Saturday, April 12, 2014

Scotusblog Interviews with Orin Kerr

SCOTUSblog is posting a series of five interviews with Orin Kerr, a young professor at Washington University Law School who is an expert in computer crime law. In part three, Kerr discusses oral argument : the interaction between lawyers and justices, how lawyers prepare for them, how legal academics influence the Court through Supreme Court clinics in law schools, through amicus briefs, or legal blogs. 10 min, no transcript. 
In part four, Kerr discusses what he thinks the background Supreme Court Justices should have, whether we should view the Court through a political lens, and does the Court reflect public opinion, 20 min, no transcript