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The Essential Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh Reader: What Cases Should You Read?

Description: This report highlights many of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's judicial opinions that have received the greatest degree of attention from legal observers. Judge Kavanaugh, whom President Trump has nominated to fill the impending Supreme Court vacancy caused by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's retirement from the Court, has amassed a voluminous record of judicial writings during his legal career. These writings are certain to be a key topic of interest as the Senate prepares to hold hearings and a possib… more
Date: July 25, 2018
Creator: Garcia, Michael John
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Supreme Court Nomination: CRS Products

Description: This document provides a list of all the Congressional Research Service reports describing the judicial decisions of Justice Kennedy and Judge Kavanaugh, as well as Supreme Court vacancies and nominations.
Date: August 24, 2018
Creator: Nolan, Andrew
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Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh: His Jurisprudence and Potential Impact on the Supreme Court

Description: This report provides an overview of Judge Kavanaugh's jurisprudence and discusses his potential impact on the Court if he were to be confirmed to succeed Justice Kennedy. It focuses upon those areas of law where Justice Kennedy can be seen to have influenced the High Court's approach to certain issues or served as a fifth and deciding vote on the Court, with a view toward how Judge Kavanaugh might approach these same issues.
Date: August 21, 2018
Creator: Nolan, Andrew & Lewis, Caitlain Devereaux
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Judge Merrick Garland: His Jurisprudence and Potential Impact on the Supreme Court

Description: This report provides an overview of Judge Garland's jurisprudence and discusses what the impact on the Court might be if he, or a judge of a similar judicial approach, were to be confirmed to succeed Justice Scalia. The report begins with his views on two overarching issues -- the role of the judiciary and statutory interpretation -- it then addresses 14 separate areas of law, which are arranged in alphabetical order from "administrative law" to "takings."
Date: April 27, 2016
Creator: Nolan, Andrew; Manuel, Kate M. & Murrill, Brandon J.
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Majority, Concurring, and Dissenting Opinions Authored by Judge Merrick Garland

Description: This report identifies and briefly summarizes each of the more than 350 cases in which Judge Garland has authored a majority, concurring, or dissenting opinion. Arguably, these written opinions provide the greatest insight into Judge Garland's judicial approach, as a judge's vote in a case or decision to join an opinion authored by a colleague may be based upon a number of considerations and may not necessarily represent full agreement with a joined opinion.
Date: May 2, 2016
Creator: Mason, R. C.
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Where Can Corporations Be Sued for Patent Infringement? Part 2

Description: This report is part two of two and discusses other implications of the "TC Heartland" decision, including two notable recent decisions in the Federal Circuit interpreting the decision, "In re Cray" and "In re Micron Technology, Inc.," as well as other potential issues raised by TC Heartland and options for Congress.
Date: February 20, 2018
Creator: Yeh, Brian T.
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Amateur Strip-Club Arrests: Probable Cause and Qualified Immunity

Description: This report discusses the Supreme Court case "District of Columbia v. Wesby" which addressed the question of what constituted probable cause for arrest and police officers qualified immunity from personal lawsuits against them for actions during the course of their duties.
Date: January 24, 2018
Creator: Doyle, Charles
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The Jurisprudence of Justice John Paul Stevens: The Constitutionality of Congressional Term Limits and the Presidential Line Item Veto

Description: While the Supreme Court seems unlikely to address the constitutionality of term limits or the line-item veto in the future, Justice Stevens's conclusion that the absence of constitutional provisions expressly authorizing the exercise of certain powers constitutes a denial of these powers seems likely to influence the Court in the future, particularly in cases involving what Justice Kennedy and others have characterized as "horizontal" or "vertical" separation of powers.
Date: May 18, 2010
Creator: Manuel, Kate M.
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The Essential Neil Gorsuch Reader: What Judge Gorsuch Cases Should You Read?

Description: This report outlines significant cases on which Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch had voted while on the Tenth Circuit court, organized by topical categories. These categories represent fields of law where Judge Gorsuch could, if confirmed, influence the High Court's approach.
Date: February 13, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
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Military Commission Judges Do Not Have Unilateral Power to Punish for Contempt

Description: This report discusses the case of Baker v. Spath, in which Brigadier General (Gen.) John G. Baker, Chief Defense Counsel of the Military Commission System, prevailed in his habeas case against a military commission judge who sentenced him to 21 days' confinement and fined him $1,000 for contempt.
Date: July 18, 2018
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
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Judicial Opinions of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh

Description: This report provides tabular listings of 306 cases in which Judge Kavanaugh authored a majority, concurring, or dissenting opinion. Arguably, these written opinions provide the greatest insight into Judge Kavanaugh's judicial approach, as a judge's vote or decision to join an opinion authored by a colleague may not necessarily represent full agreement with a colleague's views.
Date: July 23, 2018
Creator: Garcia, Michael John
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When Can You Be Convicted of a Crime That Is Not a Crime?

Description: This report discusses the case United States v. Melgar-Cabrera. A panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (Tenth Circuit) recently upheld the murder conviction of the defendant who the court conceded had been "convicted of a crime that is not a crime."
Date: June 29, 2018
Creator: Doyle, Charles
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Mens Rea Reform: A Brief Overview

Description: This report provides a brief background on the history of "mens rea," including an exploration of the Supreme Court's default mens rea rules; analyzes the various bills that intend to create new default rules; and applies these rules to various existing federal criminal offenses.
Date: April 14, 2016
Creator: Thompson, Richard M., II
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United States Reports, Volume 519: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1996

Description: Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between October 7, 1996 and February 26, 1997. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1303.
Date: 1999
Creator: United States. Supreme Court.
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United States Reports, Volume 520: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1996

Description: Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between March 3 and June 18, 1997. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1332.
Date: 1999
Creator: United States. Supreme Court.
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United States Reports, Volume 510: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1993

Description: Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between October 4, 1993 and March 21, 1994. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1323.
Date: 1997
Creator: United States. Supreme Court.
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United States Reports, Volume 511: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1993

Description: Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between March 22 and June 7, 1994. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1193.
Date: 1997
Creator: United States. Supreme Court.
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United States Reports, Volume 517: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1995

Description: Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between March 20 and June 13, 1996. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1303.
Date: 1999
Creator: United States. Supreme Court.
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United States Reports, Volume 518: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1995

Description: Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between June 13 and October 3, 1996. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1061.
Date: 1999
Creator: United States. Supreme Court.
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United States Reports, Volume 525: Cases Adjudged in The Supreme Court at October Term, 1998

Description: Volume of the United States Reports containing the final decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court justices regarding cases between October 5, 1998, and March 1, 1999. Also includes notes regarding the members of the Supreme Court, orders, and other relevant materials. Index starts on page 1303.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Supreme Court.
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