley v. Garland came in a short unsigned order … Read the rest

Roberts court hands major wins to Trump, conservative movement in 2023-24 term

Roberts court hands major wins to Trump, conservative movement in 2023-24 term

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Former President Donald Trump loomed large over the Supreme Court’s 2023-24 term. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee for 2024 brought two cases to the justices and fared well in both; Trump could also benefit from the decision in a third case, brought by a defendant charged in the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol.

But more broadly, the three justices that Trump nominated during his time in office cemented a 6-3 conservative majority that pushed the court further … Read the rest

AI won’t displace human judges, but will affect judiciary, Roberts says in annual report

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In his annual report, Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday addressed the future of artificial intelligence in the judiciary. Roberts predicted that “human judges will be around for a while,” but he also suggested that “judicial work—particularly at the trial level—will be significantly affected by AI,” and he assured members of the public that committees within the federal judiciary would consider the use of AI in litigation in the federal courts.

Roberts submits the annual report each year on … Read the rest