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Behind the Scenes at the U.S. Supreme Court

Timothy R. Johnson(trj@umn.edu)

Agenda/Road Map

• Why care about the Supreme Court?

• What happens inside the Court?

Why Care About the Court?

Why Care About the Court?

Stages of Supreme Court Decision MakingAgenda Setting

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Lower court

decision affirmed

Grant Briefs Submitted

Oral Argument

Conference Vote

Opinion Writing

Opinion Released

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How Do We Know?

Constant talk (BRW-WJB) on bench about stories in National Lawyer and similar publications.

They are read on the bench. Such eagerness!

From WHR: Have you noticed that only three out of the nine “new lights” are on?

Do you remember where you were

40 years ago about right now?

Driving down the Outer Drive in (?) Chicago - headed

to Colo[rado] from Detroit

http://www.scotusblog.comhttp://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolabmoreperfect

http://blogs.kentlaw.iit.edu/iscotushttps://verdict.justia.com

https://www.supremecourt.govNina Totenberg – National Public RadioDahlia Lithwick – Amicus Curiae Podcast

Adam Liptak – New York TimesJess Bravin – Wall Street Journal

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