Two attorney profiles up at Law.com today may be of interest. The first is by Tony Mauro and can be found here; it is a profile of Roy Englert, Jr., the counsel of record in the case of Northwest Airlines v. Spirit Airlines that was filed out of time. Lyle previously covered the details of this case here and here.
The second, which is by Jon Bringardner and can be found here, is a profile of James Dabney, the IP specialist who is arguing on behalf of KSR in the upcoming patent case KSR v. Teleflex (Disclosure: Tom Goldstein represents the respondent in this matter). Orin Kerr comments on the article here at the Volkh Conspiracy.
Washingtonpost.com carries a Reuters story with more information about the letter from 15 senators urging an appeal by the Justice Department in a key tobacco case. Lyle previously discussed the issue here.
Finally, the Public Radio program “Justice Talking” recently aired a show focusing on the future of the Roberts Court; panelists include Joan Biskupic, Richard Epstein, and Kathleen Sullivan. You can stream the program, download it, or read the transcript via this link.
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