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" + "Mon, Feb 8 2010 - 10:13 PM" + "

" + "Event: “The October 2009 Term at Midpoint”" + "

" + "UPDATE, Monday, Feb. 8: The original post said this event would occur on February 10, but it has been rescheduled to the 18th. On Thursday, February 18, the Washington Legal Foundation will hold its a..." + "

" + "Mon, Feb 8 2010 - 5:35 PM" + "

" + "Monday round-up" + "

" + "Above the Law reports that Justice Thomas, discussing clerk hiring at his Thursday talk at the University of Florida, contrasted his views with those of his colleagues, whom he says mainly hire clerks..." + "

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" + "Mon, Feb 8 2010 - 3:53 PM" + "

" + "NAMUDNO: Right Question, Wrong Case" + "

" + "The following is an essay for our Race and the Supreme Court program by Abigail Thernstrom, vice-chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and adjunct scholar at the American Enterprise Institut..." + "

" + "Mon, Feb 8 2010 - 3:11 PM" + "

" + "The week ahead" + "

" + "The Court’s recess continues until February 19, when the Justices will meet for their next private conference. The next oral arguments are scheduled for February 22. As we posted on Friday, the Washi..." + "

" + "Sat, Feb 6 2010 - 4:48 PM" + "

" + "U.S. seeks to end Kiyemba case" + "

" + "In a move that might head off another major Supreme Court ruling on detention policy, the Justice Department on Friday suggested that the Court consider dismissing the pending case of Kiyemba v. Obama" + "

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